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CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION

NEW BODY TYPES

It was always our ultimate vision to include more body types. Now with our improved skills, we are happy to announce FOUR new body types!

Feminine Slim and Masculine Solid

Masculine Slender and Masculine Full

UN-GENDERLOCKED HAIRSTYLES

As the eagle-eyed may have noticed in the above screen shot, we also now have resized ALL hairstyles for ALL genders, for Devon, Harper, and Rowan alike. You can also now pick Harper's clothes!

BETTER ACCESSORY CUSTOMIZATION

Glasses, piercings, and earrings are separated so you can now mix and match as you please (example in the video below).

NEW HIJAB OPTIONS

New hijab options, plus you can now pick ANY hairstyle with the hijab, not just hairstyles that could be layered under the hijab without peeking out.

IMPROVED USER EXPERIENCE

This video will showcase:

Revamped settings UI (you can now delete saves in game!)

Item descriptions and page tabs

Easier to navigate closet

Improved accessories selection

Background panning

Improved game animations

Auto-hiding settings buttons for a less cluttered screen

GAMEPLAY ADDITIONS

PERSONALITY SYSTEM REVAMP

I have meticulously gone through the game and adjusted countless dialogues and sprite reactions to help the three personalities (genuine/sarcastic/aggressive) feel more consistent. No more weirdly upbeat grumps or overly sarcastic sweethearts. You'll feel your MC's personality at all times - not just during menus.

INTERESTS SYSTEM

The Obsidian Cut gives Rowan the option to pick two hobbies or interests: a primary and secondary trait.

These interests will occasionally influence automatic dialogue, give Rowan unique dialogue options, and alter how certain scenes play out.

NEW SCENES

Let's just say what's the point of releasing a new edition if there aren't some new scenes? Have some teaser screencaps, and know there's more where that came from!

NEW OUTFITS AND SPRITES

Lincoln has new, meticulously hand drawn tattoos. Noah's new outfit was also drawn from scratch. While his outfit will be consistent throughout the game, Lincoln's is an alt that is worn on occasion. Other sprites and outfits may have been edited, but these two were the biggest jobs.

In addition to that, we also have some completely new creature sprites, and the final game product will showcase a some updated CGs as well!

BONUS EPISODES

And last but not least, you'll get to play some additional episodes following the end of the game:

The Beach Episode: Lincoln invites all your friends to Seaside, Oregon, for a group vacation. Mixed and blood routes.

The Shadow Episode: Amalia's graduating, and her friends are there to support her. Shadow route.

Because of the massive number of variants possible upon reaching the end, there will not be an additional episode for any of the other endings.

OPEN CODE

In addition to all these new features, we will be leaving the code open. As such, it will allow players to customize in-game sprites, so have fun editing and putting your character directly into the game! We also hope that the open code will be educational for anyone interested in making visual novels or Choices fan projects.

IN CONCLUSION:

It Lives Within: The Obsidian Cut is an edited alternate version of ILW that will be released in the next few months, started because I wanted to edit the game. It includes new art, scenes, game mechanics, and a streamlined user experience. That said, certain lines of dialogue were changed and other scenes were cut during the edited process. If you find yourself missing things that were in the original but are not in Obsidian, feel free to stick with It Lives Within: Legacy Edition.