1. You don't have to stay a patron. Once the game releases, I'll have a list of everyone who donated at least $5. Whether they are still a patron or not doesn't matter for this! So a one time donation is enough to get access to the game when it releases ^^
2. It could be Steam keys or it could be something else depending on what platforms I'm on by the time the game releases and what you want!
Yeah, it's really annoying but there's nothing I can do...
That's why I chose to leave the old version up, it has almost the exact same content and doesn't have this issue. Though there are also a couple workarounds in the README, did these not work for you?
I would like to translate the game in several languages in the future, but it will be a while before it happens...!
However, there is a walkthrough available (https://www.patreon.com/posts/119207938), you might have some luck translating it to Russian using a translate tool and figuring out what to do next by using that instead ^^
These are hidden among the diamond shape patterns on the walls! ^^ They can be found in both Biscotti and the Rietti forest. Look for a diamond shape with a horizontal seam across, and a vertical seam in the bottom half
There is one at the intersection close to the west entrance of Biscotti
These puzzles are a bit complex yeah... I'm thinking about improving the hints, or maybe even giving away more of the solution for these if you ask for a hint a second time, something like that
Aah, yeah that specific one doesn't yield any reward. I actually forgot the Auria shape drop was missable in the demo (though it's not particularly useful). It won't be in the full game, but I'll see what I can do about that in a future update!
The reward is a yellow version of the boomerang spell. It will be available in other ways in the full game, but it's the only way to get it in this demo!
You don't really need it though, everything's doable without it. Also, you can press Enter + Middle click to skip a minigame attempt if you want to retry / stop faster ^^
Ah, that fight does have a lot going on. The only way forward is to defeat it! The heart does regenerate, and the regeneration gets faster the more damage you took, so don't hesitate to stop shooting and focus on evading if needed! You can also spend an attempt or two just observing the patterns to better figure out how to dodge them, nothing wrong with that ^^
I am planning a bit of rebalancing / better difficulty settings in the future, but currently that's the only way...!
You'll get to go back later, nothing is permanently missable! You'll see what these pressure plates are for later :B It's just that there are some sequences of the game where you're confined to certain areas ^^
The Thunderhorn isn't required to continue! It's just a relic you might get if you're lucky enough. You can also refight every boss as many times as you want at the end of the demo, so it's not permanently missable!
The sign at the end of the game does mention the pod and being able to go back to Sablee / Auria ^^
I actually disagree about the clouds and bricks in Auria! The bricks are slightly discolored, but also shake when hovered upon ^^ The clouds are harder to think of, until you encounter these lines of clouds jumping in the background. Although, I'm planning on giving them a better SFX when clicked, and maybe making it so you don't have to click them 3 times to destroy them, that could help.
About the fights, you can always walk back the way you came from when you encounter one, so it's possible to skip them in that sense! Smash also lets you instantly destroy fights if you're 10 lvls or more above the enemy, but yeah that doesn't work on Shape fights, you'll need a Heart dummy for these ^^
That's odd, Itch.io doesn't really do anything like that, it just lets you download the files really. GameMaker specifies where the save files are located, but I've no idea why it would put it on a different user account... Maybe some obscure setting on your side?
In any case thank you very much! This is wild, I've never ever seen a save get borked like that, this definitely seems to be beyond repair sadly... The only solution for the game not to crash on the loading screen might be to remove your corrupted save file entirely...
I just tried crashing the game on purpose right as it's saving and even that couldn't replicate this issue, that blue screen must have really happened at the worst timing imaginable
I did consider adding a backup system before but that since I'd never seen corrupted / lost saves before, it didn't feel worth the effort. Since both you and someone else just had a save issue though, I'll work on adding that soon! It might be a bit primitive though, as in having to go in the save folder and replacing the files manually, but it's better than nothing
Oh that Sablee crash had an error! Damn, it really must have been a rare one then. I guess I've got some work ahead of me still...!
Sorry I couldn't get your save back, but also, thank you!
First of all, there is a Walkthrough available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/119207938 I guess it couldn't hurt to mention its existence in the intro screen... I'll keep that in mind!
If you went through every room of the Night dome and still didn't find the missing stars, even with the radar, you might be missing a secret room! One thing you can use to figure out where it is is the fact that this map is symmetrical ^^
I agree that some secrets are way too hard to find, I do plan at hinting at some of them in various ways in future builds. And, I also have plans to make fights skippable if you've beaten that enemy enough times! The encounter rate is an issue for sure currently.
One last thing, you can get every power orb without restarting! It's possible to go back to Auria and Sablee by using the pod in the top right of the Rietti plains once you've beaten the last boss of the demo ^^
Again, thank you! I appreciate the praises and the feedback!
Huh, that's a lot... Let's answer everything one by one!
I do plan on adding a fast travel system in the future, which will be unlocked later in the story! no worries there ^^
I definitely don't recommend renaming the files...! I'm kinda surprised it still worked after that. More info about the save files below!
The game does have some rare crashes that instantly close the game, without an error log... I'm still trying to figure this out, but these happening as you move into a new room correlates with other reports I've heard. Thank you, I'll see what I can do! I think it might either be a VRAM issue or a problem with GameMaker itself at this time.
Noted for the soul capture, thank you!
As for the bluescreen, I don't expect this was caused by the game since I've never heard of something like this before, but it could have been some real bad timing for sure which corrupted your save... So, the save files are located in "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Local\BE_Witches" where XXX is your username. I assume you chose the first save slot, in which case your corrupted save should be named "Save file 0", if possible, do you think you could zip that folder and upload it on say, MEGA, and I can take a look at it? It might be useful to prevent this kind of save file corruption in the future, and with a bit of luck I might also be able to fix your save!
What?! Aw fuck, I'm sorry... I don't expect it but did you fiddle with the save files by chance? Or did you maybe try loading a different version of the game and save in there?
The save files are located in "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Local\BE_Witches" where XXX is your username, what do you see if you access that folder? Surely they didn't fully disappear, maybe it got misnamed through some bug or something and the game can't find it for that reason...?
Thank you very much, I'm glad you both like it! ^^
I'll consider alchemy hints. I think it'd be fine if you had to pay for them, either in magis or in shards... We'll see!
Ah, I've been made aware of the Rietti forest puzzle cheese lol. It's actually possible to kinda cheese he one after that too, but I think I'll leave these in, it's kinda like a fun secret ^^
To be fair the + and - aren't very clearly explained, I'm planning to introduce that feature a bit better in a future build of the game!
Thank you so much! And I appreciate the feedback too ^^
1. I guess it couldn't hurt! I'd need to be careful and make it so it won't cause issues if you press M while typing a note for example, but yeah, can do, I'm taking note 2. Aah, that's been brought up a few times before. It's fair especially given this is a BE game, but essentially while I'm not against it, my focus is somewhere else currently! If I do end up doing this, it'll be closer to the end of development ^^
1 bar: random minor power up 2 bars: health (half a heart or a full heart if you're lucky) 3 bars: +1 drop after the fight 4 bars: random major power up
