Author: NoMoshing

We’ve had a small change of plans for the next update.

As some of you may recall, last year we held the First Annual Iron Waifu Grand Tournament, a popularity contest where, each day, two of the female characters from Harem Collector face off against one another. Last year’s winner was everyone’s favourite paladin, Therese Agart, but this year sees new contestants in the form of pop star party member Diadira, priestess-turned-servant Nerys, and naive noblewoman Doralice, all of whom have their own fans.

So we’re cutting some of the less popular characters, and making way for new characters for this year. And as part of that, Gusbus and Nekochan hjave embarked on a little something called Operation: Antagowaifu.

Getting priority for the next release are new character designs and face sets for Evanie the Sword-Saint, Fiona the Gravedigger, Queen Regal, and Countess Silvayuco. You may recall Evanie as the theatrical commander of the Kellos scout force from “Ain’t No Party Like a Search Party”, Fiona as the commander of the Kellos fortress from “It’s Pronounced ‘Sabotage'”, Queen Regal as the conniving and manipulative power behind the scenes of the Middle Kingdom, who blackmails you at the end of “Research Materials”, and Countess Silvayuco as the self-important blackmail victim from “Get Dumped”.

So, if you’re the kind of person who wants to take a military commander or noblewoman down a peg, or the kind of person who likes to imagine having your balls stepped on by the same, you’ll have a couple more options for the new Iron Waifu, this May. And even if you don’t, hey, more new character designs for stand-in characters aren’t a bad thing.

The downside to this is that Nerys definitely won’t have an island vacation sex scene ready by March, and even the HCG for “In the Village, the Peaceful Village” might be delayed, but GusBus has pledged to stay on top of her game and do her best to get everything done by the update.

Oh, and on a side note: BACKERS! Please do not forget that this Sunday is the February Backer Devstream! Starting at 3PM EST I’ll be playing some more Before the Echo, and then starting at 4pm EST we’ll be doing dungeon design for the optional dungeons you’ll have access to during the beach vacation. If you have time, please stop by, we’d love to have you around!

Hello, everyone! It’s a fresh month, on a fresh dev cycle, and that means I get to jabber at you about all the things I want to get done for the March release!

Conash, as usual, is keeping me on point with regard to bugs and that sort of thing. He’s also working on adding a proper Achievements screen to the in-game menu, so you can keep track of what you’ve earned and what achievements you’ve made progress towards. There are some other things in the cooker for the next release, but that’s the one he’s focusing on right at this moment.

At the moment, Gusbus is hard at work on face sets. We’re revising the current Diadira face set to be in the “bust” style like the other ones. She’s also almost done redoing Nerys’ faceset in the same style. Once that’s all done, she’s going to do the HCG for Nerys’ first scene, and if she can squeeze it in before the end of March, Nerys’ island vacation scene.

Speaking of which, I’m focusing on getting done the island vacation! By buying tickets for yourself and your harem, you can get whisked away for a magical, four day vacation on sunny Sandybeach Island. There, you will be able to have tropical vacation-themed sex with your harem girls, go on tours of the islands three repeatable dungeons, and participate in a few special events, including a seashell hunt, a night drinking on the beach with the guys, and a fireworks display you can share with that special someone. Of course, you will keep earning money from your investments while away, so it’s entirely possible you could make money from this little island interlude. I think it’s a pretty exciting little side event, and I’m looking forward to letting you all have a look!

As usual, Peasea is hard at work on new music tracks for the game. The way he works is that he nibbles away at a handful of projects at a time, which is why we don’t update the music often, but when we do it’s 2-3 tracks at a time. Hopefully he’ll have something ready for next month!

Our commission of the month will be for a new set of status effect icons, to better help you discern what statuses are in play. Then, now that the interface is a little more communicative, I’ll look into knocking out the sprite for the Southport maid, so that way adding the last player house can happen for May.

At least, that’s the plan, and life likes nothing more than to disrupt my carefully-laid plans. After pulling off the two quest release for January, though, I’m feeling pretty confident. That’s all for now!

DO NOT DELETE YOUR SAVE! Version 0.26.5 fixes the problem where old save data wasn’t loading. Sorry for any inconvenience!

Finally, after many, many months, it’s finally here: Every party member has been implemented in the game! There are also a lot of other cool changes, so please review the changelog carefully this time!

You can find the game at the usual place.

Changes in this version:
-Two new quests! One happens in Westcastle Outer District, one happens by speaking to Earl Nicholas.
-A new party member and harem girl, finally completing the set of party members!
-That also means a new sex scene, with art and everything this time!
-The end of Mister Postman has also been added to the game.
-The Holy Diver can now be used as an upgrade for the Hero’s sword. This is followed by a short scene with the party member you have the highest relationship with, so make sure your waifu is ready.
-The followers menu new remembers your followers’ likes and dislikes.
-New banters have been added for Therese x Kyrie and Bronwyn x Chimei.
-The Dev Item chest has been turned into a legitimate Easy Mode with slightly altered benefits.
We will now accept bug reports having to do with Timeturner use.
-Shields now universally provide some measure of damage resistance against Projectile.
Armour (light and heavy) now universally provide a degree of damage resistance against Melee.
-Magic headgear now provides 5% universal magic resistance rather than a magic reflection effect.
-The enemy Cover mechanics have been changed. Bombs will now dispel cover if they hit the person doing the covering. Blind, Knockdown, Paralysis, Sleep and Stun will also dispel cover, and attacks that cause Grab, Pin and Stagger have a chance to dispel cover.
-A new tutorial explaining what Cover is and how it works has been added, it will be shown when you encounter your first enemy that can use Cover or a similar skill.
-A few character’s upgrade items have been replaced to better pace weapon upgrades.
-Improved Assault now only costs 15 momentum, but does not give Hero 10 momentum.
-The main menu now includes a link to the Bad Kitty Game Patreon.
-The seeker’s stone now works automatically by having it in your inventory
-A lot of UI changes intended to give players more information. The equipment and status screens now give much more detailed statistics (including damage resistances, and what kind of damage you’re inflicted) and damage of different types is labeled during battle sequences.
-Elemental effects are now indicated with new, (hopefully) clearer icons.
-The ‘escape’ option has been replaced with access to the status menu in-battle.
-The Satisfaction menu has gotten a visual update.
-Florine’s item shop has been revamped, if you had upgraded it on an old save-file you will be refunded the satisfaction that you spent.
-‘Random Healing’ from skills like Therese’s ‘Shining Strike’ now target the party member with the lowest current HP, this applies to enemy heals as well.
-There was an issue where the ‘burned’ status did not properly reduce regeneration, it does now.
-Bug fixes. Lots and lots of them.

Hello everyone! Happy backer release day!

After weeks of being regaled with interface changes and coding whatsits from Conash, today I am here to talk about another big change in the newest version of the game- Namely, the popstar bard, Diadira!

Diadira is a fairly unique character, so I’m going to go through her mechanics, describe what she does for you party, and some tips on how to best use her.

Basic Capabilities

Diadira’s main theme is that she gives huge buffs to the entire party at the expense of her own actions. Every time she uses one of her Songs, she then spends the next four turns doing nothing but singing to maintain the song. So, to make best use of Diadira, you’re going to have to cram all the DPS you’re going to need into the other three characters in your party. Diadira’s songs are powerful enough to make for it, but this presents some party planning challenges. For example, you may want to try Diadira with the Hero in Phantom Knight mode. This effectively passes off Hero’s usual buffer role to Diadira while also making a dedicated tank character less necessary. You can then feel fairly confident filling the last two party spots with high-damage characters.

In terms of stats, Diadira has high Health but so-so Defense and Resist. This makes her an excellent target for regenerative effects- she’s no pushover but she will rely on healing, and passive regeneration means that you don’t have to task another character to keep her topped up. Diadira also has a lot of Magic, so while she doesn’t use any spells herself, she can get decent damage out of combat items like bombs and scrolls. Her absolute highest stat is Agility, so she can get her buffs in before everyone else in your party acts and is no slouch with items like Kevin’s Throwing Knives.

Diadira’s main attack deals Sonic damage, so there are some enemies she will be great against (merfolk) and others, no so great (undead). Once her weapon is upgraded a couple times, though, she will also sometimes inflict a unique Sonic-themed DoT debuff with her basic attack. Most of the time you’ll want her singing, but her basic attack has it’s own properties and occasionally you might find that it’s the right move. Eventually she’ll also learn a special skill called Resonant Frequency, which deals Sonic damage based on her Magic stat and her relationship score, as well has disrupting Cover and potentially Staggering, Deafening and Knocking Down her target. We’re trying a couple different things with Resonant Frequency, so see how that fits in with your strategies and let us know.

The Songs

Now for Diadira’s bread and butter- her song-based buffs.

Her first song, Heartbeat Panic, is probably the most universally useful. It’s pretty simple- every character other than Diadira takes an extra action per turn. That’s a pretty huge advantage, but keep in mind that you’re going to blow through party resources (Mana, Momentum, items) that much faster.

Her second song, Rush of Spirit, gives every party member a +10 Momentum per turn bonus, great for characters like Bronwyn and Chimei who rely on their Momentum-using skills.

The third and final song Diadira learns by leveling up is Noise Riot. On top of a 2% Mana generation per turn buff, Noise Riot also gives all spellcasters (regardless of what kind of magic they use) access to the Feedback spell. Feedback is a Sonic-element attack spell that gets stronger the more it’s used in the duration of the Noise Riot buff. The first use starts at a base (Magic x 4) + (Luck) – (target’s Resist), but every subsequent use adds the user’s Magic rating in damage (Magic x 5 for the next cast, Magic x 6 for the next, etc), up to a maximum of Magic x 10 if you have two casters doing nothing but spam Feedback. Also, I should mention that every version of Feedback (Spells, Prayers, Evocations, etc) has slightly different properties, so please have fun exploring those possibilities.

When Diadira gets to the “Trust” relationship level, she learns a song called “My Sanctuary”. This songs does two things- it hits Diadira with a massive Health regeneration buff, then it gives every other party member increased Threat while simultaneously making those characters take 15% less damage from every attack. It’s a powerful defensive ability to break out when it looks like Diadira’s in trouble and needs the rest of the party to go full tank.

So hopefully you see some great now possibilities in using your new party member. The backer release should be out tonight sometime, but if you’re not a backer please make sure you come back on January 25th for the public release!

Here’s the latest version! Enjoy, guys!

Get it here!

Changes in this Version:

-A new quest! After completing Honey Trapper, please check out the Eastfort Adventurer’s Guild for the new content.
-A new investment opportunity exists at a vineyard north of Westcastle!
-The investment book has been revamped a little, so that’s easier for us to code and for you to use.
-Unity Force has been completely overhauled! On top of providing a potent single-person buff, Unity Force also allows the Hero to team up with his harem girls to unleash powerful combo attacks!
-The Status menu has been altered to display each character’s hit rate, evasion rates, critical rate, and critical evade! Also, you can now page through characters in the Status and Equip screens rather than exiting all the time!
-Speaking of hit rate, hit rates in excess of 100% now decreases enemy evasion!
-The enemy line-of-sight mechanics has been changed! Objects now block enemy vision, but beware- some objects (like, say, bookshelves) only block vision in certain directions.
-Kyrie’s Ice Armor buff now lasts between combats!
-New artwork for two sex scenes: Bound to Disappoint and A Difficult Position.
-More party banter!