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Reached the end of current content (hopefully we’ll have a side quest break soon; there hasn’t been one since the start of Chapter 5 I don’t think…); if I feel like trying again I’ll see if I can replicate it.

Good to hear! No worries; maybe sub-chapter skips in line with the headings in the walk-through? This game is a deliciously slow burn but that also means it takes - time - to get to certain content you may wish to try differently.

I’d removed the dodgy files and saves not long after I posted; if something like this happens again I’ll let you know~

It took an embarrassing amount of time to understand why my own application of the hint was incorrect, especially as it fit with most of the in-game hints.

As extra clues:

Hey repoke, while it's still early in development what are your plans for bringing something of your own to the game?

There seems to be some potential with the training mechanic, but if you're using both "passage generation AI tools" and genn'd art then all that's left is the game design. Twine games are capable of a lot, and I see you've got something in the training mechanic that could be built on but as it currently is, that's not enough to make me feel like this wasn't a waste of my own time to play.

I must recommend in the strongest of terms you don't publish text given to you from a generated story writer as is. The quality is frankly atrocious and reflects poorly on the game overall and you. If you are absolutely lost for ideas and wish to use those passages as a starting point for your own writing then by all means! If you choose to rely on a generator to give you a rough outline or even simple bullet points and then you write a story on your own from that; that's actually slightly better!

If English isn't your first language or something you're confident in, a project like this is the perfect opportunity to practise your writing. All those games you've listed as your favourites, I understand they're all original writing, so please take inspiration from their writing / development styles too! Partner up with someone else if you want! Just, while it's still early, - please - reconsider how you approach this.

Else to be blunt: If you can't be bothered to write the game yourself, I cannot be bothered to read it.

One other thing I wanted to check; is there a status / situation where you can't target an ally with a heal / buff skill when previously you could?

Especially around the Chapter 3-2 battles (but not only), there were a few times where I went to use a heal skill and found I was locked to only one target. Haven't noticed it in recent chapters, might be something to do with lower tier'd classes??

Minor issue with the patch files; updating to 0.14.2 from 0.14.1; I couldn't trigger the scene in chapter 6 where after completing one of the four switch puzzles the effect of the switch would be triggered.
In the end I realised I'd done a goof, rolled back a save, tried again, then re-downloaded 0.14.2 from here and that worked.

(To cite the part in the walk-through: (ch6 p109 "Continuing the Story")

- After the first area, you’ll get a short scene about needing to return to the main area. 

-> doable

- Once you do, you’ll be automatically placed into a scene that’ll bring back [spoiler] and open up a [spoiler] to explore and finish.

-> doesn't trigger if manually patching from 0.14.1)

As of v7 1/2, I'm loving the QoL improvements; thanks for listening and adding feedback so readily! (Small wonder I couldn't get the grilled cheese to work before, it turns out it needed the furnace!)

Had this come up when crafting the ultimate sandwich, using a tectonic press placed in the release version; destroying and replacing the press fixed the issue:

############################################################################################
ERROR in
action number 1
of  Step Event0
for object obj_structure_tectonic_press:
Push :: Execution Error - Variable Index [7] out of range [7] - -1.structure_recipes_result(100721,7)
at gml_Object_obj_structure_tectonic_press_Step_0
############################################################################################
gml_Object_obj_structure_tectonic_press_Step_0 (line -1)

Clicking randomly around the recipe book in the lower left of a recipe will sometimes give this error:

___________________________________________
############################################################################################
ERROR in
action number 1
of Mouse Event for Left Pressed
for object obj_item_book:
Push :: Execution Error - Variable Index [0] out of range [0] - -9.made_into(100971,0)
at gml_Object_obj_item_book_Mouse_4
############################################################################################
gml_Object_obj_item_book_Mouse_4 (line -1)

Otherwise I finally had time to make at least one of everything; next time I'm looking forward to starting new where ores are much closer to the goddess!

The concept is there but some of the automation is really rough to get your head around.

If you get the chance, some QoL features would do this game wonders:

• Let funnels / logistics buildings snap to others (fiddling with near pixels is painful at best)
• Let us toggle the transparency of large buildings so we can work behind them / connect things to their north edge
• Give Miners a footprint larger than their ore source, so you can connect to them from more than two sides
• A short tutorial that explains the basic progression / what unlocks what. How to use Funnels and belts would be excellent!
• Optional Dash / let the engineer be moved by conveyors
• Dialog boxes that persist, rather than having to right click the NPC each time and then navigate on to the next answer.
• Let logistics buildings ignore collision with items (on conveyor belts) when being placed, let gates face up/down
• Remember the style of building (/ length of conveyor) last placed if you set down / run out of placeable items

Only had two bugs with the game:

• Placing a display board with a Sterling engine as a source would crash the game
• The recipe for Grilled Cheese Sandwich may be missing a toggle for it's up / down arrows. I couldn't make it with two puffy bread, thicc butter and soft cheese, but I also see that sturdy paste can be made into it so that seems like something off.

Overall this has clearly been made with a lot of love. The modifier + mouse click scheme took a while to get used to but it works well enough, especially once you learn that space+click can remove buildings.

WG game devs are honestly something else... amazing.

Happened again after recruiting Sonia. "Failed to load img/pictures/Angel_5.png".

Copied angel_3.rpgmvp as angel_5.rpgvmp and it worked again.

Also during her introduction scene at the Mansion, it kept complaining that it failed to load People3_6.png, but only blocked the game afterwards.

A copy of Sonia_1.rpgmvp to People3_6.png fixed that.

Edit: ...which is quite funny since it seems that was supposed to be the head butler. Hahahaaha....

Edit2: Visiting upstairs, same problem now with "Maid_1.png" and then "Maid_5.png"

Here's a few of the more broken ones I noticed; great game so far!

• Game threw an error saying something like 'couldn't load "seeds-of-destiny-win\SoD\www\img\faces\ Blacksmith Husband.png" when I tried to access crafting for the first time.
  • Workaround: Copy "Blacksmith Husband.rpgmvp" to "$Blacksmith Husband.rpgmvp"
• After ~215 power, Leah doesn't have the birth option again. Nor does Valorie seem to after her trials.
  • Workaround: If Power exceeds ~215, visit the Demon Nursery to reset
  • Additionally, Purification abilities are inconsistently applied for Valorie and Sanu.
    • For instance, only Leah can purify Succubi at the Demon Nursery, while they both can purify Ghosts under the Mansion.
    • I believe if one warps to the fairy forest, all three party members can purify Corrupted Fae, this being before Sanu has met the Goddess.
• In the Pharoh Queen's mines, scrap planks have no collision and may be stepped into. However you then cannot leave the tile.
  • Workaround: Load an earlier save, or use a save-editor manually edit the x and y positions of your party if you haven't saved in a very long time. >_>
  • I was caught around (8,48) and edited the save to put the party at (9,49), but it seems common to other similar tiles too.
  • This is for the second spirit gate puzzle.
• It's possible to soft-lock the Bastet fight by each character using 'Summon Neko Spirits' on the same turn.

If I'm seeing such Collision bugs, I'm going to guess I'm nearing the end of the current content? So far it's been a very high quality experience and I'm looking forward to seeing how the story winds up!