Love of Magic Book 2: The War News

[p]This is a quick hotfix, based on reported issues. Mostly it fixes some issues when starting a new game in Book 2 without an existing savegame, a path that didn't get enough focus when I started doing the big NG+ overhaul (since all the testers already had Book 1 saves they wanted to continue).

1.2.8g[/p][p]- Fixed a bug where clicking on an old Email on a new save could teleport you back to day 109[/p][p]- Fixed an issue where it was possible to start a new game and end up without quicknav[/p][p]1.2.8f[/p][p]- Fixed there being two dark alleys in Edinburgh[/p][p]1.2.8e[/p][p]- Fixed a linux-only system save issue

As always, a huge thanks to everyone who's helped test and report issues.

Incidentally, all my games are now on sale as part of the NSFW Valentine Sale.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]This hotfix promotes build 1.2.8d, which has been sitting on NG+ beta branch, to default. It fixes:
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• [p]Restored the old Book 2 resting conversations in elsewhere, which fixes the end of Natural Born Killer questline[/p]
• [p]Fixed icemaster not firing (it was trying to hit the Book 3 achievement Snow Day instead, since this part was ported from Book 3's engine)[/p]
• [p]Fixed Card Collector not triggering properly on NG+ mode[/p]
• [p]AchievementUI's 'report to steam' now does a better job of working out what achivements (like card collector) should be firing if they haven't yet[/p]
• [p]Updated debug UI (Ctrl+J) to have a working unlock all Card Backgrounds button
  
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[p]In other news I'm participating in the NSFW Valentine Festival, and all my games are on sale!


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This build fixes a recently announced security issue for Unity games, and marks me pushing New Game+ mode officially from the beta branch it's been hanging out to default branch.

If you're curious what NG+ mode is; once you've completed the game in Book 3, you can start a new game in Book 1 with all your gems, more cash, higher stats, and a world that changes in various small and big ways. It also unlocks the True Ending in Book 3.

This is a small hotfix that resolves various issues players have reported.

Full changelog:

1.2.7f
- Fixed intro/exit animation of the top right element of the front-end being offset
- Added a one-liner to distinguish if the player had already met Cu on Book 1's NG+ branch prior to Day 134
- Gated What was Promised to after the funeral
- Triggering Emily showing up in the Great Hall is no longer a one-time event
- Fixed loading End of Book 2 save soft-locking.
- Updated the Linux launch parameters to fix it not starting correctly on linux.

For book 2 this is a smallish patch, consisting of the various updates that have accumulated as people played and tested Book 2; the big announcement is that Book 3's New Game+ mode is now complete, meaning the game can be played through from beginning to end as intended.



Full patch notes:

1.2.7e
- Re-encoding video files to remove issues

1.2.7d
- Typo pass

1.2.7c
- Fixed up some images with transparent backgrounds that looked bad with the new ultra-wide support.

1.2.7b
- Re-encoded all videos to WebM
- Re-encoded Akane's buttplug videos at 60fps instead of 10fps
- Fixed a dependency on the Bounty Hunter Questline in What was Promised.

1.2.7
- Fixed a flicker when transitioning between rooms while holding fullscreen images
- Fixed a possible double-click issue advancing dialog too fast
- Added black bars for ultra-wide displays
- Typos fixed up
- Fixed up some misplaced characters
- Added an explicit button to upload locally triggered achievements to Steam in the achievement UI, in case any have been triggered locally only

1.2.6c
- OSX Only build: Updated Steam SDK



With that done I'll be returning to Wings of Empire, my next game. A space opera set in a world where the Roman Empire never fell, it's currently closing up on the first Act of the game, and it's public reveal. If it sounds interesting, check it out here, and give it a wishlist (those are huge for helping it succeed at launch).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3203710/Wings_of_Empire/



I'm developing and sharing it on the Development branch of Morningstar: Book of the Fallen, so if you've already got Morningstar, you can check it out there. Morningstar is also participating in the VN Sale, at 25% discount.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396740/Morningstar_Book_of_the_Fallen/