Forgotten Lectures - Fall of a Dynasty (1.01)

Devlog

• 2nd major content update is live
  March 15, 2024 by Forgotten Lectures

  As promised the march content update for the Steam version just went live on time :) Changes 18 new scenes for the 2nd playthrough 2 new characters in 2nd playthrough Upgraded several older scene back... Continue reading

  
• 1st major content update is live
  January 21, 2024 by Forgotten Lectures

  the first major content update for the Steam version is out and adds 17 new/extended scenes and 1 new character to the 2nd playthrough/spoiler mode 12 characters got a character model upgrade plus som... Continue reading

  
• Future patches
  November 15, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  During the Steam upgrade works I've noticed that there are a couple of smaller errors in the final itch build. Mostly typos/text errors but also a couple of backgrounds are not properly loaded due to... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix 1.01
  October 15, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  HotFix 1.01 I found a couple of bugs during the Steam upgrade process -fixed day 49 the posibility to get stuck if missing a previous event -removed some residual debug code causing a bad ending -smal... Continue reading

  
• Finale - Released!
  October 11, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Release notes for the finale! we finally made it back home... home sweet home? well... This chapter concludes the free version. There will be an extended cut released in December 2023 on Steam as earl... Continue reading

  
• Finale - Update
  October 02, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Work is progressing much better than anticipated. Backgrounds / Story and most character animations are already done for the finale. Best guess for the final release will be mid of october if all pans... Continue reading

  
• Week 8+ released!
  September 23, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  We are finally on the way... space the final... well... lets see :) This is a shorter chapter as there is not that much to happen on a little trip to another planet? Well depending on previous choices... Continue reading

  
• Week 8+ update
  September 15, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Well progress on the next version is better than expected. The test build is already finished. I just need wait for editorial corrections and final testing. So I expect to be able to release the next... Continue reading

  
• Week 7 released!
  September 08, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Release notes for week 7! adding a new week fixed some minor case sensitivity issues and fixed little dialog errors One week earlier than expected :) Also work for the next release has already started... Continue reading

  
• Week 7 update
  August 31, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

  Week 7 is progressing as expected. Unfortunatly August was a hell of a month with an important project nearing its deadline in my day job. Well something needs to pay for this endevor :) But the main... Continue reading

  
• Week 6 released!
  August 06, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Another week is done ready to play :) The next version will take a bit longer due to a lot of work stress at the moment. So I guess Week 7 will be released arround mid of September... Continue reading

  
• Steam Wishlist!
  July 29, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  It is time! You can finally put the Steam version comming end of the year on your wishlist :) Don't worry, this will not impact the base game. The Steam upgrades will be made once the base game is don... Continue reading

  
• Week 6 soon
  July 28, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

  The new version is basically done... but... unfortunatly it seems my editor is currently on holiday :( So I need to wait for getting final corrections before I can release the new Week 6 As this will... Continue reading

  
• Week 6 update
  July 16, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  things on week 6 are progressing a little bit slower than hoped for but due to a heat wave I had to reduce my output :( It's no fun to work and render having 30°celsius room temperature while the GPU... Continue reading

  
• Week 5 released!
  June 28, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

  The next week is ready as promised. Visit a new place to relax a bit before we are heading back to more stressful situations upcomming. While having less events then the previous weeks, it has a lot n... Continue reading

  
• Week 5 coming soon!
  June 21, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

  Week 5 is ready and will be released as expected by end of the month. Featuring a brand new location and tons of fun :) In the meanwhile work on Week 6 is already ongoing... Continue reading

  
• Week 5 update and general outlook
  June 11, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

  week 5 update progress on the current version is progressing better than expected. it turned out that next to the first week which was released in parts, the week 5 version is the biggest update up to... Continue reading

  
• Week4 released!
  May 31, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Release notes for week 4! adding a new week to the story fixing the week 3 war council event. due to a copy/paste bug 2 backgrounds are not shown during the discussion updating the preview video... Continue reading

  
• Week 4 coming soon!
  May 21, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  The new version is already in final testing and will be released within the next couple of days. Also work on the next Week has already started... Continue reading

  
• Week 4 update
  May 14, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Good news bad news :) Bad news on first... due to an upcoming project in my main day job I ll be very busy during the next couple of months, so unfortunatly the release schedule will suffer :( Good ne... Continue reading

  
• Week 3 released!
  May 05, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Release notes for week 3! The next chapter is here, with another full week -updated a few character animation -fixed a few typos in former chapters Previous release notes for week 2! bad news first. d... Continue reading

  
• Week 3 coming soon!
  April 27, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  The new version containing the 3rd week is almost done. Just some smaller finishing touches and testing. Not sure if I'll be able to release before end of the month but definitly in the first week of... Continue reading

  
• Week3 - update
  April 11, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

  progress on week 3 is working well - main events are finished - most side event are finished todo - few more side events - mini events - some new character animations - finalise some texts unfortunatl... Continue reading

  
• Week2 released!
  March 23, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Release notes for Week 2 bad news first. due to a major overhaul of some variables and storage privious save files are no longer working :( or working porperly new stuff a complete new week with new e... Continue reading

  
• week 2 in testing
  March 22, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

  Finally! The release candidate for the next update is done and just went to testing. So unless there are any serious issues upcomming, the release date before end of the month is still standing. so wh... Continue reading

  
• back to work!
  March 15, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

  Well after being sick for almost 4 weeks in a row, it's finally time to get back crunching! As things look right now, and hoping of no relapse, I'm quite confident to be able to release the new versio... Continue reading

  
• delays / health issues
  February 20, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Sorry for the lack of an update in the past weeks, but I've been knocked out by a bad flu 2 weeks ago and 2 days after "recovery" I got hit by it a 2nd time and it s back to bed again :( I hope I can... Continue reading
• Progress update and future plans
  January 23, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  As opening chapters have been finished and released it is time to move forward to the next phase From now on the story will offer more choices and options to the player. Which means you can choose how... Continue reading

  
• chapter 7 is here!
  January 15, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  The next chapter is here main changes - contains the last day of the opening before releasing the player into the world. - also upgraded the main map screen a bit with time info which will be importan... Continue reading

  
• chapter 7 progress
  January 13, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Well the new chapter is ready for testing. Unfortunately that wont happen before Monday. So I expect the public release will be either next Monday or Tuesday, depending if there are any issues or not... Continue reading

  
• chapter 7 progress
  January 08, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  the work on the next chapter is already in full swing ;) if nothing goes wrong I expect to be able to release it arround the 20th of jan +/- 1-2 days what can go wrong? well I'm a bit experimenting wi... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 6 is here!
  January 03, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  The new version is ready for download! Another day in the life of our protagonist and some important decissions are upcomming ;)... Continue reading

  
• chapter 6 progress
  January 02, 2023 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Everything worked smoother than expected and the next chapter is already on the horizon and will drop very soon ;) Current estimate is 24-48hours till i can upload it... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 5 is here!
  December 23, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

  A new chapter has been released ;) - contains new chapter - 1 more character got upgraded... Continue reading

  
• Progress Chapter 5
  December 16, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  with the change to Unity and many character upgrades behind me, work on chapter V is in full swing 2/3rd of the backgrounds are finished. by end of the weekend i hope to have all done and the story lo... Continue reading

  
• The first Unity based client is here!
  December 12, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  IMPORTANT! Release Notes! This is the first Unity based rebuild of the previous version! main changes - as mentioned the games no longer based on Renpy - several characters got upgraded graphics inclu... Continue reading

  
• Upgrade #4 hi Unity, bye Renpy
  December 07, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  well i guess this might be the last of these upgrade posts if all works as intended the first unity release candidate goes out to my tester tomorrow and as soon as I get the green light from the test... Continue reading

  
• Upgrade #3 hi Unity, bye Renpy
  November 29, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

  as we are getting closer to the end of the year I hope to be able to release the first unity client latest by next week story wise there will be no major change or new content, except some streamlinin... Continue reading

  
• generation upgrades
  November 24, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

  spent the past 3 days rerendering the prolouge including the balcony pan animation updating several legacy characters. only 2 chara loops are missing and i need to redo part of the opening scene. so t... Continue reading

  
• Upgrade #2 hi Unity, bye Renpy
  November 19, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  ok, the move was working better than expected I have now a unity version which is from the outside an almost 1:1 copy to the last release version. Now I ve to do some fine tuning and a few minor adjus... Continue reading

  
• Upgrade #1 hi Unity, bye Renpy
  November 14, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  The move to Unity is working smoother than expected sure there are still some kinks and things to learn as Renpy is more carefree until you run into a problem... Right now I ve test migrated a whole c... Continue reading

  
• 2nd Trailer is here
  November 11, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  after finishing the first 4 chapters it was time to make a new trailer please check it out and share it arround. any public notice helps... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 4 is here!
  November 07, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  IMPORTANT! Release Notes! In the new chapter 4 release I've started to upgrade the 3D model of several main characters. 3 Characters got upgraded to a new character model and most of the older chapter... Continue reading

  
• Progress Chapter 4 more news
  November 05, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Progress was better than expected Chapter 4 is almost ready for testing, just need to wait on feedback from my editor The last character animations are currently rendering Chapter 1-3 legacy update So... Continue reading

  
• progress chapter 4 and overall character upgrade
  November 01, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  still investing as much time as possible on the new chapter but the next release will not just contain chapter 4 but also several updates in previous chapters due to the previously mentioned generatio... Continue reading

  
• service announcement
  October 21, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  there will be a longer break after chapter 5 no, i m not going to a holiday :( with a new generation of 3D models being released right now for my software of choice, I m going to upgrade some characte... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 3 is here!
  October 13, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  A new chapter is here ;) First one with multiple branches, so better keep a save game... Continue reading
• Progress Chapter 3
  October 04, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Well the backgrounds are finally done and the story is almost ready for editing. While that s happening i've to do some character animations. While this chapter might feel shorter for the player it's... Continue reading
• Chapter 2 is here!
  September 19, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Another chapter another day is available Have fun and please let me know what you think. Feedback is highly appreatiated... Continue reading
• Progress Chapter 2
  September 18, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Chapter 2 is basicly done and edited. I'm just waiting for the final ok from my tester. So I hope it's ready for release within the next 48h... Continue reading
• chapter 1 progress
  August 26, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

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  Well chapter 1 progress is better than expected. Story is currently finetuned being edited, main scenes background are ready. currently the character animations are rendering. So I expect to release t... Continue reading
• It's time to release it into the wilderness
  July 23, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

  After having a couple of people try it out and tinkering with the opening video, that for whatever reason doesn t show up all the time for all the people. (after hitting start game there s supposed to... Continue reading
• 1st beta build for the prologue chapter is done
  July 19, 2022 by Forgotten Lectures

  and suddently there was the first beta build of the prologue chapter the first planed release deadline for early august might work out after all currently the beta is being tested and checked for miss... Continue reading