July 3 Update (Patreon)

Headline up front: I'm getting on a good roll and I hope that version 0.19.0 of TLS will be out next weekend. Barring any huge new problems, that feels pretty possible!

The only thing marring my good mood is that I'm in the self doubt section of the creative cycle. A lot of the work in this version is under the surface, setting up the new version of Ari-Yhilina. It won't be the flashiest update, so I'll have to hope that people appreciate the continued social consequences in areas you know instead of exploring new territory.

There's a lot of dialogue in this one, though. Lots of people to meet and things to do. After the more intense previous update, I wanted this one to let you see and feel the consequences of the battle that were just reported before. I'd like to give players some time in the city so that you're connected enough for your actions to have weight, and I think what I've done pulls that off fairly well. ^-^