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Adding a Codex: go for realism or gameplay?

One feature that has been asked for many times in the past was to add a place where you'll be able to track the amount of children sired, as well as find information of all deities, fiefdoms, buildings, Karder's stats etc. So in version 0.13 we'll add Codex containing all the information specified above (let me know if you'd want anything not specified!)

But I'm wondering where to put this Codex. From a more "realistic" approach, putting it in the palace would be the coolest. You go to the palace and you click a link, like going to the Dungeons or the palace yard. However, we could also make it always available from the left menu, so if you're in a middle of a quest and wish to remember who Chiroz is or if you're in the world map and would like to learn how buildings exactly work, it would be easier to have that info exactly where you are.

So what do you think? Realism to Quality of Life? Have the codex accessible only from the palace or from everywhere?

  1. The codex should be available only from the Palace
  2. The codex should be available from anywhere
  3. Both are good

Introducing Manwad, queen of the pirates

Regardless of his land armies, if Karder wants to cross the the Sea Of Knives, he must neutralize the threat of the Iron Gale pirates, lead by their flamboyant yet deadly, arrogant and skilled queen Manwad. But what about her nickname? What would be the best nickname for such a lethal beauty?



  1. The Kraken’s Bride
  2. Feeder of The Kraken
  3. Breaker of Ships
  4. Breaker of Hope
  5. Heartless
  6. Feeder of Fish
  7. Bringer of Sorrow


If you have your own suggestions, let me know in the comments!

Karder will meet Manwad and the rest of her crew in update 0.13, coming in September.

Minor patch 0.12.5.1

1. Improved the prison intro
2. Minor changes in the Help page
3. Improved the message when auto skipping 1:1 combat

Version 0.12 is here!

Plot:

  • A Journey of Karder and his fully grown elfkin daughter.
  • Karder gets intimate with the goddess of love herself.
  • A journey to Limtinia with queen Dian, where they'll encounter Sofia, the lighthouse keeper's wife. The world map changes after you complete this quest!
  • Two non lewd meta story scenes
  • Added animations to the Merchant Family, Lilan the Seamstress and many more early scenes! More early scenes will be animated in the coming months.

    Functionality:
  • Narrative. Narrative is how Karder views the world and the source of his ambition. The Narrative is
  • only* used in certain conversations and is
  • never* a deciding factor on whether the player will have access to lewd scenes on any content. I created this mechanism so players could approach Karder in different ways and for me to be able to explore Karder's personality a little deeper than "mine! want it!".
  • If Karder's Narrative is
  • Benign*, Karder sees his goal to become the Khan as an effort to prevent the chaos and bloodshed caused by the disintegration of the khaganate. He also remembers his late father fondly and has a softer attitude towards fatherhood.
  • If Karder's Narrative is
  • Vengeful*, Karder is out to get what's his and woe to anyone who stands in his way. He was wronged, and he wants revenge. In Vengeful mood Karder sees his late father as a weak ruler and wishes to become his opposite.

    Narrative is governed by Fame. When Fame is high, the Narrative will automatically switch to benign and when it is very negative, it switches to Vengeful. Again: whichever Narrative the game is on, you can always still choose
  • any* path you want, Dominance or Seduction. If Karder is in a benign mood, some of his text will be displayed in
  • green*. If he is vengeful, some of his text will be displayed in
  • red*.

  • Achievements: new achievements for all Fame levels, an achievement if you manage to achieve all Fame levels in one game aptly called Fickle and achievements if you use all Shadow Institute functions in all your fiefdoms.



Enjoy! And if you enjoyed the update, please review the game!

Version 0.12 is here!

Plot:

  • A Journey of Karder and his fully grown elfkin daughter.
  • Karder gets intimate with the goddess of love herself.
  • A journey to Limtinia with queen Dian, where they'll encounter Sofia, the lighthouse keeper's wife. The world map changes after you complete this quest!
  • Two non lewd meta story scenes
  • Added animations to the Merchant Family, Lilan the Seamstress, Eviette the Acolyte and High Priestess Angilia scenes.


Functionality:

  • Narrative. Narrative is how Karder views the world and the source of his ambition. The Narrative is
  • only* used in certain conversations and is
  • never* a deciding factor on whether the player will have access to lewd scenes on any content. I created this mechanism so players could approach Karder in different ways and for me to be able to explore Karder's personality a little deeper than "mine! want it!".
  • If Karder's Narrative is
  • Benign*, Karder sees his goal to become the Khan as an effort to prevent the chaos and bloodshed caused by the disintegration of the khaganate. He also remembers his late father fondly and has a softer attitude towards fatherhood.
  • If Karder's Narrative is
  • Vengeful*, Karder is out to get what's his and woe to anyone who stands in his way. He was wronged, and he wants revenge. In Vengeful mood Karder sees his late father as a weak ruler and wishes to become his opposite.

    Narrative is governed by Fame. When Fame is high, the Narrative will automatically switch to benign and when it is very negative, it switches to Vengeful. Again: whichever Narrative the game is on, you can always still choose
  • any* path you want, Dominance or Seduction. If Karder is in a benign mood, some of his text will be displayed in
  • green*. If he is vengeful, some of his text will be displayed in
  • red*.


  • Achievements: new achievements for all Fame levels, an achievement if you manage to achieve all Fame levels in one game aptly called Fickle and achievements if you use all Shadow Institute functions in all your fiefdoms.


Enjoy! And if you enjoyed the update, please review the game!