Lord of the Manor

Devlog

• Progress Update, January 2024
  January 15, 2024 by Zaggy Norse

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  #progress

  This post was originally made on my Patreon . Happy new year, everyone. I don’t know everything that the next twelve months might hold, except for one thing: a lot of horny Paardenrust action. As me... Continue reading
• Managing State in Ren'Py 8: An Approach
  December 18, 2023 by Zaggy Norse

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  #devlog

  Introduction Making games is hard; really hard. It’s even harder than people think it is when they hear other people say “making games is hard; really hard”, and the reason is mostly due to stat... Continue reading
• Team Opportunities for "Lord of the Manor"
  September 13, 2023 by Zaggy Norse

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  Summary: looking for people with narrative skills to help deconstruct and improve my game. Contact details at end. I have been working on a visual novel titled “Lord of the Manor” for some time no... Continue reading
• 0.5 public release
  September 01, 2023 by Zaggy Norse

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  Build 0.5 (technically 0.5.5 but who’s counting) is now available for the public! This build adds about 90k new words compared to 0.4, introducing us to the final few characters, an intriguing new s... Continue reading
• 0.6 progress update
  July 18, 2023 by Zaggy Norse

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  This post was originally made to Patreon. July already. Another year more than half-consigned to the dusty drawer of memory. Wasn’t it 2002 the other day? Bah humbug. My focus lately has been on tec... Continue reading
• Ren'Py UI assistance
  July 03, 2023 by Zaggy Norse

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  Looking to get a fresh pair of hands on LotM for UI design. Seeking someone with solid prior experience working with Ren’Py customisation. This is not an urgent project; timesframes are flexible, th... Continue reading
• 0.4 available for everyone
  April 28, 2023 by Zaggy Norse

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  #build

  0.4 is now available for everyone to try out :) This build adds 60,000 words over 0.3, with several new very chunky characters to get to know. (And if you want more when you’re done with this, the... Continue reading

  
• Stretching Paardenrust's muscles: 0.6 and beyond
  April 08, 2023 by Zaggy Norse

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  With build 0.5 complete, it’s time to look to the next phase of Lord of the Manor. I’ve been working towards this specific moment in the game for a long time (longer than I thought I would, certai... Continue reading
• 0.5 available for patrons
  March 31, 2023 by Zaggy Norse

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  Build 0.5 is now available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/build-0-5-on-80774014 90,000 new words The remainder of the character intros A lot of sex Lots of story developments 0.4 will be co... Continue reading
• Oh hi
  February 27, 2023 by Zaggy Norse

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  Hello everyone. It’s been quite a while. If you’re on my Patreon you’ve seen what’s been going on, but with 0.5 peering over the horizon I thought I’d post here as well. Short version is bor... Continue reading
• v0.4 now available for patrons
  August 12, 2022 by Zaggy Norse

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  After a long and uphill battle against Life, I’m finally making builds again. Build 0.4 is on Patreon now, adding over sixty thousand words, five new characters, sex scenes, worldbuilding, fun, intr... Continue reading
• Version Control for VNs
  August 05, 2022 by Zaggy Norse

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  #guide, #version control, #git

  I was recently part of a discussion about version control with some other VN devs, and it emerged that a few weren’t using it. Given how much peace of mind it offers, I thought I’d spend some time... Continue reading
• Not dead, don't worry
  March 23, 2022 by Zaggy Norse

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  I know it’s been a very long time since an update. I just wanted to reassure people that neither I nor the project are dead, I simply had an awful streak of bad luck that needed my attention. I’m... Continue reading
• State of the Game, 2021
  December 12, 2021 by Zaggy Norse

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  Hello all. As the year closes up shop and I get some time to myself, I thought it’d be nice to reflect on the year and how I think the game’s done, as compared to my expectations at the start. It... Continue reading
• v0.3 now available
  October 15, 2021 by Zaggy Norse

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  #build

  Version 0.3, “Scary Painting”, is now available for the public! This build lets you settle into your accommodation at Paardenrust, as well as meet a few more of the characters who live there, incl... Continue reading

  
• v0.2 now available to the public
  August 13, 2021 by Zaggy Norse

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  #build

  And there we go :) Build 0.2.2, “Furious Bird”, for your titillation and enjoyment. This one ups the word count by thirty thousand words, introduces several new characters, gives a bunch of worldb... Continue reading
• Coming up soon: 0.2
  July 28, 2021 by Zaggy Norse

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  Hello all! Things have been quiet here for a while now, but I’m pleased to be able to post about the imminent release of a new public build. The reason for the long silence is simple: after 0.1, I p... Continue reading
• Build 0.2: Patreon release
  May 30, 2021 by Zaggy Norse

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  Build 0.2 is now available on Patreon for the Coachman tier (rolling out over the next two weeks for lower tiers). https://www.patreon.com/posts/51880654 The build will be posted here on Itch on the 1... Continue reading
• Character Study: Nabo the Rhinoceros
  March 09, 2021 by Zaggy Norse

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  While I only recently published the first build of the game publicly, I have been working on the world and characters of Paardenrust for far longer, and I have a large backlog of detailed characters b... Continue reading

  
• Build 0.1 public release
  February 27, 2021 by Zaggy Norse

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  #build

  I’m delighted to finally make the first build of “Lord of the Manor” available publicly! This is an early build, currently lacking spritework and final backgrounds. I will be going ahead with al... Continue reading