0.12.0-prerelease-2 (Patreon)

Like every week, grab the latest prerelease at:

https://aura-dev.itch.io/star-knightess-aura-prerelease/patreon-access

This week's focus was to get out of the abandoned shrine. I haven't managed to update all NPCs yet so don't get surprised when about som inconsistent dialogues, when Aura and Edwin talk about Arwin in Sick Workers.

But a lot changes have been taken over. The end of content points are now the next stations 3 main quest plot strings. In addition to updating NPCs, there have also been some rewards for a couple of resuces. Check out the Refugee Camp if you beat the Festival in under 40 days. Likewise, a merchant in the Congregation is also thankful for you ending Mammon's curse.

Speaking of the Congregation, if you saved the dying merchant in Arwin's cellar, you can find him there as well. Although he is quite an ungrateful fellow. I recommend talking to him after unlocking the Main Chamber, as you will be able to do the first Vice action and blackmail him into giving you a decent reward.

If you plan to head to the church, be sure to check out the Black Priestess. You will find periodically restocking Blessed Water as church reward. Effectively you can slow down corruption by >25% -- if you have the money to pay the continuously rising price for Blessed Water.

The last item on the list for this week is the second and last lewd scene during the Festival. I managed to get the first draft written but, but still need to edit & script it. I plan to finish it over the weekend, and then move on to further post-Festival side content creation.

On the balancing side, there has only been one minor change: If you are playing on Story More, you can now buy the VIP Pass for 10.000 Perika instead of the previous 20.000. 

Regarding writing, I have also made some more progress regarding commissioning a writer. The writer is a former contributor to the game Third Crisis. He made a first version of a new side quest and a lewd scene to progress in there. Expect some naked dancing. I plan to tackle the scripting for it next week. With a bit of luck, our lewd scene counter can go up by 2 next week.

Regarding art, you have probably already seen the patreon post for the Demon Worshipper Handjob CG. Not sure if the CGs are going to get finished next week, but it looks like our artist could finish the at the latest the weak after that.

Also we are only 100€ off from finishing the next investment round, I would absolutely not mind if we could pass that barrier. :D

Changelog for prerelease + patch:

Changelog 0.12.0-prerelease-2 (08.10.2021)

• Scripted Aura spawn dialogue post-Festival
• Added Vice option for blackmailing rescued merchant
• Moved end of content points to White Priestess/Sardine/Nephlune
• Blocked entrance to Arwin mansion post-Festival
• Updated Charlotte Magic dialigue post-Festival
• Added quest stub "Fortress Of Wrath" 
• Updated Desmond location and blocked entrance to boar hut cellar 
• Removed Marten post-Festival 
• Added rewards for quickly reaching second story arc at Bragging Merchant and Rescued Maid 
• Disabled dialogue options to trigger Festival post-Festivaö
• Enabled periodic Blessed Water restock every 20 days post-Festival
• Failing "Price Of Freedom" main objective when triggering derby with more than 1 participant
• Integrated George standing artwork
• Fixed typos and editorial improvements
• Fixed non-disappearing standing image glitches
• Fixed missing direction fix flags in food shed
• Fixed missing game over condition when running out of Perika in second round vs Arwin
• Fixed Charlotte and John being misplaced when accepting Sick Workers/Winged Pig Thief
• Fixed inconsistent Luciela text boxes in Abandoned Shrine
• Fixed uninteractable vine in nothern forest

Balancing

• Story Mode: Reduced Perika cost of VIP Pass to 10k Perika

Bugfixes

• Fixed missing Ugliness I constraint for Lunchbreak 4
• Fixed invisible choice options influence width of choice