Will the game have achievements? I’d love to be able to 100% it and show it in my steam page section of games I’ve fully completed
Not at launch, unfortunately! I wanted to include them (there is, shockingly, a script for it for RPG Maker VX Ace) but things came down to the wire prior to launch and I didn’t have time to add them
Since Valve locks certain features for first time devs to prevent flooding the item marketplace, I may go back and add Steam achievements in a future update if and when we gain access to things like trading cards and whatnot. No promises, but it’s possible, provided that script actually works
Do you have plans to put this on the Nintendo store ?
You should not count on a game made in a decade-old version of RPG Maker coming to consoles anytime soon, no
are you going to open preorders at any point? Or is that something that requires a defined release date to allow on steam/itch? I plan on buying a few copies for friends either way lol
itch allows preorders, but Steam basically only allows well-established publishers to do them, so nope! No preorders. I probably wouldn’t do them anyway
So I checked the platform availability section on the game’s FAQ, and I was wondering why it would be a benefit to purchase it on itch.io instead of steam? Is the presence of DRM a deal breaker that big of a factor in choosing where to buy this game (genuine question, don’t know jack about DRM and it’s effects on games)?
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I mean, from our perspective, the main difference is that we get a slightly bigger cut of the profits on itch compared to Steam. DRM is a dealbreaker for a lot of people for a wide variety of reasons that I won’t write an essay on here, but it isn’t as much of a concern for a game like this. So as a player, it’s mostly just a matter of where you like to buy your games in general. Do you like the convenience of Steam? Then buy it on Steam. Do you prefer itch? Then it’s also on itch
Aside from some basic Steam functionality like cloud backups for saves, the main difference is for players who would like to try to use things like Wine to get the game running on Mac or Linux. The Steam version comes with a Windows-specific script to disable the annoying default RPG Maker function that resets the game when you hit F12 - which is, you know. The default screenshot key on Steam. But this script has caused errors with Wine conversions in the past, so it’s recommended that anyone trying to follow a conversion guide use the itch version since it doesn’t have that script at all
Is there a set release date in December? So excited to finally play this soon!!
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We have a date we’re aiming for, but things are kind of down to the wire as we’re wrapping up, so I’m avoiding saying a specific date just yet so as to not jinx it
We’re aiming for before Christmas, though
Sorry if you've answered this before, but are you planning on releasing any official merch for slarpg? I love the game's visual style a lot, and I also love financially supporting things I like in just about any way I can. Plus it'd just be fun to have a little Claire keychain or something!
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It’s definitely something I’d like to do! Small things like prints, pins, or T-shirts are easy enough to get made these days, but I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t also thought about how much I’d love some plushes someday
I’ll be thinking about it more after we see how well the game itself does, though. For now we’re just focusing on releasing the game, soundtrack, and prologue comic in the coming weeks
forgive me if this has already been stated somewhere, but do you know what price the game will be yet? or is that something you're waiting to reveal until later? i know the game's coming out soon either way so i guess i'll know soon regardless but i was just wondering ^^
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The game will be $15 USD!
Hello! Do you mind if we make ocs for the game? Or fankids of these characters? I love their designs and backstories so much! Can't wait until the game comes out 😊
Anonymous
Go right ahead! Fan works of all kinds are absolutely cool with us.
this is just like my dream game wow
thank you it’s mine too that’s why I made it
Can you play slarpg with controller or is it keyboard only?
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You can use a controller! RPG Maker’s built in controller remapping menu is admittedly a little fiddly, but any regular PC-compatible gamepad should work just fine. When having someone else playtest in person I always use an Xbox controller
And of course if you don’t like the built-in menu you can always just use a program like JoyToKey to map the keyboard controls to your controller however you want
If you compare SLARPG's Uncanny Valley to the Uncanny Valley in the new Chip 'n Dale film, which is better?
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Theirs is an actual joke about the uncanny valley effect, ours is just me going “haha wouldn’t it be funny if I named the spooky forest area that” years ago. However ours isn’t in the new Chip ‘n Dale film, so it’s automatically better. (Shots fired!!!!!!!!! How will The Walt Disney Company ever recover from this burn from the official Tumblr of a modestly anticipated furry RPG Maker game)
You're Bobby Schroeder, right? Any relation to Madeline Schroeder, the so-called "Mother of Sonic" who influenced Sonic's design?
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Not to my knowledge, no. It’s just a common German surname. But I have always found the coincidence funny
I love the look of this game and I'm super looking forward to it but the only criticism is that the characters feel flat because there little nuance relating to lesbian iconography or culture. I feel like "and she was lesbian" was added as a character quark at least that's how it comes off to me. I can look past it tho because I feel the full release might give me more of what I'm looking for in these characters.
Anonymous
Gotta be honest, I’m open to criticism, but “not gay enough” is certainly a new one. Almost the entire story revolves around the characters’ love lives, and said characters are mostly women who are in love with other women
Do Melody and Allison have an official shipping name? Mellison sounds pretty cool. As does Allody.
They don’t! I haven’t really given it much thought, but one of those would probably make the most sense. I’m also not sure it’s really my job to declare such things as the original creator. Ship names are generally a thing the audience comes up with if they’re needed
I'm interested in the meanings of names, so would you be able to share the inspirations for the SLARPG characters' names?
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I previously went over the origins of their last names here. Unless otherwise stated the main cast’s first names didn’t really have any significant meaning when I came up with them beyond “this sounds nice.” The only exceptions are Allison (who’s named after Jeff Rosenstock song “Hey Allison!”) and Faith (paladins derive their power from faith in this world and she’s the boss of the Paladin Brigade). I may have also been subconsciously influenced by The Blaire Witch Project when I named Claire
