TLS 0.43.0 Released! (Patreon)

EDIT: I've put out a new version, check the release notes below. Also consider this your weekly update. Recently I've been doubling up on release weekend posts, but this time I don't really have a lot to say. The release went well and I'll keep working on improving it up to the public release.

Release time! This one should be fun for advancing the story and I hope it's bug-free, but it's likely to have some rough edges. It's also virtually certain to get balance changes later, so don't take in your main saves.

Link: https://mega.nz/#!aldjVQLY!TLpvTDccdhrctCRlyXqqBvWk5-pp2PM_s_rR7UJEtuk 

RTP:  https://mega.nz/#!3hcRhSaJ!Ir-rJAN0SEI5FrSw9XjsJnyDVJ3iyHrbRHTXqBNkm1c 

TLS 0.43.0

 - Large new segment covering the first part of the war.

 - Simon's healing skills have been improved (linked to his SP rate). With the right equipment, this can be significant.

 - Orcent has new bust images thanks to Lamsey and Megail has a new sprite thanks to Decanter.

TLS 0.43.1

 - Fairly non-essential update, but I figure those playing might enjoy the various improvements.

 - Improved musical track thanks to Lamsey.

 - Improved new faceset thanks to Decanter.

Unfortunately this update needs to come with a word of caution regarding combat. I had the bright idea of forcing the player into some unusual party combinations during the first part of the war, but this made my life harder during playtesting. >_< Certain things that were easy under some circumstances became a pain or not fun in others,

I don't do this often, but this time I actually scrapped my design for some sets of enemies and redid them, dangerously close to the deadline. In an ideal world I'd take a week to work more on this, but I don't want to delay that long and I think I'd risk burnout. So please be a bit patient and give feedback regarding combat.

That aside, this update includes some fun content I've been waiting to include for a while. ^-^ It's my attempt to do another war without feeling like a repeat of the past war events. I look forward to everyone's feedback! I'm going to drag myself through posting stuff and then take a nap, but I will be back later to deal with anything that comes up.