And with that, I'm done with Act XI: The Black Sun, and so with the story of The War. It's been a real rollercaster; I hope you guys enjoy it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1570980/Love_of_Magic_Book_2_The_War/
The full book is coming on the 31st of May; give it a wishlist if you'd like to help give it a boost at launch.
So what's new in this build?
The big thing is the final 12 days of the Book, eventually leading to the end of the story. This is a relatively short act (most acts are ~20 days), but it certainly took some doing to write. I hope you like it. It ends, of course, on the Spring Equinox.
I added in a bunch of the final touches that goes into making the game complete. All the memories are now set up, most of the quests complete (I have three more to do, which will go in over the next week or so), and I added 25 new collectible card backgrounds (which you can use for your poker-cards), which unlock as you play.
After painful deliberation I decided to axe the strategy gameplay; it wasn't fun, it was confusing, and making it fun would be at least another month of development, likely more. To replace it I introduced a new system of Military Points, which will change in small ways how various events play out. If it's something people enjoy I'll likely expand on it for Book 2. I also added some more kingdom events for players to enjoy, and made sure they're all playable.
What's left?
I'm working on achievements; I'm aiming to have 50-60 achievements; they'll be a mix of story, side-content and the occasional hard to get ones you'll need to chase down yourself.
I've got a bit of work on Elsewhere to do; a travelling salesman, new gems and some additional enemies.
Finally, I need to finish up those last three quests, and fix any bugs testers find. If you want to help report bugs, the best thing is to join my Discord. They're an amazing bunch of people that've kept me sane-ish over the last 2 years, and who've been amazingly helpful at bug fixing and typo-checking the game.
https://discord.gg/NQrQrht
Hope you all enjoyed Act XI. Once I start writing Book 3, it'll show up on the Developer and Beta branch of Book 2, in the same way as Book 2 showed up on the beta branch of Book 1.