Salutations Spacefarers ✎໒(⊙ᴗ⊙)७▤

It's been a while since our last official public release of VoidBound. Too long in-fact, and for that we sincerely apologize. Sadly, such is the reality of small crew working on a vividly expansive game. That being said, we'll make you wait no longer and present to you VoidBound 0.5.4d.

Download VoidBound 0.5.4d via the attached Itch.io links!

Trigger the new quest chain by visiting the Bounty Guild and interacting with the Quest Board. Player must have completed the Xaide quest-line and the "Bounty License" quest as a perquisite.

HotFix: -0.5.4d v1-: https://www.mediafire.com/file/nxhs2b1vwptnsh5/VoidBound+0.5.4d+v1+Hotfix.7z/file

Addresses leftover sprites in Henosis's Residential Area.

Now while the download finishes, lets talk a bit about this patch.

Technically speaking, 0.5.4d is not a direct leap from 0.5.3, but in-fact the combination of the Slime Chronicles Saga and its expansion Bad End story. It's also our first major re-haul attempt to shift the game's focus away from Visual Novel heavy aspect to a more RPG game-play styled journey.

Lets start from the top:

Slime Chronicles Saga 

With her new found status as a licensed Bounty Hunter, Caly picks her first task and heads out into the seedy underbelly that is the Henosisan Slums, only to run into a mysterious formless being that vanishes as quickly as it appears. Curiosity getting the better of her, probes Caly to investigate further, only to realize that the more she discovers, the more she finds herself getting quickly caught up in a long standing feud that ultimately threatens the very existence of the city! Caly will have to move fast to grasp the gravity of the situation and eventually align herself with choices that might have long reaching consequences- including sealing the fate of an entire race.. or worse, herself!

Slime Chronicles Saga: Ishan's Dark Fantasy 

Remember when we mentioned fate sealing consequences? Well this extended branch story explores a "What if.." of that. Without going too munch into spoilers, just keep an eye on this purple character called Ishan. He has plans on Caly and if you let Caly turn her back to him, things will quickly take a turn for the worse. Even more so if you fail to to neutralize him afterwards.

0.5.4d Patch Features:

• Over 80 newly created HCGs forming the bedrock of multiple events for the base story.
  

Did she get one? Play to find out!

Contains risque flavors of both HDF and Slime Faction varieties. All we can say is that, Caly sure likes to get around. Comes with its own unique endings based on choices made.

• Further brand new 32 HCGs that create a unique bad end branch!

Limited to only Slime Faction branching... for now. Explore a particular slime's dark side in a multi-scene NSFW package that eventually seals a defeated Caly's fate for good.

• Over 30 newly added standing arts! [Work In Progress]
  

New NPCs means new standing art poses. Ranging from both central to mob characters, we have built unique poses for them all. Well... almost all. Given the nature of the story still being developed, there is a chance new actors will join the party down the line as well!

• 13 brand-new enemies have joined the fight!
  

It's a faction war! That means new enemies on both sides. Slimes or Defence Force? Whichever way you go, new nemesis await just around the corner. It seems like Caly makes more enemies than friends with each patch!

• 10 new battle sprites [Work In Progress]
  

No game-play focused patch would be truly complete without proper combat sprites in the mix! Uniquely minted for each enemy, Caly will have her hands full keeping them all in check on the battlefield. More to come later~

• 2 new maps!

A large sewer system has been constructed to serve as the base for our slimey friends. They prefer to dwell in the wet and humid underground rather than on the dry and hostile surface of Henosis. Broken into two separate sections, Caly will find plenty of action happening down there. Though, it's entirely up to the player whether it's friendly or hostile!

• Over 31 original ambience + 1 BGM sounds!

Henosis has become more immersive now with a range of ambience sounds being added across the entire city. Fountain sprouting? Yep. Neon signs crackling? Indeed. Waste sewage bubbling? Ugh, yes, but keep your distance! And to top it all, a brand new BGM that suits our sewer dwelling slimey denizens.

And a host of miscellaneous updates like:

• Balancing
  

Updated balancing parameters applied to new foes. The evolving Combat system will throw unpredictable enemy attack patterns Caly's way. Strategize smartly. She will not always get the initiative!

• Bug Fixes

Technical Bug fixes of uninteresting but important nature.

• Plugin Updates

Optimizations all across the board. More smoother fps play and with expected performance gains on older systems!

• Grammatical Fixes

Some minor fixes to address dialogue goofs.

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QUEST LOG STATUS UPDATE

Unfortunately, due to the crew's focus completely occupied with releasing the latest VoidBound 0.5.5 content patch, we fell short on completing work on the much requested Quest Log System. We came close though, with our coder reporting almost 80% work done, but it is currently in no shape or form for a stable deployment, and as such will be delayed. We have right now no concrete time line either, but we're very hopeful to make good on its release within the next two to three patches. Inconvenience is deeply regretted.

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And that is the patch 0.5.4d in a giant nutshell. To tie it off, some final info for you.

Developer Notes & Instructions:

1) Simply download and unzip the file and double click Game.exe to play the game.

2) If you're confused about the .7z extension, simply install the freeware 7zip software > right click on the downloaded file and hit "Extract here"(If you are on Win11, click "Show more Options" first before finding the "Extract here" command)

3) Saves are backward compatible with the original Henosis Overhaul patch should you decide to import your saves. Copy the save folder from the original and paste it into this one. Continue playing as normal from where you last left off.

That about covers it all. We sincerely hope you enjoy the new build as it marks a pivotal developmental shift in a direction where we're pushing to hand over control to the player as much as we can. We're always looking for ways to improve the game, so please feel free to pen your thoughts on this offering as well! If you have queries, thoughts or issues to report, feel free to reach out to us here or on our Discord.

Finally, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for playing VoidBound! We recently made our debut on STEAM, so if you enjoyed the game, hit us up there as well and if you fancy doing so- drop us a wish-list!

Nothing more to say except, enjoy Caly and her.. *ahem* assets, to your heart's content ( • )( • )ԅ(≖⌣≖ԅ)

Kind Regards,

Cursed-Atelier Team