Errant Kingdom (Chapters 0-4)
UPDATE: We’re aware Mac users are having issues opening the game so we’ve put a pause on downloads of that platform while we fix and update the build. Sorry for the inconvenience!
An episodic visual novel releasing bi-monthly throughout 2020. The Kingdom of Novus has been thrown into disarray and It's up to you to decide if you’ll help to bring peace, or if you’ll stoke the fires of chaos. Pick a side, and meet your match. Errant Kingdom Steam charts, data, update history. Errant Kingdom is a queer, high-fantasy episodic visual novel (releasing in chapters on a bi-monthly basis throughout 2020) for PC, Mac & Linux, brought to y.
It's finally here!
Firstly we want to thank you for your patience waiting for this update. It's definitely taken longer than we anticipated because of the pandemic and us taking our time to ensure our team weren't under too much pressure. Secondly, we made the scary decision after chapter one was released to switch to a new editor extension program , which essentially means us taking the game assets and rebuilding it from the start. This was a mammoth task but a necessary one. Our first extension got us off the ground running but it was lacking a lot of simple features that people crave when playing a VN. We finally found an extension that we're really happy with and we're confident it can deliver what we expect it to.
Please be aware that this does mean that save files you have from the prologue and chapter one will not carry over, but we've made sure you can skip through those first two chapters quickly so you don't have to replay them at a snail's pace if you don't want to. We will be implementing named saves in a future patch/update but for the time being please utilize the multiple save screens to keep track of your routes :)
Now, please enjoy chapter two and our very first mini-game, Midnight Run!
I Of The Storm
There’s something new in Novus, something different, and that something isn’t you.Winplot for mac.
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Im sorry, Im not used to playing PC games or using itch.io, so I am having trouble playing past the prologue. It says there are 2 chapters now, and I have downloaded the update thru itch.io but I still only get the prologue. What am I doing wrong?
Sounds like you're playing the demo, make sure you've paid for and have downloaded the full version
I got the game thru the kickstarter, so I am not sure how to have itch.io recognize this and let me update.
If you've had the key for the game from us then you just need to click the link provided and it should take you to the page for the download.
Ah I definitely dont have the info anymore and the key, I will just buy the game again on itch. Thank you!
Hi there! Thanks so much for the second part. Very happy to have received it! Just some feedback I'd like to give regarding the some parts of the game:
1. When certain choices have symbols next to them, I sometimes can't make out what they are as some seem a bit too small to see and I end up not being sure what I'm choosing.
2. Some choices that I make don't actually reflect in the dialogue? Like for example, I'm on my Ambassador route and I've made it to Erik's cottage, I'm given these three choices:
- You can blame Raiden
- Even if the interruption is as pretty as this? (something along those lines)
- Livia takes after you
I chose the last, but my MC's dialogue reflected the first choice instead. It isn't the first one I've come across, but this one is the one I remember the most.
Hi there! That dialogue choice with Erik is a known issue which we're looking into. Glad you're enjoying the game!
The revamp is looking very nice so far. One note to mention would be that it seems to advance you need to click in the textbox rather than anywhere on screen, and that will likely confuse people. I also very much appreciated the previous save system including details of which protagonist you set up as, so I hope that will be added again in time.
As mentioned in the post, named saves will be added with a future update. We ran into an issue with this so made the decision to release without it to avoid further delays.
is the second chapter available with the steam version? ^^
CHAPTER THREE: NO REST FOR THE WICKED
Chapter Three is here! There'll be no rest for the wicked, especially not when you keep sticking your nose where it doesn't belong..
BUG FIXES
We've fully re-edited all previous chapters from the prologue to chapter two to fix spelling, coding, and punctuation issues.
KNOWN CHAPTER THREE ISSUES (Patch issued and list updated on 08/05)
We will keep this post updated with any known issues that get reported to us for chapter three! If you find any issues not on this list please kindly email kris@wtncgame.com
Nomad
- Raiden shirtless sprite shows necklace sometimes, other times no necklace present
All Routes
- The game will sometimes freeze on the 'end of chapter' scene instead of kicking to the menu, a forced-exit is required
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Hey there!
First off, I'm so excited to play this game! I loved WTNC and was excited to see you had something else in the works..and another thing after this one! All around so ecstatic :)
I'm not sure if this is where I need to put this, but I seem to be having issues closing out of the log after I've opened it; the close button doesn't work for me and I can't use the escape key or h key (which sometimes I've noticed can be used). I'm playing on a mac. If you have any idea on what I could do to fix that, I would greatly appreciate that!
Keep up the amazing work!
Hi! We are aware of this issue and are looking at fixes, hopefully this will be sorted with our next update that comes out this week. Same with some issues people have had with the codex! These issues seem to be specific to mac users with retina display unfortunately.
Thank you for responding! I realized after I sent this that I can scroll back the text and felt kinda dumb haha. On a sidenote: I finished as far as I could with two routes and it is fantastic so far! I'm so looking forward to the next release <3
i just finished chapter 3 and i love it so far <3 i have a few enby-inclusive things to mention:
- Erik talks about his finest knights as 'men and women' - people would be more inclusive
- at some point someone says 'ladies and gentlemen' - 'esteemed guests' would be more inclusive
sth else i noticed:
- whenever we get the pleasure to see a fullscreen character art, i want to see it without the text box so i press space - which makes the art go away, not the text box
thank you <3
Is there an issue updating Chapter 3 on Steam? We're still on Chapter 2 with no downloads waiting.
We haven't had anyone else with this issue and people have downloaded it just fine? Can you possibly get in touch with Steam as it could very well be a problem on their end sorry! I just personally checked and it's fine for me too.
I have the same issue. Steam is on Chapter 2 of Errant Kingdom.
I downloaded the new chapter but it seems my previous files are missing and were not transferred to the new version- is this something normal with Unity or a problem? And is there a way to fix this, or will I have to restart the game?
edit: The way I installed the new chapter was downloading the whole game again, which always works with Renpy based games.. How to change where word 2016 for mac saves autorecover. but in this case it seems to be a brand new game, with no saves. Am I doing it wrong?
There are clear download instructions on the download page that you need to follow to install correctly and retain your saves.
the itch.io game manager makes it easier to update so you don't have to worry about losing saves (=w=)b
I haven't been able to access chapter 3 yet. At the end of chapter 2, it just gives the 'to be continued' message, and then gets stuck. I've tried re-installing the game, and starting a new playthrough instead of using a save, but nothing helps.
The same thing happened for me back when chapter 2 was released, but starting a new game fixed it that time.
We haven’t had any other reports of this happening, can I ask how you’re installing?
Just using the desktop app.
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My next plan is to manually delete all game files and saves, and then try re-installing it again.
Make sure you don’t have the version that has (0-2) at the end of the file name. We patched this one out with our last update as there were issues with saves.
Just in case this is problem others are having or if there's a solution, all of my saves before the latest update are..corrupted or something? If it's a save after chapter 3 it just reverts to the 'chapter 3' page, even just coming up in the background (acting as the sky in whatever scene I'm on) and I can't advance. If it's chapter 1 or 2 it either eventually crashes the game or it advances until the 'end of chapter 2' screen which doesn't fully load and then the game crashes. Maybe I'll just have to restart all routes again from the beginning, trying different things (like resaving) and it just seems to be locked on the screen with the small 'loading' in the bottom right corner.
Absolutely love the game though and can't wait for chapter 4!
Some old saves might be a little corrupted as we had to fix a few things in chapter two so you may need to replay! We are looking into this issue though just to be sure it doesn't happen again when Ch4 releases
I love asexual choices so much <3. As ace I really appreciate that we got several points when we can decide if go further, so everyone can enjoy steamy scene as long as they find it enjoyable. It is really something I see first time, that i do not have 'all or nothing' kind of choice, but I can end scene whenever I want. I was so excited with this resolution that I shared my excitation on my ace group :). They think it is great too:). As ace who like some kind of sexual action in fiction I felt validated :). Every ace (and allos too, some allos also avoid sexual content for some reasons) is different and it is so cool that you made something that nearly everyone can feel comfortable with <3
This makes us so happy! Some of our devs are ace so it's very important to us <3
hi there fellow ace~ yes, these choices are amazing, make me feel so comfortable! It's the same with their other VN, When The Night Comes. I love it so much! (although I don't mind all or nothing choices) It's just so amazing to see some representation
Nice cliffhanger you got there..
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Is there an issue with old saves? I tried to use some old saves (chapter 1 and pre-patch chapter 2 saves) and a couple times when I was skipping the text window disappeared and I couldn't advance anymore and had to reload, overwrite the old save and reload again to stop it happening.
Some old saves may have been affected by any editing we’ve done to correct spelling, punctuation and broken menu choices. Sorry about that!
Hey! Brilliant chapter and I really enjoyed it! A few things I noticed during playthrough:
In the settings screens the sliders are out of whack, I'm clicking the slider above, to adjust the one below.
Nomad:
Fae pond place, Raiden will suddenly have a necklace and a highlighted cut.
In the room later Raiden's sprite is a large white box.
Ambassador:
After seeing Raiden and Lucian, the Ambassador bumps into Maja, who doesn't have a sprite.
Freezes on CG of Roux at the field.
Look forward to the next chapter!