My plan was to make a short update based on the inn!
My plan has FAILED expect a large update to nearly everyone!
I say nearly everyone, because there are some characters who I’ve neglected and still continue to neglect. IE Violet, Ed + Al, and a few others.
(Thomas could be on this list, but I’ve always planned for him to be a “late bloomer” in terms of character and have a later game arc planned)
But as for the others, I really need to stop neglecting them! At a certain point they fell so far behind, that I’ve been unwilling to commit to going back to their story for the time it will take to get them properly updated.
A problem I don’t want to leave for forever. Soon I may need to put in a “minor character” update that focuses mostly on these lesser focused on characters. But that might be plans for 0.12 or 0.13
0.11 will be a very Lily focused update, with appearances from pretty much 95% of everyone else!
I actually had some of this update already made and hidden in the files. Originally last update was going to be a Lily + Gretel update, but decided midway through to cut it to just the Gretel update to save time.
Of course I did all this 8 months ago, before Atlas even started so it’s sometimes a game of searching through maps and events wondering where the heck I put this scene I kinda remember making!
Either way, I’m having fun! Atlas provided a good creative break from Apostles, and I’m full of new energy for it!
Very exited to it and for anything you find good for you and for this masterpiece.
yeah and most importantly take care bro do not rush it out just take ur time.
after all this time…im finally playing the new update. im sorry it took so long, this game does things to me and my little frail heart cant take it so i postponed it as much as i could.
im barely starting out but AHAHAHAHAHA I WAS RIGHT SHE IS HAVING A MANIC EPISODE!!!
i finished the update. i believe this was a great pallet clenser from all the incredible drama, intrigue and lily. this was fun and relaxing to read, i didnt feel at the edge of m seat and i think that was important for the sake of pacing. it was okay, nothing really tingled that part of my brain that makes me do strangely insightful commentary like with Sebastian and heather. A lot of new lore tho. The intrigue of the sword and this person and personality trapped inside, the fake apostles and their boss and the saviours. But nothing that character driven that I found interesting to the point of writting a long essay like i normally do. over all i really liked this update, it was relaxing fun and harmless…oh god this is probably a set up or calm before the strom isnt it? oh god
i do gotta say. cynthia’s conversation with sebastian was very interesting lore and character wise. some of her comments and remarks towards sebastian are really interesting. him being a self flageleting hero, how his suffering justify his actions, his need for attonement through punishment. all this comments were made by someone who has seen sebastian and knows him and portrays him in a different light to what those who love him do, its like someone who is reading the story and is dissecting sebastian, baring his narrative bones for all to see. she highlights his flaws as if those controlled his every action and influenced all decision he takes. she takes this man that for a long time i’ve seen as grounded manipulator and transforms him into a man that cannot cope with reality so he fabricates a persona, a script and a scenario for him to ennact this fantasy that he can live with and i dont mean just his new identity as the apostle of sloth, the caring suave guardian of the people or the judge of those he deems dangerous but how he needs to be a recognized hero and helper by others. he needs to be rightgeous for him not to be sebastian. (maybe hes loosing himself to the persona he’s playing)
then again this is cynthia we are talking, even though i think she may not be liying about sebastian it may all simply be her torturing him and her remarks are just a mischaracterization on her part on an attempt at sebastian. as he is changed and tries to better himself even if those flaws still exist. of course trying doesnt mean succeding and all this good intentions may not translate to the real world, leaving sebastian a worse person that he was before. his good actions amounting to nothing as they are still part of his masquerade
@superaguilar2002 Oooh! Quite the interesting feedback! Don’t want to give any of my own thoughts away as it might give spoilers, but I’m glad to see you’re thinking on it so deeply! And I am doubly happy to hear you enjoyed the Cynthia sections! I was unsure if anyone would like them with how strange they were, but I’ve really gotten approval for them all across the board!
Thanks for your thoughts and your play of the latest update, hope you enjoy what’s coming next! Also in case you missed it CJ and I started another more sci-fi themed game called project Atlas!
thanks to you for making a wonderful game i cant go crazy about! and yeah i will, most likely, try your new game!
also did i hit to close to home that you risk spoilers? yippee!!! (that or im misinterpreting your characters so badly you want to correct me…in that case im sorry)
(diet theory incoming)
oh oh oh oh! did she use the souls of the entire fae race for the crucible and the symbols?
the fae in some real life mythos were almost equivalent to gods or absolute forces of nature so it would make sense they were supremely more powerful that any other life on the planet. not only that but the origin for the common fantasy elf we see in books like lord of the rings are “elfs” that are part of the fey so maybe theres a connection there?
maybe cynthia isnt just an elf and is part of that race? after all the fae in books are known to be either mischievous or downright inhumanly cruel. if it turns out she is titania or the equivalent of the fae queen i will go insane.
An interesting theory! No confirmation from me though, not even on if the fae are even real! Lady Cynthia likes to take a lot of creative liberties with the truth!
In the interest of honesty I will report not the greatest progress last month. Nothing awful in real life or even any kind of creative burnout, I just always seemed one step behind in everything these last few weeks and my Apostles work suffered for it
But that’s life, there’s ups and downs! Luckily this last week has been an up, so as long as the streak keeps up this will be an unnoticed blip that is quickly forgotten!
On to better news, Apostles got some rad new fan art! Made by WikaChan-Fatty on DA. I am always amazed whenever people like my rambling story enough to dedicate their own creative energy to adding to it! I give a very big thank you to them!
Heya, just wanted to pop and say the same. There’s no rush but equal parts excitement when the release drops. It also seems like the community is growing nicely as well! Both games are great and I hope you both are able to still have fun while making them.
@qwerty2999@anon31582816
Thank you, that means a lot! It is still crazy to me the support and interest these games have gathered! It makes things so neat to be able to interact with a community and see what they think on the games, plus it add A healthy bit of pressure to keep things going!
Luckily even after all these years of working on Apostles, and starting Atlas, I still have a blast telling these stories. There are events I know will happen several updates down the line that I can’t wait to see audience reaction to!
Was going to make a Progress report yesterday, but saved it until today so there were no April Fools day mix ups.
I mentioned February I was very busy, and in march I was even more busy! But the good news is I kept well on top of it! That goes both for in life and in Apostles work, the update is still a ways away but it is shaping up well!
This will likely be an overall busy year for me, I have a wedding to attend this month in April and I plan to move apartments by the end of May. I can’t complain though, as all of these are good things to be busy with!
I’ll keep chugging away at my Apostles work. The plan for this year is one massive update for both Apostles and Atlas. (Though I feel bad having such long stretches between updates, hopefully the overall content will be satisfying!) I actual have one of the biggest revelations coming next update, one that I’m surprised hasn’t been quite guessed yet, and will blow the minds of more than a few!
That’s all for me for now, hope everyone had a fun Easter with lots of chocolate!
After a year of putting it off, I finally got around to playing 0.9 and 0.10 and was reminded why I love this game to begin with. The writing, as always, is peak.
