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Hey there! Sorry, we did want to do a Mac version, but our engine provider removed Mac support in an update, which currently prevents us from doing so. If we ever have a publisher in the future for a "bigger" version of the game, we want to look into it again, but we have timetable for this at present.

Hi there,

There currently aren't any plans to update the browser version, it's considered "complete". Can I ask what kind of update you're expecting?

Hi there! Sorry, I'll add some info the page about this - no, you don't need to play this game at all for NALE plot reasons. It's set in the same universe but it's really just for fun.

Hi there! Can you give me a bit more detail about where you are in the case? (are you playing the demo, or the full game?)

The music is licensed from various sources; asset packs etc., so some of the music may have been in other games if those creators licensed the same assets. Thanks for the interest!

Hi there, if you check out the "Season One" release, that's a collection of all existing content - you should find that's reduced to the price of the old Chapter 3 release on its own. 👍

hi, you can hit F4 while the game is running 👍

Sorry but this might require more support than I can easily give here; do you have discord? We have server:

https://discord.gg/YyH5Ksa

There's a user category on there of "NALE Linux Testers"; I'm sure someone will be able to help you out.

Hi there! Yeah, the Linux version contains a version of the Windows EXE also, because Windows is our reference platform.

The file you're looking for is called "nw" (no extension) that's the executable for Linux.

Hi there; apologies but I've never seen this error before. You may want to try running the game as an administrator.

Thanks for posting this! We're aware of this problem; it's performance-related.

It affects people on certain hardware configurations. Some people might see it 1-in-100 times, others see it every time. On the whole only a relatively small number of people ever see it.

Glad you were able to get through! We're still investigating the problem; it's difficult because I never see this on my own computer, so a few people are giving me info about where it occurs for them.

Hi there; can you please contact us via discord? Link's on the game page.

https://tanuki-sama-studios.itch.io/nale

We would like Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One to be part of the bundle.

Hey, where are you stuck?

Ah whoops, apologies! Will do that immediately.

Earlier this week, we brought the much-enhanced v5 version of Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle Season One back here to itch.io.

However, at the time, the demo was too large to release as a webgame, so we've spent a few days cutting it down to size, and now it's available to play:

https://tanuki-sama-studios.itch.io/nina-aquila-legal-eagle-season-one-demo

Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle is a series of courtroom adventure games, the first of which launched here on itchio in late-2018. We continued the game episodically, adding two large additional chapters that were released as paid-for games, and this year we rolled all the existing content together into Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One, which has released on Steam for Windows/Linux/Steam Deck, and now here on Itchio.

Oh wow, thanks for pointing this out! Copy-paste fail.

There are actually 2 offers; people who only own C2 get a big reduction in cost, and people who own C2&3 get a 100% reduction (as they essentially own the content already) - so we just forgot to edit the description.

Nina returns to itchio in this new release, that rolls together the older episodic content into one game!

This has numerous enhancements over the older releases, including improved art, Linux support and more.

Check it out below:

https://tanuki-sama-studios.itch.io/nina-aquila-legal-eagle-season-one

Please report any issues you encounter with the game here.

Hey, what are the full usage terms for these?

That's totally fine!

Thanks for digging that out! I'll go in the credits in our next update. I hadn't realised as it isn't in the EULA present on Steam, or stated in the store description. Still, easily fixed.

Thanks! Can you point to where it says this in the EULA? I looked through the terms and didn't see it, but I can modify my credits in my next update.

Thanks! The music came from a resource pack of royalty-free music. I'm uncertain of which specific pack at present, though.

=== Known Issues ===

Hey all, please reply here with any issues you observe!

• Class A
  • It's possible to end up in a state where the "WAVE COMPLETE" screen doesn't disappear after finishing a wave; cause presently unknown will investigate
• Class B
• Class C

Hey, do you have any intention to format these in the manner expected by the RPG Maker family? Right now, they aren't, and while the art is wonderful, it would be a lot of work to make best use of them.

That's great! It was really rare, but we did run into a few people who saw much more of it. We have to assume it's a hardware thing.

It was difficult to fix because it practically never happens on my development machine (like maybe once in ~10 playthroughs of the entire game).

Hi there,

During cross-examinations in court, you should be able to get to the menu using the "OPEN MENU" command.

However, much of NALE Chapter 1 is effectively one long interactive cutscene. It's only about half an hour, though, so generally people play it in one sitting.

If you need to skip through (like you have to restart) you can hold Pg-Dn to skip through text.

Chapters 2 and 3 work very differently, because they have walk-around segments interspersed with the court cases.

Hey, we're really sorry to hear you're having this problem.

It took a lot of investigation, but we did actually manage to find the source of the problem, and it's related to how the game runs on certain hardware configurations.

We'd really like to make this up to you; could you contact us via email? Please message us at tanukisamastudios AT gmail.com.

Thanks for trying the first game!

Yes, Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One on Steam will comprise the three chapters that have so-far been released on itch, with the addition of new content & features, such as improved art, user interface & steam achievements.

In terms of Steam keys, we won't be providing everyone who owns the existing games free keys, but we will have opportunities to reward longtime supporters with free keys closer to release, so people can start playing on day-1. If you want to get in on that, as itch lacks any kind of messaging system, we strongly recommend joining the NALE Discord and/or following us on Twitter. We're still working out exactly how launch is going to work, so there'll be updates closer to the time.

Also, we recommend you subscribe to the game's mailing list to be kept aware of announcements near launch.

Just for full transparency, we will be patching Chapters 1-3 on itchio some time after the Steam launch; these patches will bring over some of the QoL fixes made that improve the Steam version, but not everything; e.g. the improved art will remain a Season One exclusive, and things like Steam Achievements simply don't transfer.

In terms of whether this means you should buy the chapters now or later, that's totally up to you. From our perspective, NALE isn't crowdfunded and doesn't take donations; the game is entirely funded by sales and the merch store, so we appreciate it when fans buy the game through any channel. So if you really must see the continuation of Nina's adventures right now, the chapters are still available, or you can hold off for the definitive release later in the year.

Whatever you decide, we hope that you have a great time when you get to play through Chapters 2 and 3!

Hey, question - I've set everything up I think correctly, but haven't uploaded to Steam yet so obviously the achievements aren't working when I call them, but I think they will once I do that.

However, I noticed that you have a flag in the plugin settings called "Steamworks Debug", what does this do? Should it display a debug message when I try to unlock an achievement, even in this situation?

Oh that's terrible :( We'll see what we can do to fix it.

How would you feel about joining the discord? The URL's here: https://discord.gg/YyH5Ksa

If we could talk to you, we might be able to work out what's causing the problem.

Oh really? Sorry, we had a slight problem last night where we had a bug with a build. We hid the new build while we figure out what's going on, but accidentally didn't "un-hide" the older one. It should be fixed now, apologies for the delay!

Thanks a bunch! I hope you enjoy everything that follows just as much!

Also, feel free to join the discord!

Thanks for the interest you've shown in NALE; we'll keep in mind your feedback and see what we can do for future chapters.

It's clear that the game wasn't to your preference but I hope you'll get more out of whatever you try next.

It absolutely would!

It'll go on the list of things to update when we do a refresh. Obviously we're limited in that by budget, but we can keep it in mind.

Admittedly no, it isn't the same person.

Thanks for the feedback; but I can assure you that the panting sound was recorded by a female voice actor.

Next time we look at refreshing assets, we'll consider revising it.

What follows is a spoiler-free walkthrough for NALE chapter 1. This tells you everything you need to do in order to fully pass through the chapter, in minimal detail so as not to spoil the fun of playing through it.

1. Begin the game
2. Leave the office via the east exit
3. Once in court, play through to the 1st cross-examination
4. [1] PRESS every part of the statement, and when asked "is this important", select "Yes"
5. [1] This will add a new part to the statement; PRESS this new part. When asked "is this important", select "Yes"
6. Play up to the 2nd cross-examination
7. [2] Present "MERYL PICTURE A" to the statement part that starts "I can't..."
8. Play up to the 3rd cross-examination
9. [3] At the statement part that begins "Meryl and I...", present "MERYL PICTURE B"
10. [3] This will add a new part to the statement.
11. [3] At the statement part that begins "Lately Meryl..." present "JACKIE HATES MERYL"
12. When shown a list of potential suspects, pick the middle option in the list
13. Play up until the 4th cross-examination
14. [4] PRESS "I waited..."
15. [4] Select "Yes"
16. When asked to present a piece of evidence, present TRAVIS's LIGHTER
17. Play through to the end of the chapter

Hey vanmegs! Apologies; partially this is due to how there was a bug in one of the versions pushed to itch, and your version probably has the wrong evidence browser screen (the topic creator's screenshot shows this). It's fixed in the latest v1.1 version. This bug was introduced when we fixed something else! (Isn't that always the way). As you're about halfway through the game, you can either start over, or you can manually move your save files from the old one to the new one (they should just work), if you know how to do that. Alternatively you can keep going; just be aware these evidence puzzles are more difficult than they need to be.

SPOILERS BELOW:

However, to help you out - one of Ryoko's statements needs to be refuted; Ryoko says that no-one on the mountain cares about anything other than winning, but you can present THE HEART OF THE DRIFT to suggest that this isn't true.