Hero or Villain: Battle Royale (Released 16th Sept!)

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Though, to be fair it was all my fault… anyway, hopefully it will be out soon!

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Sorry if this was already addressed but the demo on Dashing Don just shows this:

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The requested URL was not found on this server.

Apache/2.4.29 (Ubuntu) Server at dashingdon.com Port 443

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Sorry, but basically all links to the game have been taken down, as it should be released this Thursday. So, you will have to wait until then to read the demo…

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Alright, thanks for the explanation and quick response! I really enjoyed HoV: Genesis and liked what I saw from the demo of Battle Royale. Can barely wait til Thursday! Cheers.

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lol I’d love to know what they thought might be in there that could need moderation when they allow graphic shooters, hack’n’slash, adult themed and horror games to be sold on their platform? I guess they have to check :stuck_out_tongue:.

(Will have to remember that if I ever get a game on steam as I also sometimes have content warnings on mine even though they’re pretty tame by comparison to a lot of others.)

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I guess the problem was actually placing the warning. As most games dont have any warnings they probably thought, ā€œwait, maybe this game is really bad!ā€ Whereas, in actual fact I think the game is very tame by the standards of what is typically on steam… so, maybe better not to have any warnings… mmmmmmm

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By the way Adrao, i almost forgot, i just created this account because it seems there is no other way to contact you. Im a big fan of your games, i brought Hero or Villian Genesis a few months ago it has gave me hours of replaying. I just wanted to ask you something, i discovered that i can ā€œextendā€ the playtrought, if i let Neuron Butterfly to defeat me/handle me to the police because then ill have the ā€œsuicide squadā€ mission and after that if i escape i can fly to Nepal and then to Mongolia to meet with the steel austronaut and fight Shiroi Yuki aftwerwards (i can meet lot of charactes this way). But my problem is that my default hero has a strong psyche and i always end up defeating the Neuron Butterfly without even wanting it. I was wondering if there is a chance that you could add an option to ā€œsurrenderā€ or let the Neuron Butterfly to arrest me. So i can play this strategy with my high psyche character. If you dont have time i understand, i see you are really busy with the part 2, have a good day and thanks a lot for reading!!!

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Ah yes, I never considered this point (I guess this happens if you play on the easier modes?). But yes, the playthrough you indicate is indeed one of the longer ones, as it allows you to meander through most of the game. So, your suggestions is actually a very good one, and should add extra nuance to that fight! :slight_smile:

Ok, I have made a note of this, and will try to incorporate this into my next changes to the game (so, it will likely be there in the next update, though it might take 1 month + for this to happen… currently I am spending all my available time working on my new WIP -fantasy game- which I am hoping to start playtesting in 1-2 weeks… plus Hero or Villain Battle Royale should be out this Thursday, and I am sure there will be new bug reports, as usually I need to get a patched up game out 1-2 weeks after release). Essentially, I have already been making changes to Genesis over the past month or two, but most of these are small bugfixes or changes, and I was waiting until Battle Royale came out to release all these (expecting also that I would have to make some changes to Genesis).

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Topkek, the ā€œdefaultā€ hero i actually play is a mind controller ni-kyu, i just spent most of my points in psyque because i realized that i can win all fights this way, plus i allowed Ms. Dagos to turn me into a Vampire, it helps a lot against Shiroi Yuki in the final battle, i can defeat her in a whim, truly my favorite stat, anyway thanks a lot for considering my sugestion!!! I know you are really busy with part 2, and i would love to play your new WIP as soon is out too, have a good day Adrao and again thanks a lot!!!

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Interesting, I never thought of psyche as the most powerful stat (I always thought of it as the stat that prevented you from losing certain fights). To be honest, I keep getting surprised by how readers find pathways through the game… essentially I often don’t know my own games well… I like to create systems, and the let player actions dictate the outcome! (as the story gets longer and these systems interweave, I don’t really know what is the best way through myself! To be honest, sometimes I enjoy playing my own stories, due to this element). Anyway, glad you enjoy the story, and do register to playtest it if you want! :slight_smile:

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Btw, I just posted about my new WIP, ā€œWizard: Genesisā€ (provisional title)… I am recruiting beta testers who have already tested some of my games for the initial phase of testing. If you would like to do so, please check the thread! :slight_smile:

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how many book this game planned to have?

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Hero or Villain 3 is planned but hey, you never know.

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Steam just announced the game is available for purchase. Picked it up, and now waiting patiently for it to pop up on the Hosted Games page so I can have something to distract me during the work day.

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Tomorrow is supposedly the day of release. Cannot wait for this game to come out.

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CoG just told me it’s releasing one day early. It’s already on Steam, and should slowly be added to the other platforms, if not there already!!!:slight_smile:

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Ok. :smiley:

Its not letting me buying it network settings issue

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I am getting the same message too.

ā€œWas not able to complete purchase due to network issues please check your network settingsā€

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