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If you look at the Gainfully Employed page, you will see a little icon next to each download, showing which OS it works with. I'm assuming once the download is correctly associated with the OS it works on, that icon will be your confirmation that it's done. 

You sure did! You uploaded a version that works just fine on my M1 MacBook Pro. One other thing you can do (and this one I don't know how to do) is to set the PC and Mac versions as working on Windows and Mac OS respectively on itch. Doing this allows people to install and manage them using the itch app; otherwise, the app says there is no suitable version. I'm guessing there's something on the site that lets you specify which files work on which OS.

I was able to pay a little to get the app on here, by the way. I hope that helps to offset whatever it cost you to make the novel and pay for the art, etc. Can't wait to read it. 

So excited for this. Any chance of making a Mac version? I believe it’s as simple as exporting as a Mac version. If you need someone to test the Mac version, I’d be more than happy to do so.

There are ways to lay out rules and world build without info dumping. Info dumping is just the least talented way to do it. It can be incorporated into the story in ways that make sense and are interesting. 

The court scene is mimicking Ace Attorney (which is confined by the author), which takes place in a Japanese court. But there’s more to it than just legal rules. There are many logical inconsistencies. It’s still an overall good story. I look forward to the changes that will come. 

Sure but it still creates some logical inconsistencies. Aside from that, when you have a world where the rules are different, it’s important to lay them out ahead of time, especially if you’re mimicking an actual Japanese court. This is a part of world building that’s important. 

As I said before, I really do like the story. I also really appreciate the artwork. You all did a great job. I look forward to the revisions in the future that improve the game.

One thought I had was a way to use the trust system to double as a sort of resource for hints, if the player needs them. Right now, you only lose trust if you make a wrong guess. Maybe you could also deliberately spend one of your trust points to get a hint. This would maintain the difficulty but allow us to get in-game hints if we need them. It could also serve as a way to get insight into what the main character is thinking at the time, how his mind functions. This might make the gameplay a bit more dynamic, too. Add a bit of a risk vs. reward mechanic.

I can understand that. It just really dragged on and was not very self evident how to proceed at several points. I had to resort to brute forcing it in the end. If it can't be made more legally accurate, maybe it can be made to flow better. 

This was a very interesting story. However, the author's lack of understanding of legal trials made the second half really tough to slog through. For instance, in Japanese and Western-style courts (which this seems to be mimicking, in homage to Ace Attorney), the burden of proof is always on the prosecution. You also cannot hold a population responsible for the actions of a single member and enact group punishment; this is literally a war crime. It's also a serious crime to withhold evidence from the defense. The defense is also entitled to voir dire any perspective witnesses ahead of time, and both sides are required to provide a list of all witnesses. If this was not attempting to mimic Ace Attorney, these nitpicks would not matter much. I would urge the author to consult someone with more knowledge of legal trials in any future revisions. 

If you need any more Mac playtesters, I’d be more than happy to help test any future builds.

Really great story so far. I'm excited to see where it goes.

I have a small issue though. Because the individual downloads are not correctly tagged for which OS can install them, the itch launcher is not able to install them. I can get around this by manually downloading the correct one but I'd love to be able to do it through the launcher. Thanks again for all your hard work.

This was great! Thank you so much for all the work you put into this. For some reason, 0.14 doesn't seem to be correctly tagged as downloadable by any OS, the way the previous versions were, so it's not downloadable by the itch launcher.

truly one of the best visual novels I’ve ever read. Great job.

I would agree. Just finished episode 3 and I found the entire thing absolutely adorable.

This was absolutely adorable! Can't wait for more. Keep up the good work!

This thing is like a fever dream but it's entertaining.

Yeah, I honestly really hated that. Felt like such a downer. It really spoiled the entire thing for me.

Well…that was sad as fuck. Guess I shouldn't have expected a happy ending but…damn.

I’m not mad. It’s my fault for assuming it would be obvious. I appreciate the guide though. 

I looked at the guide, after the fact. Sadly it's very difficult (unless you knew ahead of time) to not commit genocide. Kind of disappointing. Spoiled the rest of the game for me. You really had to set up a bunch of stuff along the way. 

For some reason, "Auto" does not seem to work. It highlights when I hover over it but it will not activate. The other buttons, like "Back," "History," and "Save," all seem to work. Has anyone else experienced this? Any thoughts on how to fix it?

It seems to work fine in other VNs.

Oh! Sweet. I can’t wait. Thank you.

Yeah, I did the Therium route and it started over with the new option but then it seemed to end and finish the chapter. Maybe I chose wrong?

To get Therium, I had to choose the not obvious option when it asks you to talk to Tate, Aiden, or Dallan at the shard meeting. I cant remember what it is. Something like "leave the room." You do that and end up finding Therium. I really wanted Therium my first time through but ended up with Dallen because I couldn't figure it out. Next time through, I chose the leave option and ran into him. 

Just finished the current build. Absolutely amazing job. I can tell you put a lot of work into this. It's very polished. The story and characters are interesting and engaging. Can't wait for more. 

This has been great! Can’t wait for more. You’re very talented. The writing and the artwork is very well done.

I also like that there seems to be the potential for a happy ending. Obviously not everything needs a happy ending but I like that the possibility seems to be there.

This was adorable!