The Thorns of War

Devlog

• The Thorns of War Update #32
  February 14, 2024 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all It's been a while since we had an official update, so here is where we currently are with Thorns. Frederique's route is currently on hold (I wasn't happy with the route, but could not put my... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #31
  March 12, 2023 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all Just a quick update. Frederique’s route is progressing, but I’ve also got a small treat for any Leopold fans who might be interested. A very generous backer has commissioned an extra sce... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #30
  November 13, 2022 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  I am happy to announce that Leopold’s route is finished and available for download. If you already own a copy of the game, just download the latest version (1.8) to access the new content. Any bugs... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #29
  October 02, 2022 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all Just a quick update to say Leopold’s route is now finished and in beta, with a full release date of Sunday 13 th November . Many thanks for everyone’s patience and support, and I look fo... Continue reading
• The Thorns of War Update #28
  July 31, 2022 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all Just a quick update on Leopold's route. The word count is currently just over 90,000 words and I am working on day 12 (of 16). With the remainder of the writing and coding to complete, and t... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #27
  May 08, 2022 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all I am happy to announce that Thorns of War has now been updated with the TROS Love Interest POV scenes. Many thanks to the backers who chose their extra scenes and I hope everyone enjoys the... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #26
  March 07, 2022 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all I am happy to announce that Guillaume’s route has been updated and a new version of the game is ready for download. The route is quite complicated with lots of options – I have tested it... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #25
  February 28, 2022 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all Firstly, for those of you who were waiting to hear the results of the vote, Frederique’s route will be the one worked on after Leopold’s route is completed. Speaking of Leopold’s route... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #24
  January 31, 2022 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all I am happy to announce that Guillaume’s route is finished, with a final word count of approximately 238,000 words, and will be released on Monday 7 th March . In other news, I have already... Continue reading
• The Thorns of War Update #23
  December 31, 2021 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello everyone The end of the year is fast approaching so I thought it was time for a quick update. Guillaume’s route is still in progress. The word count is currently 225,000 words and I am looking... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #22
  November 20, 2021 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello everyone I’ve seen some questions in the comments and some people are asking for an update – I was hoping to wait until the end of the month, but here we are. Guillaume’s route is in progr... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #21
  July 30, 2021 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all It's been a while, so I wanted to give everyone an update on where we are with Thorns of War. Guillaume's route is about halfway finished now (day 8 of 15 has been completed) and stands at 8... Continue reading
• The Thorns of War Update #20
  May 07, 2021 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all I hope everyone is doing well – just a quick update on the progress since it has been a while. Firstly, Guillaume’s route is well underway now, with a current word count of just over... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #19
  February 14, 2021 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all Sofia’s route has now been released and the files have been updated. Thank you to everyone who has supported the game so far - anyone who has already bought a copy of the game can now down... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #18
  February 06, 2021 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all Just a quick reminder that Sofia’s route will be released next Sunday (14 th February) and we will be celebrating the launch, as well as St Valentine’s Day, with a mini sale over the sam... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #17
  January 07, 2021 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all Firstly, thank you so much to everyone who has been supporting Bastien's route with sales and feedback – it is so lovely to hear what you all think. ^_^ Just a quick update on Sofia's rout... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #16 - Early Access Launch
  December 18, 2020 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all I am very happy (and nervous!) to announce that Bastien’s route has been released, and The Thorns of War in now in early access. To purchase the game or for more information on our coming... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #15
  December 04, 2020 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello everyone We have another update for Thorns of War. Sofia's route is now almost finished with a word count of just over 138,000 (approximately 355,000 for the game so far). Since we are passed wh... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #14
  September 28, 2020 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello everyone Just a quick update for Thorns of War. As it has been a while since my last post, I'll take a moment to recap where we are. Bastien's route is finished Sofia's route is in progress with... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #13
  May 20, 2020 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all Just a quick update on our progress since January. Bastien's route is now finally complete at approximately 150,000 words - three times the length of the estimate - while the full game is no... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #12
  January 05, 2020 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all It's a new year and I thought I'd give a Thorns of War update to let everyone know where we currently are. Since the project was successfully funded on Kickstarter, I've been working on the... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #11 - Kickstarter Finished
  October 31, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  It's over! Though it might be a bit early here for me start on the champagne, I could not be more happy with the result of the campaign. ^_^ Thank you so, so much to everyone who pledged, shared the c... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War - Update #10 - Kickstarter Final 24 Hours
  October 30, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Well, we're in the last 24 hours now. We're at an amazing 144% funded and we've hit the second stretch goal! If you haven't pledged and still would like to, the campaign page is here: https://www.k... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #9 - Kickstarter Final Week
  October 23, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all Well, it's the beginning of our final week of fundraising. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ttow/the-thorns-of-war Things have slowed down quite a bit since our last post, but I am tol... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #8 - Kickstarter Week 2
  October 14, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all I was going to post this tomorrow, but after the huge funding boost we've been fortunate enough to have today, I thought I would share the good news now. I'm sure many reading this are alre... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #7 - Kickstarter Week 1
  October 08, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all We’re now one week through the campaign and the funding has reached an amazing 87% Thank you so much to everyone who’s pledged so far, and thank you, too, for all the support and advice... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #6 - Kickstarter Launch
  October 01, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  We’ve launched! The Thorns of War kickstarter is now live and you can check it out here . Thank your to everyone who offered feedback and support over the last few weeks - it meant a lot to know I... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War Update #5 - Kickstarter Draft
  September 23, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  EDIT2 - Okay, I've made the final changes to the KS campaign and I think it's ready for Tuesday's launch. Aside from some minor changes, the only things worth mentioning are, firstly, that the love in... Continue reading

  
• BFF and Thorns of War - Update #4 - (Kickstarter Survey Results)
  September 22, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all I am happy to announce that 'The Thorns of War' won the survey and with enough votes that I feel a Kickstarter isn't immediately doomed to failure. Many thanks to everyone who replied and my... Continue reading

  
• BFF and Thorns of War - Update #3 - (Kickstarter Survey Update)
  September 21, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all Last reminder, I promise. ^_^ I just wanted to let people know the survey is still open if people want to contribute. So if you haven't had your say and you want to see one of the these two... Continue reading

  
• BFF and Thorns of War - Update #2 - (Kickstarter Survey Update)
  September 14, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all I just wanted to let people know how the survey is doing and remind anyone who wants to vote but hasn't yet, they have until Sunday 22nd September left to get their feedback submitted. So f... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War - Update #1
  January 20, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello all I am happy to announce the beta release of 'The Thorns of War' demo. Since it's a beta, changes to the text /graphics may occur between now and the full game's release, but I imagine these... Continue reading

  
• The Thorns of War - Update #0
  January 02, 2019 by Blackcross & Taylor

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  Hello everyone and Happy New Year! Since we are a couple of days into January now, I just wanted to give everyone an update on Thorns of War. I've just launched the game's itch page and the demo is al... Continue reading