An Absinthian Ballad (Mini-Update 29.07.18)

Every expression looks so pretty on her.

He wants her attention.

jake

damnit I DIE boi!! I diiiiie

this little fucker’s gonna be the death of me i s2g

It reminds me so much of elementary school crushes and how nobody knew how to talk about their feelings, ugh

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Even if it takes years, I’ll be here. :slight_smile:

Love the snippet! Thanks so much for giving us a treat while we wait.

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This game has been awesome so far! But I’ve ran into a few bugs. In one scene your mc decides to follow the king then when he finds out all the options got blocked except for the lying option. There’s also another scene where the mc has the option to talk to the king and ask about her mother I think all 3 options there were blocked too and you can’t give a gift to Oscar also I think there’s a typo with brown eyess with an extra s added. Other than that it’s amazing and I eagerly look forward to updates!

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OSKAR! GHGGHHJJKDHH :sob:

Weee thanks for taking my request it was adorable :relaxed:

ALSO Whichever gift you choose to give the game gives a bug

I actually found writing that snippet with Oskar super fun, and helpful with creating the scene, so I think I’ll do it with each of the suitors’ intro scenes. A whole lot better than studying, I’ll say. :upside_down_face:

@rose-court Lol pretty much. Poor boy has no idea how to even think about his feelings.

@Kazthedestroyer That’s really weird. I fixed the problem when you confront Burkhard (for some reason quicktest never picked it up) and the typos, but I can’t find the problems with giving Oskar a gift and lying to Burkhard. If it’s possible, could you please show a screenshot? I’ve tested those parts in the game and in isolation, and nothing seems to be wrong. Thanks for finding them, by the way!

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Made a meme lol

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No problem and it seems like everything’s fixed now :smile:

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I chose blue eyes btw

I choose blue or hazel.

Blue gives a boost to your optimism if I remember correctly

@cookiemonsta Your meme is much appreciated, thanks so much ^^

@awkward_viking I completely forgot this, but all names give two stat boosts, and Alexandra is designated to boost intelligence and rebellious.

Ah, that makes so much sense! Sorry for wasting your time with this.

Weird. I was on a search for uncommon names not too long ago. I found few names I liked which included a name I quite use here in the games for my characters. Valeska was not a name I expected to be known to anyone else. Today I decided to go with the name Valerie. Imagine my surprise when the MC gets called Valeska. I thought I put that name as a custom but then remembered you can’t do that. I got confused and searched for Valeska’s name meaning and got that it was a variation of Valerie. Still very weird and coincidental. Just how many people know of the names I know?

Hi @AeroMilkshake! Welcome to the boards.

Unfortunately, games of this size and complexity will invariably take far more than a week for major updates, perhaps even months or years.

Were an author to update once per week, it would be mostly minor changes, perhaps simply spelling corrections, or only a single thousand word scene. For many, that’s enough to justify updating once per week.

In addition, many games are written by single people, and as a result, the game can and will play second fiddle to more important aspects of a person’s life.

As a result, it’s very frowned upon in the forums to ask for particular updates or to request that authors work faster because of the undue stress it can cause.

You don’t have to delete your comment, I simply wanted to let you know that you comment is acknowledged, but there likely isn’t any for it to be fulfilled, and to please refrain from asking similar things in the future.

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@rose-court

Question is in a spoiler

Is the stepmother cheating on the MC’s father?

The stepmother and the man who comes to visit her while you’re doing needlework (I believe it’s her cousin? I don’t remember anymore) share a rather tender moment. And she even mentions that it’s a good thing her daughter looks like her, which sounds suspiciously like the baby didn’t have a chance of looking like your father.

So yes, I believe so.

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he is her cousin although the incest part about Gisela didn’t occur to me O.o

Will the MC get to expose the stepmother?

I sure hope so!

At this point, I know as much about the plot as you do. :woman_shrugging:

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Will the stepmother try to harm the older children so that hers will inherit?

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