Hello!

I am very happy to announce that the 3rd Installment of Shadows over Manston Retold will be released Sunday evening (June 28th)!* and will be several hundred renders long.

Regarding version numbers etc, Shadows over Manston was beforehand I believe v.18, and then became part two, going forward this update will be The Manifest: Shadows over Manston v.20, and updates will become v.21, v.22 etc. 

This will enable a clear differentiation from the previous updates before the "Retold" changes which are not compatible with the retold version.

I encountered a bug I was unaware of in doing this update, in which some of the relationships, Penelope's in particular, were not tracking progress as I intended them to. I have fixed this and it should not break any saves, however it will not alter the progress if you're already past them which means you may not see certain scenes without a restart for these paths. 

*unless I finish it before then, in which case I'll release it right away

Thanks for all the continued support!

White Phantom

Here is just another post regarding the ongoing development of the next release of The Manifest: Shadows Over Manston.

Currently I have completed over 200 renders (at around the 230 mark) of this update, and have completed the majority of the day with the evening scenes remaining.

This day has two distinctive paths to play through during the day, and a variety of endings.

Currently I am planning to round the update up at about the 400 render mark, and with the current progress that should mean the release is due early Week 4 of July. I will post a more precise release date when I am down to the last 30 renders.

The next update after this will continue Defending Lydia Collier's story and be the complete Day 6 update.

Thank you for all the continued support!

White Phantom 

June, Week 1 - Development Log

Hello,

Following the completion of the Defending Lydia Collier v.05.31, I have begun working on the next big release.

As I mentioned beforehand, the next update that will be released will be The Manifest: Shadows over Manston Retold Update 3.

This update will add a brand new complete day to the story, and focuses on the relationships between characters and the MC rather than the ongoing bigger story.

The three primary paths that will be expanded in this update are:

Penelope

with two lesser paths featuring:

Dominant Fiancee

Currently I have completed just over 100 renders for the update, and the total number of renders will be at around the 200-250 mark.

All of these renders are back to 1920x1080p as opposed to the 1280-720p resolution Defending Lydia Collier uses, so each render does take slightly longer.

I am aiming for a mid to late June release of this update, and will give a more precise date when I am in the last 20-30 renders.

A huge thank you for all the continued support, and I have everybody is staying safe during these troubling times.

White Phantom

Hey guys,

Just a quick update on the final part of the v.05 update.

It will be released for Subscriber's by the week's end, and like the Vanessa update will be over 100 renders long exclusively with Lydia.

The next update will then as promised be a Shadows over Manston update

Thanks for all the continued support.

WP

This is the public release of Defending Lydia Collier v.05.25 "Vanessa" update.

You can download it here:

Windows - Mac - Linux 

Adds over 100 new renders exclusively to Vanessa's path and completes her path for the day.

Adds in side images for the majority of characters to more clearly identify which character is currently speaking

"dci_name" not defined.

Due to some requests you can now rename DCI Cavendish to "Vanessa" if on her romance path. This required changing her name type to dynamic, due to this a game start is required and will fix the bug. Use tab to quickly browse through any content you have already seen.

The next update will be Defending Lydia Collier v.05.3 which will add Lydia's evening and complete the v.05 update (providing no bug fixes are required)

Thanks for all your continued support,

White Phantom

Hello guys,

IMPORTANT: If you get an error about "dci_name" you need to start from the beginning. This is because I give you the option to change her name to either DCI Cavendish or Vanessa as some people complained about it but to give you the choice you need to start from the beginning. Sorry, dynamic naming is something new I've just figured out and this is the only way I know to do it! Press tab and you can skip anything you've already seen.

As previously mentioned, here is the second part of the v.05 update, this time completing the evening with Vanessa.

Download Links:

Please see Defending Lydia Collier v.05.25

This is slightly smaller update (106 renders) and will be followed soon by another update focusing on Lydia and completing the v.05 update.

Hope you're all enjoying the game and if on the Vanessa path enjoy this update.

Thanks as always for the continued support.

White Phantom