Hello, Mythies!

Last month I asked y'all to submit your questions to "Ask Mythos Anything!" These questions could be toward me or any of the characters in the game (or games, since Book Two characters were on the table). Indeed, the questions were asked!

Most of the questions were for me, which makes sense; all of Book One is done so there's not much left to ask those characters. Little is known about the Book Two cast, but each of them got at least one question! Heck, even Morgana (my real-life spouse) got some questions.

Please note that there are hella spoilers for Book One in here, so if you haven't finished the first game you may not wanna look any further.

Without further ado, let's start with the questions given directly to me...

Nine: I plan on each book being at least a “mystery” in the sense that “something is happening and you need to figure out why”. They won’t all be murder mysteries, because that’d be kinda weird after a while.

They’ll also have a different narrative structure regarding the central mystery. For example, the mystery of Book One (Lisa’s death) happened before you even start the game. In Book Two, you spend more time getting to know the characters before the mystery even appears. 

Nine: … I can tell B is probably glaring at me, but she wasn’t really the hardest because writing her lines came pretty naturally. I’d say the hardest to write for was probably Sophia. It’s not just because her mindset is so inhuman, but I have to remind myself not to use contractions or abbreviations constantly. I personally hate acronyms and avoid them as much as possible, but Sophia takes this to a whole new level. 

Nine: “Gaslighting a Beacon” is pretty good! But yes, all the books do have proper subtitles. Other than Book One (Lisa’s Story), all the other games are going to have their subtitles stated from the very beginning. Book Two’s has even been announced: Legendary Lore. 

Nine: Oh, for sure! Two of the love interests in Book Two (Jodi and Violet) were characters in Book One, and some others are going to be back in non-romantic capacities. 

Nine: They say there’s a little bit of the author in every character they write, and that’s definitely true of Mythos. However, the ones I most relate to in Book One are certainly Kylie and B. Kylie has a lot of my real-life backstory built into her, and B has a lot of my personality. 

As for Book Two characters, it’s hard to say until I actually start writing more as them, but I have a sneaking feeling that Jodi is gonna be pretty relatable for me.

There’s also the Waitress in Book One. I definitely see something of myself in her. 

Nine: I was actually going to have a pet in Book One, but I thought they’d be a little redundant with the cats. Vic may have a pet, but I haven’t really thought that far.  

Nine: Well, the first thing I’d do is not try to store all my variables as classes. Not everyone is going to know what that means, but it wreaked hell when Ren’Py updated and broke a lot of my variables.

I originally had the idea of “stats” for the characters, so Ky would have actual numerical values for “funny” and “intelligent”, and there’d be “love points” for all the love interests. I got rid of the stats because they didn’t really accomplish anything, and I got rid of the “love points” because the characters' relationships should be focused more on important decisions rather than “you’ve done 6 nice things, here’s some sex.”

Nine: To say Tara “unlocked an inner animal spirit” isn’t quite accurate; Tara can change into several animal forms (in the game, she uses wolf and raven forms), but none of them are due to any personal spiritual connection with said animals. One could say that’s a more genetic thing, really. If you know, you know.

However, spiritual animalism is definitely something some characters have. Rin is the most obvious example, but there are some more on the way. 

Nine: I clustered all these questions together because they’re all in the same general category. Not only that, but they’re actually a central theme of Book Two (thus the title “Legendary Lore”). 

“Celestial” is a very blanket term that covers basically any being that could be associated with divinity. Thus, it’s all the gods, angels, demons, devas, holy spirits, and so forth. However, as seen in “The Ascent of Hatshepsut”, mortals can ascend to Celestial status through a sort of apotheosis. 

Being as this is likely going to be a big part of Book Two, I won’t go too deep into how these things work mechanically, but this is something even the Celestials don’t fully grasp. Clearly, Hatshepsut wasn’t the only Celestial to be lost to time, but (with Seshat’s help) she was the first to come back from that fate. Is she the same Hatshepsut, or a copy created through humanity rediscovering her? You could ask the same question of her original ascent: Did Hatshepsut the mortal become Hatshepsut the Celestial, or was the Celestial formed completely anew?

What I will say right away is that not all Celestials were worshipped as deities. Some legendary characters of folklore have become Celestials through the belief and love of humanity, as well as some mortals who have captured the hearts and minds of the people. This is also a big part of Book Two. 

Nine: I’ve actually never heard of it, but having just read the synopsis, I may just pick it up soon…

Nine: According to some people, Book One wasn’t even a comedy! Hah.

But seriously, yes, I plan to have the entire series keep a comedic tone, even if some of the subject matter can veer into heavy territory. If there’s a bit of the backstory that needs to be more serious, I try to relegate that to the “Tales from Mythos” series. I would not approach topics as serious as those seen in “Never Again” through a comedic lens. 

Nine: I actually have, off and on. I’m awful at sticking with it, though. I still have an active gym membership, and I really prefer to do cardio to strength training, but I know I have to get back to it in some form.

In my younger days, I was far more active. I’d actually studied two different martial arts in my 20s (budo taijutsu and muay thai). I don’t think I’ll get back into that, but I should at least hit the elliptical a few times a week.

Nine: I think I’m largely satisfied with Book One, as far as the main story goes. I’ve said many times that it was originally written without a romantic arc in mind (let alone six of them), so I’m trying not to let those being added be part of my own self-critique. 

Though I will say that being satisfied with it doesn’t mean there aren’t things I wouldn’t change. If I were to write Book One as a standalone novel (like it was before it was a game), I would definitely do things somewhat differently. Tara would be the only love interest until Lisa reappears and causes some interesting conflicts. B would become a person of indeterminate gender; in the original novel, B was written with a running joke that nobody knew what gender B was, and they were afraid to ask. This was before I really understood non-binary people (let alone come to realise I was one, myself), so now I’d just say B is They/Them. Rain would go back to appearing like an old woman. I’d probably drop Area 42 entirely, since they were mostly included to widen the suspect pool. 

There’s probably a bunch of things I’d change from the writing side that I’m forgetting, but those are the changes that come to mind. 

Nine: Going toward the Steam release, I had a sort of range of what I was hoping for. I didn’t really have a set goal going into it; my humble expectation was that if I sold 100 copies, that’d be fair. Of course, there was a little part of me that was hoping Mythos would rake in “quit your job” levels of money, but… that’s certainly not where it ended up.

However, I am happy with how Mythos is performing so far. I know it’s more niche than most adult games, since the adult content is such an afterthought, so I’m pleased it’s doing any numbers at all. 

Nine: I can’t even begin to fathom how one would do this…

Nine: I think there has to be a joke in here I’m missing. Otherwise, I really have no idea how to answer the question! I suppose I could check the War Thunder Discord and look up all the government secrets to educate myself…

Nine: I still regularly talk to RJ Rhodes (Come Home), Joss from ViM Studios (A Shot in the Dark/Prince of Suburbia), Droosk (Between Two Worlds), Storm and Slockie (AlterWorlds), Aya (Sakura Blossom Games), and Moonlight (Glowing Stones). We’re all pretty busy people, so it’s not like I talk to all of them every day, and there are a few others I’d consider to be friends that I don’t speak to as often as I like (ClassyLemon, NaughtyRoad, Dax, and others I feel awful for probably forgetting).

Nine: I would surely like to, but I don’t know how many I can do. Back when I first started working on Book One, I was still playing a lot of other games. Nowadays, I don’t really keep up with any other adult games, so the crossover potential is a lot lower. If another dev wants to work something out, I’d of course be happy to! I just don’t have any other games I’m playing right now where I’d even think to approach another developer for that sort of thing. 

Nine: I don’t really have a preference, per se; I’m a big advocate for “play how you want”. For example, I don’t mind people who “cheat” at single-player games, so rollback certainly isn’t something I’m against (hell, I do it myself if I don’t like where I see a choice going). That’s why I try to make my games in such a way that a mod isn’t needed.

People have still made mods, but I honestly don’t know what they’re for.

Morgana: Yes… and yes. And sooooo much criticism. But it’s helpful criticism that they adore and have never had an issue with ever.

Morgana: Every day, all day. 

Morgana: Basically a “Razor’s Edge” (WWE move), without the throwing at the end.

Morgana: I’m a warehouse manager! I lift things up and put them down professionally! I’m 4’11”, but I’m strong!

Tara: I’m funnier than Ky. Hell, I’m funnier than all these other bitches.

Sophia: I am smart enough that I do not need to overcompensate with humour. 

B: How am I supposed to pick one thing? I’m fucking perfect!

Rain: I can always get what I want, even when it looks like I haven’t. 

Mara: I, um… well, I’m immune to magic, apparently, so that’s cool?

Lisa: I’m not dead, anymore. Or never was, I guess. 

Becki (With an I): Well, looks like someone didn’t read my side-story! Humph! But the short answer is that he came to me offering a way to help my mother survive, and I accepted his offer. That was… gosh, just a little bit after high school, I think? 

Ennai: The quarter is obvious? Well, I’ll leave that one alone then, and let the people who haven’t figured it out to wonder. Number three, though, is myself. Arguably I’m still an angel, even if the angels don’t think I am. 

Ennai: The Cult has some giveaways to their activity, when you know where to look. One of their biggest tells is that they want there to be strife between the factions of supernaturals, as well as between humans and supernaturals. The death of Lisa was obviously cult-motivated since that would turn all the magic-types against everyone, while making the Bureau look like villains is another. Then involving the police? Brilliant moves, really. 

Violet: Magical… accident? I guess there was the one time I shrunk Desmond’s pants. I don’t even remember what I was trying to do. I don’t know why he was so mad about it, though.

Desmond: I was wearing them at the time!

Waitress: Me? Oh, goodness, I’m fine, thank you for asking! I mean… I kinda of expected it, honestly, the way I— er, I mean the way Nine was having so much difficulty rendering in the diner. 

Waitress: Oh, it was good… but sadly not good enough for me to consider rebuilding and reopening it. I don’t think you’ll be seeing T’s Diner again. 

Waitress: I think, if you look very closely, you may see me in Book Two. 

Nine: Tentative? I actually have a full cast list! I won’t go over every single character that appears (or may just loom in the background), but the main characters are Vic Mercury (the main character) and four love interests (Hattie, Melanie, Jodi, and Violet - articles linked). And it looks like some people have questions for them, already…

Vic: My problem? It should be bothering everyone! Like why is everyone so calm about fuckin’ wizards and shit? Am I supposed to be okay with the idea that I could be walking down the street and a vampire jumps out and bites me?

Sylvia: We… don’t really do that, anymore…

Vic: Back off, bitey, or I’m gonna throw a handful of garlic powder in your eyes. 

B: You just keep that shit in your pocket or something?!

Melanie: If I could heal mental issues, I wouldn’t have to heal the physical issues so often. Any medical professional will probably tell you, most of the injuries we have to deal with are from patient stupidity. Skiing is dangerous as hell, but every year we have something like 600,000 people getting hurt because they wanna throw themselves down a mountain. 

Yeah, I’ll still heal you, but god damn are you stupid for letting it happen in the first place. 

Hattie: Well, now! It would appear some of you have already figured out who I am. It’s revealed rather early on in Book Two, so I don’t believe I’ll be ruining things by answering your questions. 

All the Pharaohs, at some point, did become Celestials, yes. Due to the belief in our divinity, we sort of ascended after death by default. Sadly, many of us have passed on due to being totally forgotten. As far as I know, I’m the only one to return. 

Hattie: Revenge? Quite the opposite; I believe he has learned of my return and is plotting in the shadows as we speak. With the supernatural being known to the public, he may not even need to be quite as subtle about it. 

Hattie: If Celestials were above human emotions, B wouldn’t even be part of these stories. 

B: Rude! Fair, but rude!

Jodi: You seem to think there’s more to me than working for an insurance company? What else could there be to me? 

Jodi: I’m not even sure what that means. Do they glow in the dark or something?

Jodi: My perspective? I don’t remember that day at all. 

Ennai: Ooooh, yay!

Becki: Not in my body, you ain't!

Ennai: Boo. Maybe we can pierce Aiden's, then...

Aiden: ...

Lilith: I may pierce a man's nipple as I stab him through the heart.

B: Wow, really overplaying the whole "villain" thing...

Nine: Ooookay, I think that's a good place to leave it for now!

Be on the lookout for Book Two news coming soon! The main plot has all been worked out, so I just gotta start banging out scripts and getting my PC upgraded so I can start doing renders, again (one of the critiques I got a lot was that the renders look "dated" in Book One, so I wanna take my game up a notch).

If you read this much, thank you! If you didn't, you're not seeing this anyway, so I can say anything I want. Aardwolf piss titanium nail clippers. See? You can't see that.

Keep the legends alive!
- Nine

Hey everyone!

Just a very small announcement: we're scheduling a small patch for the upcoming weekend (17th or 18 of this month).

The patch will solve a huge performance problem in the lobby. We figured that the leaderboard becoming bigger and bigger is causing a big problem. The leaderboard will only show the top 100 and your own rank until we patch a more optimized version of it!

Sorry for the inconvenience, we hope you're having fun with the new map!

EDIT: Play the public beta for earlier access to this update!

Upcoming patch notes:

Panicore Release Version 1.2.0.2

Additions:

• Added F1 as a key to toggle UI for more immersion

• Added an "Exploration" mode to practice maps (removes the entity but can't get achievements)

• Added DLSS 4 technology

• Added a files counter to the inventory screen (pressing TAB)

• Added restart button into pause menu

Changes:

• Limiting leaderboard entries to top 100 for now (unexpected strong performance impact!)

Bugfixes:

• Fixed a bug where Outbreak Mode wouldn't spawn in Zombies in Hospital

• Fixed a bug where the names of players would overlap in spectator HUD

• Fixed a bug where some object hat bad LOD settings making them look weird

• Fixed a bug where the Military Base entity would spawn in spots they would be stuck at

• Fixed a bug where the player could be stuck in the Military Base

• Fixed a bug where inverting axes in the settings wouldn't have any effect

• Fixed some more visible LOD problems in the Military Base

Potential Fixes:

• Potential fix for nametags not showing up

• Potential fix for getting stuck in a computer on the Military Base map (pressing escape/pause key as a failsafe)

Hi pioneers,

I'm pushing an update to the demo that adds in dynamic landing pads for your ship when you first arrive. This should solve problems where you may start a bit in the ground! (oops)

This update also adds in more variety to planet ground terrain.

-Jake

• Achievements

  1. Fixed an issue where clearing only up to the World Tree Forest in Nightmare or Hell difficulty would incorrectly complete the “Clear All Stages” achievement.

  2. Fixed a bug where the “Collect All Gems” achievement could not be completed. (Players who already collected all gems will have this achievement auto-completed upon entering the world.)

• Fixed an issue where damage and debuffs would persist even when not in combat.

• Fixed a bug where the player could take damage during cutscene dialogue.

• Fixed an issue where leveling up and choosing an upgrade card at the moment of death caused unexpected behavior.

• Fixed repeated stage unlock popups appearing after clearing a stage, even when the next stage was already unlocked.

• Fixed repeated character unlock popups appearing for characters already obtained.

• Fixed a bug where Lily’s chainsaw skill “Merry-Go-Round” would lose its invincibility effect if dashing during use.

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• Fixed an issue where EXP would not increase right before the final boss battle.

• EXP gain boost is now applied immediately if the EXP/gold gain upgrade is taken while collecting a magnet item.

• Fixed incorrect skill description for the public skill Judgment of Blinding Light (changed from Cooldown Type to Cast Range Type).

• Fixed an issue where the town entry popup appeared multiple times unnecessarily.

We're streaming Runeblight! Feel free to ask questions about the game, or just pop in to say hi.

You can watch here: https://www.twitch.tv/sitrucy

Or here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3714270/Runeblight/

Minor improvements.

Pushing out another update today, fixing both some minor and a couple more important issues.

1. Objects where you need to use items should now give a remark if you use the wrong item.

2. The maid's ghost has had "VA" added to dialogue like the rest, and has had some text fixed due to some unsupported font symbols.

3. Crash bug related to errors in save files has been fixed.

4. Camera not resetting after checking servants quarters bed has been fixed.

5. Fixed an out-of-bounds camera angle.

6. Fixed the "highlight hint" system for most(if not all) documents as they weren't being flagged properly. With only a couple of exceptions, this won't fix the problem for puzzles already solved in existing save files.

7. Replaced the sprite for an item.

From October 20th, a hush settles across the realms of Sky. From the open fields to the shadowed forests and beyond, a stirring has begun. An ancient rhythm that calls the migrating creatures of light to rise, gather, and journey together.

It is time for the Season of Migration.

Guided by a new Spirit known as the Migration Guide, you will help shepherd a lost herd of majestic creatures back onto their ancestral path. Along the way, you will soar beside jellyfish, mantas, birds, and other beloved creatures, seeing them in surprising new ways as the migration carries on through the skies.

This season is one of triumph and wonder, of finding the way home, and of discovering how deeply connected we are — not just to each other, but to the luminous creatures who share our world.

Over the course of 10 seasonal quests released weekly, you will join the Migration Guide in leading the herd across familiar realms transformed: Daylight Prairie buffeted by strong winds, Hidden Forest overflowing with floodwaters, Golden Wasteland wrapped in heavy fog.

Each quest deepens the season’s story, offering moments of cooperation, resilience, and joy. This is a season designed to be enjoyed together, whether you’re teaming up with friends or finding kinship in a flock of Sky kids soaring beside you.

And in the Wind Paths, new Spirit memories are waiting to be discovered. Keep an eye out for hints near the migration camp in Isle of Dawn: they’ll guide you to where those memories can be found.

Season of Migration introduces several new ways to play and connect:

• Friendship System: Instead of unlocking items through a single linear path, you can now spend time with Spirits to build Friendship. This opens new choices for how you unlock seasonal items, and allows for special moments with Spirits along the way. We look forward to building this new Friendship system with you, so please send us your thoughts on this update!

• A new addition to social play: You will be able to see a simplified visual system that represents the presence of other Sky children nearby, offering a glimpse into new ways Sky may bring players closer together in the future.

These changes are designed to give you more freedom and social connection, and for us to explore possibilities for Sky’s future.

For newcomers, the season keeps things simple: quests use familiar mechanics, and flying sections are gentle and approachable. For experienced Sky kids, there’s plenty to do: new light creatures to guide, new twists on classic levels, and lore-rich connections to Sky’s cosmic cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

Above all, this season is designed to be social: cooperative quests, flock flying moments, and celebrations best enjoyed together.

The migrating herd has begun its journey, but they cannot complete it alone. Will you rise to the role of shepherd and guide, helping them find their way home?

Join the migration, gather your friends, and take part in Sky’s newest season: one of wonder, connection, and luminous flight.

See you in the skies!

Hot fix for Demo

• Fixed Button press glitch during story scenes, that was causing overlap of audio when pressing A.

• During catnip mode you now move in normal speed whilst everything else is in slow mo.

• Added more enemies in the empty section of the level to keep bullet hell consistent.

Thank you to everyone on the Discord for providing feedback as always ːsteamthumbsupː

Hello,

I am receiving reports that player progress has been reset following the 1.1.0 patch.
To resolve this issue, please try the method below.


1. Go to the Documents → Treasure 'n Trio folder.
(Or the game installation folder → Treasure 'n Trio folder)

2. Copy the file SaveGame.txt.

3. Go to the folder C:\Users\(username)\AppData\LocalLow\TNT\Treasure 'n Trio
(AppData might be hidden.)

4. Paste or overwrite the SaveGame.txt that was copied.

5. Run the game.





I apologize for the trouble.