Crimson Veil News

The latest update is now live on Steam!

Go download it now and check out the latest content in the vampire route!

If you enjoy what you've played, please consider leaving your thoughts with a review! Long or short, positive or negative. I want to hear what YOU think and how I can make the game even greater for others to enjoy. Your continued feedback has helped me improve the game with each new release! 

For returning players: Please keep in mind that save files created in older versions have compatibility issues. For the best experience, please use the multiple save files provided in the link below:

5.4.1 Save Files Link

If you need additional help, the walkthrough can be viewed at the link below:

5.4.1 Walkthrough

Next week, I will be sharing in more detail what's in store for the next update! I plan on hosting another contract contest! Start brainstorming your ideas! I will be posting the updated rules and start collecting ideas beginning next week! For now, I hope you enjoy the latest Crimson Veil story!

Hello everyone!

I want to thank each of the new patrons who joined for last week’s game update release! I hope everyone who has played the game has been able to enjoy the new content! I also want to thank all of you who have messaged me with any issues that you’ve encountered. You’ve helped iron out plenty of blind spots that I missed and made the game better for everyone. I believe I have been able to address and correct all of the issues sent to me so far, but there is still a week before the game is released publicly, so I encourage you all to continue to message me with any bugs or issues you encounter!

This week’s been busy for me personally. I haven’t made much progress on updating the guide so far, but I’m going to focus on getting everything done to have it released simultaneously with the public version, next Sunday the 28th.

If anyone else is interested in getting added as an NPC for the latest version, please join the appropriate tier by Wednesday the 24th, as I will be closing submissions by then.

I will also be releasing the latest Bad Ends comic on my twitter later this week! Be sure to follow me there so you can read it as soon as it’s posted! @MaikeruUrashima

That’s all I have for you today, Just a quick update! Next Sunday should be exciting for anyone who has yet to play the game! Until next week everyone!

The latest update, including the next story chapter of the vampire route is now available to download for all Patrons!

https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign

Becoming a patron now also gives you early access to the latest comic!



Thank you all so much for your patience and support! Please report any issues if you encounter any, so I can get straight to sorting them out for the public release on 2/28/24! I’m looking forward to your feedback! As for me, I will be working on updating the walkthrough over the next two weeks so none of you miss anything!

That’s all I have to share with you for now! I hope you enjoy the latest release!

Spent this week doing clean up on the game and messing around with it some more. I’ve added a few tweaks to some Pets! I’ve revised the skill list for some of them, adding additional attack skills to their repertoire. For example, Lauren, Bianca, and Seraphina can now learn thunder based magic skills. Is Oozora giving you trouble? Try changing to a Pet that has a thunder skill and zap her for additional damage!

What’s more, I have removed the lock on equipment for Pets (aside from their accessories), so their survivability and attack power should get a major boost! This change is something I will be experimenting and tweaking over the coming updates, so please tell me your thoughts on the balance and if you run into issues because of this change.

I would like to mention that anyone who is interested in being added as an NPC for the upcoming version 5.4, please be sure to become a tier 4 patron by this Wednesday, April 10th, as that is when I will be finalizing everything for release.

Lastly, I am happy to announce that @rg_18vhit and I have finished working on the next comic, Bad Ends File 02!



It is available NOW for Patrons of every level, so if you are interested in supporting us, please join and read the comic early! The comic is 10 pages long and available in both English and Japanese!

https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign

Version 5.4 will be released Next Sunday for all Patrons, at the usual update time! I hope that you are all looking forward to the next chapter of the Vampire route! I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this, and the newest Bad Ends comic!

Thank you all so much for your support! And I will see you all next week!

It’s been a busy week for me! Despite it being spring break and having a week off, I’ve certainly kept myself occupied! After finishing a checklist of errands that I had to do around the house, I was able to focus on just game development from Wednesday onward, which was nice.

I finished up all the art that was pending, including this new illustration for Aeriseth’s Bad Ending.



I have a preview available now for all my $5+ supporters on Patreon.

https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign

Working on this scene made me want to expand on the Casino content in a future update. There is a lot of potential left on the table with that scene! You’ll know what I mean once you get to playing it.
I also played through the vampire route from start to finish. One thing that dawned on me going from chapter 1 and 2 to 3 is how my writing style changed. Mila seemed a bit different in personality (to me anyway) during the early vampire route compared to how I write her now. I may go back and tweak some lines that I dislike at some point, but I don’t really have the headspace for that now. Not sure if it’s something anyone else will notice, but I thought it was worth mentioning. I guess returning to a work after several years will do that to a character!

Today, I have sent out a version of the latest update to my testers. We will be combing over any issues in the following days, but barring any unexpected delays, the latest update should be available on April 14th, 8 PM EST to all Patrons, followed by a public release on April 28th! Thank you all so much for your patience during this update cycle!

Before I wrap up this weekly update, I have one more special announcement!



I have commissioned @rg_18vhit to work on a sequel to the last comic! Bad Ends: File 02 will be a 10 page comic covering the events of chapter 2 of the main route. We are still tweaking a few things, but it should be available sometime next month for all patrons, then shortly after for everyone else to enjoy! The last comic got a wonderfully positive reception, so I want to once again thank @rg_18vhit for all their hard work on this! April will be a good month for CV fans!

That’s all I have for you this week! Until next time!