Refuge of Embers [v0.18a]

Version 0.18:
Script increased to 34,729 words with additions to main story path
Major story revision surrounding Remi in act-1
Added new Evana scene (bathing, 3 eyes, 4 mouths)
Added new Evana scene (leaving hot spring, 2 poses, 4 eyes, 3 mouths, 1 effect)
Added new main story scene (Remi training part-1, 4 poses)
Added new main story scene (Remi training part-2, 3 new poses, 7 eyes, 11 mouths, 1 effect)
Added new animated background temple bathhouse
Added new background temple garden daytime (1 prop)
Added new background temple garden night
Added 2 new impact frames to the new training scenes
Added new animated fog effect
Added option at the end to jump back to see new content on existing save
Fixed missing censor bar on some act-2 scenes
Fixed a crash on Lucine’s route
Fixed a missing layer on Eryn’s sprite
Added flowing water sound effect for bathhouse
Created sound packages for the new locations
Other minor bug fixes, story changes, and added sprite animations

Version 0.17:

• Script increased to 32,025 words with additions to Eryn romance path
• Added new static Eryn story scenes
• Added new Eryn animated h-scene (cowgirl scene, 3 animated loops and 2 optional climaxes)
• Added 1 new liminal scene
• A lot more small stuff, complete changelog coming later

Version 0.16:

• Script increased to 28,763 words with additions to Lena romance path
• Added new Lena scene (laying on bed, 6 eyes, 5 mouths, 2 effects)
• Added new Lena animated h-scene (lodge above tavern, loop and climax)

Version 0.15b:

• Script increased to 27,560 words with additions to the main story line
• Added the prologue day 0 and day 1 rewrite with more sprite animations
• Added new background props to slum background (supply delivery)
• Reworked all 31 Eryn sprite eyes (new irises & pupils, small fixes)
• Added 6 new Eryn sprite mouths (3 open normal, 3 open slightly happy)
• Reworked several existing Eryn sprite mouths
• Major rework on Lena sprite (lowered neck, repainting)
• Reworked or remade all 16 Lena sprite eyes (new irises & pupils, fixes)
• Major rework on all 5 Lena sprite arms
• Reworked Lena sprite hair
• Added 7 new Lena sprite mouths (4 open normal, 3 open slightly happy)
• Major rework on Lucine sprite (lowered neck, smaller forehead, repainting)
• Reworked all 19 Lucine sprite eyes (new irises & pupils, small fixes)
• Added 6 new Lucine sprite mouths (3 open normal, 3 open slightly happy)
• Reworked shirts on Lucine sprite
• Reworked socks on Lucine sprite to add thigh muffining
• Redesigned Aina sprite hair
• Reworked Aina sprite makeup and added freckles
• Added 9 new Aina sprite poses
• Rework on Raisa sprite (repainted the torso)
• Added 6 new Raisa sprite mouths (3 open normal, 3 open slightly happy)
• Added bottom underwear to Raisa sprite
• Added more clothing variation options to Raisa in the gallery sprite viewer
• Reworked or remade several MC sprite mouths
• Added all new characters from Act-2 into the gallery
• Remade and streamlined pregnancy morphs and clothing on all sprites
• Added previously unused face animations to Lucine intro scene
• Added a darkness mask to beginning dream sequence that fades away
• Added sprite blush fade effect to make it less jarring
• Added flicker effect to the candle in the intro scene
• Added movement to MC sprite picking up and setting down firewood on day 1
• Added firewood pick up and set down sound effect to day 1
• Added cloth sound effect for MC and Eryn picking up towels
• Remade door closing sound effect
• Changed gallery unlock cheat code to something even more archaic
• Fixed glitchy timebase for background and sprite time of day fades
• Major revision to gallery code and gallery sprites
• Removed a metric piss ton of now unneeded gallery variables
• Added a dev mode to speed up face and pose animations
• Small and boring code changes to things like sprite names to stay consistent
• Updated game engine and broke everything, then unfuckulated it all again
• Changed ending text & stat screen to be controlled by variables instead of manual edits
• Fixed using the name Harth in the last Eryn h-scene instead of the player name variable
• Further optimizations from old png files to smaller lossless webp files
• Other minor bug fixes, story changes, and added sprite animations

Version 0.15a:

• Script increased to 24,741 words with additions to the Eryn romance path
• Added new Eryn scene (chatting in bed, 5 eyes, 9 mouths)
• Added new Eryn scene (sleeping together, 2 mouths)
• Added new Eryn scene (changing bandage)
• Added new Eryn scene (sleeping in the mill, 4 poses)
• Added new Eryn scene (Eryn pushing MC onto bed)
• Added new Eryn animated h-scene (temple bedroom, loop and climax)
• Reworked Eryn’s face and body on her intro scene (4 eyes, 3 mouths, 2 poses)
• Reworked Eryn’s face and body in creek undressing scene (2 eyes, 2 mouths, 2 poses)
• Reworked MC’s face and body in creek undressing scene (3 eyes, 3 mouths, 2 poses)
• Reworked Eryn’s face and body in first creek bath scene (7 eyes, 10 mouths, 2 hands)
• Reworked MC’s face and body in first creek bath scene (4 eyes, 8 mouths, 3 hands)
• Added an animated water ripple effect to first creek bath scene
• Reworked MC’s face and body in forest creature sighting scenes (3 eyes, 4 mouths)
• Optimized forest creature sighting animation in a way that makes more sense
• Added more choices to the early story to track choices
• Added the new scenes to the gallery and updated preview images for revised scenes
• Added new background throne room night (2 props)
• Added 2 water enter splash sound effects for creek scenes
• Added 2 water exit slosh sound effects for creek scenes
• Added creaky door open sound effect
• Added door closing sound effect
• Added log thud sound effect for Lena intro scene
• Implemented some early game rewritten sections with the new writing style
• Removed several boring and unnecessary liminal sequences from the story
• Fixed 1 major bug (missing choice tracking variable in act 1)

Version 0.14:

• Script increased to 22,153 words with additions to the main story line
• Added new animated Silva scene (descending lift, 10 eyes, 26 mouths)
• Added new Silva action scene (attack pt1 pt3 pt5, 6 eyes, 13 mouths, 2 props, 9 poses)
• Added new Silva action scene (attack pt2 pt4 pt6, 7 eyes, 16 mouths, 7 poses)
• Added new background makeshift bedroom night
• Added new background outside mill night (2 props)
• Reworked color and added plants to background outside mill day
• Added 1 slash frame for the new Silva action scene
• Added 3 slash frames to replace the old ones used in the festival action scene
• MC sprite revision (replaced all 22 eyes)
• Added 6 new MC sprite mouths (3 open normal, 3 open slightly happy)
• Added ancient lift sound effect by using a manual coffee grinder of all things
• Added knife swish sound effect to new action scene
• Added running footsteps sound effect to new action scene
• Added door crashing sound effect to new action scene
• Minor bug/typo fixes and dialogue changes

Version 0.13:

• Added about 10 mins to the main story line
• Created sprite for new character Aline
• Created Aline sprite faces (21 eyes, 24 mouths)
• Created 12 Aline sprite poses
• Created sprite for new character Priestess Evana
• Created Evana sprite faces (21 eyes, 26 mouths)
• Created 14 Evana sprite poses
• Created sprite for new character Silva
• Created Silva sprite faces (20 eyes, 31 mouths)
• Created Silva sprite poses
• Added new background dungeon
• Added new background temple bedroom
• Added new background temple bedroom evening
• Added new background temple bedroom night (2 props)
• Added new background throne room
• Added new background outside temple (1 prop)
• Added new background outside temple night (3 props)
• Added new story scene (Temple view)
• Added new Aline scene (Priestess in the throne room)
• Fixed 1 major bug and a few minor bugs/typos

Version 0.12:

• Added story events that continue through the day that the MC wakes up
• Added 2 new main story scenes (4 backgrounds, 30 poses, 8 eyes, 19 mouths)
• Created background for market center
• Added 4 new sound effects (waterfall, various sword sounds)
• Added h-scene & effigy counters to revised end screen
• Made new GUI buttons with game generated text
• Made hover effects for all buttons
• Changed formatting of all translatable strings to make fan translations way easier
• Added additional language support and functionality
• Changed MC’s default name from Biorn to Harth
• Minor bug fixes
• Wrote audio functions packages to handle game sound
• Fixed audio not playing in some gallery scenes
• Added audio debugging button to audio options menu
• Added end of build screen with gameplay stats
• Slightly touched up face on first Eryn scene
• Added 4 new Eryn mouths to sprite
• Remade all options menu UI
• Remade all buttons and frames
• Fixed the janky old cheat code options screen
• Reworked how gallery scenes are unlocked
• Removed several hundred variables that are no longer necessary
• Touched up Eryn dialogue and face animation on act-1 day-1

Version 0.11:

• Added story events halfway through the day that MC wakes up
• Added injuries and bandages to MC sprite
• Created mirrored version of new outfit
• Created sprite for new main character Aina
• Created Aina’s faces (20 eyes, 23 mouths)
• Created mirrored version of Aina’s sprite
• Added 1 new Aina scene (Intro at her tavern)
• Created background for makeshift house
• Created background for burnt down mill
• Created background for Aina’s tavern
• Created background for city outskirt slums
• Fixed 2 major bugs and a few minor bugs

Version 0.10:

• Biggest update released to date, project moved from alpha to beta
• Game content has roughly doubled over version 0.09
• All core game systems completed and save stable
• Music and sound effects now implemented
• Full rework on existing story and artwork
• All placeholder artwork completed and several new backgrounds added
• Backgrounds & character sprites now have time of day and lighting filters
• Prologue now complete with 5 paths and a romance scene for all major characters
• Tons of new artwork and scenes including 3 new animated h-scenes
• Implemented a hidden effigy minigame that will eventually unlock bonus scenes
• Added censored mode for content creators and possibly the Amish
• And much more

Version 0.09:

• Added story events halfway through fifth day
• Added new Eryn render (Creek)
• Added new Raisa animated H-Scene (Footjob)
• Replaced 2 placeholder backgrounds with final art (Creek & Forest Path)
• Added bepis to Rithe’s character sprite
• Added Eryn’s sprite poses to the sprite viewer
• Fixed Eryn’s sleeves not appearing in the sprite viewer
• Full redesign of the options menu with new GUI elements
• Added new video options menu
• Added animated particles video option to mobile version
• Added a useless VR mode video menu because we think it’s funny
• Created gameplay options menu screen
• Added new option to select language for later support
• Created new audio options menu screen
• Added mute button to audio options menu
• Added music and sound effect sliders to audio options menu
• Created new toggleable content options screens
• Replaced redundant toggleable content option with anal content
• Added internal view content preview picture to menu
• Added impregnation content preview picture to menu
• Added male on male content preview picture to menu
• Added anal sex content preview picture to menu
• Added placeholder female on female content preview picture to menu
• Created new extra options menu screen
• Added cheat code input screen to mobile version
• Fixed cheat code input not properly unlocking gallery
• Added potentially cursed M̵̩̼̃̓́̈́y̷̬̭̏͋͋̕̕s̵̯̪̗̰̓̐͛́̄̃͘t̸̢̏̈́̀̏̈ê̴̛̲̗͕͔̪̭̱͂̇̎r̵̲͕͖̽̌̈́̈́͊y̷͎͈̭̯͍̪͆̆̔̌̎̇̕ ̴̛̣̳̌̓͗̄͛͝Ó̶̹̊̀̚͘p̶̙͕̹̪̹̫̻͗͒ẗ̴͋ͅi̷̯̦̤͆̊́̒̓̚ơ̴̢̧͓̭͖̫͛n̷̡̢͚̜͖̪͛͐̿ to the extras menu
• Created supporter imagebuttons with links
• Added logo to splash screen
• Splash screen now generated with existing assets instead of using a picture
• Simplified buttons to use fewer image assets
• Continued major performance tweaks and file conversions

0:07 Version:
1 Background replace placeholder with ART Final (Living)
H-Scene Scene Animation Lucine already completed (adding a second animation loop)
Scene Lucine H-animated scenes already completed (rendering and additional details)
New added Eryn & Biorn Biorn + + Lena Render (creature in the Woods)
Eryn Sprite Full Redesign & beautification (Hair, Body, All Eyes & Mouth, Clothing)
Updated Eryn’s Sprite to New posable Coating System
Eryn replaced render (open door dream scene)
Eryn add new Render (MC Falls above Eryn)
Eryn Mata added 11 New
Adds 9 New Eryn Mouth
Adds 2 New Face Effect Eryn (Decrease Sweat Animation, Face Makatan)
Adding 14 new yn pose
Adds 2 New Eryn Accessories (2 Bags, 1 Belt)
Adds 3 New Eryn Body Morph (Pregnant)
State made upside for Sprite Eryn (All Apparel & Accessories)
BEPIS BIORN redesigned
Biorn hair redesigned
Biorn knife redesigned
Updated Biorn’s Sprite to New posable Coating System
Adding one eye new biorn
Adding three new biorn mouth
Adding two new biorn face effects (drop of sweat animation, facial dimayat)
Added 1 Small Effects New Biorn (Hickey Neck)
Adding 16 new pose biorn
Reskrip existing stories with new sprite system Biorn & Eryn new
Gallery Reskripsi with New Sprite System Eryn
Transcricted entire handling system variable selection (start a new game is required for work)
Fixing the problem of persistent name variable
Optimization of key performance

0:06 Version:
Adding an event story in the middle of the third day
Adding the Full Gallery features and UI elements
Adding a mixer features full sprite
1 background replace placeholder with final art (behind the house)
Add props that can be released to the background behind the house (towels and trap hunting)
Add 1 New Eryn Render (Creek Day 3)
Adding Lucine Render (Fences)
Adding New Lucine Animated H-Scene (HJ)
Created 2 Template Atmospheric Particle Movement (Creek Flies & Blowing Bebers)
Adding Effects Embers blowing placeholder to the title screen
New parallax effects and is better for the intro scene dream
Adding to the Sprite Overlay Darkness Character Intro scenes Biorn’s Dream
Reworking all galleries tracking variables in scripts (a new game start is required for work)
Dialogue little changed
Minor code changes

0:05 Version:
Adding a story through the second day of the event
Creating a placeholder for agriculture background Lucine
1 Background replace placeholder with ART Final (City Market)
Creating a new side character Baylor
Creating a new main character
Make the face Rithe (29 eyes, 34 mouth)
Make the face Baylor (11 eyes, 18 mouth)
Add 2 Render New Biorn (Market Works)
Adding a new rendering raisa (drink)
Added 1 New Eryn Render (Creek Day 2)
Adding new rithe (engraving afigy)
Add sound effects and music support to the menu for later releases
Dialogue little changed

0:04 Version:
Backstory MC changed slightly
Dialogue little changed
Created full Android GUI
2 background replace placeholder with final art
Creating a new side characters playing
Adding Scenes Remi Intro to Day 1
Creating face Lucine (20 eyes, 26 mouth)
Creating face Lena (19 points, 26 mouth)
Make the face Raisa (26 eyes, 41 mouth)
Animation Raisa, Lucine, Lena, and New Faces Remi in Script
Adding a new rendering eritern
Adding a new rendering raisa
Adding new rendering Lucine
Adding a new rendering lena
Fix some minor bugs and typos
Lena redesigned (Body & Clothes)
Mc shrank by 5%
Tracking variables appended to the script gallery
Some of the critical naming system and rewrite the code structure to prevent bugs in the future