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Progress Report 2021.07.31

Hi friends,

Just a short update today, since it’s been a pretty chaotic week. I am still working on finishing the last scene of Chapter 1 Route B. Because of all the various ways the chapter can end, there’s an important conversation between Aeran and the MC that needed particular attention to detail to track all of...

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Progress Report 2021-07-20

Hi friends, 

I just wanted to do a quick progress report outside of my regular schedule. There are a lot of things happening right now in terms of getting this chapter finished. 

On the writing side, I have completed the last of the combat scenes and have moved on to the last scene with Zenaida and the M...

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Progress Report 2021.07.12

Hi friends,

Another month half-way gone! I’m trying not to think about how quickly time is passing as I keep my head down and continue work on the game. I have completed another big chunk of the Route B endgame, but despite my best efforts, I definitely did not write according to the plan. 😅 Sometimes you just need...

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Game Walkthrough: Prologue

The Prologue is unique compared to the rest of the game’s chapters. Its choices act as a way for the player to set their starting stats while remaining integrated in the narrative. A total of 9 skill points are assigned during the Prologue. Skill points are affected by the player’s origin choices, two action choices, one ...

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Progress Report 2021.06.28

Hi friends,

Happy end of the month! June didn’t quite go according to plan, but I still got a lot of work done. Even though I didn’t meet my planned deadlines, I am working through the end of the game as fast as I can, so I am trying to give myself permission to take a little more time to finish the chapter...

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Upcoming Changes to Patron Tiers & Benefits

Hi friends, 

As I have mentioned in my last couple progress reports, I am making changes to my Patreon's tiers and benefits. When I launched my Patreon in February, I wasn't quite sure how things would line up in terms of Patreon work vs game development, and the original layout I had was quite ambitious. I know no...

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Wayfarer 1.0.7. Flotsam Grove/Marshwall Update

Hi friends,

The alpha build has been updated! We are now on version 1.0.7. There is still one more update to go before Chapter 1 is complete, but we are nearing the finale!

What It Includes

  • 64,000 words of new content (which brings the total game’s word count to a whopping 364,000) View Post

Progress Report 2021.06.14

Progress Report June 14, 2021

Hi friends,

Happy mid-June! It’s been a crazy busy month for me as I try to wrap up the end of Chapter 1 Route B. A lot of work has happened, but there’s still so much to get done before the end of the month.

Two weeks ago I was pretty hopeful that I would b...

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Progress Report 2021.05.31

Hi friends,

Happy end-of-May! I hope everyone has had a good month.

May has been quite successful for me, all things considered. While I did want to be closer to the end of Chapter 1, I did complete and code all of the investigation sequences and the lead up to the MC’s final decision.

As of right now, the...

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Wayfarer 1.0.5. Edgewater & Deadwood Update

Hi friends,

The alpha build has been updated.

What it Includes

  • 33,000 words of cumulative new content
  • Route B Edgewater and Deadwood investigations, plus the MC and Aeran putting all the clues together and deciding where the missing chalice is located
  • Updated Wayfarer...

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Progress Report 2021-05-17

Hi friends,

It’s been a very busy two weeks. Game development is progressing, albeit at a slower rate than I would like. There is ongoing construction behind my apartment building and they are doing controlled blasting in the area until July, which hasn’t been exactly the best thing to have going on in the backgroun...

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Bonus Content Update

Hi friends, 

After a lot of deliberation, I have come to the decision to postpone all bonus content posts until Chapter 1 is complete. 

I've been going back through my word tracker and progress reports and keeping up with a weekly bonus content schedule is really cutting into the game's development time....

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Wayfarer Alpha Build 1.0.4. Cove Update

Hi friends,

The alpha build has been updated.

What it Includes

  • 20,000 words of cumulative new content
  • Route B Cove investigation and shopping trip

Accessing the New Content

Route B's content can be accessed by going to Rat Alley or by going t...

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Character Profile: Ren Varadon

Spoilers for Ren’s backstory, but no spoilers for the major points of his character arc. If you want to go into his character arc completely blind, I suggest skipping this post.

This is an edited and re-vamped version of his character profile originally posted to Wayfarer’s World Anvil page. I’ve take...

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Progress Report 2021-05-03

Hi friends,

Happy May! This month is going to be a busy one.

Game Updates

I am pushing to finish Chapter 1 by the end of the month (probably not all the coding, but hopefully all the writing). There are a lot of moving parts and sections and some are more branching than others, but I am hope...

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Perfectionism and the Feedback Cycle

I’m a recovering perfectionist.

I can’t really pinpoint when it started. But I did take music lessons as kid and studied piano throughout elementary and high school. My piano teacher was ferocious. She prided herself on being the best teacher in my hometown. Her students ranked first, second and third in every music...

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Progress Report 2021-04-26

Hi friends,

Just a quick update for this week. I was originally not planning on writing one today so I could get onto my bi-weekly update schedule, but there are a few things in the works that I wanted to write about.

Patreon Goals

Most excitingly, I’ve reached my next Patreon goal! Wooh...

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Scattered to the Winds (Ren & Raven Short Story)

Idrelle Games post Scattered to the Winds (Ren & Raven Short Story) from patreon

Raven has two problems.

The first is the powerfully built woman looming over her kitchen table. With her sleeves torn at the shoulder to display tattooed arms corded with muscles, a jagged scar across one cheek, a well-used leather scabbard strapped to her hip, the hilts of at least two daggers poking out the top of her...

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Progress Report 2021-04-17

Hi friends,

Apologies for skipping last week’s update! April has been a little hectic and as Chapter 1’s content progresses, I am considering moving to a bi-weekly update schedule rather than posting one every week. (This would be to cut back on repetitive “hey, I wrote stuff!” type updates).

Game ...

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Wayfarer Alpha Build 1.0.4.

Hi friends,

The first update to Wayfarer’s alpha build is here!

What It Includes

  • 57k words of cumulative new content
  • The completed Viridian Lady villa mission
  • Multiple scenarios and solutions for the aforementioned mission

To access the new content, yo...

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Political Regions of Rhesainia

Idrelle Games post Political Regions of Rhesainia from patreon

The past two centuries have re-shaped the political borders of Rhesainia many times. The early 11th century saw a golden age for the Lotharic city states, small independent nations near and around the Lotharic Sea. These principalities included Calaide, Umbara, Corsida, Edessa, Nemain and Velantis. However, their independence...

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A Wayfarer Retrospective

Idrelle Games post A Wayfarer Retrospective from patreon

The Wayfarer UI has gone through many, many different versions. Some are okay. Some are not great. With the additional UI changes out for the alpha build, I thought it would be fun to look back on some of my past attempts to build the visual look and roast myself for my choices. 

This is a bit of an experiment in t...

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Progress Report 2021-04-05

Idrelle Games post Progress Report 2021-04-05 from patreon

Hi friends,

Happy April! Progress on the game is still going slowly as I’m having continuing issues with dry eyes and screen time. I have taken time off and have radically reduced the amount of time I am spending at my computer, but unfortunately that means that I am not able to get as much done as I usually do. ...

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A Map of Velantis (Draft)

Idrelle Games post A Map of Velantis (Draft) from patreon

This is a very, very, VERY rough draft of a map of Velantis that is a placeholder until I can convert this to Wonderdraft and sketch it out with its cartography tools. 

I’ve known for a while what I want the city to look like—it’s a peninsula, it’s squeezed between the sea and the mountains, it’s a walled...

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Progress Report 2021-03-29

Hi friends,

As March rolls to an end, I admit I have been struggling a bit to meet my deadlines. As I mentioned in the bulk message I sent out, I’ve been having some health problems related to my eyesight (nothing serious, just the result is that I need decreased screen time, which ultimately impacts my ability to wor...

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March Creator Q & A

Idrelle Games post March Creator Q & A from patreon

AM = Anna M. / Idrelle.
CG = Chilled Glasses.

CG: Good evening, Patrons, and welcome to your first question and answer session with the writer of Wayfarer, Idrelle. I’m your host, Chilled Glasses, and most importantly I will not be talking in that voice the entire time.

AM: (laughing hysterically...

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Progress Report 2021-03-22

Hi friends,

The end of March is going to be pretty busy! Aside from some major game updates, I have a few other things/commitments I am working on.

Game Updates

The Viridian Lady sequence is finished! It is in draft form and is currently sitting at around ~57,000 words. I still have to edit ...

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Character Profile: Alexia Antonis

Spoilers for Alexia’s backstory, but no spoilers for the major points of her character arc. If you want to go into her character arc completely blind, I suggest skipping this post.

This is an edited and re-vamped version of her character profile originally posted to Wayfarer’s World Anvil page. I’ve t...

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Progress Report 2021-03-15

Hi friends,

I was going to start off with a Caesar joke, but I am little drained so we’re just going to forgo that. This past week has been extremely busy. I am closing in on getting the Viridian Lady sequence done. If it feels like I’ve been working on this section forever, it’s probably because it’s true. I kn...

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The Marcian Conspiracy (Rhesainian History - WIP)

It is known throughout Rhesainia that the Wayfarer Order does not involve itself in politics. In order to pursue the intricacies of their work and to move about the world without restriction, Wayfarers must remain beyond the touch of political affairs. While the Order has an official ambassador (a Wayfarer master appointed th...

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