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If you play normally, traits are permanent. You can however use the debug tool to toggle them. In "Key items" use the "Travel Sphere". Near the north-west corner there should be a set of orbs, and one of them is for toggling traits (exit from the central magic circle when you are finished).

Note that because traits are supposed to be permanent, some paths might still reference the traits even if you removed them (but you won't get new paths exclusive to the traits nor it will affect gameplay).

Thanks for reminding me, I'll make sure to add these to the walkthrough.

I thought about it, but I didn't have a good idea of what he would have to say about it, so ultimately I decided to continue without.

Glad you are having fun! :)

For the complete music sheet, you can find one half in a basement near the Queen of Hearts (you must use detect magic behind the building next to the QoH, to find an illusion, and you might need "Dispel" to erase the illusion).

The second half can be found in the slums. There is a temple there, and near the altar there are two hidden switches on the floor (you should be able to stand on one, and use "Push" to activate the other).

I misremembered, sorry: it's only available in Zanark. To gain access to the higher floor you must bring a rare book. One of the easiest ones to find is in a store at Solina's docks (save first, in case you don't want to get mind-controlled there). You must search one of the bookcases there multiple times, until you stop finding new books, and then you can ask the shop owner to buy the last book.

Bring that book to Zanark, and then you can go to the highest floor, where you can search for the chessbook (in the advanced topics).

Sorry for the late reply, I missed this message somehow. The sheet can be used in Zanark to gain access to the next floor of the library (as a rare "book" tribute, so to speak). I also have some plans to possibly use it in a small side quest.

For the book, you need access to one of the "advanced" libraries (like the royal library or Zanark) and then you can search for it there.

Do you get this error when interacting with the "solo" choices in your bed? If so, I am afraid you'll have to wait until the next update to see this fixed.

No problem, I hope you'll enjoy the game! ^_^

You must install the RTP (it's also linked at the bottom of the game's page, but here's the link):

https://s3.amazonaws.com/degica-downloads/RPGVXAce_RTP.zip

He tells you when you speak to him, but you simply need to organize them
in alphabetical order.

Thanks! I might have to finish the scenes list after 1.0 while I develop my next game (there are a lot of undocumented scenes), but I hope to get it all sorted out eventually.

This is also in the walkthrough:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16XOUX_KXz800cLQ7VledpazkEZjviWRPpXzR3iswfmE/...

Just search for the name of the quest, since you already know it.

You can find the solution in the walkthrough (CTRL+F for "Cow-rustling" if you can't find the right section):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16XOUX_KXz800cLQ7VledpazkEZjviWRPpXzR3iswfmE/...

The walkthrough is linked in the game folder, and it's basically 99% complete. If you do find something missing, though, don't hesitate to ask me!

I liked writing the scenes, but I am not sure if I have any other ideas for it. It's something I might explore again if I don't have anything else to write about, though.

You are right: it mentions that the warehouse is in Rahib above, but then says to go to Tarkas in the step-by-step section, sorry about that.

It's in the second temple. If you check the walkthrough, you can find the releveant section here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16XOUX_KXz800cLQ7VledpazkEZjviWRPpXzR3iswfmE/...

It's the section titled "Puzzle 02 (optional)".

If you have the painting at home, interacting with it has a 50% chance to trigger another scene. That's repeatable and it's the last scene in that series.

There are ways to boost will or int (studying at libraries increases INT 
and training with Carla at the bazaar past will increase your WIL after you max out your HP bonus, for example), however inhibitions only ever go down.

You can use the debug tool (named "travel sphere") and inside the room you are teleported to there are a few colored globes you can interact with to change Erica's stats, but there is no proper in-game way to raise INH.

If he helps you too many times, it changes how one of the quests work out. Specifically, when you go to Tarisa and track down the exorcists, they'll be on guard and (temporarily) capture you.

I appreciate the offer, but outside of things like art and music I do everything myself, and I am not currently looking for help. Besides, this one is close to being finished anyway.

This version of RPG Maker is pretty old, and doesn't natively support Android, unfortunately. It's possible to get it to run using a program called "Joiplay". There are some extra steps involved because it needs the RTP as well, but basically it's possible to play this on Android, however it's something the players must do on their own.

You can go full screen with ALT+Enter or you can cycle a few options with F5 and F6. Note that the game's resolution is pretty low, so going full screen is going to make this more obvious.

Hypnosis/mind control is the most prevalent fetish, so I guess the answer would be several hours. I don't have an exact count, but I'd be surprised if the scenes with mind control are below100.

I'll cure you guys of your Skyrim addiction!!! Once I finish looting this random cave...

We'll see what I come up with. As I said, the bet size reduction I already did might be enough, so people can still grind a little, they just hit diminishing returns sooner. I am not really worried about balance in a single-player game, so long as it's not something completely abusable.

Well, there are always ways to limit how much money one can make through gambling grinding alone: as I mentioned, I reduced the max size of the bet, which might already be enough, if not too much. There are other approaches too: you mentioned an idea I had with Sonya "nudging" you into stopping for the night, or limiting the bet size further but increasing it with each consecutive win in a session, so that you actually need some luck and can't just save-scum your way into riches too smoothly.

It's also worth mentioning that you shouldn't really need to grind to begin with, and if that's the case I can always tweak quest rewards upward, or add more money/treasure to find around the world, instead. Do let me know if some quests felt too stingy or if there is something that is priced too high.

No problem, I didn't see it as a criticism at all. Everyone is naturally curious about that sort of stuff for a game that is in active development. If I sound defensive, it's just because I was hoping to have Caliross finished quite a while ago, so it stings a little that I haven't been able to wrap things up.

Glad you had fun with it. Yes, I'd like to have something more for chapter 4 and 5, that's one of the last things I have on my list of things to do.

You are right that I should change either the library entry or the tablets a little (I added the library after the temple, and I must have gotten a little overzealous with sharing some details, especially the Byr connection, so I'll remove that reference and make things less obvious/wrong). You gotta put yourself into Erica's shoes, though: she wouldn't be very willing to believe she descends from demons. Also, wars are fought all the time (I don't think the tablets refer specifically to humans as the enemy), so there should still be some ambiguity. Maybe I'll add more references to wars with and among other species, to muddy the water. XD

I was originally planning to add a couple of islands with a town/village for each, but this is one of the things getting cut for now. If I ever revisit Caliross with a "DLC" post 1.0, this is one of the things I'll likely add.

Yeah, I need to update the walkthrough (it's a bit hard to find the time, as it takes away from development).

Beatrix can be found at the pub, next to the Queen of Hearts (she sits at the corner). If you are a cowgirl she sends you away, though (the cowgirl "modifications" make your blood unappetizing to her).

There is one special item you can get from the old man at the Bazaar if you have Jin as your slave, but I never actually implemented the special orders, maybe I should remove it from the dialogue options.

Maybe you are referring to an apartment? In the apartment building there is one area you can enter as mouse (I don't remember any houses which require a mouse transformation in the residential district).

Free shapeshifting would be too much work to implement, given how RPG Maker works: it's the kind of stuff you either plan for at the start of the game, and then it's "just" a lot of effort, but it's actually almost impossible to pull off this late into development. Plus, revealing everything about the shapeshifters is actually a bad idea, believe me! XD

The game is almost finished, it's just that the last couple of years have been a mess: people voted for an extension over the basic 1.0 plan I had, and not only it took longer than I expected to implement most of it, I also kept having health issues which slowed things down. Scope/feature creep hasn't helped either. XD

In theory, we should be a few months away from completing the game. I'll try to be more aggressive in trimming down my plans for the game, but I have been wrong several times before, so calling a date now feels wrong.

Also, it's worth noting that the main questline is complete, and you can already "finish the game", so to speak.

You can do the quest even with the trait. Check the walkthrough in case you missed something.

To update the game, just download the latest installer or the .7z archive and extract it as normal. Make sure to copy your saves from the previous version folder to the new one, if you don't want to start over. You should also copy-paste the "MyProject" folder if you want to keep your settings.

You just need to examine the dress of the blonde girl sitting with the blue-haired girl to progress. I know that it might seem silly (since the color is visible) but you can imagine this as making certain she isn't wearing a different color underneath, for example. Anyway, the scene progresses as soon as you do that and back out of the conversation, so you can continue without worries. ^_^

Did you download and install the RTP? It's a set of graphic files and more that you install separately (to keep future downloads of the game smaller, and if other games use it, it works for those games as well).

https://s3.amazonaws.com/degica-downloads/RPGVXAce_RTP.zip

I have heard about this happening very rarely. The most common cause I know of is if you try to save when the game's folder is located in a restricted folder on the PC (like "windows" or "program files"), and another one can be if the folder got set to "read only" somehow. More rarely, if a script got added/changed and you load an old save, sometimes things can go wrong too (but I don't think I changed any scripts in recent months).

Basically, it's a freak accident and more often than not it's not an issue with the game itself, so sadly I can't really "fix" it.

Patreon was reviewing the page for "sexual content" (basically, they don't like explicit stuff on public pages). They told me to rewrite it (without specifying what's wrong, of course) and now they are taking their sweet time to evaluate if my changes are good enough.

In the meantime, you can check this google doc for the changes.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BSFE8PFVDxFhcMVwgND7yG7A0o21iC7lmIs3e1V7S8U/...

I might make this the default, to avoid similar issues in the future, but I'll wait a little longer to see if I can go back to using the old page first.

Yeah, I don't think you can do it directly from the comments. The best way would be to upload the file somewhere like mega, dropbox or mediafire, and then send me the link.

I have already tweaked things so the maximum bet now is 999G, I'll see if I can think of something "on brand" for the QoH to get you to stop playing (like, they offer you free drinks until you get drunk, and if you refuse maybe Sonya talks you into it after a few more bets).

Could you send me your savefile? I might have to take a look myself. Remember, there are 4 girls to keep track of.

Hey there, glad you are enjoying the game!

What if I limit the maximum bet size a little more, just to keep the situation from spiraling out? Grinding becomes less worthwhile if I increase the necessary time by 10 or 100. I might also add a "soft cap" by manipulating the odds after a certain threshold for the day. I didn't do it before because I felt like the game gave enough money anyway, but we players tend to min/max wherever we can.

You are likely not stuck, but you must make sure to fully exclude all potential candidates, by having a "full profile" for all of them, even if logically you can already tell who's the one to convince. Since Navarra's powers aren't perfect, she wants to be sure you know as much as you can before you act.

The other possibility is that one of the third party scripts messed up. I have one to store variables outside of savefiles, and I have noticed it rarely, and seemingly at random, messes with variables it isn't supposed to interact with, maybe that's the issue (as it "remembered" the time you received the message in the previous save).

Deleting the "MyProject" folder can fix those issues, but it's probably not worth the effort at this point (and it's not guaranteed that's the problem to begin with).

The good news is that if you just re-read the message of congratulations from Duke Kito, the unread mail "alert" goes away.

Did you use the debug tool to skip parts of the noble path? That's one possible reason I can think of for this to happen.

Totally understandable. XD