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Thank you! We're happy to hear you're enjoying the game!

We only plan on writing full routes for the six main cast members, but if there's enough demand, we'd be open to doing romantic side stories for minor characters from time to time :-) Nothing in the works there yet, though!

Shae is asexual; Keagan and Robin are respectively demiromantic and greyromantic!

Hello, thank you for your support!

You can certainly turn off some visual effects in the settings by disabling Background VFX (though restarting the chapter might be needed for it to apply).

We are aware that the Background Parallax setting currently has a visual bug that makes it seems like you cannot uncheck. This will be addressed in the upcoming patch, but for now they should still be fully functional and can be turned on or off.

Hello, thank you so much for your support! We strive our best to ensure that our game is backward-compatible and that your old saves would work with every future update. There should be no issues with your saves or progress due to updating the game, but if you are still concerned about potential data loss, please feel free to make a backup of your save folder before doing so:

Windows:  /Users/<YOUR_USER>/AppData/Roaming/RenPy/Na Daoine Maithe
Mac OS X: ~/Library/RenPy/Na Daoine Maithe
Linux/Other: ~/.renpy/Na Daoine Maithe

agreed

https://moiraimyths.itch.io/tgp/devlog/821513/november-1-2024-shae-maeves-routes...

As of our most recent announcement concerning the Nov. 1 release date of Shae and Maeve's routes (part 1), we will be including a 4th MC/Daonna choice. This will give players the option of playing with a "blank" Daonna, or personally customizing the portions of the sprite where Daonna's physical features are visible via the game files.

1. Yes - if you want your MC to be referred to by their full name in the routes, you would input it as a nickname. It is worth noting that for Vol. 1, your MC will be mistaken for Daonna/called Daonna.
2. We will make a note of that.
3. This is unlikely. We know from our Kickstarter that custom MCs take a considerable amount of time to create, so we realistically wouldn't be able to balance custom MCs along with game updates, which are our priority.

Hello, thank you for your questions!

1. True names, in many fairy stories, refers to a person's full / real name. It is generally advised to avoid 'giving away' your true name to the fairies, hence players are prompted to either accept a default true name or make their own, along with a nickname, which is what the MC will be (eventually) referred to by the cast, etc. Ergo, if your true name is Samantha, your nickname could be Sam (or something entirely different from the true name - obscuring one's true name as much as possible is often advised 😉).

2. Would making the arrows different colours help with this?

3. We'll make a note of this, but can make no guarantees. In the original demo we only had one sprite option, and our Kickstarter fell short of the full customization goal, so financially additional sprites are off the table at this point. Regardless, these sprites only functionally appear when Daonna appears, so players are free to imagine any number of differences between their MCs and Daonna, such as variations in hair length, style, etc.

Right now, players will have to select one of the above sprites, but they functionally only appear in the same fashion as the original Daonna sprite -- i.e. it appears whenever Daonna appears. We figured this limited 'exposure' would be better suited for players who either aren't taken with any of the available options, or envision their MCs as having different stylistic traits to Daonna. For example, players may imagine that their MCs grew their hair out longer than Daonna did, etc.

The human druid everyone mistakes you for in the game!

Thank you! :D What we can tell you right now is that you'll only need to pay for the *main game once: If you pay for NDM on Steam, all future updates will be automatic, and if you pay on Itch, you'll be notified about new patches/downloads as they become available. That said! Given the game won't be finished for a while, we want to make sure the price reflects the amount of content available, ergo the overall price will be lower the earlier you choose to buy the game.

*We will be releasing optional side stories/DLCs between main game updates, which will need to be bought separately. These side stories will not be necessary for understanding the broader game though, and simply act as extra content.

Not a secret at all: Shae and Maeve (part 1 - ~100k words total) will be out first this fall! ;D Thanks for playing!

Update for others reading this thread: We're unsure what the original issue was, but Steam seems to work now :)

Thanks for the extra info! That wasn't quite what we needed but from here onward, it may be more useful for you to send us an email @ contact@moiraimyths.com (or, if you would prefer DMs, you can send me a friend request on Discord via @fatefulclotho) since this thread is getting long and we don't want to ask for a screenshot of your system settings on a public comment section.

For anyone reading this and having a similar issue: If/when we find a solution, we will update this thread and put out a devlog with instructions on how to fix it.

Hmm, strange. That said: We will need to see a glimpse at that "details for nerds" bit in your screenshot to potentially troubleshoot the issue, and we need to know your OS as well.

Another option is downloading the itch app launcher (https://itch.io/app) and downloading our game that way!

That's very odd! The only suggestions we can make is to either whitelist us in your virus scanner or download the game on Steam instead: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2070170/The_Good_People_Na_Daoine_Maithe/ 

Ah! The exit button for the character creator menu is the "x" in the inkwell's bottle cap at the top left, actually.

💖💖💖 Thank you! The entire team is thrilled that folks seem to be enjoying the update :D

Thank you for your feedback! Regarding the menu screens, would implementing tutorial pop-ups assist with navigation for first-time players? e.g. A pop-up after the splash screen saying something to the effect of, "Name the Éireannach (Irishman) and select preferred pronouns to continue" and another in the bookshelf menu highlighting Vol. 1 as the starting point of the game, etc?

Regarding at-will saving: We generally felt our chapters were of a short enough length that automatic saving after a chapter ends would be sufficient, but we will make a note of this feedback from an accessibility perspective. Implementing at-will saving is not something we could do immediately, though, as it would involve creating another menu and incorporating it into our current interface in a sensible way.

Ah, you fell for the classic blunder! Accidentally feeding Robin your pronouns... Happens all the time!

Fortunately, there is a quick fix that doesn't involve farming for horse coins early game.  After saving your profile (which only needs a nickname to continue), exit the character creator to the main menu (the bookshelf). From there, click the gear icon at the top right (which goes to the settings/preferences menu) and scroll to the bottom. Select "Reset Profile" and Robin will return your pronouns, albeit slightly damp.

Great, glad to hear Steam worked! Since our last post, we also managed to come up with a few more solutions, so in case someone else is reading this and looking for help we're going to link it here: https://moiraimyths.itch.io/tgp/devlog/775679/troubleshooting-for-mac-users-unab...

We're sorry to hear you're having issues with the mac version! We're looking into the problem and will let you know when we have a solution. Would you be comfortable sharing what your mac OS is? 

Also: Have you tried downloading the app / launching it through Steam? In our trials we were able to launch the game through Steam on a Sonoma 14.5 OS. If Steam is an option for you, our page is here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2070170/The_Good_People_Na_Daoine_Maithe/

You acquire the password by making a specific choice in the demo! Hint: That choice happens toward the end of chapter four, and impacts chapter five. You'll need to go hunting in your game files and decode some things afterwords, though!

If you need more help, you could always ask the folks on our Discord: https://discord.gg/rcQbKT3kVV

Hello! We included this information in the description of our demo, but the pronoun discrepancy is story-related at the moment. Right now, the characters all believe that the MC/protagonist is a different, but identical-looking person named Daonna. Daonna uses they/them pronouns. When the full game comes out, and the MC/protagonist is granted the opportunity to clarify the mix-up, characters will use your chosen pronouns. We apologize for any distress this may have caused.

Hi! Apologies for the delayed response, and thanks for playing the demo! The full game is currently in development, but the first two routes should be ready to play in 2024. We plan to progressively release the routes two at a time until the game's completion :)

We are glad to hear that!!

Thank you for info! For MacOS, you should be able to access the game folder by right-clicking NaDaoineMaithe.app > Show package content > Contents > Resources > autorun > game. The hint you are looking for will appear in one of the subfolders after you make a certain choice in a certain chapter.  We have a bit of difficulty reproducing the errors you are encountering, though by the look of it, the game might be missing some app permissions it needs for creating new files within the game folder. If you by chance have removed these permissions, restoring them back to default should be able to help. Alternatively, you can also try to move or reinstall the game from our itch.io or Steam into a less restrictive location; your game progress should be safe as long as you secure/backup your saves in ~/Library/RenPy/{game_directory} (which might be hidden and can only be accessed via terminal).

Hi, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that you encountered. May we ask for the exact computer model and OS system version on which you are trying to run the game?

Hi, the full game will be paid content!

Ah, perhaps a closer look at the game files might help? ;)

Thank you! I believe this is the song you're thinking of:

It's mainly bug/typo fixes and a few updates and additions to the lexicon!

Thank you! There's no in-game tool to decode the letter, but the alphabet is Ogham (primitive Irish). If you search for it online, you should be able to find several sources to help translate the Ogham script!

Thank you! <3 It means a lot to us to hear that we've done right by the stories.

We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the demo! You can indeed also get it and wishlist the full game on Steam here :)

As for your question about the door, in order to use the key, you must first decode it. We’ll tell you this: It is an actual, translatable alphabet/language, and if you poke around the interweb for a bit, you might even find the perfect online tools for the job ^^~

Thank you, we are happy that you enjoyed the demo! And yes, the full game will be paid. For more details about the pricing and such, please follow us on our socials :)

Hello, we added quite a few more lexicon/definition entries for significant figures from Irish mythology mentioned in our game as well as their lores. Every Irish term is now also linked back to the lexicon, instead of only those that are first seen.

Ah, we can't possibly tell you that, can we? So how about a hint or two :)

Have you exhausted all possible options? Could it be that the key to the secret is hiding behind one of the choices you might have missed? Where is even the inventory?

Still no clue? Hmm, well, we sure hope no one will pop open the game files for that.

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