Made Marion News

It's the start of Steam Festival Season for Made Marion! We're going to be pretty busy for the next couple months, as most of the festivals we're participating in this year are happening during February and March.

We're kicking things off with the Myths and Legends Festival! Made Marion owes its existence to the lead dev's lifelong love of the Robin Hood legends, and we're proud to stand beside other myth and legend inspired games in this unique fest. We love the folklore nerds in our fan base, and Made Marion contains numerous Easter Eggs referencing Robin Hood media from the oldest legends to modern-day movies.

We will not have a discount for this fest (we have one coming up in February), but we hope you'll take a few moments to check it out!

Just a small patch to fix some typos and add the final version of Will's final CG.

• Uploaded the final version of Will's final CG (Spontaneous Ending). If you unlocked the in-progress version, you can see the final version in your Art Gallery in Extras.
  
• Misc. typo fixes and editing pass over the Love Interest PoV Scenes.
  
• Will's Sunjati name has been changed to Iyiola as we were informed that his previous Sunjati name was unintentionally funny/awkward for modern West African readers.
  
• Altered "you can leave your hat on" joke/reference because due to sprite limitations he literally can't.
  

Emergency Hotfix 2.05:

Made Marion was not launching on Mac. This should now be resolved. Our apologies, Mac players!

Also:

• Fixed a missing dialogue tag in Sherwood Chapter 2
  
• Fixed a block preventing players from entering Will's route if they asked about joining Layton first.
  

The Scarlet Blade is here! Made Marion Early Access v. 2.0 is out and available on Steam.



Patch Notes:

• Will's route has been added! Will is a Sherwood love interest and can be chosen from the Sherwood Common Route.
  
• We now have a notification system when a new Love Interest PoV scene has been unlocked. Love Interest PoV scenes can be found in Extras off the Main Menu. When a new one has been unlocked, you will be notified upon your first return to the Main Menu.
  
• Make sure to check the Misc. section in Love Interest PoVs after finishing one of Will's good endings. There's a secondary character with his own PoV scene now.
  
• Will's route is complete except for a single CG (full-screen illustration) at the end of Will Chapter 4a, which is a placeholder (albeit an attractive one). The final CG will be available in Early Access v. 2.1, which should be uploaded in the next couple weeks.
  

Changes Based on Feedback:

Along with adding the Love Interest PoV notifications, the biggest piece of feedback that we received from Robin's route was that readers wanted longer love scenes. I am happy to oblige! Will's scenes are longer and more detailed than Robin's were.

This means I will be revisiting Robin's love scenes for version 2.1, extending them in the interest of equal time.

You may also notice that Will's sexy cut-ins (only viewable to players who have explicit text turned on - the game's default) are more colorful and less shadowy than Robin's. We will also be revisiting Robin's cut-in at some point before launch, changing to the improved style and adding a second pose so there are separate cut-ins for each unique ending. This is not guaranteed for version 2.1.

p.s. I do recommend the bad endings, particularly in Will's chapter 4s. There are some unique experiences there that hint at some deeper mysteries in the game.

Velvet Cupcake Games is happy to announce that our second Early Access update, Will's route, will be on October 20!

It's a bit past our previously announced release window, but I wanted to give our testers plenty of time with the full release so that it can be as error-free as possible (currently our testers have access to Chapters 1-3, and the two Chapter 4s will be added to beta as soon as they are complete).

Are you ready to spar with your reluctant partner in the rebellion against Lord Geoffrey's autocratic rule? Why's he so upset you chose him, anyway? And can the two of you learn to get along in time to foil a dastardly plot by Nottingham's wayward druids?

Find out on October 20!