The Archmage [v0.1.2 Alpha] [Black Dahlia Studios]

February 19, 2024F95

Overview:

Since the beginning of time, there have been two competing forces: light and darkness.

In this interactive novel—inspired by retro text adventures, dark literature, and nukige—you decide which path to follow.

Upon receiving a cryptic message from your late grandfather, you embark on a journey, uncovering forgotten secrets—long lost by the magi. The path will be filled with obstacles and temptation, so choose your allies with care. Men are capable of both creation and destruction. Will you ascend or be corrupted? Will you remain pure or embrace the wiles of degeneracy?

The fate of the Monastery hangs in the balance…

Thread Updated: 2024-1-29

Release Date: 2024-1-28

Developer: Black Dahlia Studios Patreon – Discord – Itch.io – GitHub – AO3

Censored: No

Version: 0.1.2 Alpha

OS: Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android

Language: English

Genre:

Adventure, Anal Sex, Bestiality, Character Creation, Cheating, Corruption, Creampie, Fantasy, Female Protagonist, Futa/Trans, Futa/Trans Protagonist, Incest, Lesbian, Male Protagonist, MILF, Mind Control, Necrophilia, Rape, Religion, Text Based, Transformation, Urination,

Installation:

1. Extract and open the The-Archmage-<version>.html file in a web or compatible browser

Changelog:

v0.1.2 (Alpha):

v0.1.2 Alpha Changelog: Minor Monastery Update (1/28/24)

-The temple is populated with various scenes and areas (Faceless, Mark, Funeral, Sermon, etc.)

-Achlys now grants a nameable octopus companion and additional dreams as a part of her contract (1/EA Moloch dream)

-Non-futa farm scene with Belle and her bull (S) & another scene with Jess (S)

-Mel is available at the tavern in the evening after talking to vegetable stall girl

-The librarian has introductory dialogue

-Settings: Beast filter returns, Spoiler passage removed

-Bugfixes: Truancy Detection, Apartment Time Loop

-Random line editing

Note: (S) indicates smut

Word Count: 109,417 (+21,252)

v0.1.1 (Alpha):

v0.1.1 Changelog: Bugfix Patch (10/29/23)

-Sleeping: Recognizes the proper bedroom

-Apprentice Lessons: Available (1st day), Required (2nd day)

-Charmer: Promotion now works as intended

-Margerie Shower: Fixed a gender-conditonal typo

-User Expectations: Misleading settings and links are now hidden

-Stats: Opening menus no longer affects stat changes

v0.1.0 (Alpha):

v0.1.0 Changelog: The Exploration Update

-Title Screen AI Art

-Apprentice School Exploration

-Smut (Belle, Dahlia, Margerie)

-New Characters (Mel, Cass, Euchary)

-Monastery Exploration*

-Killable: Margerie

-Mechanics: NPC Spawns, Time, Crime Detection, Character Stats, Virginity, Casting, Goddess Rework

-Features: Logbook, Items, Skip, Menu Update, Dialogue

-New Settings: Preferences, Stat Toggle

-Code Cleaning

-Bugs/Typos

Accessible Word Count: 67,442 (+21,073)

Written Word Count: 88,318 (+23.934)

v0.0.7:

- Smut Rewrite (40% Complete)
- Wandering Rogue Route
- Prelude is now Prologue
- Enhanced Character Customization
- Fetish Toggle Filters
- Prose POV Toggle
- Changelog Button
- Monastery Layout (Incomplete)
- Virtue Mechanic (Incomplete)
- Bugfixes and Edits (Lots of pronoun fixes)

v0.0.6a:

- Hotfix Patch
- Added Passage Navigation button in the sidebar menu (Primarily for SMUT)
- A few new Monastery passages
- Bugfixes

v0.0.6:

- Changed player POV from second person to third person
- Added Prelude
- Player can now enter a custom name
- Moved mind control to teaser section pending rewrite

v0.0.5:

- Added Prologue
- No Dead Ends
  - Completed Rudy and Austin dialogue
- Introduced pop windows on mouse hover of passages which displays content tags for filtered content (Incomplete)
- Coming in Future Updates
  - Mind Control now requires knowing the spell
  - Break up Family Mind Control into separate events

v0.0.4:

- Introduced Home area and a few surrounding area
- Additional Box Route content
- Polished existing Box Route content
- Additional Brutus scene
- Passages can now be selected using the keyboard (up to 10 choices per page)
- The left arrow key on the keyboard now functions as a back button
- Content filters are now more obvious
- Exchanged “skill” verbiage with “spell” for clarity
- Syntax/Conditional fixes

v0.0.3:

- New Content: Rogue Route (Despair)
- Merged “Family Mind Control” Teaser content into Main
  - Established conditional filtering of choices and descriptions based on Sexual Preference and Genitalia
- Introduced a Settings menu which allows player to filter certain types of content
  - Content filters are enabled by default and must be manually disabled
  - Enabling the Sexual Content filter will provide the player with a wholesome experience for all ages
  - Enabling the Taboo Content filter will protect the player from feeling socially deviant
  - Enabling the Disturbing Content filter will shield the player from nightmare fuel
    - Note: Pansexual preference (Anything) is now locked behind the Disturbing Content filter
- Further patch of character pronouns (Hopefully that is the last of them!)
- Futa option incorporated into character creation
- Modified Intro Skip to take the player to the first major narrative decision
- More grammar and spelling fixes

v0.0.2:

- Patched character creation system (under the hood) including pronouns
- Additional “Family Mind Control” content (Gay)
- Grammar and spelling fixes
- Created option to skip Introduction for returning players
- Standardized links to unfinished passages
- Tidied up the source code (.tw file)
  - Caught some syntax problems
  - Organized passages in the twee file (was previously decompiled from Twine)
  - Spaced out bunched up conditionals

v0.0.1:

- Not yet fully playable.
- Next full release will be playable as an Alpha version with incremental Teaser updates along the way.

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(Thank you for the taking the time to play my game. Feel free to contact me @thearchmagedev@gmail.com with any feedback. Note: Imagination is the most powerful graphics card.)