Version 0.2.3 is Complete! (Patreon)

Version 0.2.3 is now out, which addresses most of the bugs I've been made aware of. I also added some visual effects to the healing minigame, which I think make it more fun.

Here's the link: https://mega.nz/#!ADoDXTCL!uwgg1_2sWzgdTihu9yGZdQav4Ir8DfZzI3f9BE1bE6k

I'll be linking this post on some of the subreddits, so I apologize to my patrons who already know this, but here's a brief rundown of the game:

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The Proteus Effect is a lighthearted roleplaying adventure game where you take on the role of a down-on-his-luck guy who lands the job of his dreams as a playtester at a virtual-reality game company. Things don't turn out quite as he plans, however, and he soon finds himself both trapped in the virtual world and stuck in the body of a nubile young woman.

Join the hero and his companions on their adventures through the fanasty-themed worlds as they try to figure out what's behind the game's strange malfunctions and ultimately find a way home.

The game is made with RPG Maker MV, the latest version of the RPG Maker engine, so the playstyle is similar to the old Final Fantasy games. If you've played RPG Maker games before, you'll be glad to know everything you need to play is included in the download (MV doesn't need RTP packages).

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Now that the description is done, here's some news for $10+ patrons: the first patron picture pack, with high-rez versions of the game's H-scene images, will probably be out over the weekend. The renders take a really long time at the level of detail I'm using, and my renderer has let me down a couple of times - I thought it was diligently working, but it was just loafing off. Anyway, I think you'll like it!

Now, for the changelog:

Added visual effects to healing minigame

Resolved issue that could trap players in the old adventurers' house

Resolved issue that could send players to level that shouldn't be in game

Saves are again located in save folder rather than local app data folder

Resolved issue that could cause healing minigame to restart after winning it

Resolved player character's strange fear of butterflies

Player can no longer move (and potentially softlock game) during dungeon cutscene

Resolved issue that could prevent some players from re-entering first dungeon

Resolved issue that could cause game to request nonexistent assets

Various minor bugfixes