Oh, and it seems I actually made the cut to get Arc 1 coming soon before the holiday on steam! The Call of Darkness on Steam Please check it out, wishlist, etc please... it would mean the world to me. I also have no doubt steam will allow me keys for supporters here in due time.

Quick update. I've been putting a lot of effort into polishing things up both in the editing and technical sense, which is almost finished, including setting up the basics of translating for other languages with AI (which is going to be a longer process). I also redid the images for an early scene (right after we arrive on the Antares). It sorely needed it (I used the wrong lighting, and it really did no favors).

Work is progressing on the first release of Arc 2, the setup is ready to go, endgame saves will be transferable (keeping track of your choices) and the first scene is already written.

Episode 3 is out! I'd like to think it is some of my best work, but it was definitely some of my most enjoyable. This is a big deal for me as this is the end of the first Arc of the game, and I even made the original deadline I set for myself when I started this project... in spite of setbacks. I now have remade the majority of the major assets that were lost, but I am going to look into seeing if upgrading to the next version of VAM that I use to create the images is in the cards for the next arc. Anyway, look forward to hearing how you guys felt given I went a bit risky with the ending, but it is all according to plan.

New version all! v2.9

I was hoping to finish up all of episode 3, but as usual there is more I feel needs added. Good news though... Besides two more chapters (and moving off the Demeter!), all of the game has music now, a lot of music, hand-picked, curated, etc. Also added an adjustable gamma slider in preferences for those who find a scene too dark.

I counted 44 pieces of varying musical lengths that I hope you guys enjoy, because it was even more work than I anticipated, but happy to have it done. Since I was going over the game as I was doing that, there are more sounds added also (probably added as much there as music), a few narrative tweaks/streamlining and coding upgrades. Nothing to go hunting for, but you may notice on another playthrough. Which I highly recommend for the music ofc!

Anyway, the next two chapters finally see the light past the Demeter (pacing could have been better here, but it accomplished a lot of my goals for the story, so thanks for bearing with me). We meet the final few love interests and important story characters who are near and dear and are fully setup for the final showdown next episode with the Darkness beyond to tie up the "Rescue" arc.

Then we can finally get back to unravelling the new mysterious, getting to know our new characters, and get down to some overdue debauchery with characters we have built some serious ties with.

As usual, please report any bugs to me, preferably on discord, but in direct message is fine too, or suggestions, etc.

Thanks to all those of you following this journey with me, -Ace