Wayfarer Alpha Release Version 1.1.3. Patch 3.4.

Hi friends,

Episode 3 Part 1 has been released! This is a massive 370,000 words update that adds new exclusive content to the alpha build. Currently, there are 5 playable routes:

• Aeran’s romance reconciliation
• Aeran’s friendship reconciliation
• Breaking off your MC’s friendship or romance with Aeran at the apartment
• Aeran’s low romance (if you do not go to Melchior’s party)
• Sleeping with Veyer
• All other routes (Melchior’s endings, Kit’s endings, drunk route, etc.) are not part of this update and will lead to an Under Construction page.

An average playthrough of the new content is around 21,000 words. This means that a single run will only show you about 5% of the available content.

Alpha Build Stats

Episodes Released: Prologue, Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3 Part 1
Average Word Count Per Playthrough: 177,000 words (approximate)
Average Playtime: 9.4 hours
Total Cumulative Word Count: 1,300,999 words (approximate)

Alpha Build Access

Link: https://idrellegames.itch.io/wayfarer-alpha-build
Password: 42xb8d6RBI1bf4LW

Due to ongoing issues surrounding leaks and pirated releases of IF games, this is a reminder that you are NOT ALLOWED to share the alpha build’s password. This is highly disrespectful to my work. If you share it, you will be permanently blocked from my Patreon and banned from all Wayfarer's Discord servers and social media.

Saves & Your Playthroughs

You MUST restart your playthrough from the beginning of the game. Old saves will not work with the new build and they will result in continuity and approval errors.

As this build is a work in progress, it is highly recommended that you make multiple manual using Save to Disk and store them on your device rather than your browser. Always save when prompted. You may be required to restart from Episodes 1 or 2 as various bugs are fixed in Episode 3.

The Autosave occasionally loads incorrect metadata. It is always wiser to load a save made using Save to Disk.

Credits

If you are in the Apprentice tier and above, your benefits include being credited in the game credits. Going forwards, I am only crediting Patrons via their Patreon username. If you wish to be credited under a different name, you must contact me in order to make a change.

Bugs

Bugs must be reported through the Patreon Discord server. All reports must include a screenshot of the passage where the error occurred and the passage title (viewable in the UI header).

Patch Notes - June 30, 2023

• Adjusted Solarath approval range in Episode 2. It is now capped from 20 to 75. You do not need to restart your playthroughs for this fix as it will fix itself naturally when you encounter the next Solarath approval change.
• Fixed errors on some passage loads in Episode 3 and various other coding or closing tag issues.
• Fixed some issues with the inventory.
• Fixed errors with notifications not appearing or appearing as the wrong notification.
• Various continuity fixes on Veyer and Aeran’s branches.
• Various grammar and typo fixes.

Patch Notes - June 5, 2023

• Fixed some broken code in Aeran's Episode 3 low romance branch in that prevented the player from progressing.
• If you encounter a bug that blocks you from continuing because of cannot set properties of undefined (setting 'fate'), there is an error in your save file's metadata. This is usually caused by loading a save from an older version of the game or a different build. The only way to correct the error is to begin a new playthrough. Please make sure you close the game and open it in a new window or tab to ensure you are playing on the most recent patch.
• Various small continuity fixes.
• Various fixes for repeat lines/passages.
• Various spelling, grammar, and display fixes.

Patch Notes - May 30, 2023

• Broken link with an Aeran romance option in Episode 1 is now fixed.
• Fixed broken continue links on Veyer's route if you remained in your gear. The scene should be able to progress now.
• Fixed accidental Aeran romance gain on friendship path if the MC kissed Veyer. If you did this route, you will want to start your Episode 3 save over.
• Fixed variable that controls whether the MC met Allegra in Episode 2. You must restart your playthroughs from the save point between Episode 2 and Episode 3 for the change to take effect.
• Various small continuity fixes.
• Various fixes for repeat lines/passages.
• Various spelling, grammar, and display fixes.

Patch Notes – May 26, 2023

Gameplay Fixes

• The player should no longer gain unintended romance points with Aeran when on the friendship path.
• Aeran’s romance has been rebalanced and a variety of flags added for tracking continuity. This will primarily affect low (under 60) romance routes.
• Aeran’s approval and romance ranges have been locked to a range of 5-95 instead of 0-100. The only time his romance will be recorded as 0 is if the MC either breaks off their romance or their relationship deteriorates enough to remove his romance flag.
• Veyer’s impression points now are locked to a range, preventing them from going below 0.
• You can no longer access saves when the game menus are open. This is to prevent an error that caused players to be unable to close the Journal after loading a save made when the Journal was open.
• The alpha build now includes the passage title in the UI header. This is displayed for bug testing purposes.

Lore/Character

• Alassar is no longer capitalized
• Magic classifications are no longer capitalized (i.e. dustforger, brightwarden, not Dustforger or Brightwarden), but specialized jobs remain capitalized (Brightblade, Wayfarer, etc).

New Content

• Episode 3, Part 1 added to the alpha build. This includes Aeran's branch and Veyer's branch. Melchior's branch, drunk branch and the miscellaneous branches are in development.

Other

• Various spelling/grammar fixes.