ADW: A Villain's Heart

a bit spoiler

(my English is poor

Hello! May I ask, is it true that level 4 with Mikaylis means you can't improve jeth's relationship any further? Or it's because transient one  rejected Jeth twice (after he chose to make the transient one get a scar to remember not to ignore his warning) so there was no way to increase the level , or it was just a bug?

(ps: I like jeth a lot, even though he is dangerous, petty, flawed and domineering, but he is still my favorite!!thank you for creating such a charming game and charming characters!!!!!!)

SPOILERS ahead for those that haven't played the game yet!!!

So I actually played this game first without having played the mainline game Arcane Dice Wars, so I went into this completely blind without knowing anything about the world of ADW, but surprisingly I had no trouble understanding things. I was initially worried that I would be lost but this game does a good job of easing you into the world of ADW and actually works great as an introduction to the series!

First second of looking into the game page I was IMMEDIATELY smitten with Jeth, which was to be expected, I do have a thing for blondes and rogues 😭 My love for him further developed the moment I met him in game and he was exactly how I expected him to be; sly, cunning, charming, you know, the whole package! I think that really did me in, like I WAS HOPELESSLY IN LOVE, I WAS READY TO RISK IT ALL FOR THIS MAN

And then the foreboding dreams started, and, well, instead of being deterred by them it just intrigued me and made me more interested in him lol. He was giving very much "I'd let the world burn for you" vibes and I was ALLLLL for it  

And hoo boy, did he let the world burn indeed LMFAO that one ending of his really shocked me! "I knew you wouldn't want to go back without me" sent literal shivers down my spine, like... Yeah, you're right but DAMN 😭 Despite it all tho I feel like this was my favorite ending of his lol. I just really liked how it ties to those dreams we kept having, it's like everything finally went full circle.

And there's also that matter with him pointing a blade to my neck when I refused the eternal pendant... I was taken aback but hey, I went into this knowing the man has serious issues, I'm RIDE OR DIE for him now, it will take more than that to drive me away <3 lol

Also I remember jesting to myself that I would've loved to have a 'Water Mage' route before I found out his real identity, so imagine my surprise when I found out I can ACTUALLY romance him in the mainline game, Arcane Dice Wars! I can't believe I never connected the dots lol but I am pleasantly delighted by this turn of events as I was very distraught over his fate in the dungeons, I kept visiting him in the hopes that things will somehow get better but they just got worse haha </3

I've already been wanting to go for a 'good' side run since I felt like that was really what my MC stands for, but ultimately Lor's sad fate is what really pushed me to go for the Brookhaven route, and it's funny because Katnir asks me "What made you join our side?" and all I could think of was "...Lor..." LMFAO I'd pay to see that as an actual dialogue option 

Also me and the Brookhaven route have beef for making me believe I got the 'best' possible ending just for it to end like that 😭 The Lor lover in me laments but the Jeth lover in me lowkey sees it as a win lol. It makes me laugh thinking back to how Jeth joked about kidnapping the Transient One just for him to ACTUALLY go and do it 😭 

Anyway, I am DEFINITELY rushing to go play ADW right now, I need more of Lor and Jeth!! Even if I can only simp for Jeth now in the sidelines lol I suppose it's Lor's turn now to get some loving from the Transient One, GODS know he deserves it 

This game is actually waaayyy longer than I expected! I think I spent like a good 20 hours on this, probably would be longer once I go for the other endings that aren't just Jeth's and the Brookhaven ending

I still have a WHOOOLE LOT to say about this game but I'm afraid I've already rambled too much lol. All in all I just wanted to say that I LOVE THIS GAME VERY MUCH and I'm definitely looking forward to more installations in the ADW universe! I'm actually quite shocked that this isn't more popular, everything about this game is so well made, it deserves way more attention! I'm definitely gonna be yapping about this game to my friends for weeks to come lol.

Now let me scurry off and play ADW now lol I need to satisfy my Lor and Jeth brainrot, I want more time with these new found blorbos 🏃‍♀️

Hello! I really enjoy this game and adore each character's personality ( I especially loved Jeht!) I was wondering if there was a walkthrough of the game as I currently got only 7 ending so far! Thanks again for making this masterpiece, I really adore playing it.

hii after playing a while ı wanna share my thoughts... but ı kinda ended up writing too much haha sorry :')

for anyone who didnt play the game this comment has some spoilers in it please dont read it ıf you dont want to get spoiled! 

Hello! ı actually wanted to comment after finishing all the endings but after only managing to finish 2 endings and getting emotional bit too much ı decided to taking this game slow is better option than rushing. Well overall the story is great! although ıt seems like there is no escape from dark content in this game. I really did my best to convince both sides (temple or anyone and crown) yet failed every time (ı remember that ı had to walk over forest maps soo many times since ı didnt know where to go and forgot the examine the area only to watching things goes to fight again :')) ı couldnt help but feel sad. for now ı only managed to get jeths ending and brookhaven ending( well this is the name ı gave to that route .. saving brookhaven with no pendants) and ıt seems like no matter what ı do, there will be always a side will get crushed (assuming that transient one will win all the battles stubbornly like ı do haha) well ı guess except the brookhaven ending is actually not too bad? ıf we not consider MC is getting caught and probably will end in horrifying situation, before we arrive things were getting better so ı guess doing brookhaven route then returning to our world is actually best ending for the world we ended up in. 

ıf ı would try to talk about characters :

jeth: well he was my first choice for route since he looked mysterious and clever so ı thought his route would be interesting. but as ı play my view towards this character was like.. first ıt went high since he looked like he listens MC very well and try to follow their path to getting very low with his our returning back ending (everything was going good until ı read the prison part... woow ı still have chills about this) and in the end my view about him hit the bottom with how he treated the MC ıf ı choose to refuse him (yea ı wasnt expecting him to hurt the person he actually ''loves'')  so ım soo glad that ı actually played his route first for the sake of story because ı doubt that ı would pick him ıf ı knew his attidute towards chaarcters changes the moment ı choose to stay away from him.

also jeths route and all those ''starting all over'' endings made me feel like the only reason ı got this much attention and love was just because of aura not because of myself (ouch XD). but ı guess ıf ı wasnt have strong aura (given by developers) ı would probably end up in prison or be a great weight to Deita..

Mikaylis: ı havent played his route yet but thanks to brookhaven ending ı kind of know that he has some temper... haha but he still manages to control himself (well he could have crushed me after literally bending the prison bars) ı also liked how he kept doing his best in jeth's route too telling me to come to him in any time. So my view for him for now is pretty positive and ı do hope playing his route too hoping that the bitterness in his route's ending wont be too bad haha.. 

Deita: ı was actually trying to ge tinto her route which ı couldnt and ended up having brookhaven ending. well ı am glad ı actually did since ı got some cute time with all other characters and ım happy about this. ı will try to get her though.. even ı feellike ı will have hard time XD (since she doesnt appear on battles except first times..)

well ıf ı would talk about other characters seeing Lor in prison was so sad.. ı actually wanted to save him but after learning he went crazy and other characters didnt let me to approach him ı decided to give up sadly. but in brookhaven ending seeing him doing well and staying with me and even wanting it ( ı think ı kinda know the reason why :')) made me so happy same goes with other characters. depending on the ending how their reactions towards me changes anger or discontent to loyalty and happiness. ı was actually happy to be on their good side.. though ı couldnt find a way to happy ending for all (either there is not or ı simply overlook the key points haha...) 

I also would love mention about ''gods'' or more likely developers.

when Deita asked my opinion about how the ''gods'' in their world and saying that she trust that gods care for their creations in their own way. ı couldnt help but give it a thought since developers are actually have pretty strong role in this game even though ıt doesnt seems like first. 

If she would have asked me this in my first hours of playing ı would obviously say ''ı dont trust them'' thinking how Ruwin and others' life are messed up and no matter how much ı struggle game continues to be cruel towards other side. but after getting several ending for each route (ı tried all 3 options) ı noticed something and that perhaps most likely to be safest ending for everyone was returning the home end. well since ı didnt play all endings ı cant say for sure but ı can clearly remember how my confidently clicking ''thats not fair!'' slowly turned into being hesitant about doing it. because whenever these developers warn me and ı dont listen something either ı dont want or dark happens especially ıf ı insist as keep being transient one. at first things seem perfectly normal and sweet but then something horrible happens in the end. after realizing this ı actually decided to click on ''I trust the gods'' option since not listening their suggests and warnings casually led either MC or people of that world experience painful/bad events.  also them saying our MC came in that world because they wanted to develop the game further (event though the way they brought MC is questionable..)  makes this point stronger. actually ı cont help but fear from how original game will end up about this topic :') ı cant help but think '' will it be bitter ıf ı try to continue living in the world developers cerated in original game too? ''

overall ı feel like jumping from original game into this one was a bit mistake for me. for now the original game is pretty much having a light and hopeful nature (which ı hope that wont change but ı also accept ıf ıt will) while this game is alot more bitter. but ı think feeling this bitterness only shows how strong and good story is! thank you for all the efforts for everyone for this amazing game! ı really do love all the detailed world, story and characters you create :)

and thank you for anyone who read this commend until the very end ı know ı write too much so yes.. thank you  ^^;;

I've enjoyed the game. The pacing was a bit too slow or too fast in some places, but overall it was an interesting story with complex characters. The art style and BGM are also great. I've only got 4 endings yet, but I'll start a new run soon. It also looks really interesting from a programming perspective. I know how to program "boring" stuff in java and I was looking into learning python for some other work-related activities. But after playing this game I'm thinking maybe I should also learn it for hobby-related "fun" activities.

Thanks for the game :)

I'm trying to run the game, but nothing is working. I tried re-downloading, extracting it differently. Nothing is working, anyone got any suggestions?

Hi, I found a bug. The game crashes during the level 3 bonding chat with Water Priest and gives this error:

TypeError: %c requires int or char

Changing the “Seldom can anything be said with 100% certainty” line to “with absolute certainty” fixed the issue. It looks like the game doesn't understand that "% c" is a string of text.

You did it! Congratulations for all your hard work! *high five*

congratulations I have a good time playing this game. But is there any walkthrough? I have a little hard to to figuring out some ending

hello!! i really loved this game!!

i only played deita's route so far but i loved it so much! she's such a good mix of being very forward but also really cute in the way that makes you want to take care of her...... the scene where we get to sleep in the same room almost made my heart explode...

i'm so excited to play through the other routes! jeth is hilarious, and mikaylis really grew on me. the scene where he punched the wall made me go "woah!". he seems like the kind of guy who has a quiet but very immense rage building.... so i found myself really wanting to know more. maybe this is a dangerous point of mine QAQ

i loved the gameplay sooo so much!! the dice stuff is so fun. it was so funny when we were first learning the type/class matchups. we would have a really sub-optimal team but still try to stick it out to the end, and it got so intense cheering for the units to win. i love dungeon crawler games too so this was everything!!!

when i took a step back i realized that all of my favs were the water units. maybe it was because their high levels of emotions made them really funny?? i think i met with waterrogue and he told me that i was giving him good luck so he was gonna go gamble. then the next morning i relaxed in my room and i had a letter from him asking for money. i laughed so hard that my stomach hurt. i want to give him pocket money. the little interactions you could have with these units really enhanced the experience. i really liked waterknight and of course deita and my assistant watermage too ^_^

i am sooooo excited for future updates!!!! i want to play ADW in the meantime to see more of watermage!!!! please keep up the amazing work!!!! and here is fanart i drew ;_;

one of my absolute favs alongside ADW .

like the original, i really can’t praise the unique gameplay, well-written characters, music, art and overall story enough !! 

it just immediately draws you in, and it was a lot of fun getting to know the villains and seeing an alternative what-if storyline being explored so thoroughly. the way it mirrors the arcs of the original, while showcasing completely different dynamics with our boys from ADW, was also such a treat. I felt so bad at times making an enemy out of them, when I previously was romancing them in the other one lmao :,))

speaking about romance, I was pleasantly surprised by the much faster pace and the way they were the ones taking the initiative. their possessive, overly affectionate way of showing their adoration was such a drastic (and very much enjoyable ) change from the sweet slow-burn from ADW. 
Although I’ve admittedly only romanced Jeth so far, I really savored each and every scene with him, yearning for more each time they ended . the way you write is just too delicious and heart-fluttering !! plus , he’s such a charming and intriguing character that I ended up not caring about the red flags at all haha. other than him my most liked character was Deita, my absolute sweetheart (and unexpectedly a simp like the others lolll) . 

the way you approached each characters design and personality is another aspect I admire - although some might share an element or class (and the accompanying traits with it ) , they all still retain complexity and differ from each other . like Jeth and Samuel both embodying traits of the air element while also having completely different values and approaches ! loved reading about each class and element and going like ‘ wow it fits so well with this character ! ‘ hehe .

overall I can’t express my love and respect for both you and this game enough , such an creative concept done well . expect to see some fanart soon ! <33

Slight disclaimer that I have yet to play ADW so these are my thoughts on the experience going in blind! From my understanding this is a bit of a streamlined experience compared to ADW? I'm not sure how heavily it's recommended to play the ADW first, but I didn't have any trouble understanding anything and I really enjoyed it a LOT as a standalone experience!  

I'm the kind of player to make a bee-line for/singularly focus on the character I'm interested in, so in my playthrough I think I managed to completely avoid playing toxic boyfriend simulator as Jeth was lovely LOL  (at least for now-- I'm sure those dreams don't mean ANYTHING forboding at all! )

The battle mechanics were a lot of fun! I love seeing renpy being used for more advanced things and a whole dice battle system is really inspiring! 

It took me a little while to understand the power of mono-colored teams and I was trying to play an overly complicated game of matching each unit in my team to their optimal counterpart which in some cases wasn't possible/contradicted other units (eg. (a certain) air rouge fighting against a team with an earth priest, but also a fire knight didn't always go so well) but the option to fail and try again gave me the room to experiment so it wasn't too stressful.

Highly recommended! I'll be waiting excitedly for the next update! And in the meantime I'll be making sure to play ADW and the other routes of VH! <333

Hello!

Great game and I very much appreciate that it's much faster paced over ADW in regards to reaching bond levels. Very useful for me when I had to reset because I didn't realise I had a select amount of time to raise loyalty for characters and ended up missing unrequired bond events.

Favourite character so far is Jeth the bad ender/the walking red flag because if I'm playing on the villain's team then I'm going for the most villainous of the three LIs! Not salty at all that he killed me twice because I wanted to be rebellious, or that he slashed me up/wanted to attack when I declined his advances because I wanted to check out Mikaylis and Deita. And hot damn does he know how to run hot and cold with the MC, when he's happy he's ecstatic and overly affectionate and when he isn't, well... What an utterly toxic piece of work - I love it. Absolutely looking forward to seeing what end I get with Jeth; I assume it will be morally terrible and I'm so into that. If it isn't as bad as I expect, well, I look forward to the surprise!

Btw, I noticed the slight design change on Deita! It's much more obvious that she's water compared to the original ADW with the multicoloured beads in her hair and on her collar. Still forming an opinion on her, she seems likable enough. For me at least, her personality isn't as strong as the other characters in the game, including the non LIs. I understand why, however. She's a good person stuck in an impossible situation, trying to survive now she's served her purpose, treading a fine line to be a good influence and not overreaching. It makes sense to me that she has to subdue herself and play the long game. Again, I look forward to seeing her endings now she's taking a more 'active' and stronger role at the end of the war prep.

Mikaylis seems sweet (compared to Jeth... which honestly is a terrible frame of reference for anyone). He's a bit needy but that's understandable. Maybe it's because I'm comparing him to the others in AVH but he doesn't seem that bad, like he's only there because he wants to support his sister and uphold the law. I was glad to see that he gets jealous when MC favours Jeth/goes to the forest because until then it seemed that he was too passive. I mean, he does admit that's how he wants to stand out but come on man, don't be a doormat!

I do miss that this doesn't have friend events but I do see why these are missing from both a technical and plot point of view. These characters are obsessive; capable of being suffocatingly possessive and cloyingly sweet depending on the favour shown by the MC that friendship simply doesn't/cannot satisfy their wants and desires. Also for you that's a hell of a lot more work and I don't blame you for giving that a hard nope.

Also, I have spelling corrections to give but you don't have an errors page here like ADW does so I wasn't sure what to do. I thought it would be best to ask, should I post them here or do you have a different different preference to receive them?

I haven't found everything (not that your work is riddled with mistakes!), and I only record them as and when I find them - and stopped when I reached the war prep for reasons I have since forgotten. Basically, I haven't been actively looking but would be happy to do so if you'd like/find helpful?

Wish you all the best!

Hellloo, I finished playing the demo, and I have to say it was an enjoyable experience. I loved the fact that u made it easier to get bond levels. I don't really know how to feel about the villains but, I do like the fact that we learning more about the villains and what would've happened if the queen accepted us if she didn't throw us away lol. I can say with a firm heart that I now want to beat them all up except Deita she is a cinnamon roll we and Lor most protect her plus her skill op too. I did meet some bugs, after meeting the first boss and defeating him (i cri), his introduction dialogue came up again, Idk if its intentional but I also get a bond event with the water knight (saying we freed him). Am also excited to see what unfolds in the story of the baddies, I'm also curious if we will get a ending where we dethrone the queen with our chosen LI though I doubt the knight would do it but the other 2 would def. Thanks for making the game.

I finally finished playing the demo of Arcane Dice wars, and i LOVED IT, im so excited to play this one and meet jeth, i hope to see more of both of the games! have a good day :

This is not your usual Visual Novel Game. This is a work of art for any Python programmer. Map System + Room System + RPG System + Animations. I'm proud of how Wulfmune has improved. Much love!

i wasn't able to play the whole demo yet, but so far it has been such an amazing and extraordinary experience!! the art, writing, music, sounds and voices are all so well done. there's not a single thing i don't like about that game (maybe loosing hurts a little, but i'm just a sore loser lmao). english is not my first language, so i lack of words, but i really enjoyed playing it and i'm grateful that i was able to experience "A Villain's Heart". i will definitely come back for more, good luck!!<3

hi! i just attempted to save and it says "an exception has occurred there are no valid save locations", otherwise the game looks really cool so far

First!