Covenant of Morn [v0.5] [395games]

This update is pretty big, especially in NSFW content and time you can spend with the girls. I hope you enjoy it when the download links follow later!

This time around, there are a few known bugs, but nothing that’ll stop you from enjoying the game, I’ll adress them as soon as possible, but I didn’t want to delay the update any further.

Yes I know, the patch notes got a bit lengthy this time around. Partly because a lot of work went into the update but also partly because this update I tried to keep track of all the small changes I make. Honestly all my patch notes should look like this, I just forget the details. Even this time I can guarantee that I forgot to mention a bunch of small changes and adjustments that just happen during a day of development. I’m trying to get better at keeping track of it all, but at the same time I feel like it doesn’t really matter all that much.

Either way. This update was a blast to develop and I’m already looking forward to the next one. I feel like all the elements I envisioned two years ago are now slowly coming together. Between the dungeon, the minigames, the hang outs, the pin-ups, the dates and sex scenes there is plenty to do in the game and It’ll only get better as additional girls join the fray. Now that I’m thinking about it, that sounds like I set myself up for a lot of work : D But that’s fine, my vision is slowly coming together and I can’t wait to, in a few years, see the finished game. But even before that, I’m looking forward to the journey that will get us there!

It’s time for Covenant of Morn version 0.3.2. A large update with plenty of new content and plenty of changes. You might have noticed one already. Yes, the name of the game has changed. It was brought to my attention how the old name was not the smartest choice and so the game is now called COVENANT OF MORN. Now let’s see what’s new and what has changed. As usual, the actual download links will follow later today.

New Content:
THE DUNGEON: It’s finally time to enter the games first dungeon. It’s still early in development and there isn’t a huge amount of content in the dungeon yet, but that will follow in the next few updates.

DATES: Go on three new dates with Enna and learn more about the person behind the bronze mask.

SEX SCENES: Along with the new dates, Enna has two new sex scenes for you to explore. I’m especially proud of the second one.

INTERACTION VIEW: By pressing a new button in the UI, you can interact with certain objects in your house to get some insight or background information.

NEW HANGOUT: Hang out with Enna in the new and improved backyard and get to know her a bit better.

NEW ANIMATIONS: The dungeon comes with a few new animations, so does the main menu now.

GAMMA: I’ve been in contact with Pytom, the creator of Ren’Py, to finally bring you a real gamma adjustment for the game. With it you can now make sure that the game looks correct no matter where you play or how your light situation is.

NEW TITLE: As you can tell, the games title has changed.

DEMO VERSION: From now on there will also be a free demo version that features only the prolog of the game so people can try it out before deciding to buy.

Changed Content:
PROLOG: The entire prolog has been rewritten and plenty of renders have been remade. See a new opening to the story and a changed Enna.

REMADE LOCATIONS: Along with the new prolog, I remade or improved several environments to be more interesting or visually pleasing.

BRIGHTNESS: I also retouched several backgrounds that were either a little too bright or a little too dark. As well as Enna’s first sex scene.

This update was a huge undertaking for me and StrayHero (the games editor). We set out to make the opening more engaging and interesting. To give Enna a new dimension and make her more interesting, all while keeping true to the story and who she still is as a character. The story itself has not changed a whole lot. If you don’t want to start from the beginning, you don’t have to. But I still highly recommend starting over for the best experience. I think it is worth it.

New Content:
The story continues:  About thirty minutes of additional gameplay.

The first dungeon: While it’s only a short glimpse, you get to see the first dungeon of the game.

The third character: You’ll only see her briefly, but the third girl of Children of Morn can be spotted in this version.

Three new erotic scenes: Three new sex scenes, all of them focused on Moran this time and all of them repeatable, with different dialogue the second time you play them.

Dates with the snake: Seven date events for Moran are now in the game. Four story scenes   and the mentioned three sex scenes.

The second minigame: You can now go fishing with Moran to earn her affection, she goes   crazy when it comes to fresh fish.

The city: You can now travel to the first few locations in the city. It’s not used for much at the moment, but the system will be expanded in future versions.

Accessibility: I added a brightness slider to the menu for those that play in well-lit environments. It’s not perfect as Ren’Py isn’t really equipped to do this kind of stuff, but it works.

New Music: Additional music tracks can now be heard in Children of Morn.

New Sounds: A bunch of new soundeffects were added to the game. I recorded most of them on my last vacation.

Changed Content:
Reworked: I’ve reworked the shop minigame to make it easier to understand, the initial tutorial more comprehensive, the clickable areas much more noticeable and to shift the emphasis from memorizing the whole inventory, to listening to the customers clues and selecting the right items on your own.

Gallery Buttons: I’ve made adjustments to the gallery and the journal to have more compact buttons for the girls.

Quality of Life: Whenever you can go on dates with the girls, their little icon next to the quicktravel buttons is now colored red, so you always know when to visit them.

Whenever your lifepoints are about to run out, a small event will warn you and their color will change to red.

The logic in the screen when selecting clues has been changed to be slightly more intuitive. Also maybe the visuals changed? I can’t remember when I did this change, maybe it was in v0.2. I’ll just mention it here.

Slight Edits: Very few and very slight adjustments have been made to the scripts of 0.1 and 0.2. we’re talking two lines if I remember correctly.

Version 0.3 took way too long. There are multiple reasons for it and I’ll probably talk about it in the future, but what’s important for me to mention right here is that I apologize for the big delay. I made you wait way too long for new content and will make sure that it won’t happen again. In return, the update is at least quite big. I wish you all a great time with Enna and Moran!

The story continues: About 30-45 minutes of additional gameplay.

A new character joins the game: Meet the newest character, Moran.

Two new erotic scenes: A repeatable scene with Enna and a scene with the new girl are now in the game.

The first minigame: Run the magic shop and sell all kinds of items in the newest and first minigame.

The first date: A date-event with Enna has been added, the first of many.

The house: Ennas home is now in the game as the first explorable area.

Accessibility: I added options to customize the text, hopefully making it easier to enjoy the game on both the PC and on Smartphones.

New Music: Additional music tracks can now be heard in Children of Morn.

New Sounds: A bunch of new soundeffects, including the moans and giggles of the second voice actress for Children of Morn are now in the game.

Rerendered: I’ve spent a lot of time relighting and rerendering almost every render of the first update.

Rewritten: While the plot itself didn’t change and probably won’t change, I rewrote the first part to be smoother and more interesting. The player character now plays a more active role in the narrative.

UI Changes: I adjusted the UI to be a bit easier to use and prettier. Like changes to the journal or the save/load screen.

New Textbox: I changed the way the textbox is displayed for a more unique and cinematic look.

A Disclaimer: A new content warning message has been added to the games splashscreen.

A lot of work went into version 0.2, a lot more than I had anticipated and planned. Together with the repeated hardware failures I experienced in the last month, working on this update was not the most pleasant experience I ever had. Nonetheless, I’m very happy and satisfied with the end result. I also have to give my thanks to StrayHero, the editor for Children of Morn. Without his help things would be much worse, his feedback really helped me improve this version. So, have fun with Children of Morn v0.2 and let me know in the feedback post what you thought about it. As always this is just one update of many to come and I’ll make sure to improve and polish the game as much as I can.