The Thorns of War
The Thorns of War Update #12
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 writing, coding etc. starting with Bastien's route.
We're currently at a word count of just over 60,000, with hopes to release the Beta version of Bastien's route at the end of January.
I've also been working on the backer rewards, which included new backer-designed NPCs drawn by our artist. Above are Maddalena Cavaletto (left) and Mariette de la Tour (right).
Lastly, in somewhat unrelated news, I've got a sale running on itch and Steam at the moment with a 35% discount (45% on the bundle) so if you were considering buying one of my other titles, now might be an ideal time. ^_^
Many thanks for reading and Happy New Year.
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The Thorns of War
Visual Novel
| Status | In development |
| Author | Blackcross & Taylor |
| Genre | Visual Novel |
| Tags | Female Protagonist, Otome, Romance, Yuri |
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I loved the first game and the demo just has me craving more!! Any ideas on a finish date for the game?
Hello, Skippie89, I'm very glad to hear you've enjoyed the story so far. To answer your question, well, it was supposed to be an October release, but my word count estimates so far have been inaccurate.
I hoped to write about 50,000 words per route, but Bastien's has just been finished at 150,000 so I imagine, if the rest of the routes run over the estimate as well, then the release will have to be reviewed/pushed back.
Sorry it is not better news, and many thanks for your interest.
It's still good news, this will be my Christmas present to me (whether it's released in October or later) XD
I really appreciate all the work you're putting in. As someone who also writes I understand what it's like to go "Oh I'll write 50,000" and end up with SO MUCH MORE!! :D My latest project was meant to be 100,000 words and I'm currently at 30,000 and I feel like I'm only just getting started!
Anyways! I love your work! (Especially because your female protagonist is a strong, smart and kick ass character!)
So happy to hear from you! Can't wait for the game to be finished.
Also, I read the last paragraph and went "Yeah, definitely need to buy something..." and then I realized that I already own TRoS, HG and DDBS (which I totally need to replay in the near future!)
But I'll let a friend know that there's a sale, she'd been very interested in TRoS when I described it to her.
Yes, there is still a long road ahead of us but we are getting there.
And, thank you for your support and for letting your friend know about the sale - every little bit of exposure helps us. ^_^
😊😊😊 What a timing! I was just thinking, "I wonder how's ToW right now?" You write fast! ..imo. Good work :))
I hope you don't mind if I skip the beta and just play the whole game when it's finished. I've always been scared to move forward, but playing new games especially yours is one of my motivation to go on.
HNY and wish you for the best!
Ah, thank you.
No, by all means, I can understand wanting to wait for the whole game to be finished - I hope you enjoy it when you do get to play it.
Happy New Year! Sounds like you're getting a lot done, I'm really excited! Also Maddalena's dress looks a little like something I'd imagine a fairy wearing, I want it in real life please. They are both very pretty though, excellent sprite work as always. I'm curious to learn more about them.
Thank you. I've been very fortunate that the same artist for TROS was willing to work on the game.
Not long now for Bastien's route - I plan to send the first half to playtesters this week. ^_^