Noblesse Oblige v0.16.0.9 "Gathering Shadows" Patreon Release!

Chapter 15 is here! And it's an incredible behemoth of an update, heh. I definitely hope everyone enjoys! I'll be out for a while, but I should be back this evening if any issues arise. As ever, feedback is welcome, either here or on the discord! If on the discord, please use the patreon-only channels.

It's been two weeks, so I'm opening this to knight-tier as usual. In addition, I've made a few various and sundry fixes. Despoina's dress should be in back during the banquet in Ch 12! In addition, I added a new feature to show the remaining absorb amount in the state descs for absorb shields like Wind Veil or Wind Wall.

Edit #4: Updated to v0.16.0.9. This includes some new convos in old content (a discussion between Ligaea and Calysia in Elysios, a pro-Eris sister at the groves) and the adjustments to Midnight Despoina content plus various old content fixes. The big thing is the new choice from the poll, though. I'll be giving saves that would've had the option the choice retroactively on next version transition.

Get it here! Or on Steam (see below)

Edit #3: Updated to v0.16.0.7, adding the final version of a certain piece of art (note: currently only supports the default option for hair color), fixing stats in another place (old saves will be fixed next rift), and also now Windgrace Focus actually works.

Edit #2: Updated to v0.16.0.6, fixing a crash that could occur on Full Moon under certain circumstances as well as addressing various other minor issues.

Edit: Updated to v0.16.0.5 to fix a softlock and some incorrect partial statues.

Noblesse Oblige v0.16.0.4 Patch Notes (8-1-2025)

• 135k(!) words of content, making this the largest update ever by 30%. Note: This size is unlikely to recur again in the near future.

• Significant new section of the story!

• New combat section(s)!

• ??? (you'll find out =P)!

• New Castle Kharos iteration!

• New castle customization options!

• New district of the Castle Town to explore!

• One new loyalty skill scene (Theseus 50)!

• Two new possible training room synergy scenes!

• One new intimate scene for those with the patch!

• New art for Despoina from the ever-excellent Mimo! Three hair color variants are available! (Note: Old art may be restored using a patch found at https://www.lordfortegames.com if desired; currently, old Despoina patch isn't actually up yet. If anyone wants it, feel free to ask and I'll expedite it.)

  

• Added ultimate skill cutins for King Antiochus and Cassander in the introduction section!

• Nine new achievements for those playing on Steam! (Note: Per a patreon poll, route-specific achievements will now exist; patreons may activate other routes' achievements from the Temporal Rift if desired).

= UI Improvements

• Added the option to let buffs and debuffs tile up to three rows on character portraits. This can be turned off in the system menu to restore prior functionality if desired.

• New functionality to reset consumed items when retrying a fight. Currently this functionality is only available for retrying fights in this update's content, but it will be expanded to all fights with a retry option.

• Dyslexic Fonts are now available in the system menu.

• Antilag is now always on, as turning it on and off produced additional lag.

= Balance Changes

• Calysia now has 2000 MP base

• Full Moon can no longer trigger from a spell made free by Full Moon.

• Full Moon can now trigger from Arcane Swiftness and similar effects.

• States and buffs that expire based on actions taken will no longer expire when an Instant skill is used with 0 duration left.

• Aether Draughts now restore 50% MP when used out of combat.

= Lore

• Adjusted the direction of continents (Solaia is now to the west of Velonia, Velkeriae and Lyonseriae are east).

= Bugfixes

• Fixed a major issue storing junk data in saved games. Loading and re-saving a save in v0.16 or beyond should delete this data from your old saves. This issue may have caused save screen lag and lag when the autosave loaded.

• Fixed an issue causing Sindarion's 50 Loyalty upgrade to decrease rather than increase Blitz damage.

• Purify damage will no longer trigger Sindarion's Perfect Focus or remove stealth.

• Fixed a very rare crash caused by Consuming Arc missing a target.

• Cynthia will no longer go beyond death and return if defeated by a damage reflect attack during Sanguine Drive.

• Fixed an issue that could occur when multiple instances of Monomachy were active.

= Screenshots

Steam Version Info

Steam Beta Key: 8u56t7tgfugCh15Beta

You can access the steam version by choosing the game in your library -> properties -> betas, and entering that code. An important note, the Steam version of the game is keyed to give the supporter rewards (extra armor colors, Crown Loyalist Pendant, and Crown Loyalist Token) based on the Steam dlc rather than based on it being a supporter version. This isn't a behavior I want to mess with. You'll still have the items if you import a save with them, though.