Wait, this is a prototype?

The Dust of the Violet Crystals is a short, roughly six chapter story that I am building as a way to test various elements of a base game layout that can be used to tell more of my Ethikai universe stories and more!

As such it is marked as a ‘prototype’ primarily because there is a chance design elements will change. Hopefully nothing major, but as it is yet to be fully tested there is no way to know for sure. Once the game is complete, the main bugs worked out, and the layout discussed with players I will change it to a ‘complete’ game. Rest assured, though, that while it is currently marked ‘prototype’ it will be completed.

What is the Ethikai universe?

Over the years I have built an entire universe of stories that even has snippets of a language I created. Some told, some partially told, some as yet only conceptualized. All of them connect, and it is my goal to make them all in a similar playable format so that fans of the universe can feel even more connected while playing. If you would like to learn more about past storylines, check out my portfolio here. 

This is free. Why would I pay anything?

You don’t have to at all, at least not for Dust. I may add a minimal fee to future, more fleshed out and lengthy games, but Dust will always be free to play even once complete. Clicking on support and donating any amount does help immensely in development of this and future games. It helps pay for things like legal documents, artwork, music, and more which can speed up the development process considerably as not everything needs to be made from scratch that way.

Gameplay

The Dust of the Violet Crystals as well as all currently planned stories are going to be told in visual novel format with heavy rpg elements. Dust is starting smaller with inventory, timed choices, heavy branching, and multiple endings. Future stories, including my next planned story, Vogvhathos, will incorporate quests as well as a few other features I am not going to announce just yet.

Current Versions

Web demo

Features:

* Play the first two chapters on most web connections. Some devices may not be able to handle the required memory download, in which case please try loading from a desktop. Tip: Muting music and sound helps.

* See how even early on the story your choices have an impact.

* A good way to test and see if the story interests you before downloading full current release.

Known bugs:

* Music skips

* Laggy choices

* From beta- a missed variable where the script reads 'My wife' regardless of choice. This is fixed in other versions.

Note: Music and lag issue not entirely possible to fix with current HTML5 options I have available.

Planned Updates:

* Fix missed variable as mentioned above.

* Attempt to reduce some file sizes

PC / MAC/LINUX

Features:

* Will eventually have the full current beta release of the game, as opposed to web demo.

* Includes name customization.

Known bugs:

* None at initial release, to be determined once initial players inform me.

Planned Updates:

* Any bugs or errors when found

* Splash loading screen with a note that it is an Ethikai story.

* Continue the storyline, likely will be one chapter per patch to test episodic loading.

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or just want to chat! You can leave a comment below or find me on Instagram at @corvaena.