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Hi cute jolly Emanuel, 

I'm glad that you enjoyed the blood mechanic, as I wanted to make the player choices help impact the development of the story without locking the mc choices in a way that felt forced to the player that I sometimes see in star raisers. Im hoping the blood resource can give the player some more flexibility to answer more aligned how they desire rather than purely for stat checks. I will probably do an overall balance check when I finish the game but I'm happy to hear it's working for you so far. Best wishes and I hope you enjoy the other routes as well!

Hi mrose01, 

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the game enough to look forward to future updates. Was Isaac your favorite route or did you get locked in XD? As far as representing the MC or having customization I agree would be nice but as a solo dev I have to make some compromises in scope if I want to finish the project in a reasonable amount of time ( I find if I don't have a schedule to finish within a year or two it's less likely I will be able to maintain momentum.) I hope you feel the freedom to design the mc to your imagination as I love hearing about and seeing other people's ideas for the MC! Thanks again for playing and sharing your feedback.

Hi bluejay00,

I'd like to reccommend my hybrid VN / rpg

https://coffeedripstudios.itch.io/arcane-dice-wars

You can choose your gender and the battles are rock paper scissors style tactics with bonuses for unlocking story moments with your deployed units. gameplay swaps between VN, dungeon exploration and warfare. There are 6 romanceable characters but you can also go through the game with friendship routes. It's a completed story with completed side games.

Hi Zihuk,

Glad that you are enjoying so far! Feel free to ask any questions if you run into issues.

Hi Leii.iiel,

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. I've mentioned before in some of my replies that this kind of interactions is why I post my stories. I'm hoping that these characters and ideas will be able to find some one who feels a connection to them. Often times I feel like the online world is just this vast open void  so I'm so very happy you found my work and sent me a little message in a bottle to let me know :) best wishes on this voyage of life!

Aww thank you butterlouvre, I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! I hope it can be a bit of fun entertainment to unwind to.

Hi Neko4chan,

I appreciate you giving it a fair shake, despite the length, as I have trouble writing short stories as it always takes me awhile to develop my characters. I'm flattered that you found it engaging up throughout the entire 8 chapters. I've been influenced by the pacing of webnovel chapters to try and keep the writing more concise than some of my previous attempts. Best wishes!

Hi Sugarspice_x,

Were you able to escape him to try the other routes? Just curious but I'm glad you're enjoying his character ^^

Hi Valerieinitchio,

Wow thank you so much for all the encouraging words! I'm really glad you felt a connection with my work, as this is why I do what I do. Did you end up having a preferred route? Do you prefer to read as a self insert or an OC MC? Just curious if you feel inclined to reply. I really appreciate that you took the time to reach out and share your thoughts. Best wishes~! 

Hi Umionnie, following my profile on itch should alert you with an email when I make a major update to my projects and I also make posts on my twitter and blusky accounts linked on my profile and the discord channel on this project page, if you use any of those platforms. Hope that helps! Best wishes

Ah I really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and I'm very glad that you have interest in following the story. I'm currently working on a side game for otome jam but I am looking forward to jumping back into things afterwards. Thank you for your well wishes and take care! 

Yay for more Simon love. I'm glad you're enjoying his route. Thanks for playing and sharing your feedback. Best wishes!

Hi Maggip,

I really appreciate you giving my game a try even if it isn't in your native language. I hope it wasn't too much of a hassle and thank you so much for showing support for this project. Best wishes 

Hi sugarspice_x

Currently I'm taking a break to work on a side game for OtomeJam. I'll start back on chapter 9 afterwards so I'm thinking August right now.

Welcome back and I'm glad you got your phone back! (I'm too addicted to mine lol.) Isaac has a strange way of getting to people by chapter 8? (or so I've been told by some.) I'm glad you are enjoying the development and I'm also looking forward to the "wedding". hehehe. Best wishes to you too!

Hi Israfel,

Ah, that's so thoughtful of you to make an account to share your thoughts. Thank you for showing your support, it really does mean a lot to me. I reread these whenever I'm feeling discouraged and it helps me to remember why I'm doing this. Thank you for all your warm wishes and I also with you very best!

Hi Dev42,

Did you try all 3 LI routes then? Who was your fav? XD

Hi sugarspice x, 

So glad you liked the game so far~ Thank you so much for the support!

Thanks for giving my game a try! Nothing like a little wedding and murder, should be fun.

Hi there!

So glad you liked it! Thank you very much for the support :)

Also someone in the discord mentioned to be sure that you choose this option "But I don't want to say goodbye." in convo 4!

Hi Keydria

Due to the proposal needing to occur in a certain time frame before the escape plans are fulfilled, you need to trigger bond convo 5 with Deita before day 5 so that you can accept her proposal by day 5 during the prewar phase. If this condition is met, she should trigger bond convo 6 at the end of the week. Her loyalty needs to be 75+ and you can't romance Jeth or Mikaylis. I'll see if i can come up with more specific instructions. sorry that it caused so much trouble.

Hi Yui,

Welcome back!

Coincidently there has been some new resources compiled for game tips and maps! Please see this new sticky for links!

Best wishes and good luck!

https://itch.io/t/6354151/game-guides-and-resources

ADW+ADWVH Guide by Duckchemie (Check out for tips, tricks and dungeon maps!)

The in-work ADW + ADWVH + ADWGD wiki started by Florian (join the community effort!)

ADW bond conversation + dialogue document from Noodie (for those who are not into the mat grind lol)

Hi there Keyria,

I'm glad you liked the characters of my games I really enjoy creating and exploring their stories to share.

As far as deita route goes, did you visit her in the tower daily and continue bonding by using the book she gifts you and meditating with her traits in mind. You have to get her pendant before leaving for the war and fitting in her bond convos and pendant exchange can be challenging if you didn't use her alot in the first two dungeons. Basically she will have conversations with you in the tower when you sneak there to meet her and  She will ask you to meet you in the meeting room and eventually ask to meet you at night in the courtyard to give you a pendant. All this has to happen before leaving the castle for Brookhaven. I hope this answers your question but let me know if I misunderstood.

Best wishes! 

Hi cute demon,

Welcome back! Aww I hope you enjoy Isaac's route from here on or at least find it interesting. Thank you for all the enthusiasm it's great reading your reactions. xD 

Hi gyutaro13,

I'm glad you are enjoying the story. Thanks for the supportive words. Best wishes~

Congrats on finishing finals! I hope you can relax a bit now and enjoy some free time. Hope you like the new content, and best wishes!

Hi Ellie2003,

Oooh you did a wonderful job! Anthony looks great, love his expression here <3 thank you so very much for your efforts!

Hi Glitch Ash13, 

Thanks for giving my game a try and I'm glad you are enjoying the characters. Best wishes!

Hi Tabithasweet,

Glad you enjoyed the new chapter~ I'm also excited to write the next event. It should be a good time lol XD ty for supporting this project!

Aww I'm glad you are enjoying the updates and looking forward to more. Thanks for sharing your theories, yes though it's not required to enjoy the story, I believe that MC from ADW can be the same MC here ^^

Hi Rowanny, 

I'm sorry that happened to you. It's a bit difficult for me to diagnose your issue, if it was a web browser play that you lost your save, it could be due to your browser cache being cleared or insufficient cache? I recommend playing the download version for a more stable experience if possible. If you can give me more details I might be able to better investigate. Good luck!

Ah I can also recommend exporting saves to a download (using the three line options in the upper left corner) and importing those as a safer option in case your cache or cookies are cleared ?  You can export saves and it will download a zip file that you can import saves just select the zip file again using the three line menu in the upper left corner of the browser. 

Hi Perseus,

Did you read everything in the library?

spoilers:

The Elven culture is very structured/hierarchical. There was a time in history when it was more meritocratic during the "Golden Age of Weaving" when weavers have the most power and influence in society. During this time, they spread the art of weaving to humans and beast tribe, seeking to create a multi-culture, multi-race enlightened Utopia. This sounded good in theory, but there was a lot of reckless use of weaving and the elves were scared into an anti-weaving mindset when some weavers began using the arts to procreate/ produce mix race offspring, fearing the eradication/depurification of the Elven race. The Council of elven nobles were granted power to force weavers to register with the state and were essentially "bound" to serve the state under tight restrictions and observation. Shadow weavers like Noctisse and Ilyon practice weaving outside the regulation of the Elven Council and are fugitives. Beast tribe never accepted the Elven diplomacy, so they remained mostly in self isolation before and after the golden age. They have their own way spiritual culture and exploring the void called dream walking. humans history was revisionist to have a somewhat limited version of weaving that is run by the Human Church that was taught by the Elves to keep humans at a more primative culture than the elves, spread by their propoganda and monitored closely by diplomacy. Ilyon's biological parents were an elf and human diplomats that fell and love and concieved Ilyon outside of modern weaving arts (most likely some leftover fluke from the Golden Age) so you can probably guess from this history why he, his parents and everyone around Ilyon were persecuted.

Hi There! 

Ah for your question- spoilers

The only way to defeat Nate at this time is when on Anthony's route when he comes back to assist the MC. This scenario is planned to be defeatable on (hopefully) a New Game+ I can't make any promises but I would like to make a Nate route if I have the time, energy and interest to continue after the endings.

Hi Bavsss,

I'm glad you like the story so far and thank you for taking good care of Anthony <3 best wishes!

Hi ManaKiko,

Spoiler:

This character's name is Jonas and you can have a seance with him in Anthony's route chapter 6. He's essentially the "Devil" who has a spiritbond with the MC. He does have a strangely similar appearance to Nathaniel. ;)

ty for following this project and showing support <3 best wishes

lock in! which is your fav route for ch8?

hope you like it!