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Thank you so much! I'm so excited to see someone else out there appreciates the details. :) I absolutely haven't forgotten about this project. The script is finished, I'm just trying to do the art myself now and it's a process. I absolutely will get this story out one day, and I hope you will enjoy it beginning to end!

I'm sorry, there's no ending like that currently. :(

Thank you! :)

Thanks so much for checking out our demo! As to the satyr and moth guy being ROs, for now I can only say...it's under consideration. :)

Fourth time, wow! I'm so very happy you love the game so much and that you like Lucas! He was a lot of fun to discover in the writing process and I'm glad he's getting some love. Thank you so much for your kind words and for playing Evernight! :)

Thank you so much for playing the Everfall demo and stopping in to leave us your thoughts! I'm so happy you are excited about the game, and I hope it will be just as intriguing and enjoyable once its finished! :)

Thank you so much for your kind comment! We're so glad you enjoyed it! :) That you were sitting at work excited to go home and play makes me smile, and that you cried during Lucas's and Dragan's ending scenes makes me so happy! Not that you cried, of course, but that you were moved. Their routes definitely have that bittersweet element (Piiiiiiix!!!!), and I'm with you in that my favorite routes are always the ones with the happiest endings.

Pix is definitely one of my most favorite characters as well! But it's so wonderful for me to hear you also loved Astora as a protagonist and that you never felt like her personality and choices clashed with your own desires for the character. It can be tricky to find the right balance between not enough personality and too much (or too strong?), and it's a relief to know that you found Astora's balance to be an overall enjoyable experience.

Thank you again for playing and for stopping by to let us know your thoughts! We deeply appreciate it. And I hope you will enjoy future stories! :)

Wow, thank you so much for your kind words! I hope you didn't lose too much sleep! We're so happy you enjoyed Evernight, and I'm over the moon that you felt Astora as a likeable protagonist (it can be so tricky to get that right). Hopefully Dragan's route will be just as entertaining as the others and you will enjoy your stay in the Night Realm until the very end. :)

Aww, I'm so so so happy you are loving Evernight! It was so much fun to write. I tried really hard to capture a more traditional faerie world while still putting my own twist on it, so I'm really glad it landed well with you and you are enjoying it. I will definitely pass on your kind compliments to the rest of the team as I know they will appreciate it. Reading your comment has definitely made my morning, so I hope that you also have a great morning as you enjoy the rest of the routes! :) Thank you so much for playing and for stopping in to let us know what you think!

Aww, thank you so much for playing and for your incredibly sweet words! We're so happy you enjoyed Evernight and that you found the experience unforgettable. :) I hope it will always be a story you can revisit whenever you need a little bit of magic!

Oh wow, thank you so much! I'm so glad Lucas was someone's favorite! His route was the one that surprised me most. I wasn't sure what to do with him at first, but as his character unfolded during the writing process, I wound up really liking him a lot too. And you're so right, the story is very predictable, haha.. Sometimes predictable is comfortable and sometimes it's boring, so I'm glad you found it the enjoyable kind! And that you still found a twist and a little bit of mystery! :)

I'm really honored that you liked Astora as much as you did. The MC is usually a big point of contention in many otome and amare games - I've seen lots of reviews on lots of games say, "It was good, but the MC was too stupid to live/really annoying/had zero personality," and so forth. I've also felt that way before, so it was my goal to write a character who hopefully felt real but also true to her circumstances while still being someone the player had some agency over. But just because it was a goal doesn't mean I was successful! So I'm really over the moon that you liked her so much!

I would really love to know more details about what you felt was rushed about the final confrontation so I can hopefully flesh it out more in the future, but I appreciate that you have tried hard to give a spoiler free review. If you don't mind and have time, would you email me at frozenstargames@gmail.com to let me know? I would really appreciate it! :)

Thank you!! Thank you for playing Evernight and thank you for your kind words! It means the world to us!

Oh no! Thank you for bringing that to my attention. I'll fix it asap! As for developing this story beyond the jam format, I didn't write this one, rather my good friend Lia Hades did. :) So it would be up to her if she feels like developing it further, but I will pass the message along! :) Thank you for playing and for your kind comment!

Haha, you're not the only one... You'll definitely be seeing that one again!

Thank you so much for playing and for your kind comment! I'm so happy you enjoyed the story and found all the endings satisfactory. :) I definitely want to expand upon the world and someday visit the Day Realm, which I hope you will enjoy as well. Thank you again!

Oh wow, thank you so much for your sweet comment! I'm completely over the moon after reading it. >_< And I'm so happy you enjoyed the story. The scene you are referring to was totally unplanned and just happened while I was writing, but it felt right and is one of my favorites too! <3 I would love to come back and do an epilogue to show how the MC is getting along in the life she chose! I hope to make it happen someday. :) Thank you again for playing and for your kind words. They really made my day! <3

Ooh, wow, thank you so much! Ebon Light is one of my all-time favorite games so that's such a huge compliment. :) I'm so very glad you enjoyed Evernight and found it magical! Thanks for playing and for stopping by to leave us such a sweet comment!

No spoilers, but you'll definitely be seeing more of that character! ;)

Thank you, I'm so glad to see you! I hope you enjoy the demo. :) We're definitely pushing through, so fingers crossed you won't have to wait very long for the full release!

Thank you so much! <3 And maaaaaaybe to potential grumpy satyr. :o

Thank you! <3

We're so glad you are intrigued by our fae prince! Full steam with him will definitely be coming in the final version. ;) Thank you for giving our demo a chance!

Thank you for your interest!! I do have twitter, I'm just terrible at using it. But I can make a point to post there when the game gets updated! :) @frozenstardevs is the handle.

Yay, I'm so glad. :) I know it's been a lot of trouble to play the darn thing, so I hope you enjoy it!

Oh no! Is this happening with other Ren'py games you might have?

So I looked into it more and apparently software rendering typically means the program is using the CPU instead of the GPU, which is obviously inefficient. It could be a driver or hardware issue. Have you updated your graphics driver recently?

Also, it could be an issue with Ren'py using the wrong renderer for some reason. I saw these instructions on the Ren'py documentation you could try, which I assume works for any game made in Ren'py.

1. Hold down Shift while starting Ren'Py, or press Shift+G once Ren'Py has started.
2. From the "Graphics Acceleration" menu that appears, choose the renderer to use.
3. Choose "Quit", then restart Ren'Py.

Please let me know how it goes!

Wow, I've never heard of that error before. I did a quick search and only found one other person detail this specific issue, but there were no solutions. What operating system are you using?

This was really great! The art was beautiful and the story was incredibly compelling - the best kind of creepy balanced with a (seemingly) light-hearted school life. I'm all in, haha! And I thought the music was beautiful and the special effects really enhanced the tone of each scene. I hope you choose to make a full game someday because I'm really intrigued!

Oh no! All you have to do is tell him you love him and you should get the good ending. :)

Thank you, that's such a huge compliment! I'm so honored you enjoy my writing style and the way I write MCs, and that you felt Astora was crafted well enough for you to put yourself in her shoes. :) As you said, it's a personal preference, but I also prefer MCs who are relatable. I always try to write my main characters that way, so it's really nice to hear when someone enjoys the MC as much as the LIs! Thank you again for your really kind and thoughtful comment - it really made my day! - and for giving Evernight a chance! <3

Thank you so much for playing and stopping by to leave us such a kind comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed Aeden's route and I hope you enjoy the others as well. I definitely have more stories planned for the other realms of Faery! :)

Yay! I'm so happy you enjoyed it! :)

Aw, thank you so much for playing and for stopping by to leave us such a sweet comment! We're so very glad you enjoyed the game, and I'm immensely happy that you fell in love with all three romance options! :)

Thank you so much. That truly means the world to me! <3

Aw, thank you so much! We're so happy you enjoyed it and I'm so thrilled you loved Pix! They are the best. <3

Wow, thank you so much! We're so happy you loved the music and it really warms my heart that you found the GUI and backgrounds nostalgic and home-y (the GUI came together at the very last minute T_T). Aaaand YES, you're right, it was a lot of writing for a jam... I've been thinking about writing up a post-mortem about the process, just in case anyone is curious or maybe needs a few words of warning. T_T I actually injured my arm finishing the game, so as proud as I am of what we accomplished, I'm also firmly in the, "Alright, I learned my lesson, let's not try that again," camp, haha. But I'm so glad you liked all of the routes, and Aeden's especially! That you were kicking your feet to his lines just made me ridiculously happy. x3 It's a relief to know all three of them were able to stand on their own!

Character customization is something that's really important to me and I always want to include it if I can, so I'm really happy you found the results acceptable! Having more hairstyles is something I'd like to explore more in the future as well. :) The outfit changes, yes...  I like it when the MC can change clothes! Wearing her casual outfit to bed? Never! Going to a party wearing her casual outfit? Not on my watch!! But honestly, they were a very pleasant break from writing for me, which is probably why there's so many...

Thank you again for playing Evernight and for stopping in to leave such a thoughtful and sweet comment! I was so happy to read it, it really made my day. :) And I know I speak for the rest of the team when I say we're so glad you enjoyed our game!

Thank you very much! And yes, I used Irish as an inspiration for the fae language! I think the faeries probably steal words from all sorts of languages and use them as their slang, but a lot of their actual language was influenced by Irish.

Yaaay, thank you so much! We're so happy you enjoyed Evernight! It was immense fun to write in this world, and Lisa totally knocked it out of the park with her amazing soundtrack. :) I'm so glad you loved Aeden's route (an evil route with the Night Queen, oh my!!) and we appreciate you stopping by to let us know what you thought. Thank you for playing!

Wow, that's amazing! We're so happy you rate it so highly. :) Thank you so much for playing and leaving us such a kind comment! <3

Thank YOU so much for playing! We're so glad you enjoyed the story and characters (VtM <3), and we appreciate you stopping by to leave us such a kind comment! :)

Thank you so much for playing Evernight and for your kind comments! I'm really happy you enjoyed the routes and the music! Lisa did such an amazing job capturing the faerie realm and it still blows me away every time I hear her lovely tracks. :)

You're right, Evernight was made for a jam, which was amazing that we got so much done in such a short time, but also limiting. I have thought many times about expanding upon the game - from side character sprites and new filler scenes to a possible GUI revamp and even short DLC stories. [It was even suggested to me a few times to try running a small crowdfunding campaign to add CGs to the game since I'm not very good at them.] I would definitely like to expand upon this game and fill it out even more, but I want to make sure any additions are meaningful and add to the overall value of the story. I'm still working out the particulars for all the possible routes.

In the meantime, I do have other stories I want to tell in the fae realms and I've been gathering my ideas for a new game set in this universe. :) I don't want to make any promises just yet, but it's my hope to return to Faery this year!