We are celebrating the approaching first anniversary (this April 9th) by joining the Steam discounts with a great offer. We have also been preparing a playable demo for all those who want to try the project before deciding to buy it.
Personally, I can't believe it's already been a year since I published it, but at the same time I can hardly remember the time when I was developing the game. In this year there have been many changes between the game and I have learned many, many things about how to run and how to sell a videogame.
I hope that those of you who have never tried it can take a look at the game and enjoy it.
Small update
To celebrate that the game is going to be one year old in April I'm going to make a sale on the game that will last all that month. Additionally I am preparing a demo of the game so that people who don't decide to buy the game can try it for free.
Patch notes:
-Fixed a couple of graphical bugs that happened to some players.
-Several spelling errors have been revised including the error in the start menu.
-Fixed the bug that showed some Spanish texts in the English version in a certain path of the game.
-The color balance of some illustrations has been corrected.
Best regards
Super Update 2023
New major update for Dear Althea!!!
The biggest one to date that fixes many of the detected bugs and improves the experience in the game menus.
Engine update: The game has been updated to the latest version of the "Visual Novel Maker" software.
Menu improvements:
-The main menu now displays more information while the layout and design of the buttons has been improved. Also the game logo has been added with a short animation that I hope you like.
-As I have been asked so much, I have added a diagram showing the different branches of the chapters in chronological order. Remember that there are chapters that change radically according to the decisions you make; a good example is the "Aerated Bread Company" chapter. Remember also that decisions to get to each chapter may depend on decisions made in chapters prior to the chapter where the story forks.
-The "Haking" menu has been changed and is now called "Chapters". The interface has also been changed and now displays a nicer layout with illustrations of key moments and the general interface. Additionally, some bugs have been fixed thanks to Nox Noctis and a new button has been added to go to the menu showing chapter branching. -The "more" menu is now called "Extras" and the layout has been improved. Unnecessary information has been removed and buttons have been simplified. Credit titles are now easier to access and do not generate strange errors.
Corrections:
-Correction of spelling errors: Thanks to Nox Noctis for his great, thorough and really professional help with correcting spelling errors in English. Among others the correction of "Wrong pronouns". Thanks to his great work searching and correcting, plus the help of other players who have also contributed, now the game has improved the quality of its texts. -Correction of several visual bugs that some users were experiencing. -Correction of the images that did not appear on the screen when the scene arrived leaving the previous image on the screen. -Correction of the names and faces that appeared incorrectly in some dialogues. -Correction of texts that appeared in the incorrect language. -Corrections in the results of several puzzles. -Correction of several layout errors in the "superficial character analysis". -Correction of repeated phrases in "superficial character analysis". -Fixed some errors that occurred with a specific combination of decisions.
"Create your character and experience a fun story in which you will meet friends, enemies and partners as you try to carry out a vital project with your friends: to create an anime before you finish your studies."
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I hope you like this news and thank you for your time.
Nominations for the Steam Awards 2022 are coming up!
Nominations for the Steam Awards 2022 are coming up! Since its release on the 9th of April this year "Dear Althea" has been praised in its reviews for the visuals of the project. If you also liked the 780 illustrations made with special care to show every detail of the story; consider giving the award "Outstanding visual style" to Dear Althea at the Steam Awards 2022!!!! Voting starts on November 24th and there are 11 categories, remember that during the nominations there will be a Steam autumn sale where the game will be 50% off!!!!
Steam Autumn sale!
There are only a few days to go until the Steam Autumn Sale starts, but I can already tell you that Dear Althea will be 50% off for the duration of the event. It will last from the 22nd to the 29th of November. If you were waiting for a sale to get the game, this is your moment!
Update version day 17-4-2022
Hello, one more day I bring here the summary of the new update of the Dear Althea videogame starting with a new feature I have been working on; you will now be able to save at the beginning of the chapter. This will make it possible to have a save for each chapter making replayability easier.
A beta has been opened to test the Linux version at Ithc.io for free. If you try it, please be aware that it is very likely that you will experience some kind of bug or even not be able to start the game. I would appreciate if you could write me comments about your experience with this version.
I have started to put the date in the update file so that everyone can easily check which update they have received.
Finally here is the list of bugs and errors fixed:
Small translation errors in English.
Small spelling errors in Spanish.
Error in the portraits of characters with Drake's name.
Error that in some cases caused Eliza to leave the house, even if you decided not to.
Small sound error in strange cases.
Depending on the decisions made in the "Friends of the Settlement" chapter, a loop would occur.
Bugfix inside the Haker menu
Major update - Bug fixes - New Haker Menu!!!
This is one of the biggest updates there has been and probably will be from Dear Althea. It fixes almost all the bugs and errors that have been detected to date, but there is also a new feature that will greatly speed up replayability. The Haker!!! option has been added to the main menu. From which you can go to any chapter and even change any decision to see the result. It's still in testing phase and it's possible that when you indicate a game from the main menu, it may cause unexpected problems. That said, here is the list of fixed bugs, most of them detected by @Bahaha:
Small translation errors in English. Redundancy in some sentences in the English translation. Bug that caused Faustina to always be inside the library even if Althea didn't invite her in. Loops that happened when you had a strong argument with Faustina. Bug in the symbols of the locks in the decision of the chapter "Miss Cressida Delafield Lanington". Flower circle animation appeared in some moments when it was not supposed to be there. Some spelling mistakes related to the apostrophe. The word "ejaculation" has been replaced by other words despite being written by the original author; e.g.: ...setting down his teacup, and casting an eye irrepressibly jovial even while uttering this pensive ejaculation along the emptied bookshelves. (page 54 - Dear Faustina) ...pouring himself a cup of tea, and casting an eye along the empty bookshelves. Various bugs that made Miss Delafield look as Mr Drake was talking Some occasional "Spanglish" error in decision making. Missing phrase from the "good news" chapter Error that, depending on the choices made, prevented continuing from the women's club party.
Finally, thanks to the work of @Bahaha I can tell you that in order to find your Dear Althea savegames in your Windows you have to: -Go to the following address (remember to activate the option to see hidden folders):
Update day 13 - Problems with Eliza's romance
In this last small update we have corrected errors that happened to some users when making a specific series of decisions. If you have wanted to make a romance with Eliza and you have not been able to do it, possibly you had this error.
At the end of the chapter "surprises" depending on the decisions part of the story disappeared.
Bug that prevented to see the decision that made that Eliza could stay after taking a specific combination of decisions.
Depending on the decisions after finishing the chapter "At the right time" you could end up in an inadequate end of the game.
We are sorry for any inconvenience these bugs may have caused.
The updated version of the 12th is now available
The updated version of the 12th is now available, those who want to enjoy it will have to reinstall the game after reading this text.
In addition to the bus fixes described below, several small improvements suggested by users have been added.
Minor spelling errors in the English version.
A few sentences of dialogue in the English version that were repeated.
Translation of words or phrases in the English version that were in Spanish.
Errors that caused the wrong person's portrait to appear in a conversation.
Bugs that, depending on the directions taken, did not allow to continue from the settlement party.
Texts in the English version overflowed in the poster section.
Bug that caused the text to remain on the screen after the Mother's analysis.
Bug that caused the text background to appear when it shouldn't after analysing the little sister.
Thanks again to all of you who have been pointing out bugs to me publicly and privately so that I could make this product much better. Special thanks to @Bahaha and @Minor bug; also thanks to the gameplay youtuber "theloladass Gaming".
New version - 11 April
In this new version several minor bugs are fixed, most of them only happened in specific cases. Before looking at the notes I would like to thank those who have reported bugs to me and especially @Bahaha for his detailed comments on itch.io.
Fixed the loop that was created when making certain decisions near the beginning of the game when Fanny appears on the scene.
Fixed bug, experienced by some players, where the floral frame around the portraits in the dialogue in front of the library door would disappear.
Fixed spelling error in Mrs. Baxter's description.
Fixed a couple of minor decisions that were not remembered by the game.
Updated, under the "extras" menu, which leads to a webpage with the original novel, take a look at it! Then you can compare the two works and see why the videogame is a re-signification of the original work.
They are proposing to release a free Linux version on itch.io to test if the game can work properly on this version, if you are interested in this, please post a comment in the comments of this news.
Greetings and thanks for the interest you show for my project, I didn't expect it being my first big videogame.
