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TLS 0.55.2 Public Release
🕑 Added 2021-01-22 23:20:59 +0000 UTCNew release is out! Get it at the blog:
http://the-last-sovereign.blogspot.com/2021/01/tls-0552-public-release.html
You can find links and release notes there, but I wanted to copy over some thoughts that will be relevant to patrons, plus a question.
So, this release... I think it's a pretty good broad update, with a ton of content of many different types. However, I think that it should be better. There were a few ideas I didn't implement, patrons made some good suggestions that weren't easy work, and there are some potential improvements that I have in mind.
Therefore, I think I'm going to break my usual pattern with this one and put out a version 0.55.3 later with expanded content. I feel this is better than trying to flesh that stuff out into its own update (it'd be too small) or put it off until version 0.56.0 (it'd over-extend the dev period). Hopefully this is the best way to maintain momentum and people enjoy the new content, which I'll try to list carefully so everyone can find it specifically.
Until then, enjoy! I don't intend to change the balance of current events, but new opportunities in the update might change what choices you make, so I'd suggest keeping an earlier save.
Completely unrelated: has anyone seen Crimson Gray show up anywhere lately? Recently it's started selling an unusually high number of copies and I can't figure out why. The analytics show direct navigation from Steam instead of outside links, but I wonder if a YouTuber or somebody covered it. I figure there must be some reason it's suddenly selling like a new game again.
Comments
Sierra Lee
Yeah, hopefully! As I mentioned above, it did coincide with a sale, so maybe this time the game just took off in the algorithm for some reason.
Sierra Lee
I do have country information, but in this case it's overwhelmingly American. It's also not completely inexplicable (in that it coincided with a big sale), it's just much more than I expect for one of the annual sales.
Sierra Lee
Hope you enjoy it!
Sierra Lee
Fixed, thanks!
WaxerRed
The only difference between public and patreon is patrons get to play a week early. Which was last week, now the two versions are the same.
John Wells
Also for Crimson Gray; Steam Reviews from new customers and reviews from other titles namely TLS recent public releases, are what garnered the attention and consumption. Reviewers are saying things like "Worth the price" "Offers a lot of choices" etc. Oh and "Get the patch"
John Wells
What is the difference between the Public and Paetron? I've upgraded to Paetron and haven't played the new stuff yet cause you suggested maybe I should wait for the next launch. But I used to play the public 53.
Desertopa
As far as Crimson Gray goes, there were Let's Plays (I don't know if you followed them or they contacted you,) but the most recent one seems to have been about half a year ago, so that doesn't seem to explain anything. Some quick googling only seems to confirm that it's *not* anything obvious on my end either. Do you have any information on what countries you're getting hits from? One possibility is that something brought the game to the attention of a foreign language audience, and you probably wouldn't be able to uncover that unless you knew what language to search in.
Starbomba
Well, your post just reminded me that even though i got Crimson Gray a looong time ago (roughly 2016? I dunno), i never got it on Steam for those achievements. Also, i only got one of the routes out of it IIRC, so what better time to get that now, and the sequel of course.
Runcible Technician
I've been looking but I have no idea why people spiked getting the game. Except that it's good, you know. Glad that other people are seeing that too.
Aris Katsaris
the text on your blogpost says "TLS 0.54.1", btw
Malidica
Yeah, from my first (88) and second (81) runs i think that should be updated to say 80+ by now.
Dark Art
Hey Sierra, you are describing TLS as "Hours of Gameplay: 40+". Well, I gotta say that you are nasty, nasty liar. I just finished my run of 55.0 and I my playing time is over 110 hours. Sure, I tend to wander around, talk to every NPC and revisit everywhere after each major update, but still.... I think you do TLS a massive disservice by saying its only measly, pathetic 40+ hours long.
Sierra Lee
That would be 0.55.3+. This one is just cleaned up for the public release (though there is the new map).
Sierra Lee
I'll be frustrated if patrons don't have it by next weekend, but I may be frustrated. It's been a rough week.
Malidica
So for those of us that scoured 55.0, is there anything new we should know about other than a few RP additions?
Jim Billy
Sounds good. Any idea how long it will take to put out 55.3?
