It’s Out!
That’s right, version 4.33 is now public for everyone. I’ll be taking down the secret chapter 1/5 update page since it is no longer necessary.
I’ve switched over to using public downloads folders, where you can find all our demos and free games, as well as a changelog. Just click on your preferred download site (Mega.nz / Mediafire), or go to Itch.io or Steam since it’s free there, too!
If you’re hopping back in to see what’s new:
Chapter 1 got two new transformations, some new quests, a big bonus dungeon, new features like a fortune teller who marks catalysts for you and a trainer so you can buy EXP for Platina, and some new costumes.
Chapter 5 got a new transformation, two new quests, new costumes, and even a few idle animations (more on the way) as well as the fortune teller and trainer NPCs.
Chapter 2 has a few art updates.
Chapter 1 and 5 got voice acting in combat, now you can hear Mei shout insults as she attacks!
And all chapters got a ton of bugfixes, from typos to script errors to low-level memory fixes.
Both chapters got a new trailer! They’re on youtube (Chapter 1 / Chapter 5)
I wrote a Light Novel, Tales of Strings: Instruments, which you can find on Itch.io. Art by Xandrasubmarine!
Our tester Ack released a game called Research Tower 4. Go check it out, it has doll TF in it (woah!) and it’s free.
Itch.io TFGS Link Deviantart Link
The tie-in novels are going to be uploaded to Itch.io once their exclusivity agreements expire. More on that when it happens.
Pumpkin continues to be really cute.
So now you’re all caught up!
Now What?
I’m going to be working on a prototype for Project Carnation. Much like the previous prototype (which was Project Monoceros, later Witch Hunter Izana) the fan response will determine if it’s a game we actually make or if it’s an idea that gets shelved. I expect this will take a few months.
Once that’s done, some more minor housekeeping. Releasing WHI Hard Mode, the JP Translation for WHI, getting WHI on DLSite, some minor updates for String Tyrant, and the usual code modernization.
And then, it’s Chapter 2 until it’s complete. I would love to have it done by the end of 2024 but that’s quite unlikely given the sheer size of it, so it’ll probably be done in 2025.
We have some new artists on the team, a cool new method of doing TF sequences via comics, a much streamlined map production system, and an internal method of handling quest writing that is way better than the previous one. In addition the “code debt” that I had built up over the years is mostly cleared. There’s always more I’d love to fix but the huge backlog of bugs is gone and the game is more stable than ever. If anyone can pull off finishing Chapter 2 in 2025, it’s us!
There’s also some stuff happening in WHI that I haven’t even revealed yet but it’s big. You’ll love it.
I’m so tired.
Curious Cat
Fan Art!
A collection of zombees by Xandrasubmarine to “celebrate” the new Zombee Queen Mei costume. That evil cultist really deserves a whalloping I tell you.
The Link Pile
Rationally debate this post on the forums! Discussion thread for String Tyrant!
Witch Hunter Izana’s forums page! Get it on Steam or Itch.io! It has a free demo!
Pandemonium’s Steam Page! You can get updates automatically.
Maiden Sealed in Stone, a game Salty translated!
Buy String Tyrant, our gaiden game, on Itch.io! It’s on Steam too!
I write silly books! Here’s the first one.
Ask us questions anonymously on Curious Cat!
Buy our merch on Redbubble and Teepublic!
Give us money on Patreon so we can make more monstergirl stuff!
Alternately, give us money on Subscribestar so we can make more monstergirl stuff!
DO NOT join our Discord and curse at me in person! Our testers might be cats, I can’t tell!
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