A downloadable game for Windows


Caliross, The Shapeshifter's Legacy, is a fantasy-themed game, which will follow a young up-and-coming historian, as she takes her first steps outside her hometown and into the real world, to learn more about the elusive nature of her own kind, the shapeshifters. Will she become a member of the Mage guild, or of the Adventurer's guild? Will she find out more about her heritage, or will she be too busy working extra time in sleazy bars to make a living?


The game will feature several factions, each with their own goals and objectives. With your actions, you might willingly or unknowingly benefit this or that group, as the event unfolds, but the open-world nature of the game will leave it up to you if you want to get more involved with the politics of the world, or if you just want to do your own thing.


As far as the adult content goes, the game will feature fetishes such as mind control, cowgirl TF, corruption and more, depending on the paths you'll follow. It will have a female protagonist (as hinted above), and will likely have submissive themes, for the most part (I can't exclude some dominant content completely, but it wouldn't be widespread).


The development is currently being helped through Patreon, you can find the page here (it also has a link to the latest public version, near the bottom).

Support me on Patreon!

The game will update monthly, and the public, freely available version is usually one version behind the patreon-only one.

The changelog can be found here.

The walkthrough is available here, instead.

Updated 2 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows
Rating
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(477 total ratings)
Authormdqp
GenreRole Playing
Made withRPG Maker
Tags2D, Adult, Exploration, Fantasy, Female Protagonist, JRPG, NSFW, patreon, RPG Maker, Turn-Based Combat
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
AccessibilityInteractive tutorial
LinksHomepage, Community

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This game requires you to have the RPG Maker RTP installed, here is the link:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/degica-downloads/RPGVXAce_RTP.zip

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Found a bug during "A day in court"  quest where the third case cant be completed. Keiko's dialogue loops and  its impossible to make any deciscion

In the dialogue, do you receive a letter from the League of Merchants?

Yes i do

Okay, I think I know what's going on. I think this eluded detection before because usually if people are involved with the LoM they usually are also involved with Kira, and that path doesn't have the bug. Should be an easy fix, although it might be a week or two before I update the game again.

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That's perfect, thanks! I either havn't done or failed the romance so i just happen to be unlucky enough to get the bug, thanks for fixing it!

No problem, fixing bugs is part of the process. It would have been better if I hadn't caused it to begin with, but mistakes happen. :)

So it a tiny game display?  What's up with that?

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The game uses an old version of RPG Maker, and resolution is fairly low. You can use F5/F6 to cycle through a few display options, if those are better for you.

Okay, so as far as I can tell, I've taken the two steps necessary to obtain the ritual spell. However, I can't figure out any way to use it to get into the forest temple. Am I missing something?

Okay, I researched it in the library and I still can't open this temple door. It's night time during a full moon- is there some other step I'm missing?

No, if you have the ritual spell, and you cast it in front of the temple inside the forest near Tarkas during a full moon, you should get the door to open (you can tell there is a full moon because a symbol above the door appears). I just tested it and it worked, so I am not sure what could be the problem.

Could somebody finagle a mac version ? Cause even with RTP downloaded and parallels on my mac, it refuses to work

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Will you Update the Walkthrough at some Point?

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I should do some work on it in the coming months. Since I am working on the next game, time is limited, but it's something I have to do, plus it's good to show I am still alive in the meantime. XD

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Great RPG! having a blast playing it so far, you can tell the dev really put thought into it. I'll always support hand drawn art, but ill admit some art pieces are not the best but ill say a majority of the art is good. Dialog and story is well done even making me laugh a bit and has hooked me to spend hours into it. I'll leave a disclaimer that i have not made it to the latest update due to how much content truly is in the game. I will make a edit later on of my full thoughts of the story but for now I'm loving the game so far.

Edit: So i just finished the game and ill say it was great, i love the story and all the varying choices and endings. Many different kinks to choose from making it easy to get into for many. I could sit here all day explaining all the other things i enjoyed in this game. I will say that the ending kinda feels anticlimactic in a way.

Great to know you enjoyed the game! ^_^

What did you feel was anticlimactic about the ending, if you don't mind me asking?

Sorry for the late reply, but i just wish we could of been in the demon realm for a bit longer. I understand it wouldn't really be possible due to the demon goddess pretty much seeing everything that goes on (well how it seemed to me). Which makes them hiding out in the city not really possible. Either way great story and puzzles, i can tell you really put heart into this game. If you don't mind i saw you are working on your next game and was wondering if that would be uploaded here or not?

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I have plenty of ideas for different/more content or to fix/improve mistakes I made, so I get the desire for more, but at some point I had to call it a day, so the game will stay as is, at least for a while (unless patrons really clamor for a 1.1 update later down the line). I get your point about the demon realm, though, even if it was going to be hard to make it much longer without losing momentum, I feel like.

My new game will definitely get uploaded here when it's ready to go, and I'll make an announcement for it, and probably add a link as well, so keep an eye out. The title is Tales of the Drunken Cowboy 2, in case you aren't aware, and it will be a sci-fi adventure game with RPG elements running on Ren'Py.

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I realy like the game so far, I played it for about 3 days now. and I love the variety and possible ways the game can go. But I have just one question, is there a way to make it full screen or make the window bigger. Becouse everything I tried dindt help and I havent found a setting for this.

It would be realy nice if someone could help.

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You can make it go fullscreen, but be warned that since the resolution is so low, it's going to be very blocky. You can use F5 and F6 to cycle through a few options or press ALT+Enter to toggle fullscreen.

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Okay thanks 👍

You can try a scaler like Lossless Scaling on Steam or Magpie.

personally, i use lossless scaling from steam, love that app. it also has option to optimise the engine graphic for rpgmakers games

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I just consulted an AI and found out my original message, although honest, might demotivate you, and I don't want to do that. So I'll be completely honest: I really like your game, your artwork, and your cutscenes show great potential. I hate it that my laziness refuses to let me play... the idea of needing to sleep, go to work, and repeat the process just to advance in the story is not to my liking. It’s like this: the game is so good, but I always stop there. It's like finding a woman who is perfect for me, but she is married and has children—I don't want to spoil her happiness. You have a very good game, some people like and even enjoy this kind of routine, but I just fall into the wrong category. Keep the good work! Good job! It was also my honest opinion, I have known this game since the 1st demo's appeared, and I would honestly regret it if it doesn't get finished as a product.

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You dont want a game, you want a movie.

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Don't worry, I understand the game isn't for everyone. Yeah, the whole day cycle can feel repetitive, making progress in certain paths slow. I do have some ideas for how to better handle routines if I ever make a similar game, but I can't really change Caliross at this point, so it is what it is.

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Maybe I should stop being lazy and play the game as it should be played. It's worth it, I realized it long ago. I wish you the best of luck with your project.  

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I like this game, it's well made, good cutcenes but it seems to be to slow passed for me.  It just isn't to my liking; it seems it doesn't have that certain spark that attracts me. But overall, a good game to lose your time to, but not one I'd like to play over and over again.  It seems the game is almost finished. Keep up the good work. Good Job!

Is this game have body swap?

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It doesn't have body swap exactly, but you can transform into other people, at times. It's not used very commonly, though.

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Not that I know of. After a certain point the MC can shapeshift into a few different people and pretend to be them for quest purposes. No actual body swap involved.

I keep getting the same cutscene with Mia, does that mean I've exhausted her path or could I just need to progress the story (I've pretty much just explored and haven't touched the main story so far)?

It should be the last scene, unless there is a bug. Which scene is it?

Ah, gotcha. It's the one after you go for a walk with Mia and her snake and she mentions that if she tells you so, you'll believe the snake is hypnotizing you. Figured I'd check in case that was setting up a follow-up scene or interaction that I was missing!

That's currently the last scene. I wonder if I should add a more generic one as the repeatable event, now that I took another look at it.

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Yeah it feels like there's a natural progression to becoming part of her act or something whenever you visit her the way it's written right now. I'm sure you have your hands more than full, though, and there's plenty of game for me to explore elsewhere! Appreciate all the work that's gone into this!

there will be more content with ray kito?

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At this point, probably not. The game dragged on for too long, so some of the stuff I planned will be cut. Maybe if I revisit the game later with a 1.1 update, in a few years.

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That's a shame, but I understand.

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Nice try, bot

How can I replay cgs?

They've said they wish they could implement a gallery with them, but that it would be too much work to go back and implement that for all of them now, iirc.

Who're Dani and Skylar again?

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Probably too late of a reply (itch stopped sending me notifications >_<) but Dani is the woman you can hire as a vice-captain if you are a cowgirl, and Skylar is the girl who offers you some "services" if you rule in her favor during the trial.

whats the app called to play these games on my phone i forgot

Winlator

Joiplay

I seen a comment relating to improving INH, WIL, and INT so I am wondering if they had been added yet or not?

Sorry for the late reply (itch stopped sending me notifications, damn it). Did the comment mention how it was supposed to be improved? I don't remember the conversation off the top of my head.

can you make one for Mac 

The engine is old, so it doesn't natively support Mac, unfortunately. I think if you check the F95 forums, someone there does make an unofficial Mac port, but I can't test it personally, so I don't know how good it is.

I noticed a bug with the schedule. When I try to set the Teahouse job for the afternoon, it gets set to the morning instead, overriding whatever I set for the morning slot. This doesn't seem to happen with the other jobs (at least not with the ones I have unlocked).

I encountered this bug too I think their is a bug in the code

Hi guys, thanks for the report and sorry for the late reply (itch sometimes stops sending me notifications >_<). I'll look into this and fix it as soon as possible.

Hello, how do I expand the window? It's so small.

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f6 should expand the window f5 makes it full secreen

thank you

when is the first battle?

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It depends on where you go and which quests you take (if I remember right, the adventurers guild has a quest that involves fighting pretty early on). The game doesn't have a huge focus on combat, though.

Iirc the earliest combat is the one with the mana wisps in the quest from the girl who makes gears

How long is the game?

It depends a lot on how many scenes you try to get, how many jobs/events and so on... I think you can easily get 40 hours out of the game in a single playthrough. I have seen saves with many more hours, but I assume those are outliers.

It might be counterintuitive to ask, but where can I find the secret area with the symbiote?

It's on the west coast, between Rahib and Tarisa (there should be a "C" shaped rock formation). You'll need to find a breakable wall in there (that's also hard to spot).

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Thank you

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yo question still mid chapter 1 but when going to to the next which is temple 2 it said i gotta write down uncle's studies and and what she found for the first temple do  i need to search entirely of temple 1  or do something else  lowkey stuck here bruh

You must reach the last room in the 1st temple, unlock the mouse transformation (by interacting with the big statue/altar) and read the writing on the wall (this should give you a new quest as well). If you have done all that, when you exit to the world map, you should get a warning that you can write things down in your uncle's study (2nd floor in your house in Tarkas). Doing that advances the chapter, so make sure you finished everything you wanted to do first.

Q question, is there a way to save nadia without killing ganaak? Or i just haven't explored the content much yet if i lose

Yes, there are ways. If you investigate the cave before talking to him, you'll realize Ginnuk is eating poisonous mushrooms (you can find some in a broken barrel). While his life isn't at risk, you can offer him an antidote as a trade (if you have one), and he'll let her go. If your intelligence is 80 or higher, you can also trick him.

Is the adult content yuri?

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There is a significant amount of lesbian content available, yes, but it's not exclusively that, you can "pick and choose" so to speak.

So can i skip all content with male characters?

You should be able to avoid almost all of it, but a lot depends on what you do: for example, getting drunk could lead to content with men, certain jobs too, so while you I don't think I wrote any mandatory scenes, it can become restrictive if you want to avoid all scenes/interactions with men.

What's the difference of 7z to exe files, which is much easier to extract?

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The exe file should be easier to estract, in the sense that you can run it on windows and it will do everything on its own. The 7z file is for people that are having false positives with antiviruses or people that want the files to try and run the game on their phones, but you need something like 7zip installed to open the archive in that case. Note that to run the game on the phone, you'd need specific programs and to follow certain procedures.

You also need to install the RTP (only once) it's linked near the bottom of the page.

is it possible to change the default keybinds? i have a 60% keyboard so no arrow keys

Unfortunately, in this old version of RPG Maker you can rebind the function keys but not the movement keys, so unless you use a gamepad to play or some external program to "trick" the PC into thinking the keys you want to use are the arrow keys, I am afraid you can't play the game.

wheres a free rpg maker, the link you provided needs a key

I don't seem to have any problems clicking the links in the page. Was it a link from one of the spam bots that are infesting itch these days?

It was from the game description, not from a comment

“This game requires you to have the RPG Maker RTP installed, here is the link: https://s3.amazonaws.com/degica-downloads/RPGVXAce_RTP.zip” 

it says I need to pay for a key to use RPG ace. Is there a free one you could drop a link to?

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Wait, if you download and install the RTP and then download the game and install that one, you can't run the "game.exe" inside the installation folder? RPG Maker doesn't need a player to run, the RTP is just a few assets to that are installed separately, so you don't need to redownload them with each update.

Go uss the official link from joiplay for the RTP

In the remains at the beginning of chapter three, How do I stop that thief?(´・_・`)

Do you mean during the adventurers guild quest? You can use the Push spell on a boulder behind him.

But I didn't see any stones in the treasure room, I tried the push spell in many places, and there was no response

Oh, sorry, I was thinking of a different quest! For this one, you can use hand of fire on the Eye, and it will trigger the next part (there are some hints about how the Eye behaves that should help point players in this direction, if I remember right). Also, I forgot to say this, but remember that there is a walkthrough for the game (it's also linked in the game's folder). Simply find the quest's name (or use CTRL+F to search for the term you want), if you need something for a specific quest or event.

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That worked. Thank you very muchಥ⌣ಥ

Glad it worked. Have fun! ^_^

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bots giving fake updater dont dowload dat 🤓

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Figured I'd ask before trying: Does being Beatrix's pet block you out of finishing No Sacred Cows for Kira? I know that trying to work there becomes impossible because she'll order you away for your own safety (and to keep your blood tasty), but since No Sacred Cows requires you to be around the farm for awhile, does she interrupt things at any point? It never came up in the walkthrough.

Also, at what point do the Zantis cowify Keiko?

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You should be able to do the quest without issues (there are ways to gather intel without working there, anyway). I can't remember what kind of failsafe I have in place for failure, though, I might have to double check.

For the Zanti, you need to get maids first (they'll be the ones providing the maids, at a certain point). Talking to one of the maids will allow you to set things in motion.

I have two questions. One, how do you get access to the Royal Library? And two, and excuse me if I'm a bit ranty, I spent a lot of time trying to work out where the first shapeshifting temple is, but I can't figure out, and your guide doesn't actually tell you how to access it. So how do I get there? And what method, like how to complete the questline to get, sort of deal. Please and thank you. Again, you might want to put an actual guide in how to get them in the guide through. Again, I apologize if this comes off as being mean or angry. I'm just a bit frustrated.

Since you know about the walkthrough, you should be able to CTRL+F for "royal library" to find this, but here is the current entry:

One of the two “advanced libraries” in the game. There are a few ways to gain access to it, but they are all tied to the Emperor (and thus, being a noble is prerequisite):

  1. Join his harem (see above);
  2. Have a relationship score of 5 or higher with the Emperor;
  3. Complete the quest “The Weak Link”;

This means that the library is only available from chapter 3 at the earliest.

As for the first temple, perhaps things got more complex over time, so I didn't account for certain possibilities. Are you using the schedule? If you never leave your house through the door, this scene won't trigger, but otherwise you should have a visit from a friend of your uncle after the first day. He tells you to go talk to him at the mage guild, and he will then guide you to the first temple (this visit gives you the quest "First Dig" in the questlog).

If this was the case, I can always modify the schedule to trigger the scene as well.

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Well, I talked to him a couple of times, but my dyslexia ass made me read the prompt to see the temple as see you later, or something like that. Great game, by the way.

Hey, as long as everything is fine now.
Glad you like the game! ^_^

How do I expand the window its so tiny

You can cycle through a few options with F5 and F6. Alt+Enter can also toggle fullscreen.

Is there any planned future content with Eliza beyond what is already in the game?

No, at least not at this point in time. If a few years down the line people are interested, I might release a "Caliross 1.1" update, and then I could reconsider, but for now it's complete.

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well count me as someone interested down the line 

What does cursed equipment do? Just starting and I have the Magi crown and the pendant you can find early. It seems like cursed equipment just sticks to you unless you bless it at the temple? Do fun stuff happen or debuffs? It doesnt seem to affect the 3 personality stats.

The Magi Crown does affect your willpower (specifically, it gives +5 to intelligence and -10 to willpower).

Due to the way I originally programmed things (and later on, some conflicts between third-party scripts) the values don't update right away, but only after you exit and then re-enter the menu when it comes to equipment affecting your personal stats.

For the pendant, do you mean the Marintas's? If so, that one unlocks all unique hypno-themed scenes around the game. If you are talking about the weird pendant, you can take it off at will, if I remember right. That one affects wet dreams you get if you take a nap (higher slut reputation values unlock more scenes).

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So, this is super random, and I think falls entirely into a "just thinking out loud about something I think would be neat" thing than a "this is a request you should take seriously", but given the quantity of brainwashing/trickery/etc. that happens to our sweet protagonist if it's permitted, I am a little sad that it seems like the Emperor's (least?) favorite priestess is quite so willing to accept your disinterest in her proposition, given that she apparently doesn't listen to the Emperor (or anyone else) who tells her not to do it (at least, so far as I can tell, maybe there's some scene related to this that already exists that I didn't run into).


In particular, I think it would make for interesting character narrative making if a "research focused virgin" or "lesbian, girls only!" Erica (IE: That's how the player is playing the character and making choices with the understanding that those are Erica's goals, role playing, as it were), could be pestered by the priestess to just hear her out, let her convince her, really think about how special and attractive the Emperor is, what it'd be like to be his Empress, etc. etc. and prayer blast her while her head was full of those thoughts, given that the Harem route already seems to suggest that the prayer and everything  made Erica go totally head over heels for the Emperor to the point where she's unable to distinguish its effects from however she might have felt before.  


Maybe it's a little out of character for the priestess (...  Maybe not given her apparent scheme to manipulate her girlfriend into carrying 5 kids while she also carries 5 kids, perfectly aware that the court magician is too in love with her to resist despite the fact that it's not what she'd want otherwise), or the goddess, but in my head it'd be an interesting little variant on how to start that subplot for a character who wants to RP "not just agreeing to be goddess brainwashed, that seems like kind of a strange thing for my character to just say yes to" but...  You know, probably likes involuntary mind control if they're playing this game.


On a barely related note: Is there any way to know what the "slut reputation" value of an action is without cracking open the save file?  ...  And does it matter outside of the one guy in the slums and the priestess's comment?


...  Also, while making unreasonable requests for features (well, okay, making suggestions you're free to ignore, but those're sort of like requests if you look at them sideways), I do kinda wish the scheduling at your house was a little more generous.  Like, maybe the "friction" of it is supposed to be the point, that you're "spending effort" to do it, but being able to snap to, say, the place where you take care of your kids in the morning/afternoon to save you a number of loading screens of walking (in one direction, at least) would be nice?  While you'd still have to walk back to wherever you want to spend the first time slot, it'd be less tedious than setting your "start of day" thing to, like, the inn, walking out, walking down, etc. etc.  Since the game seems to want "visiting your kids if you got them" to be part of your daily routine (as they get sad if you don't, and you get minor buffs eventually if you do), it being integrated into the thing that lets you create daily routines feels...  Natural?  I dunno.  Similarly, while I don't know that there necessarily needs to be more places you can fast travel to, given that using the fast travel is part of getting scenes, and even unlocking at least one character's interactions, and so on, I've often found using it a bit cumbersome?  Frequently finding the nearest fast travel sign, remembering where the right spot to jump to, and then walking another screen or w/e over to get to where I'm going just ends up feeling not that much faster than walking manually, so a few more "start fast traveling here" signs, even if they're one way, seems like they couldn't hurt?  Because I mostly fast travel either to get to the Bazaar, or specifically to fish for scenes, which seems not...  Quite correct?  Also, "leave the city" as a fast travel option seems like it could be useful if you were going to add one?


Edit: Oh, random bonus thing?  Problem? Somethin'?  If you get caught by the Orc and start doing the "Queen" related tasks with the seer, while the game is perfectly capable of recognizing when you've ID'd the girl you're supposed to snag in the tavern, with the 3 check marks and such, I cannot, presently, figure out what to do from there.  My instinct was to go back to Navarra, but she just tells me who I'm looking for, talking to who I'm looking for doesn't give me any options, and I don't have any key items or spells that seem like they do anything?  Maybe this part just isn't finished, obviously (as the walkthrough notes that the content terminates after some sex scenes, maybe that's here?), but if it there IS some way to progress once you have the girl ID'd its sufficiently unintuitive I can't figure it out, and if there isn't some way to progress some notice of that fact would've been nice.

Let's see:
1) No plans to change the priestess interaction at this point. I am getting close to wrapping things up, so I am trying to focus on either things I wanted to have in the game, things that are unfinished, quality of life changes and the odd, small task which doesn't need too much time to get done.

2) Slut reputation unlocks certain scenes (like the guy in the slums) and it affects the ending you get with the emperor if it's too high (you can't become the empress). 

3) I think I could add the Institute to the schedule as an "extra" for either the morning or the afternoon, that makes sense given how it works.

4) While I agree in theory, I am not sure where I could place more fast travel points. Since the schedule was added, fast travel has probably become even less useful. I'll see about adding a "leave the city" option.

5) The task can be completed, but Navarra wants you to be thorough and check all the "candidates" info, even ones where you already found that something doesn't match her prediction (basically, you should have a complete profile for ALL the girls).

1) Totally fair, as I said, that was more of "it'd be neat" than anything I really expected.

2) Is there any way to tell when an action raises it normally?  Or is it all really self apparent?  Like, you know, you can (sorta) date various characters, does everyone kiss and tell adding to your reputation, or is it only randos/public activity that add to it? etc.

3-4) Reasonable and thanks for considering making any alterations for QoL tweaks this late in design.

5) Oh, fair enough.  Yeah, I'll admit I did not find that intuitive.  Whether that's something that matters enough to adjust/put in the quest log/w/e, or if it's fine as is is obviously your call.

Actions that are "slutty" and "public" are generally what raise the slut reputation. Working at the brothel or doing some exhibitionist stuff, for example. Being a slut in private or in places where discretion is more expected is fine.

For Navarra's quest, the idea is that her power isn't perfect, so she wants to cross all the Ts. I'll see if I can change the dialogue to make it more obvious.

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