Royal Alchemist

Devlog

• Minor bug fixes & art raffle
  May 16, 2020 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! :D We're just dropping by to tell you that we've uploaded a new build with minor bugs / typo fixes! Version 1.4 includes: Improvements on the Grimoire's "Routes" screen. Fixed a bug th... Continue reading

  
• Royal Alchemist - Public Release!
  April 30, 2020 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! At long last, our public release is here! :D Our backers should have received an Itch key to claim in their email inboxes! If you haven't yet, you can expect itch.io to send you th... Continue reading

  
• Join our Discord for the latest Build Updates
  April 18, 2020 by Nifty Visuals

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  Since our build may still have errors here and there, we will announce on Discord whenever we upload a new build!... Continue reading

  
• Early Access Build - Hotfix
  April 17, 2020 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! Here is a quick hotfix to some issues we've gotten reported. Please update to this version if you're encountering any problems! Things that we've changed / fixed: Crash when starting t... Continue reading

  
• KICKSTARTER - Early Access Build Updated!
  April 16, 2020 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! At long last, we’d like to announce that our Kickstarter Early Access is up! The keys have been sent to the according Tiers. We’re still doing hotfixes at the moment and will go... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update & Final Release date
  March 26, 2020 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! We hope you guys have been doing well >_< We're here with a quick update regarding the release. We are very sorry to announce that we will have to postpone both Early Access and the F... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update and Timeline!
  January 22, 2020 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everybody! :D We hope you guys all had a good start into 2020! Our team is now working hard on the last phase of development! No previews for this update, but here is a rough timeline for you t... Continue reading

  
• Sneek peeks and fanworks!
  October 26, 2019 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hi everybody! We hope you guys have been doing well! :D Last month has been incredibly busy for us, but productive as well! Due to the complexity of the last week, it took a while to be written. Howev... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update & CG sneak peek!
  August 31, 2019 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! We hope you guys have been doing well! :D We're experiencing the last heat wave of the year here and at the same time, approaching the last weeks of writing for the main story ! Week 5... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update
  July 21, 2019 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! A quick update on the current progress! Half of June / July have been the recruiting phase for us! We have two new writers: Windchimes (Outlines, Serin’s route) and Sepha (Missio... Continue reading

  
• Extended Demo RELEASED!
  May 31, 2019 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! As announced in our last update, our Extended Demo is now officially published! :D Please note that due to the amount of changes, saves from the old demo may not be compatible! Here’... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update & more sneak peaks!
  April 30, 2019 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hi everybody! We hope you guys have been doing well :D First off, we apologize that this month’s update is a bit later than usual. We’ve been working hard on the Extended Demo as we hoped to deliv... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update!
  March 20, 2019 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hi everyone! We hope you guys are doing well :D The past month has been crazy busy for us. We have been preparing everything for the Extended Demo along with setting up a few nice things that will go... Continue reading

  
• Progress update & Sneak peeks!
  February 15, 2019 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello and Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! :D Here is a progress update regarding the extended demo! Alongside the demo, progress has been made towards the full game as well. We're happy to announc... Continue reading

  
• Extended Demo Progress Update!
  January 09, 2019 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! :D We hope you all had a great start into 2019! There has been a lot of snow during the last week for us but we've continued the work in our cozy and warm rooms! A small update about o... Continue reading

  
• Happy Holidays!
  December 24, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hi everyone! We had an extremely exciting year behind us. Thank you guys so much for all the support we have received! Let's go for a great 2019 as well! Happy Holidays to everyone! :D Cheers, Nifty... Continue reading

  
• Daily Life & Daily Death!
  December 20, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! We hope everyone is doing well. The weather is turning outright freezing and we’ve enjoyed some freshly baked Xmas cookies today! For this update, we would like to present you the la... Continue reading

  
• The Grimoire! (Part 1)
  December 07, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hi everyone! We have uploaded a new update regarding our current funding status, you can read it here! As mentioned in our last update, we've started implementing the Grimoire . Interface might chang... Continue reading

  
• Of funds and minor gameplay changes!
  November 19, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hi everyone! We wanted to do a small progress update! However, before we get to that, we’d need to update you on some matters regarding the funds. As of today, the funds still haven’t arrived on o... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update!
  November 07, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hi everyone! Just a quick update to let you know about the current progress! Apparently there were some issues with the funding transaction. We've reached out to the Kickstarter support team a couple... Continue reading

  
• Last 12 hours on Kickstarter!!!
  October 12, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  Hi everyone! We're at the last 14 hours of our kickstarter!!! Thank you all so much for the support you have given us so far! Please consider sharing us on Social Media for the last spurt! :D Twitter... Continue reading

  
• 52 hours left!
  October 10, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  Hello everyone! With 52 hours left on our campaign, we've knacked the second stretch goal! :D The third stretch goal is far away, but we'll take our chances! Let's see how far we can get! Please share... Continue reading

  
• Second Wallpaper preview & Last 7 days!
  October 06, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  Hello everyone! We’re now at 175% of funding as I’m typing while entering the last week of the campaign! The second stretch goal isn’t so far away, let’s keep this up! :D A quick reminder that... Continue reading

  
• First Wallpaper preview and another Art Raffle!
  October 02, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  Our campaign is currently at 163%!! Steadily stocking up on funds for more artworks! :D Let’s keep the flow going! The first wallpaper has come in , with more following after! (Our character poste... Continue reading

  
• Character Spotlight: <Aurelius> & Charms Previews!
  September 30, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  Hello everyone! We have officially hit the very first stretch goal! Thank you all SO much for the support!!! -super excited for the additional content- :D Now, it’s time for the next step!! The fun... Continue reading

  
• Character Spotlight: <Nazir> & Raffle Third Place Artwork
  September 25, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  Hello everyone! We're at 127% now! Still steadily heading towards the first stretchgoal! :D Also, we've been getting requests about Paypal pledges . It's possible to send in your pledges through Pa... Continue reading

  
• Character Spotlight: <Serin> & First Charms Preview!
  September 20, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  We’re at 114% now as I’m typing! Thank you! The first stretch goal with more story content is only 26% away! :D Thank you for your participation in our art raffle! The winners will be announced... Continue reading

  
• 100% FUNDED!!! Add-ons unlocked!
  September 18, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  We have reached 100% of funding! Thank you guys so much for the support! Words couldn’t explain how happy we are right now! But let’s not stop here! There are still 25 days left and more than jus... Continue reading

  
• 87% Funded! Q&A: <Alexis>
  September 16, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  We’re at 87% of funding now!!! Thank you so much everyone! Let’s keep the flow going! Please share our campaign with your friends or on social media! We would really appreciate it! :D Tumblr... Continue reading

  
• Character Spotlight: <Alexis (MC)>
  September 13, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  Hello everyone! We’ve reached 64% funding on Kickstarter, after less than 24 hours! Thank you so much for your support! One common feedback we’ve gotten from many of you is that you’d like... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter Live! Announcing Art Raffle!
  September 12, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  Finally, our campaign is live! We cannot put into words how excited we are!! :D To thank everyone who has played our game and sent us their thoughts, feelings, and feedback on it, we would like to ann... Continue reading

  
• Trailer up!
  September 11, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  Tomorrow is the day! Are you ready for our Kickstarter ? >w< It will launch at 3PM GMT-4! Get ready if you got your eyes on the limited rewards! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/niftyvisuals/6915... Continue reading
• Just 2 more days until launch!
  September 10, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  Just 2 more days until our Kickstarter goes live! We’re so super excited for this! And here comes the last promotional character art from our guest artist! Have you clicked on that “Notify me on... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter Preview!
  September 08, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  Only 4 days to go! We're so super excited! You can now follow our Kickstarter campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/niftyvisuals/691537737?ref=565598&token=f2f... Click on that &quot; No... Continue reading

  
• Q&A! What are your questions for the cast?
  September 07, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #kickstarter

  5 days left until our Kickstarter launch! We are preparing some nice Q&A sessions &nbsp;with the cast! Feel free to leave any questions you have for them here, or send them to us: http://bit.ly/RACha... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter and Steam on the way!
  September 06, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #update, #kickstarter, #steam

  Quick Update! Our Kickstarter campaign is ready to go and will launch on the 12th September at 3PM GMT-4 just as planned! We got help from another extremely talented artist for some more promotional... Continue reading

  
• Minor Bug Fix!
  September 02, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #update, #bug fix

  And~ here comes the promo art with the male MC! Along with another quick update >w< A few people have reported that the quick menu on the bottom of the textbox would sometimes disappear! We have fixed... Continue reading

  
• Demo Updated!
  August 31, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #update, #bug fix

  This is an "emergency" update xD We have got some error reports (luckily not game breaking) and have fixed them for you! Also, if you have experienced difficulties in the later part of the game (Week... Continue reading
• Demo v0.1 Released!
  August 30, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #demo, #release, #announcement

  It's finally time! Our demo has launched! >w< Please note that while the demo covers the first 11 weeks of the game, not all scenes are included and many of our art assets are still WIP ! However, th... Continue reading

  
• Demo Release Date decided!
  August 19, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #progress, #sneakpeek, #announcement

  Our last batch of CGs for the demo has rolled in, and they’re gorgeous <3 The mini sneakpeak is one of the CGs with 2 versions! Male or female, depending on if you play this as Otome or BL game >w<... Continue reading

  
• Demo Progress Update & Sneakpeeks!
  August 08, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #progress, #sneakpeek

  This is the current progress for the demo. Writing: 100% Quests: 100% Sprites: 100% CGs: 80% Programming: 90% Screen Editing: 80% Audio: 90% We have made a lot of progress with the screen edit... Continue reading

  
• Demo approaching!
  August 04, 2018 by Nifty Visuals

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  #royal alchemist

  Hello! Here's Demetis from Nifty Visuals. Since our project is getting closer to demo release, we've set our itch page live! >w< We'll pop up soon on Steam and other pages. If you're interested in rea... Continue reading