I'm currently working on a patch, text speed will definitely be in it. You can hold Z to speed up dialogue, or Z+X to quickly skip across dialogue.
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This is a known problem, I will be putting out a patch today (if I can) or tomorrow. The issue is only on OSX and only on making a new game.
If you don't want to wait for a fix: Download this save file and places it in your Gamedir/Saves/ folder. Start the game and load the save, it's a save during the introduction. For some reason the game can't start new games but has no problem loading an existing save.
While the basic code for translations is in the game (Witch Hunter Izana runs on the same engine and is getting a Japanese translation), the actual task of translating the game is a monumental one even with machine translations and will probably take a very long time even when the game is completed, which it isn't.
There would need to be a quite dedicated Russian fanbase willing to translate the game and deal with the 100 quirks that will come up, and I don't personally have the time right now. Even a much, much smaller project like WHI took several months to translate.
Both versions have the bug. It'll be fixed in the next release, but if you really really really want to fight that one particular gravemarker:
This file should be placed in
Games\AdventureMode\Maps\Chapter 1\Trannadar Reserve\TrannadarReserveA\
(overwrite the existing file)
That should fix the bug and let you fight that gravemarker. There are lots of other bugfixes on the way but this patch may tide you over.
The only system I have available to compile on is a Mac-Mini. If you're feeling adventurous the engine is available on Bitbucket so you may be able to compile a version on the current chipset:
https://bitbucket.org/starlightstudios/engine/src/master/
However, I simply cannot support OSX due to expense beyond what I already have.
Glad you liked it! Yes, new abilities from attuning charms is on the planned list. It's going to be introduced alongside Hard Mode, wherein you will then NEED the new abilities to survive. Normal difficulty will still have them so you'll have lots to unlock.
I also added some "reminders" in 1.04 about talking to Tiro to get advice. Hopefully that makes the game better going forward. Thanks for the review!
You need to find the secret area in the Villa, examine the portrait of the young girl in the building near the pond and it opens a room near the fireplace in the main hall. You'll find a spooky mask there. Follow that quest.
Hopefully you can do the rest without needing spoilers. The Gloves you need will be found during that subquest as well.
You can check the sign near the dev island south end to return to Heronstadt if you want to get anything you missed.
There are multiple endings, but if you found the developer island you are "locked out" of the other one. The next patch will allow you to view them from the Hall of Memories (hopefully due out today or tomorrow).
I am currently pushing a bugfix patch which will deal with that bug (and Rush not restoring MP) so good timing.
At present the art assets are proprietary but if you'd like I could put together a special set of tools for you (promise not to share them!). The game is reasonably modular in how it handles the TFs but you'd need to be pretty good at Lua.
Levels are useful (the testers tend to beat the game around level 30) but aren't a guarantee. Equipment is also really important, so playing the game with an extra high level is only going to make the next few areas easier, but not super duper easy. Still, if you're looking for a challenge then you can restart. It only takes about 20 minutes (if you know what you're doing) to clear the demo's content without grinding. You can actually beat Quinn at level 1 with some luck!
There are several costumes in chapter 5, varying just how naked Christine is in certain spots and changing one particular outfit later on. Chapter 1 is getting a new costume patched in in the next update.
The later chapters do refer to the earlier ones, such as Christine finding Jeanne's artbook.
As for Cassandra. Wow that sounds like a major spoiler!