New town:

Pittleton is a town of thieves, with a thriving black market. When you need that "special something" that you can't just go down and buy from the corner store, this is the place to go ... if you are prepared to pay the cost or scratch a few backs to get it.

Your reception here depends entirely upon decisions you make along the way. Will you be viewed with suspicion and kept at arms' length? Or welcomed like one of the family? Or perhaps you'll be greeted by a lynching mob, out for revenge?

You'll need to play more than once to experience everything this town has to offer

Oh gosh Shaz, this is really keeping me on my toes! *_* So much replay value! It's almost like a visual novel with choices!

Will there be multiple endings, too?

Not in the way that AV1 and AV2 gave you multiple endings.

Most of the party members will have two or more fates. Which one they actually get will depend on if/when you recruit them, and other decisions you make along the way.

But this does not affect what HAPPENS at the end of the game - just who is there at the end, and how they (and you) will look back on the adventure.


I have HUGE plans for the sequel ... I just need to convince my writer to accept such a mammoth task, and not come to my own senses in the meantime

I am loving this thief town idea. Some of these things seem visual novel-ish, with receptions depending on what choices you make and different endings for each character.

Holy macaroni, I'm so excited for this right now. Is there going to be a One True Villain, or are the dragons vs humans war going to be the major conflict in the plot?

Wait, is Dragons Among Us shaz's creation? Oo, intrigue!

New character:

Carwin is a sergeant in the Mayfield army. His loyalty to the king is unshakeable. Strong and ambitious, he's happy to help you if there's some benefit for him, and he can get you into places that are otherwise inaccessible. But he will not tolerate anyone getting in his road, and heaven help those who betray him!

@d_a - Yup, this game is shaz's

Hmm,I wonder if we'll get introduced to any female characters soon...

I usually like it when the female characters are the ones who hide more secrets, instead of just being satellites to the men. XD

I LOVE the fact that decisions carry some weight; it makes games so much more immersive when developers take the time to make it an individual experience. Reminds me of "Choose Your Own Adventure" books!

Everything sounds great so far! Can't wait for this.

As requested, a female character

Malua is a water spirit who speaks the common language of mystic beings. Some races you encounter do not know the language of humans, but Malua's race, the Lualia, does. Aware of the selfish nature of humans, she views them all with suspicion, but after a kind and heroic act, will agree to accompany you, acting as both a guide and a translator, as you prepare to approach the dragons.

For some bizarre reason, I'm getting the impression of Malua being like Navi from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

"Hey Listen! Hey Listen! Dragon there!"

My brain is a very odd place.

I've never played it, but Zach wants it, so I'll have to take a look when he gets it.

I'll make sure she doesn't say that line

A water spirit! Yay, I love elemental spirit characters.

(looks at sidebar) So Butterfly Adventure is a Match-3 game? And sorry if I sound like an idiot, but what's a "sandbox" game? And is Pixel Pygmies from Amaranth or someone else?

A sandbox game is an open-world environment, where there is no specific goal that needs to be achieved or "right way" to do things. The player is free to explore and engage in the world however they want, like playing in a sandbox.

Minecraft is a sandbox game.

Really looking forward to this game. I have one question though, can we expect interviews from characters when the game comes closer to release? Missed the feeling of logging on to see a new aveyond interview as the release date climbed closer. Or are these little snippets of character information for the contest going to take the place of that?

Hmm, this new character sounds neat! I keep picturing her to be someone who looks similar to Indra, though. XD

I second the idea that character interviews would be awesome.

I third the idea. I'd also like to ask shaz if we can have some sort of look at the character's sprites

Sprites for the main characters haven't been done yet, but yes, I'll post them when they are

Interviews ... I'm not sure. I'll see when the game gets closer to testing - by then I should have a lot more info on each character.