Hello. It's a wonderful game, all in all. Just bought it from steam, actually.
But I have few minor issues?
Is there any way to turn all the flying stuff (leaves and feathers) off? It's pretty, but incredibly distracting. Makes it really hard to properly read, for me personally.
And, just my observation, I think option of turning the background parallax off if bugged? I somehow can't uncheck it.
You can certainly turn off some visual effects in the settings by disabling Background VFX (though restarting the chapter might be needed for it to apply).
We are aware that the Background Parallax setting currently has a visual bug that makes it seems like you cannot uncheck. This will be addressed in the upcoming patch, but for now they should still be fully functional and can be turned on or off.
Bought this recently as part of the Winter Sale! Downloading it now, though I was curious if in massive future updates that add more story content/routes, my saves would still be compatible with those updates, if you had any idea. Basically, would I need to essentially restart every time the game does a major update/if I tried to load an old save, there would be an error? Or will the saves always be useable and work?
Hello, thank you so much for your support! We strive our best to ensure that our game is backward-compatible and that your old saves would work with every future update. There should be no issues with your saves or progress due to updating the game, but if you are still concerned about potential data loss, please feel free to make a backup of your save folder before doing so:
Windows: /Users/<YOUR_USER>/AppData/Roaming/RenPy/Na Daoine Maithe Mac OS X: ~/Library/RenPy/Na Daoine Maithe Linux/Other: ~/.renpy/Na Daoine Maithe
Bought and played on Steam. The writing is very good! The main menu presents a bookcase where there are a selection of books - one starting book that is an introductory thing, and six character books. Each character book is a particular route and can be thought of as being a perspective of the overarching story. As you play through each route, the player gets a clearer picture of what's happening (and what has happened), even if the main character's knowledge is limited to whatever route they're in.
The story is compelling and the voice-acting, though minimal, really adds to it. The actors are very good at their roles. I can't wait to find out what comes next.
The interface is still a bit confusing, but much, much better than previous iterations. Like night and day. You can save whenever you want, but you only have one save file. As such, there is no save/load screen in the traditional sense. When you start/double click on a character book to open it, there is a screen (page) with a 'load' button and a 'chapter selection' button.
The load button will take you to the start page of the most recent chapter you've played (not the most recent chapter you've unlocked)
The chapter selection button will take you to a page where you can select any chapter you have previously unlocked through playing.
Once you've selected or loaded the chapter, there is the 'replay mode' toggle. This is how the game handles having no multiple saves/loads. You can play through the first time with the replay mode on or off. If the toggle is off, your answers/pathway will be captured and used for the next chapter. Turn replay mode on, and and your answers won't be captured and won't used for the next chapter.
There are symbols when choosing certain options that pop up in the upper left corner.
Wings with heart: romance
Wings with hands: friendship
Wings with crown: unknown, possible approval points
I do know that the 'crown' symbol is converted to either romance or friendship points upon player choice in late game as a 'tie breaker'. This isn't in game yet. This was posted on tumblr I believe.
Possible bug: if you're replaying and you have skip seen dialogue on, the choices in the choice menu flip between one another upon menu load. Weird.
I like that they have included Irish words and phrases but I do find it a bit disengaging. I kind of wish you could just get the translation by hovering over the underlined word, and then click for more information/pronunciation.
I wrote too much. The game is great. Try it out! $20 CAD.
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Hello. It's a wonderful game, all in all. Just bought it from steam, actually.
But I have few minor issues?
Is there any way to turn all the flying stuff (leaves and feathers) off? It's pretty, but incredibly distracting. Makes it really hard to properly read, for me personally.
And, just my observation, I think option of turning the background parallax off if bugged? I somehow can't uncheck it.
Hello, thank you for your support!
You can certainly turn off some visual effects in the settings by disabling Background VFX (though restarting the chapter might be needed for it to apply).
We are aware that the Background Parallax setting currently has a visual bug that makes it seems like you cannot uncheck. This will be addressed in the upcoming patch, but for now they should still be fully functional and can be turned on or off.
Bought this recently as part of the Winter Sale! Downloading it now, though I was curious if in massive future updates that add more story content/routes, my saves would still be compatible with those updates, if you had any idea. Basically, would I need to essentially restart every time the game does a major update/if I tried to load an old save, there would be an error? Or will the saves always be useable and work?
Hello, thank you so much for your support! We strive our best to ensure that our game is backward-compatible and that your old saves would work with every future update. There should be no issues with your saves or progress due to updating the game, but if you are still concerned about potential data loss, please feel free to make a backup of your save folder before doing so:
Windows: /Users/<YOUR_USER>/AppData/Roaming/RenPy/Na Daoine Maithe
Mac OS X: ~/Library/RenPy/Na Daoine Maithe
Linux/Other: ~/.renpy/Na Daoine Maithe
Bought and played on Steam. The writing is very good! The main menu presents a bookcase where there are a selection of books - one starting book that is an introductory thing, and six character books. Each character book is a particular route and can be thought of as being a perspective of the overarching story. As you play through each route, the player gets a clearer picture of what's happening (and what has happened), even if the main character's knowledge is limited to whatever route they're in.
The story is compelling and the voice-acting, though minimal, really adds to it. The actors are very good at their roles. I can't wait to find out what comes next.
The interface is still a bit confusing, but much, much better than previous iterations. Like night and day. You can save whenever you want, but you only have one save file. As such, there is no save/load screen in the traditional sense. When you start/double click on a character book to open it, there is a screen (page) with a 'load' button and a 'chapter selection' button.
Once you've selected or loaded the chapter, there is the 'replay mode' toggle. This is how the game handles having no multiple saves/loads. You can play through the first time with the replay mode on or off. If the toggle is off, your answers/pathway will be captured and used for the next chapter. Turn replay mode on, and and your answers won't be captured and won't used for the next chapter.
There are symbols when choosing certain options that pop up in the upper left corner.
I do know that the 'crown' symbol is converted to either romance or friendship points upon player choice in late game as a 'tie breaker'. This isn't in game yet. This was posted on tumblr I believe.
Possible bug: if you're replaying and you have skip seen dialogue on, the choices in the choice menu flip between one another upon menu load. Weird.
I like that they have included Irish words and phrases but I do find it a bit disengaging. I kind of wish you could just get the translation by hovering over the underlined word, and then click for more information/pronunciation.
I wrote too much. The game is great. Try it out! $20 CAD.