Shepherd of Hybria - v0.1 - 11/21

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The Story:
The deep wilds of the Hybrian islands teem with mysterious tribes of beastgirls, exotic and magical creatures hidden from the world of man. Only a select few known as the shepherds are allowed to venture into that wilderness unharmed. You're a shepherd in training, beginning your journey in a small coastal village nestled between the great ocean and the Hybrian wilderness. You live with your grandfather Skali - a legendary shepherd from the time of the Great Plague Wars - and a war-orphaned beastgirl saved by Skali as a fawn. Your parents and baby sister were casualties of the war, but little by little those painful memories have been washed away by peaceful years of island life. And soon, you will be of age to attempt the shepherd's rite of passage and travel to the place where the beastgirls dwell.

However, dark stirrings from within the Hybrian wilderness threaten to throw the world into chaos once again.

The Gameplay:
Battle corrupted Hybrians and mechanized soldiers of Dustrial in turn-based combat. Purify corrupted Beastgirls and they'll join you on your adventure.

Gameplay inspired by titles from the Pokemon, Dragon Warrior Monsters, and Shin Megami Tensei series.

Controls:
Directional Keys - Movement
Z - Select
X - Back / Menu

Release Schedule
The complete game will be publicly released. Until then the public releases will be an update or two behind the patron releases.

Initially we will release a series of updates getting the core game systems done, after which we're planning on transitioning into a more regular release cycle.

Other Stuff:
Interact with the totem to heal your party.
Scenes are viewed at specific locations throughout the world. Each Beastgirl has a specific marker for scenes (an example being, a ring of flowers marks a Larvelia scene).

Links
Current Public Release:
Version 0.1 (Win)

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/pinkpixel

Scenes
Fawness - 3
Nezumi - 3
Lapis - 2
Larvelia - 2

Screenshots:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

[KingAaronIV]

Alright, so I played the game until I got both scenes, didn't take very long, and I've got to say that I love the art style. Character design is good, map design is good. I'll hold off judgement on mechanics and content when you release further updates, but I will say that it was very repetitive. Of course, this is just a tech demo, so it's to be expected. Either way, got my eyes on this one.

[444blade5]

Awesome can't wait for the full demo

[pinkpixel]

Just a quick update on our progress. We're aiming to release the next update on 4/2. It will contain two new Beastgirls, two new scenes, the starter town, surrounding zones and more.

[pinkpixel]

As stated previously, this update contains 2 new Beastgirls, 2 new scenes, the starting town and surrounding zones. We've also added a new scene system that functions using a lust stat. Upon reaching 15 lust with a Beastgirl, her scene event appears somewhere in the world.

Sidenote: After editing the original thread I realized that it disappears until approval, which can take a while, so i'll just post any updates/bugfixes in the thread until I don't need to be authorized. And on that note, here's an update with some bug fixes. Use this link instead.

Version 0.051

[Dead2112man]

yep, untill you have about ten post or so done, autherization can take a while, but afterwords, it is pretty fast. Will get around to trying this game out soon.

[Dead2112man]

very simple but nice looking and mostly smooth

[pinkpixel]

Shepherd of Hybria v0.085 now released for patrons. It contains 2 new scenes (One for Fawness, one for Nezumi), a human bandit enemy (can't be purified/captured), and more.

Sidenote: This should be the only patron update that isn't paired with a public update.

[pinkpixel]

As stated on our patreon page, this month's patron release will be delayed, but we're going to go ahead with the public release.

Version 0.085

[WonderGamer]

You might want to consider editing new versions into the OP (opening post), makes it a lot easier for people to keep track of (provided there's been some kind of indication that an update has been posted, either as a new post or in the title itself). New update posts later in the thread tend to get missed, particularly if there's a lot of feedback going or if it's been some time since an update was posted.

[pinkpixel]

@WonderGamer, I mentioned this in a previous post but it's mainly because when I edit the OP it hides the thread until the OP is approved. But you're right, I probably lose more visibility by not updating the title.

[Darthjake]

Ah newly registered, that problem will go away in time, find some threads with games you like and ask questions.

[WonderGamer]

To clarify what Darthjake just said, what you're experiencing is an anti-spammer mechanic used to weed out potential bots from newly registered users. When I became new on these forums, I needed 10 posts (that may have changed, can't say for sure) before I would gain the ability to post without pre-moderation of posts & be able to use PMs. If you're active in other threads with responses, you'll get past that point fairly quickly.

[pinkpixel]

Version 0.09 is now available publicly, and Version 0.1 is available for patrons.

[pinkpixel]

I'd also like to note that save states were implemented in version .09, as well as a basic save migration system. When loading a previous version's save file (say it's a v0.09 save and a v0.1 game), you will be placed at the beginning of the game with all your Beast Girls. They'll retain their levels but their lust stat is set to 0.

[pinkpixel]

Version 0.1 is now available to the public, with Version 0.11 available for patrons.
Here's a still from one of two animations added with Version 0.1.