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Hello again and thank you for the recommendations and references for learning material! I always have room for improvement, I'll do my best to learn and polish my writing skills!

However, I'll have to draw the line about NSFW content >///< I'm too embarrassed to write them--heck I even sometimes still blush when writing fluffy scenes, so... yep, maybe not for me.

And, ah, I see that our knowledge about hell is different. It might have something to do with my country having diverse beliefs and I get to hear more things about it. So let me share with you: (of course, my knowledge is also limited & might be flawed so take it with a grain of salt, you might want to make your own research!)

- in Islam, hell is a place where we will suffer physically and spiritually. The punishment differs depending on our sins. For example, if we do sin with our mouth, our tongue will be pulled out/hammered with iron nails/cut off depending on the severity. Then the tongue will regenerate & the punishment will repeat. If we do fraud/steal with our hands, our hands will be cut off with dull swords and then it will regenerate. The same happens with other body parts... rapists will have a hot iron pole inserted from below and they will suffer a slow death before repeating it again. The most severe is probably getting thrown into a lava lake & we can feel our skin/organs melting while we struggle to swim to the shore. we will revive and the torture begins anew. Meanwhile, those who commit suicide will repeat their moment of death in a loop.

the interesting part is each of the sinners will have an attendant/torturer and they will have our face. I'm not sure what they symbolize but maybe to remind us that we did this to ourself? Oh, there are 7 layers of hell if you're wondering how big hell is according to Islam

- in Buddhism, they believe in reincarnation. All of us will drink forgetful soup before jumping into different lakes of reincarnation. We can become a tree/insect/animals/human again depending on our karma. It also decides whether we'll have good luck or bad luck in our next lifetime. I'm not sure whether there's an end or not, but maybe we reincarnate until we achieve enlightment and ascend? (like the Buddha story)

There are quite a lot of similarities about Hell if I read chinese/japanese novels though. It's all mixed up but the punishment part is similar except from the bible which is a little vague. But at least, now you can probably imagine the punishment.

As for why the Devil is doing God's bidding (torturing sinners), who knows? maybe he just enjoys it, because he's Lucifer. I mean, he is essentially also the prisoner of Hell (because he rebelled & got thrown down), not its ruler who follows God's commands; his actions within Hell might be driven by his own desire to cause suffering and tempt others, not by God's will. 

in any case, what Heaven and Hell truly is will be different since we have different beliefs. I like to think the different Gods/Demons all exist lol (how else can they monitor the millions and millions of humans). Maybe Buddha & Jesus are drinking tea together right now along with the other small Gods or whatnot lol. And then, we will simply be judged according to what belief we have after death.

Jokes aside, I enjoy our exchange of knowledge. I will continue to make visual novels slowly while also trying to survive my office job :') so I hope to see you around!

xoxo, 

SweetChiel

Aaah, I think I know what you mean!
I've seen games with MC that depends on your choice, she/he can lean more toward Evil or Good. Unfortunately, I've never played one (my choices are limited back then because I can't buy paid ones, only play free ones >_<;)

And I think it will be difficult for me to write the Evil route, because honestly, I'm more inclined to write fluffy romance/comedy, my limit is to write angst/bad ends/dark fairy-tales 😂 I do appreciate the input though! I like the idea of writing more short bad ends if the reader choose a wrong option. (I did this with the Antagonist route in "Nusantara: Bermuda Triangle" and I think I can improve it some more thanks to your feedback. The readers will just have to save more often lol)

As for Hell...
I'm sure everyone have their own thoughts/opinion regarding matters about Hell or Demons. For me, I'm not keen about  the idea of joining Hell--I mean, is Satan even recruiting? Are we evil enough/interesting enough for him to let us join him? The biggest chance is He'll just throw us to the fire and forget about us while we're tortured/paying for our 'insignificant' sins.

Once again, thank you for sparing some time to write me so much review~

Hi, Raven!
Thanks for the feedback~ one of the reasons why the choices are limited is because I try to focus on the main plot. Too many sub-plot might distract the reader >_<

And nope, no kicking the bird! x'D
She's the Goddess' servant, are you not scared of divine retribution lol. I try to make the MC to have a positive attitude/energy as much as I could, who knows, maybe it could affect us in real lives. Of course, you'll see she's not some pushover either in Reksa's route.

And yes, you can romance the mysterious lizard (you mean Reksa, right?)
Sadly, Purba is not available to woo. I understand why quite a number of people want to roomance him tho

As for the reason why you're stuck with Mitra, it's because his route is the easiest.
So the difficulty level would be: Mitra (easy), Reksa (medium), Rama (hard)

Here's a walkthrough for you if you want to collect all CG~ (click & drag your mouse through the white space)
https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=36095

Good luck & have fun~

Thank you, Elseth!
Yes, I'm having rough work days--the adaptation period has always been the hardest, but it should be better once I figure out what artstyle the client wants--I hope I can have some free time soon so I can start working on my own project T_T

Thank you as always for visiting me, ~Y U U~! QuQ
work is rough, the adaptation period has always been the toughest, but here's hoping I'll be able to adjust quickly so I can do my own project soon T^T

That is a good question, Ezer! 

I once considered to give readers the option to be a woman/man MC, but there are a couple of things I considered:

1.) I don't know how to program it 😅 I also don't know how the codes work with grammar (if MC is woman will use 'she', if man will use 'he').

2.) a man and woman will have different reactions so the codes, again, will be more complicated (from what I know, a man will have more logic based choices, while a woman will often go with her heart/emotion-based choices). 

3.) the romance options will also be affected since the MC can be female/male. I imagine there will be at least 1 female love interest. Now don't get me wrong, I respect LGBT, but I prefer making male love interests 💖 

4.) the CGs will also be more complicated since this means I will need to make 2 versions each (1 for male MC & 1 for female MC). That is too much work for me as a solo gamedev Q_Q

With all those things considered, I chose to stay making female MC and I don't think it'll change >_<; thanks for asking though!

Aww, thank you as always for visiting, ~Y U U~! ^///^
You too, I hope you're doing great over there <3

Hi, Sazura! I'm glad to see you're enjoying the update!
And thanks for being so understanding QuQ I'll do my best to update like usual, but if I don't have any specific/a good amount of update, maybe I'll write less or update every 2 weeks? ^^; 

I think I'm leaning towards writing less but still 1 update perweek, just to stay in contact with you lovelies <3

And I've taken note that a lot of you want more Indonesian culture! I'm very flattered, I honestly didn't expect my culture to be so well-received by all of you QuQ I'm touched and feel all warm now. The good news is I have a friend who is more adept/have more knowledge about indonesian culture than I do, so let me consult her and expect some good news! ^.^)/

I'm glad to hear you like the mindmap! 
I also see that many of you would like to see more indonesian culture/something different than the usual European/western--I'm definitely taking note of that! The good news is I have a friend who is more adept/have more knowledge about indonesian culture than I do, so let me consult her and see if I can cook up something for you! -^.^)/

Ahh, thank you for the love! I honestly didn't expect my culture to be so well-received by all of you QuQ I'm touched and feel all warm now. The good news is I have a friend who is more adept/have more knowledge about indonesian culture than I do, so let me consult her and expect some good news! ^.^)/

Hello Mari867! Thank you for giving my VN a chance and congrats on finishing it! 🥳

I'm glad to hear you're thoroughly enjoyed yourself! As for the 4th out of 5 antagonist CG... I checked and it seems that I made a small mistake with the coding and it didn't appear ^^; I'll update the file ASAP!

*SPOILER ALERT*

If you're curious, it's a variation where the shadow hands disappeared, leaving only the Gems & Kaiden looking bewildered (leading up to good end)

Thank you for notifying me of this error! *Bows*

Update: the build 1.4.5 is live now! The CG is at its proper place (after solving the last, hardest puzzle in antagonist route) error should be fixed ^.^)/

lol, patriotism at its finest x'D
I will torture myself drawing detailed backgrounds either way so they're the same for me! I'm fine either way! 😂

maybe because of the name Grace? x'D
lol, thanks for dropping by, Lazy cat!

Hi, jwatland! Thank you for asking!

Itch.io and Steam are different platforms so you'll need to repurchase if you want to play on Steam ^.^)/ the only difference is the achievement system, otherwise, the game is the same so it's a matter of your preference~

Hi, Mishira! congrats on finishing all the routes and thank you so much for the feedback! ^///^

I'm glad to see you've enjoyed yourself <3 thank you for the support and for loving my boys >///< 

The endings do have a considerable time skip and I thought the readers would've enjoyed to insert their own imaginations here, but I see that's not true! So thank you for bringing this to my attention ^.^)/ I'll take note and do my best to improve the epilogues--maybe a bit more detail & description, or one more scene to give it a nicer finish

Unfortunately, I have a habit of "once I close a book, it ends" so no DLC unfortunately Q_Q
I prefer to use more time to develop my next project, so I can only apologize if you want a DLC or smth more about the antagonist >_<; *bows*

Once again, thank you for your support! Stay tuned for my next project's details!
xoxo,

SweetChiel

Wow, you're very thorough!  Thank you for asking X'D

**SPOILERS ALERT**

So yes, while the merchants often advertise their rice to be from spring village, it's not necessarily true. It could've been from other places, but because Spring Village's popularity is high, they borrowed the name just so they can sell better 😂

Another answer (a darker one): since the antagonist had hypnotized the Autumn villagers early, the merchants would've obtained rice somewhere else and thought they had obtained it from the Spring Village. Because it's the "routine" they had in their memories. 

As for the Dryads, yes they're a very reclusive tribe and history hasn't been kind to them. Now, the survivors are either asleep now in their own trees in the forest or just live in hiding.

As for Rama... Before I answer this, have you played Winged Ones? X'D I'll try to give a spoilerless answer: Yes, out of the other bachelors, he needed Tamara the most. 

I tried that once already and still no luck 😂 I think there's a wrong variable or smth, somewhere that I didn't catch but I swear I checked the code for combat and it looks fine, just like the other 2 tasks

Hi, sherkin! Thanks for asking!
Actually, the auto saves are there--if you go to the Load screen, you see there's a "<< 1 2 3 4 5 >>" icons right? If you're on page 1 and click the "<<" icon, you'll be directed to the auto save files!

you can also use the ">>" icon to go more than 10 pages. I like to think of this as a hidden function that users can discover by themselves--but my bad ^^;

As for the Antagonist route, once you get all 3 good endings, the mirrors should turn clear on the main menu and a black mirror will appear. Once this happens, just click on "New Game". You'll notice there are suble differences and you acn now pick the Black Mirror! this means you've unlocked the Antagonist route! But of course, if you choose the other mirrors, you'll be directed to the main 3 routes.

As for what mirror to choose in the beginning... you can choose whatever you want! It won't lock you to a bachelor so early, but if you want to pick the antagonist route, you MUST choose the Black Mirror. It's the hardest route of them all so I suggest to save often~ ^.^)/

Hi, sherkin! Noted and I apologize for the discomfort! T_T
I still can't find the code that's causing this error so this is going to be an ongoing problem until I can find the dang code line that caused this

Yes, I agree. It would've been nice if I have second opinion/another programmer that can check my codes--are you also Indonesian? O_O if yes, can you please add me on discord? My username is sweetchiel 

I'd really love to have your help, maybe for my next project if I encounter another similar problem! ^.^)/

Ah, yes, a few people also have encountered that bug but strangely enough, I can't seem to encounter that bug no matter what I do x_x I can't fix it if I don't know what's wrong with it, so... my apologies!

Fortunately, it's a minor bug and it doesn't affect anything--I'm glad to hear you're enjoying yourself though! Take your time and if you need me, I'm here! ^.^)/

Hi, KetsuGames!
You can send me the grammar mistakes to my email: sweetchielvnp@gmail.com

Thank you for your support and love! ^///^

Thank you, Mishira!
Take your time~ I will be here if you need me! x'D

Speaking of my next project, I'm going to put up a poll on today's update! You can help me decide which project I'll be making next ^.^)/

You're welcome as always, ~Y U U~!
I'm finally done with Steam so all is good! I just wish I have more energy these days @@

Thank you very much, Alice Gone Mad! ^///^
Oh dear, the years I spent is nothing compared to the patience and everlasting support from all of you! Q_Q And don't worry, you didn't miss anything! Bermuda and I will always be here, so take your time! Don't hesitate to ask/give me critiques later <3 I do hope I reach your expectations but I always strive to learn to be better! 

On a more serious note, I will put up a poll on today's update! You can help me decide what my next project will be so stay tuned~

Thanks again for coming out to show me your love and support, Alive Gone Mad >///<

Awww, thank you and congrats on finishing the game, littlegal100! >///<
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed yourself--don't hesitate to tell me if you have any critiques! I always appreciate the thought & want to improve myself to be better <3

Thanks, yohanlove!
I love you too! I'm only able to proudly stand here because so many people believes in me! Q_Q It took years--all of you must have the patience of saints... I feel like the luckiest person in the world <3

Thank you so much, sherkin! ^///^

Update: After waiting for a little more than a day, the SMS cooldown is done! I still didn't receive any SMS from Steam tho, but it worked when I changed into a new number... (thank goodness I have 2 phones!) 

I don't know what Steam's problem with my old phone number, but hey, at least everything is OK now and the walkthrough is LIVE on Steam! -^.^)/ thank you for your support and patience, littlegal100!

You're welcome!
Come to me if you ever get into any trouble or encounter an error! ^.^)/

Hi again, littlegal100!
So I tried to update the Steam game build with the Walkthrough DLC (to test before preparing to publish), there's an error with the SMS authentication message... I didn't receive any message & when I kept trying, I seem to hit a rate limit from making too many attempts in a short period. Steam support said I need to wait for the cooldown period to finish, I don't know how long, so I think it'll take a while until I can release the Walkthrough DLC :'(

I'm crossing my fingers! Steam has become more strict--I hope you can wait. If not, I hope you'll be able to solve the issue with PayPal & go with the itch.io version!
xoxo,

SweetChiel

Thank you as always ~Y U U~ <3
I'm going to work on the walkthrough DLC now, but everything seems like they're on the right track! Cheers! Let's continue to work hard >:D

Thanks, whalie! It's all thanks to you and the the beta testers that I'm able to release it quickly! ^///^ 
I was also a little stressed with the DLC (got an error where it doesn't appear, but it's solved now!)

Of course it's OK, littlegal100!
I was having a little problem with the Artbook DLC last week, but it's OK now, I'll work on making the walkthrough available on Steam :D

Congrats on finishing the game and thank you for taking the time to answer my questions, vmpbites! ^///^
I'm so happy to see people are still coming to play my game!

1. I see Mitra and Reksa are still the most popular picks. It's understandable though since they're very lovable and don't worry, you're not the only one who is having a hard time getting Rama's Good End x'D I remember there are a handful of people who asks for a guide/walkthrough because they can't unlock the good end! In any case, thank you for loving my boys <3

2. Thank you! I have a soft spot for fairytales/folklores, so I'm glad to hear you enjoy it. You can expect more rustic/painted designs from me in the future ;)

3. Ah you got me there >_<; back then, I was quite lazy with designing GUIs. The first version I made with Novelty was better, but when I moved on to Ren'Py, I remember having a hard time with it and in the end, I kinda gave up and went with the basic design Ren'Py provided :')) so please excuse me. I still have a lot to learn with GUIs, but Bermuda's design is better though! 

4. Extra scenes & CGs for side characters? I will take note and take it into consideration, but for CGs, I will probably prioritize CGs for the bachelors--Bermuda had some CGs with NPCs/side character, but not much. I originally planned a lot more CGs for them but I had to be selective since I want to have the right number of them >_< not too much and not too little. This is a tricky problem that I still struggle with sometimes but I'll try to keep becoming better! 

Once again, I'd like to thank you for giving me this review, vmpbitez! ^.^)/
I'm always thankful for any feedback I get--Hopefully, I will become better and better. If you'd like, you can try my 2nd Project called "Nusantara: Bermuda Triangle" and see if I have improved? It's at least thrice longer than Winged Ones tho so take your time and have fun~

I hope to see you again in the future!
xoxo,

SweetChiel

OK, Jada.jpeg! You're just in time for the last steam key 😁 I will send the email now along with the instructions!

Hi, Callista! You can ask me by emailing:
sweetchielvnp@gmail.com! Maybe it was an old email/typo? I'm not sure but I'll be waiting for your email <3

Hi, Yukina4evr!
Thank you for the kind words & intentions! Do you know what is the Mac OS of your friend's macbook? I mean, year of production? I'm trying to collect datas from different years, 2020 Macbook Pro/M1 is already done~

Hello, ~Y U U~!
I've never been so busy before! I ran around back and forth between Steam & looking for beta testers x'D 

But yes, I'm happy with how things are going--I've resubmitted the game build review (with lots of screenshots I gained from beta testers & permissions from music composers)

Now, I'm crossing my fingers again >_< Steam, please accept my love & approve Bermuda!

Thank you so much for the info, thevaly!
I'm really happy to see the game is working well! I just need one more screenshot from you (the example is in the replied email) <3