After Midnight Games @aftermidnight@gameliberty.club

Huzzah! God's Disdain has gone gold! Thank you everyone for your support. We will be continuing testing throughout the release next week to catch any bugs we can, but this is the official first version of the game!

Patch Notes:

-Added mouse selection to the title screen. If you can't use the keyboard to select a different option, make sure your mouse is not hovering over any options.
-It is now possible to skip the logo by pressing the left mouse button.
-Added an exit game button to the main menu.
-The game now fades out before quitting when exiting from the title screen.
-Changed volume of some voice lines.
-Slightly boosted the damage output of Rogue skills.
-Removed all difficulties above Very Hard.
-Stairs in Limani Mansion no longer move you automatically.
-Decreased the chance of losing the Confused state when taking damage.
-Ghosts in Limani Mansion no longer have the chance to engage in two battles before disappearing.
-Mages can now use Restore on themselves and each other in battle. If the user is also the target, it won't do anything.
-Polished the cutscene when talking to Kevuba.
-Increased the volume of the Equip sound.
-Removed Tamiko saying her own name in the Elder Tree quest.
-Fixed Faalvil's movement when leaving the Elder Tree.
-Moved one of the Hajimari Hero toys in Glilnor into the shed.
-Fixed message box position when talking to Zoke in Glilnor.
-Kevuba's HP now carries over when using the Goddess Pearls against him.
-Nya Kotei now properly transitions to a weaker state when using the Goddess Pearls against her.
-Changed some of Kenshin's text to better match his voice lines.
-Removed the Freeze Band from Kantai's store. This item was not supposed to exist.
-All bosses now give more Giku for defeating them.
-Removed a bush in Eliva Village to make it easier to move around the town.
-Added fog to Reikai.
-Changed the AI of the enemies in Reikai.
-Fixed a collision issue in Reikai.
-Fixed a bug with the Masahiro cutscene in Reikai that would prevent it from playing.
-Touched up the Archangel sprite to eliminate pixels spilling into other frames.
-Masahiro now jumps on the statue instead of off of it.
-Added an animation the teleporters in Reikai.
-Fixed a small grammatical error in the final cutscene.
-Added names to the credits.
-Decreased the amount of enemies and adjusted their area constraints in several dungeons.
-Fixed the Kraken side quest so that it only appears on Do.

GOD'S DISDAIN IS COMING MARCH 14TH, 2025
FREE TO PLAY! RAW AND UNENCRYPTED!
SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!
DEMO AVAILABLE ON STEAM NOW!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3057330/Gods_Disdain/

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-Removed positive jingle when adding Takao to the party in the intro.
-Fixed the enemy soldier sprite in the battle intro.
-Enabled the Stories menu when reading Asami's Goodbye before talking to Kenshin in the intro.
-Adjusted voiceover volume.
-Every class now starts at level 4.
-Ella now gives the player 35 Giku instead of 15.
-Upgraded the locked chest in Dokutsu Caverns.
-Further decreased EXP gain.
-Decreased Mage HP and increased Warrior HP.
-Chinatsu now gives 65 Giku for finishing her quest instead of 30.
-Powerhouse now lowers an enemy's attack (it was bugged to do nothing before).
-Enhanced Guard now correctly applies to the user and can't be used outside of battle.
-Removed icons for buffs and debuffs entirely.
-Constrained the Cursed Cacti in the tunnels underneath Karako City to make them much more optional to fight.
-Adjusted collision in the Parvius Training Center.
-Increased damage output and lowered SP cost of Split Kick.
-Lowered chance of spells inflicting status effects.
-Lowered enemy count on the Hajimari Hurdles leading up to Mt. Fujima, inside Mt. Fujima, Limani Mansion, Hajimari Catacombs, Sunken Castle, and Reikai.
-Altered the wording in some weapon descriptions.
-Adjusted the Baby Glaciore and Baby Lavlite sprites.
-Mt. Fujima now plays the correct music when you revisit it.

There was an issue with the Linux version of the God's Disdain demo where no files would be installed. That has been corrected. Sorry for the inconvenience!

God's Disdain is taking part in the RPG Maker Festival 2025 event, which has just started!

With over 1,000 games it is one to check out! There are demos for upcoming games, discounts for ones that have already released, and more!

In addition, RPG Maker VX Ace is free to keep! If you have ever wanted to make your own RPGs, or just want to start dabbling in game development in general, now is the perfect time. All other "Maker" software is also discounted by a huge amount, with MV (the version God's Disdain is made with) sitting at only $5.59 USD.

Go check out God's Disdain as well as other games and resources from the awesome RPG Maker community: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/RPGMakerFestival2025

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The God's Disdain demo has been updated to version 1.1.0, which fixes a bug with missing files and adds EXP sharing for the party. Feedback is appreciated!

The demo for God's Disdain is now available! Pick it up for Windows or Linux at the following links for your desired platform:

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3057330/Gods_Disdain/

Itch.io: https://after-midnight-games.itch.io/godsdisdain

The full game will be releasing next month on March 14th, but this limited demo will let you experience some of the game's towns and side quests. Feedback on the demo is appreciated, and if there is anything that can be addressed before the full release it certainly will be. From everyone who worked on God's Disdain, we hope that you enjoy playing!

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Beta 1.0.5 is live! This is a massive patch list so I'll be linking to them on other sites instead of posting them here.

Itch.io: https://after-midnight-games.itch.io/godsdisdain/devlog/868311/beta-105-patch-notes

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3057330/view/514072769031307991

Only two more months until release, by the way! I hope you're looking forward to it :)

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The game reached and surpassed 300 wishlists! Thank you so much everyone!

Still working on beta 1.0.5. I'll be releasing it soon-ish. Just trying to get another playthrough in before I do, but it will at the very least be released before February. It is, so far, the largest patch so far in terms of just the amount of things that have been fixed/changed. 26 items atm.

There are some softlocks it fixes, but none that are particularly egregious. If I find something that's REALLY BAD then I'll push the update forward immediately.

God's Disdain has 296 wishlists on Steam! Wow! That's actually really incredible and much more than I thought it'd get. Can we get just 4 more to push it to 300? That would be awesome!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3057330/Gods_Disdain/

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There is now a native Linux version of God's Disdain! I'm still looking for testers, so if anyone is interested in helping out send a message and I'll get you a key.

For those who are unaware, God's Disdain is a ~25 hour non-linear RPG. It utilizes 2D graphics and features a rich world with lots of quests, unique NPCs, and dungeons. Inspirations are mainly Dragon Quest and Elder Scrolls.

God's Disdain launches March 14th (9 AM Pacific) and will be free to play! It has no DRM and no file encryption.

It is a passion project that started development in October of 2015, and I am very excited for more people to play it!

-Made sure to include the JS folder in the update this time. Whoops. This will fix the new Story added to Tamiko's house.
-Added a timeskip message in the intro before the battle scene.
-Kazuhiko's body now has text if interacted with.
-Altered text in the battle scene of the intro.
-Decreased amount of necessary EXP to level up for Rogues.
-Increased starting amount of SP for Mages.
-The bottom middle house in Kusa Town now has text for its useless door when interacted with.
-Kusa Town's weapon shop will no longer teleport you to Carivor Village.

-Fixed collision in Dokutsu Town.
-Added a Story to Tamiko's house in the parents' bedroom. If you have already started your playthrough, you will be able to return and read it.
-Added instructions on how to view and change your current controls after the intro.

-Added the description for each State to Takao at the Training Dojo in Komura.
-Changed the default Equipment screen to Yanfly's Equip Core.
-Moved up character values (name, class, HP, etc.) in the main menu so that the selection graphic no longer overlaps the EXP bar.

-Changed the modern toilet in the intro version of Tamiko's house to the correct old fashioned toilet graphic.
-Menu enabled in the intro whenever the player has control.
-Added default controls for controller to the tutorial message for opening the menu.
-Lessened the sound made from pushable boulders when repeatedly pushing them into a wall. Will look into preventing sound completely.
-Added sound to the boulder in the second part of Dokutsu Caverns.
-Enabled the area name UI element on the top left when the player enters a new area.
-Messa now leads you to Dokutsu Town to avoid a sequence break and potential softlock. If you haven't completed the Doktusu Town quest and acquired the Paintbrush item, please do so.
-Added names to the credits.

https://after-midnight-games.itch.io/godsdisdain/devlog/803755/beta-101-patch-notes

The beta for God's Disdain is ready! I'm going to be collecting user info for testing now, so please sound off in the comments or send a DM if you'd like to participate!

Requirements:
1. Steam account
2. Windows PC (OS version 7+)

Expectations:
1. Bug reports
2. Combat balance feedback
3. General feedback
4. (Optional) Game session journals

You will be able to make content about the game (streams, videos, screenshots) as long as you clarify in a place that is clearly visible that the game is still in beta testing.

Testing will primarily occur in the RPG Maker Web forums topic for the game. If you have an RPG Maker Web account, that is the preferred method of reporting. However, if you're on the fediverse then simply tagging this account (@aftermidnight) or sending a DM will suffice. Patch notes will be posted and maintained on RPG Maker Web: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/gods-disdain.168032/

You will receive your Steam key for the game within the next couple of weeks. Please keep in mind that as the game is free, I cannot promise much in the way of incentive for testing and I understand that it might be a lot to ask. However, your name will appear in the credits if you provide any feedback at all!

If there are any more questions you have, feel free to reach out!

Come check out the new and improved trailer for God's Disdain! I received lots of criticism that it was too long, especially at the beginning, so I took out the starting story cutscene and trimmed it up a bit in order to fit it within a minute-long trailer. I also tried to adjust audio levels a bit better this time so I hope that turned out well.

There are a couple new things in here as well, so please enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJwJoPR7wLI

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