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Welcome, Transient One . Brought forth from another world and free of the gods, you alone hold the key to granting a person's deepest desire . If  this person happens to be a villain, will you indulge their dark side or try to change their fate?


(Content Warning: Some descriptions of violence, death, and other toxic behaviors that this creator does not condone. Contains some mature themes not suitable for young children.)


Current Release: Full Version 2.4 ( 1/3/25): Hotfix for bugs. New updated systems no longer compatible with version 1.XX.  (See Devlog for Details) 

Missions 1-6: Solwel Dungeons, Scattered Forest, Bonding with Vassals, Preparation for War, Battle for Brookhaven, The Aftermath + 15 Endings (150k+ words)


Romance-able Characters: Mikaylis the Noble Cavalier, Jeth the Swift Ender and Deita the Great Seer. 

Bond levels available 1-6 for Jeth, Mikaylis, Deita, 1-4 for Miyetta, Beileph and  all Common Units.

First Half of the game development began  for OtomeJam  2023.  An alternate reality version of  https://coffeedripstudios.itch.io/arcane-dice-wars.

Created (Writing, Art and Programming) by Jen Lee Quick @ wulfmune@gmail.com

Sound Design | Music by  Kerry Cobuccio https://www.cobuccio.com/

Copy Editing by Jade Rose aka De'Gloughan https://degloughan.itch.io/ 

Some Other used Assets Include:

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Music used from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

free sound effects from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com

sound effects from https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/

Engine: https://www.renpy.org/

NVL phone texting screens used modified Nighten’s phone text code https://nighten.itch.io/yet-another-phone-renpy

Special Thanks for the Voice Actors | Good Friends (I had so much fun~):

Austin Conner 

Melody Lutz  

Tiana Mudzimurema 

Chad Rajski 

Scott Sandberg 

Dale Strombeck 

Lindsay Taylor

Matt Wynn

Special Thanks to Playtesters | Editors (Your contribution was invaluable!):

CrazyCowLady @ https://twitter.com/NotHackEuropa

Rhytmatics

V. @ https://twitter.com/lunillum

"Rita" CT (Incudo)

Ekkoberry @ https://itch.io/profile/ekkoberry

Itchiopizza @ https://itch.io/profile/itchiopizza

Alternate villain's side of the original game. Please try out the other games of this series too!


StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(66 total ratings)
Authorscoffeedripstudios, Kerry
GenreRole Playing, Visual Novel
Made withRen'Py
TagsAmare, Dating Sim, Fantasy, josei, JRPG, LGBTQIA, Otome, Romance, Yandere
Average sessionAbout an hour
ContentNo generative AI was used

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Hello! I want to start off by saying that I really enjoyed playing this game. The story, music, artwork, and the character interactions were all really enjoyable. Thank you for making this game! I love the idea of an adventure game like this with a hefty slice of well-written romance. It's nice to see, and I'm looking forward to all your future developments. :)



I do have some questions in how to get some endings, though. I got Jeth's pendant and I'm pretty certain I got the rebirth ending and the one where you bring something with you, or Jeth phone ending. I'm confused on how to get the ending mentioned in the document about having the pendant but remaining as the transient one. Maybe it's related to VP, but the document didn't really specify exactly how to get this.

Also, I'm a little confused on how VP works. I tried a save where I had just under 10 VP, and noticed it bumped to one more (10) after having a positive bond conversation with Deita. I'm guessing any interaction with the "villains" would naturally bump it up, so I may need to restart the game with little VP as possible? This was in a playthrough trying to get the option of siding with Brookhaven while having Jeth's pendant. I wanted to experience the kidnapping, lol.

Anyway, sorry for the wall of text and my lack of understanding. I would be grateful for your help and hope it isn't too inconvenient. Thanks!

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Hi there,

Spoiler

In order to get to stay as the Transient One, you need to be on Jeth's route, have his pendant and bond 6.

When you have the dream from the gods answer the following:


"No, it's not fair!"

"I want to return to the simulation."

"Don't care. Send me back."

"No, let me resume."


In order to keep your VP low and get the "kidnapped" ending you have to side with Brookhaven WITHOUT romancing anyone. Try to choose all benevolent options and politely refuse any romantic advances from any of the characters. If your VP is 10 or less, the night before the war departure, you will overcome your drowsiness and catch watermage before he leaves.

"Where are you going?"

"Wait... Take me with you!"

"I want to help the Great Seer."

Watermage will get scholar Beileph and the three of you will plan your escape the next day when the carriages are leaving for Brookhaven. 

Much of the war goes the same as Deita's route but instead watermage drops more and more hints about being in love with the MC. at the end of the war, during the last conversation with the gods, choose all the same options to "stay as the transient one" as shown above and there will be a scene where watermage leaves to get some tea for the MC and Jeth grabs the MC from the shadows, presumably kidnapping them.

Hope this helps!

Thanks so much for your feedback <3

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Hey, thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to help me! This was super helpful, and you're welcome for the feedback!


Spoilers (Just in case for others)



Also, holy shit.. I just did the transient ending and Jeth really went off the deep end, but that CG was well done and soo worth it. My goodness. You outdid yourself there, lol. I love how you write yanderes, truly.

Ooh, now that makes sense. I don't know why I was thinking I still had to romance Jeth, but I'm guessing you get a high enough bond levels while politely rejecting all of them. Does this mean the most I need is bond lv 4 or 5 with each of them, or can it be less than that for the kidnapping?

Speaking of water mage, it's funny because I ended up doing exactly like the one commentator who wished to romance them. I started with ADW: Villain's Heart first, mainly for Jeth, but found a huge soft spot for the water mage!! I definitely plan to play ADW next and romance him.

Hi Gumiisland,

I believe you need to bond with them for the chapter quest, but beyond that it shouldn't matter as long as you don't get romantically involved. Hope this helps


Also I think it's interesting that Jeth and Watermage have some cross over appeal. Maybe because they are both obsessively attentive lol. Jeth sort of sees it and is a bit threatened by it. He picks on/ bullies watermage particularly during the war if you have them battle each other. 

Spoiler for ADW









Also tries to pull this same tactic in ADW if you choose to cooperate with the Crown. Choose to work with the crown if you want to see Jeth crash out here and there on bonding convos because he was late to the party lol.

Thanks again. That actually helps a lot.

It is! I bet you're right because that's normally what draws me to a male lead over another, haha. Both are affectionate in that unhinged sort of way. It don't hit the same when a guy is ONLY sweet and normal, you know?



Oh shit, really?? Now thinking about it, Jeth did make a point to trash him harshly when we went against him. I just figured it was because he was in my deployment for that specific wave.

Now that's interesting!! I don't know at all what happens in ADW, but that's hilarious he crashes over being late to the "Transient One" party.

That's another thing to look forward to! I swear, you really do leave plenty of golden nuggets that makes your games replayable. I can't wait (again)!

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The art is nice, the story is not bad too. But overwhelming endless mini games getting so boring and annoying, they are just ruin the whole game experience. After dungeon i just can't force myself to see more of them, It would be wonderful to skip and don't see them again.

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Hi Reptilla,

I'm sorry that you found the battles to ruin the experience. I wonder if you might prefer one of my other projects that does not have any RPG combat? I'd like to suggest https://coffeedripstudios.itch.io/allele-origin if you'd like to give any of my art and story telling another try in a more streamline manner.

Thanks for giving it a try regardless and best wishes.

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Hey there it's keyria again!! Hehe sorry for this again, but after doing multiple times(and routes) trying to romance deita, I have come to the conclusion that I can't get deita to bond 5 despite high loyalty and trying to side with her, which might probably a bug, but if it isn't, I am very much sorry for bothering you either way🥹 

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Hi Keydria


Due to the proposal needing to occur in a certain time frame before the escape plans are fulfilled, you need to trigger bond convo 5 with Deita before day 5 so that you can accept her proposal by day 5 during the prewar phase. If this condition is met, she should trigger bond convo 6 at the end of the week. Her loyalty needs to be 75+ and you can't romance Jeth or Mikaylis. I'll see if i can come up with more specific instructions. sorry that it caused so much trouble.

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Okay a lot thanks again! Lol

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Also someone in the discord mentioned to be sure that you choose this option "But I don't want to say goodbye." in convo 4!


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OMG THAT'S THE REASON WHY I DIDN'T GOT IT😭💔 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS

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Not gonna lie but this one of the best games I've ever played, I've  played Allele Origin before this and end up becoming addicted and started finding any kinds of art or anything related to it and so I played ADW and it WAS THE ABSOLUTE BEST to which I also ended up getting addicted and am trying to find things related to it and now I'm playing a villain's heart I got mikaylis ending and honestly I loved ALL of it, I'm still trying to get Deitas endings, problem is I can't go over bond 4 despite having 75+ loyalty and choosing options that are for brook haven or deitas side(I also had to make sure to not flirt with the other guys in order to get the low Vp because high Vp didn't work but I ended up with no deita and got kidnapped lol) so I'm just curious if I have to raise her loyalty early on before mission 4?? But other then that I LOVE YOUR GAMES And I can't wait to try the others later on, I also love how well written the characters are in Adw and also in allele origin, I hope you live a healthy and prosperous life especially your loved ones!! 

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Hi there Keyria,

I'm glad you liked the characters of my games I really enjoy creating and exploring their stories to share.

As far as deita route goes, did you visit her in the tower daily and continue bonding by using the book she gifts you and meditating with her traits in mind. You have to get her pendant before leaving for the war and fitting in her bond convos and pendant exchange can be challenging if you didn't use her alot in the first two dungeons. Basically she will have conversations with you in the tower when you sneak there to meet her and  She will ask you to meet you in the meeting room and eventually ask to meet you at night in the courtyard to give you a pendant. All this has to happen before leaving the castle for Brookhaven. I hope this answers your question but let me know if I misunderstood.

Best wishes! 

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Thank you very much for the help!! and yeah I kinda forgot to add the fact I have been meeting her daily in the tower and meditating with the book everyday lol

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I didn't expect to get hooked like I did, the characters are SO well written, I was genuinely impressed.

I'd like to ask, though, if you happen to remember how to romance Deita ? I can't seem to get her bond lever past 4, no matter what. Could it be because I have 2 villain points ?

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Hi Neuf,

Thanks for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed it! The VP shouldn't matter but timing is difficult since you can't as easily grind loyalty.

1. You can't have already accepted another pendant. (ex. be locked in a romance with mikaylis or jeth)

2. You have to bond with her before the war and have to choose to side with her/Brookhaven in the war when given the opportunity.

I suggest using her in battle as much as you can when you have the chance to deploy her, visiting her in the tower whenever you ahve the option, trying to get good replies with her in any convos, and using the book she gives you to increase your bond with her. good luck! 

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Thanks a lot for your help !

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Hiya!! I've been stuck at the dungeons bit for the better part of an hour and I've re-tried it twice--I'm still only done with the first clue, I could really use some help T-T

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Hi there,

Were you able to defeat the prisoners in that spot? Here are the other location of clues. I hope this guide helps.

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I absolutely loved this game it is definitely worth giving five stars!! I really enjoyed how ADWVH explores the idea of morality through a villain’s perspective. And I really liked that the dice mechanics added more tension to the battles against the antagonists. Though Ruwin’s unexpected suicide and the endgame antagonist's imprisonment left me baffled and then a bit downhearted, but I think that’s what adds more weight and emotional depth to the story. The story and characters are beautifully written; I found myself hooked and ended up playing the game for several hours straight!!

Though I must admit I haven’t completed the entire game yet and still have not done Deita’s route (which I definitely will soon when I have enough time).

Mikaylis comes across as such a caring and decent person especially when romanced, while Jeth on the other hand is the most vicious character in the game. However, I actually consider him my favorite and the most interesting out of the three because of his complex and unpredictable personality (I’m trying to turn a blind eye on all his red flags). I also think his backstory is the most mysterious and intriguing which helps me understand his unusual behavior and actions more.

I would like to add that I really admire your art style. It has the perfect balance not too simple, but not overly detailed or crowded either. I personally think it’s just perfect, and I truly appreciate your artwork!!

And finally, THANK YOU so much for your hard work in creating this flawless masterpiece it’s genuinely amazing. And I recently discovered that you have a YouTube channel! I immediately subscribed and will absolutely start watching your videos.

 


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Hi Svatuurn,

Aww I'm so glad that you enjoyed my art and stories. I enjoyed exploring these characters further in this side game. So much so that it ended up being longer and more fleshed out than I originally planned. I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts with me and I hope you will continue to try out my projects in the future. Best wishes~

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hi! Writing this because I need some help. I’m really struggling in this game’s combat.

I don’t know if it’s just me being unlucky, but I don’t think it is? (Don’t quote me on that.) In Jeth’s 1st mission, I found myself consistently struggling even when I attempt to avoid combat and look for notes. I usually match up elemental and class typing as well as I can but even when I do—the enemies roll insanely high. Like sometimes the enemy bonus will say “15” and I don’t understand it, I don’t really understand the bonuses in general.

I attempted grinding beforehand, but getting to level 4 before Jeth’s mission via the dungeon locks it for some reason (it update my mission to “find notes or kill bandits” even though I had never seen Jeth yet to begin with.) And levelling up to level 4 during the mission makes the game assume you are fighting the bandit leader.

I really want to like the game since I’ve liked Allele Origin so much, but I’m really frustrated… A little help would be nice since I think I’m doing something wrong. Unless my luck really is that bad.

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Hi Perseus,

Thank you for pointing out buggy issues with the mission system and your feedback. Tbh though I played extensively and didn't have such issue as a small solo dev I don't have much additional feedback for balance tweaking. I will try to look into implementing difficulty option to this game as well. Sorry for any frustration. Meantime, for anyone struggling I might suggest maybe trying the main ADW with lower difficulty setting instead ?

I’ll give it a try! Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll definitely try ADWVH some other time after I’ve completed the base game, since I think my main factor is… my uh, abysmal luck…

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Hello, I found this game first in the series due to my love for yanderes (YanStan Club(Yandere fan club)for the win). Anyway, I was not expecting to find myself playing for ten hours straight-I didn't get any sleep that night-and then still playing for hours more. I fell in absolute love with Jeth, he's my pookie, he dont love us just for our aura. But when I first met "water mage" in game I thought, why can't we romance him? Then I descoverd you could in the OG game. So then I played multiple hours in that game, followed by more in Gacha Date, which  I found had all four of my favorate characters, and then somehow go Ashur in my top two/three. 

But, I crave more.

Never have I felt myself so obsessed with a game before, and so my mind has been racing. What would happen if Jeth found a way to bring us back after we leave in the OG? Does he ever reverse engineer the summoning circle in a villains heart? What happens after he kidnapps you when you support Brookhaven in A villains heart? What if another Old One reconstructed? What is the guild up to after we left? What if something brought us back and the guild had to fight to save you, only for them to find you smooching the thing they were trying to save you from? What if you just popped back in one day in the middle of that one festival dedicated to you? 

Basically, this has abosorbed me and my life. I will now go try out your other in development games.

Oh gosh! Thank you so much for playing my games and I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed them so much that you were thinking about them afterwards. I had a lot of fun making them and in hindsight I'm proud of finishing and very glad to provide a completed story and experience for you. I hope you were able to catch up on sleep and also hope that you enjoy my future projects. Thanks again for giving them your time and consideration <3 Best wishes!

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Hi! I loved your game. I have a few questions, what are all the endings for jeth and deita? And what happens if you dont side with brookhaven and romance deita at the same time.  I also heard of an ending where jeth kidnaps the transient one, how do i get that ending as well? Once again i loved your game and how detailed and expansive you mangaed even with such a simple engine, how can i send a tip or send monetary support? Thanks!

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Hi Mortuus_joy,

I'm do glad that you enjoyed the game! to answer your questions:

Spoilers:





1. Endings for the LIs after getting their pendants, include staying and being reborn, returning home and completing the text exchanges and staying as the Transient One.

2. You can't complete Deita's romance and side with the crown. She will respectfully break off contact during her time in the tower saying that you and her unfortunately have to go separate ways.

3. Jeth will kidnap the MC if the MC decides to side with Brookhaven without romancing Deita and stay as the Transient One.

4. If you'd like to support my projects or just buy me a coffee, this game as well as my other complete games ADW and SU have donations enabled upon download. Thanks so much! <3

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BRUH im an idiot... I wish there's an option to like free lor and have him as my friend or something. I was entering the throne room several times, like hoping I can request the queen to free anyone from them. Thing is, if I were to lose willingly for lor, katnir, deiya, and Sam whatever there name is, then it means it would end badly for the other 3! Or it would end badly for my character. Their pride or something. (Which i assume is a lot). Also, I adore Both Mik, and Jeth sm.. And My weak heart can't bear the vines around him 💔 🤧 or them all.  I hope there's an option to free them all or at least one. (Delulu Coping).

Hi Chimichanga stand

I'm sorry that the choices in this game are pretty bitter all around. This is a bad timeline in comparison to the main game events. I am glad that you were feeling invested in the characters though, and finding that even the villians do have likeable aspects. Best wishes <3

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hii sorry for bothering you again but i played villains heart too (and i really loved it literally played for 8 hours straight) and I wonder how do I get other Jeth endings? I only got one where you return to your homeworld and i read here that there's also one where you stay as the transient one and one where you get reborn but I've tried to download the ending guide that was in the comments but it says that it was deleted 😔so if it's not a big deal for you could you give me some tips on how do I get the other two jeth endings? thank you 🦭

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Hi there! I am glad you enjoyed playing Villain's Heart as well! I hope you also give Gacha Date a try if you'd like more time with Jeth~ Sorry, it seems that I accidently deleted the old document when I was trying to make space on my google drive. Here's it is again, though you didn't really miss any Jeth endings (There are some endings for if the player didn't romance anyone, including the ending if you side with Brookhaven and you didn't romance Deita, you just had low VP and convinced Lor, Jeth kidnaps the MC at the end of it.) Thanks so much for playing! ADWVH Endings Guide

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i love this game i wish the endings were longer... and i wish i could have had more conversation with lor in the prison... is there any way to date lor?

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Hi cyberempathlover, 

Thank you playing my game and I'm so glad you liked it. Ah, as a solodev I have to balance having meaningful choices and finishing the game within a reasonable amount of time but I'm flattered that you were invested enough to wish for more. You can fully romance Lor in the main ADW game, https://coffeedripstudios.itch.io/arcane-dice-wars

and in the light hearted dating game

https://ekkoberry.itch.io/gacha-date

Best wishes <3

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This was such a great game and one of my favorites that ive ever found! Could i ask though who the real world vers of mikalys is supposed to be? Im still confused about that ending and assumed he turned out to be something like a model based on the cg but idk. Also i wanted to share my art! (Mikaylis is still my absolute favorite but i couldnt draw him unfortunately)

Hi jstori,

Ooh thank you so much for sharing your artwork. I love seeing the characters in your style, especially Deita looks so pretty here <3. 

Ah it's really nice to hear Mikaylis getting some love also. Hmm I don't know if I had a super concrete idea of what he was in his RL version, tbh I sort of left it obscure for that reason. But I personally envisioned him as someone who is a high achiever and successful so I think I was leaning more towards entrepreneur/ successful business person. Who happen to also play games to relieve stress thats why he was so offended when his account wasn't working the way he expected and got impatient with "technical support" LOL.

Best wishes! I'm so glad you enjoyed this game and I hope you give the other ADW games a try!

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Created this account just to let you know about how much I love Jeth. Honestly his fav color should be red instead of yellow since he is such a red flag. I cannot even put into words how Jeth has changed my brain chemistry. I'm kinda sad that there is very little on him in the community and that got me wishing there was more of him. It's gotten so bad to the point that he eats away at my brain EVERY TIME, I cannot even sleep in peace cause he has taken over not just my waking hours but also my dreams. I played every route just to get a glimpse of him heh. I even played gatcha date cause I saw that there was more content on him. I kid you not, this man, I know that he is a walking red flag but red just so happens to be my favorite color when it comes to him. I really really REALLY LIKE the way that you have created all the characters in this game, especially Jeth, he for some reason just scratches something in my brain just right for me to spent every hour dreaming about him. 


TLDR; Jeth has taken over my brain like some brain eating amoeba.

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Hi MidnightVespers,

Wow I'm really flattered and honored that you went through the trouble of making an account to share your thoughts with me. I'm really so happy that you took such an interest in my stories and characters that you played through all of Jeth's content. From what feedback I've been able to recieve, he tends to leave an impression whether it's for good or for bad LOL. I think that is what is most important to Jeth, since he's so obsessed with the TO, he would choose to be loved or hated so long as he's not ignored or forgotten. If he can't monopolize the the TO, he at least wants to live rent free in their head. He would be quite delighted to be called a brain amoeba XD? Thank you for taking such good care of him and I hope he calms down enough to let you sleep. Best wishes and again, I really appreciate you taking the time to comment <3

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As a matter of fact I should be thanking YOU instead for creating this horrible man who has me feeling like a moth to a flame. 

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“All attention is good attention” ahh. He’s got me giggling and twirling my hair like a high school girl with a crush every time he pops up in my head randomly. Even when I am at work he just so happens to pop up in my thoughts and I end up giggling again and then I pause wondering what is wrong with me. I suppose he got what he wanted since he has really managed to monopolize my thoughts. It feels like that one meme “oh hi veno mous!” Where I know he’s toxic but choose to ignore it. His horrible toxic, obsessive and manipulative self has bewitched me. If you see me being manipulated by this man, don’t help me, I’ve worked for this spot. Are you sure you didn’t give him the TO’s aura cause I’m flocking to him like he has it.

Hi there,

I don't know if you will read this, but I wanted to apologize for not seeing this earlier. I didn't know checking for flagged comments was a thing, until my most recent project got some spam posts. Anyway, I wanted to thank you again for sharing your thoughts and how they are much appreciated! I hope you are doing well and best wishes <3

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Hello! Came from playing the main game to hopping onto this. My poor heart wants to know whether it is possible to have a happy ending where everyone is alive and cool with TO? And if so, what do I gotta do?

I killed Ruwin on my first play through. Realized way later that that could have been averted.

Thank you so much. All your games are a delight to play (played Esper first and then spiraled into a rabbit hole that is ADW; lovely decision I made).

Hi Riyadth,

Ah! Thank you so much for trying my games and I'm really happy to hear that you enjoyed ADW. *Potential Spoilers*









This is a 'cursed' timeline and the endings are all bittersweet at best, with some endings being very bitter. Siding with Brookhaven will keeps the most characters alive, but I wouldn't say the Crown is cool with the TO's decisions. And siding with the Crown is necessary to get the romance endings with Mikaylis or Jeth. The 'happiest' endings are probably returning home as the gods suggest. There is an ending guide if you are interested. 

If you are looking for fluffy, happy endings, (with Jeth or Ashur in particular) I suggest giving Gacha Date a Try if you haven't already. Thank you again for taking good care of the ADW characters <3 Best wishes - Jen

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I devoured the gacha date game. Thank you for feeding us! Aside from the game, I am so curious to know who was your favorite character when drafting the design and dialogues for this. Anything that got cut out? 

I have another question as well, that is Jeth! How in the world do I get kidnapped by him?

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Hi Riyadth,

I'm glad you gave gacha date a try. I hope you liked it!

To be honest, I can't pick any favorites as their creator, they are kind of like my children that I care for equally. Once I start working on a particular character route, they become my favorite in that moment. I think my editor did say that I made less grammar mistakes when I was writing Jeth, but maybe I was extra careful when writing him, because he never lies outright but misdirects through omission or purposeful implications, so I have to be extra intentional when I choose his words. I love Deita's curls and ruffles in her outfit, though they are extra time consuming to draw.  I probably personally relate to Beileph's awkwardness the most. And Ashur is the easiest to write because he just rambles on without filter LOL and the chaos and comedy just write themselves. 

I don't think I ended up cutting anything out from my original plans as I usually scale small and end up adding more as I go along. I did have in the back of my mind to maybe make another game with an elite air knight, earth priest and fire rogue (I do have character ideas for these taking place in Capetown with the Southern Division) but I don't know at this time if I will make that game or not. Thank you for all your questions and interest in my works!


 As far as getting kidnapped lol-

1. Side with Brookhaven in the war

2. Don't romance anyone

3. Stay as the Transient One

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I would be so down to see that game with Air Knight! When I was playing ADW, Air Knight was that one guy I would CONSTANTLY USE, especially since I had a lot of fire frontliners in the enemies team.  He strangely grew on me. I had this headcanon that whoever was with me in the very beginning with Lor were the OGs and had a tighter bond with TO. So that included Air Knight, Earth Priest and I think Air Rogue?? 

For the kidnapping scenario. To side with Brookhaven, do I need to keep selecting choices that were anti-Crown? Would that mean showing sympathy to the prisoners in Ruwin's section and not killing anybody in Katnir's? 

Thank you so much for actively engaging with the commentators like this! 

Hi Riyadth,

Yes the original 4 were air knight, earth priest, fire rogue and water mage so it would be fun to make an adventure with the other three lol. Though the elite people were planned to be different people from these three.

And in order to have the option to side with Brookhaven without romancing Deita is to have very low villain points. If you side against the crown decisions, have sympathy for prisoners and forest bandits, talk with Deita in the tower daily, and don't return romantic advances, you should be able to convince Lor to include you in Deita's plans to side with Brookhaven.

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I feel dumb, but I can't find the third clue in the first mission. Have I missed anything on the map? I'm confused... :( I would love some map guides. Traveling feels very slow...

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Hi zommble,

 I'm sorry for the confusion. I hope this map can help.

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THANK YOU, very much liking the game great work

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Thank you, for feeding us red flag lovers. I loved most of the characters, it was hard to hate them but at the same time I could really feel the pressure they were putting on the player.

Side note is there a list of the endings somewhere? I like the characters but I'm not really a strategy game person so I don't want to replay it too much. I was just interested in the characters enough to consider playing.

Also I loved Lor the most!! He's such an angel, I'm considering playing the main game for him. Thank you again it was a wonderful experience. I can't wait to meet other characters you may create in any future games!

Hi TiredFio, thank you for trying out my game and I'm glad you liked the characters! Here's a list of the endings, though I will say many of them are variations. The main three routes are romancing Jeth (going home, reborn, staying as the TO), Mikaylis (going home, reborn, staying as the TO), Deita (going home, reborn, staying as the TO). Also I hope you give the main game a chance~ Best wishes!

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i loved it sm!! but i was really bad at the dice games T-T 

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Ah I'm glad you loved it and I hope you were still able to make it through the whole game okay. I added easier difficulty mode to main ADw so maybe I should do it for this one too? Thanks so much for your comment. Best wishes.

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Thank you for a fantastic and creative story!

I do have one question as I attempt to go back and play through the other routes - I'm seeing options for skipping in the preferences menu, but not a skip button in the game itself. Keyboard commands aren't working either. Am I just missing it? Is it hidden somewhere?

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Hi csonnich,

Thank you so much for trying out my game. I'd glad you enjoyed it enough to want to go back and play other routes. I'm sorry for the trouble with skipping function missing.  Because this game is doing things that is not typical of many VNs, such as combat and many animations layering, I did remove it from the default preferences settings due to some game breaking issues it caused. I forgot to remove the mention of it from the default menu preferences. I'll add that to my list of things to fix in the future. I apologize for any inconvenience that it has caused.  Thank you again for your patience and understanding TT!

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I am VERY happy that this game allows you the chance to refuse to cooperate with your kidnappers. ^_^

I like choices. Especially in forced situations. So kudos! 

That aside.... the artwork is nice, and I am already intrigued by a certain yellow-eyes man with zero patience for useless people. ^_^

I can't help but sigh at the inefficiency of their prison system.
I really hope I get to overhaul the damned thing someday.
Maybe a big, round pit with no corners to hide behind.
Or separate cells, and a daily fight in a Colosseum like stadium --take entrance fees from the free-folk for it too.
Earning money AND improving the skills of the fighters.
Maybe promise freedom on condition of military service to those who are best and can be proven loyal somehow.
(Maybe the Seer can see it or something.)

Cuz the shit they have now is very....needless.
Might as well kill them and be done with it.
It serves no purpose that I can see, and if it did, surely there are better ways to achieve it.

(But you were brought there to fix things, so I'm hoping that is intentional, and one of the things you're going to fix. ^_^ )

And they clearly haven't even heard of torture. >_>
Granted, it's not a reliable method to ensure the information you get is true....
Would be better to threaten someone they love...
But if we don't have that, torture is the second best option to find answers.
....unless one of the mages know mind-control or mind-reading....

While I do wish you had the choice to avoid the battles (and eternal walking), I DO like that there is tactics in the battles.

....I am really starting to wish this game came with a proper map, and not just an assistant marking where you have been.
I get that you can't predict exactly where the prisoners are, but it's really tedious to track them down, and I personally feel that drains some of the fun out of the gameplay.

---3 hours later---

...I will die in this dungeon before I find the last clue... >_>

I've searched every inch of the map, and there is no new areas to explore.... non I can find anyway.

---5 hours later---

I REALLY wish there was a map with X marks the spot.
Maybe some different levels of difficulties, where you have a map on easy and auto-set the battle-setup, and autoplay the battle.

It's fun to play the battles at first, but the repetitions gets REALLY tedious.
...especially when you can't find the clues.

Which is sad, because the story seems interesting. 

But I don't get to play the story cuz I'll die in a maze of a dungeon with blisters on my feet. 😭

---and unknown infinite time later---

*waves a sad white flag and lies down to die*

...I miss having a gamer bf who knows how to do this shit right about now...

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Hi Raven, I'm sorry for your struggle in the dungeon. Admittedly I am just a hobbyist learning programming as I go. It's understandable if you want to quit, but in the case that you did want to complete the dungeon, I made a map for you. Please also make sure you have the most current build, as there was a game breaking bug in earlier versions. Thank you again for trying the game and best wishes!

dungeon_cheatsheet

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Thanks. And I always try to download the most recently posted version, and play it pretty much the same day.
(And comment while playing. Like a bad running commentary. Short memory, see. lol)

I'll try the map and see if it works. Thanks again. ^_^

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hello,currently I am stuck with the mission 2 confronting the forest leader after finding 5 piece of information. I have been going around the map several time now. I don't know where to go next. Can someone help me, please? Thank you very much.

Hi Fidia,

sorry for the trouble you are experiencing. Here is a map of the forest. You should be able to confront the Katnir at #R1. Please let me know if you are still having a problem and I will investigate further. TYVM! <3

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Thank you so much. I am able to continue the mission now. And please don't be sorry,your game is good. I am just a bit slow when it come to gaming. I will try to checking the map more thoroughly next time.

Once again thank you for your help. I really appreciate the support. 

Oh I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks for letting me know. I hope you enjoy the rest of the game and story but let me know if you have any more troubles ^^

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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!!!!!!)

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Hi there, 

spoiler also~!









Yes rejecting Jeth will make him upset with you and after he gives you a warning (scar) if you don't go along with him romantically the next opportunity, he will refuse to continue bonding. ( he is indeed all the crossed out things. XD;;) it is possible to lead on both mikaylis and Jeth simultaneously though up until accepting their eternal pendants (bond 6). Then whoever you accept first will be locked in their route and the other will try to give their pendant but see you have their rival's and be super salty/jealous. Thanks for trying out the game and I hope you enjoy~!

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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 🏃‍♀️

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Hi Jelliace!

Thanks for taking the time to try my game and share your thoughts! I'm glad that you enjoyed Jeth's route and picked up on a lot of the hints he drops, as he's actually quite straight forward/honest with his words (misdirects more by omission/tone).

I do plan on revisiting this game and updating it after I finish ADW with some of the improvements I made in the remake of the main ADW game. I will probably make some revision to the dialogues, tighten the story and add some more artwork. Knowing that it was your introduction to the ADW games and reading your feedback gives me a little more motivation to follow through!

I'm really happy to hear that you plan on exploring the characters more in the other ADW games (including Lor's route). The tone of the main story is more of an adventureous romp and ADW: Gacha Date is more of a cozy, slice of life. I hope to hear your thoughts again in the future!

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Hi again Jelliace, I just wanted to let you know that I did add a "Lor..." answer option for you in the newest update as requested, lol. Thanks for the suggestion and happy new year XD

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WOAH THIS IS SO EXCITING OMGGGG THANK YOU SO MUCH This is such a pleasant New Year's surprise!! The other new features also look so cool, it's definitely time for me to do another replay! 🏃‍♀️

Also I just wanted to say that I've actually played ADW shortly after finishing AVH and it was SOOO GOOD!! I had A LOTTTT of thoughts about it but I completely forgot to post my feedback lol but I'll definitely do once I get around to playing the latest update!! JETH, LOR, AND ASHUR HERE I COMEEE

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Hi Jelliace!

Oh!! I'm so glad you have fun playing ADW and I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts! I see that Ashur managed to worm his way into your mentionaable blorbos? I'm guessing you sided with the Old Ones then. His 4D chess strategy is working haha!  <3<3<3

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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.

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Hi YURUL,

Ah thank you for giving my game and stories a chance. I'm so glad that you enjoyed this game and very grateful for your comment and rating. Jeth willl be returning for this year's OtomeJam project so I hope you will also try it that game when it's ready! For the endings, I made a loose guide so I hope this is helpful! Best wishes~

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f1qhja_4YLpHTOwqmm2Qg_m4sAOYQv8J3ZLUrr6hnRg/...

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Thank you so much! I can't wait for the new otomejam project! Good luck on all your endeavors :))

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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  ^^;;

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Hi JustaOnegirl,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this side game! You raised a lot of good points and insights that I wanted to respond to so I will preface that this will also have spoilers! 





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Yes there is darkness and bitterness in this version of events that isn't in the main game. This is a 'cursed' timeline. The reason why Deita feels so guilty during the whole game is because she knows it would've been better  for everyone if she had "let the MC go" and get taken to the dungeons in the beginning but she couldn't help herself from wanting to spend more time with the MC regardless.

As you pointed out, the reason why the "gods" brought the MC to this world was to develop their creation. In this case with the addition of 'free will' to determine if and how much freedom to give the people in order to maximize their happiness without recreating the mistakes of the past.

What separates the Villain's side from the main game is that the Villains all use the Transient's One's potential freedom to ultimately double down on their most defining traits/desires. Jeth- irreverence/ambition, mikaylis- protectiveness/insecurity, deita- insight/dodginess. Verses in the main game the companions utilize the 'freedom' to develop and grow in a new way. 

Therefore the gods may be less opposed to the Transient One staying in the world if their creations are developing in a positive way. The bitter endings of this game are not intended/planned to be directly mirrored in the main game. 

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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 :)

Hi Zang, Thanks for giving my game a try and I'm glad you were able to enjoy it overall. The pacing issue is a fair critique that I'll try to be more mindful of going forward. I hope you have fun exploring programming something more "fun"! Best wishes~

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 Lady_Miyu I'm sorry it's not working for some reason. What type of OS are you using? PC(windows), MacOS or Linux? Are you getting any type of message?

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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.

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Hi Itchiopizza,

Thank you again for taking the time to find, report and fix another bug! I'd like to put you in the credits as a a way of showing my appreciation. How would you like to be credited? If you don't have any preference, can I just put Itchiopizza ? Thank you again very much!

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Sure, thanks! Itchiopizza is fine.

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

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and Thank you so much for all of your work finding my grammar errors everywhere! And thank you for the drawing! I love this depiction of Miyetta! Who doesn't love a tsundere Queen? 

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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

Hi there ursweetalks,

Thanks for giving my game a try and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it so far, Here's a link to a quick quide I typed up. Let me know if you have any further questions. Some of the endings are just variations.

ADW:VH Endings Guide (Spoliers)

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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 ;_;

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Aww your MC is so cute! And I love the blue ribbon, is that symbolic of team water? The Muppet version of Lor is so funny and I'm pleased to know that a common unit was able to make a memorable impression! Thank you so much for sharing your lovely art!

 I'm glad to hear you liked the dungeon crawls and combat along with the story. Some of my favorite games are story heavy games with combat and exploration to help with that precious character bonding. I hope you got some lucky rolls and turned the tables! 

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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

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Hi Blucherri,

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts about this project. I'm glad you enjoyed both versions of ADW as it was fun for me as a writer to explore the characters from both sides of the aisle. Just curious but what did you think of the limited voice acting? It's also my first time working with voices and my friends are pretty busy so I tried not to overburden them with too many lines. I had so much fun with them that I'm thinking of incorporating voices in my future projects as well. 

The element and faction personality traits were something that I came up with after creating the rock-paper-scissors battle system to give me something to focus character stories around. I don't usually work with such a large cast of characters, so it was a useful tool for me to reference to keep individual characters distinctive and thankfully worked out great with the worldbuilding and story as well. 

And...! If you do make fanart, please share with us here! I would absolutely love it!

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apologies for the late reply , i had some pretty busy weeks :,)

and I’d be happy to share my thoughts! 

i personally found the voice acting to be a great addition to the game - they fit the characters really well and are just a nice touch to have while playing through scenes or using abilities . the only qualm I really have is that at times , Miyetta and mykalis voice lines are a bit too quiet over the music . it makes it hard to understand what they’re saying during fights . besides that though , I’m all for including voice acting in any future projects !! ^^

I also finally got some fanart ready ! of course I had to draw my fav red flag lol . 

( planning ADW fanart next hehe)

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Oooh I love it! These depictions of Jeth are so on point! Thank you so much for making time for these drawings and sharing~ And your comment on the voice acting is very helpful! I'll see if I can tweak Miyetta and Mikaylis voices. Hope you have some time to finally relax and enjoy yourself after having busy weeks. Best Wishes <3

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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

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Hi Ekkoberry,

Glad to hear you enjoyed everything so far. And I purposefully tried to make it so you don't have to play the original ADW to play this game.  I'm really happy to hear that you enjoyed the combat system, as it's my first attempt doing something like this. I had hoped to make it something that would "add" to the story and characters. I hope you don't mind me linking to your fanart of Jeth because I love it so much! Ahh~ Thank you!

https://twitter.com/Ekkoberry/status/1708596760946622611

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I'll (also) post it directly! Please consider this my argument for his route for anyone considering it hehe

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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!

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Hi De'Gloughan,

Thank you again for all of your feedback. I'm glad you are liking the changes and I plan on applying a lot of what I learned from this project to the original ADW once this is done. It's such a treat to read your insights on my characters. Glad you enjoyed Jeth's murdering and love bombing in stride. He's more irrevent than malicious anyway. I'm under the impression that you read several of the different dialogue choices? If so, it's nice to know someone is looking at the characters so thoroughly.

Please feel free to share the mistakes you found  in whichever way is easiest for you. Either post here or email me at wulfmune@gmail.com

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I do prefer to read as many dialogue choices as I can because they let me know 1. a little more about the character or 2. that the author isn't too interested in in variation in dialogue. It's always a treat for me when I see a different response but that is because I enjoy reading. So naturally I want to give my appreciation that you go to such lengths for your projects.

I will email you the list because of the length and I don't want to clog up the comments page here.

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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.

Hi Xzrono, thanks for checking out this side game! I'm glad you enjoyed the experience overall. I've been trying to recreate the bug you mentioned, but haven't been able to. I don't suppose you would be able to give me more details? Did the Mission Log tell you to report to the Queen after you defeated the first boss? Also I thank you for reporting the waterknight dialogue. (I tried to revise the bond chats from the original that wouldn't make sense but I guess I missed that one.)

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Tried recreating the bug, but  Im delusional  couldnt proc it, I was probably seeing things sorry for making u go on a wild goose chase, but just to clarify I could still progress and talk to the queen but all I saw was him talking again after beating him so it was fine.

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I got the dialogue bug with the first boss too. It happens if you find all the clues before talking to him for the first time.

I think it happens because of this typo in the file dungeon_35:

if prisoner_clue4 == "resolve" (this should be "resolved" instead)

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Oh thank you so much! You are 100% correct! I will add that to my list of fixes.

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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 :

hi Dam, thank you so much for giving my games a try and I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed ADW so far. I'm planning on finishing villains heart first since it's a shorter project and then going back to improve+expand ADW. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this one as I think I've made some good improvements that I want to bring over to the original game. Best wishes!

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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!

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wah! Thank you so much Zeil! I learned so much working with you in 2021 jam. I still fall back on messy solutions, so I can't really think of myself as a programmer, but I am super flattered by your comment <3 thanks again so much for checking out my work and best wishes!

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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

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Thank you for your kind words T_T it really means a lot to me. I think I broke my brain in last couple weeks so your words healed me. Bless your heart. <3

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