Refuge of Embers v0.15b by Escape Sauce, Refuge of Embers is a game about the story follows the renameable main character Biorn as the world he knows gives way to change that causes him to discover a deeper purpose. Biorn lives a simple life with his friends in a remote frontier town at the edge of the known world, an impassable ring of dense forest filled with deadly beasts. Events take place that cause him to journey to the enormous capital city of Faruwine where he will inevitably encounter many interesting characters and situations. How will Biorn and his friends react to the strange new world they find themselves in?​
Updated: 2024-04-20
Release Date: 2024-04-20
Developer: Escape Sauce Patreon – SubscribeStar
Censored: No
Version: v0.15b
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android
Language: English
Genre:
2DCG, Male protagonist, Fantasy, Romance, Adventure, Animated, Big ass, Big tits, Exhibitionism, Handjob, Teasing
Note:
Fetish content is toggleable in the options menu, and fully planned out alternate scenarios are sometimes written in to make sure that everything is completely seamless no matter what your content preferences are. We are not planning to include any NTR content, which we define as a romanceable character being unfaithful to the player character. We are however planning to include toggleable content with multiple partners like harems and threesomes, as well as NPC on NPC scenes that the player character can stumble upon.
Planned Fetishes:
BDSM, Creampie, Dilf, Female Domination, Footjob, Group Sex, Groping, Harem, Internal View, Male Domination, Masturbation, Milf, Oral Sex, Pregnancy, Sleep Sex, Titfuck, Vaginal Sex, Virgin, Voyeurism, and more
2. Run
- Script increased to 27,560 words with additions to the main story line
- Added the prologue day 0 and day 1 rewrite with more sprite animations
- Added new background props to slum background (supply delivery)
- Reworked all 31 Eryn sprite eyes (new irises & pupils, small fixes)
- Added 6 new Eryn sprite mouths (3 open normal, 3 open slightly happy)
- Reworked several existing Eryn sprite mouths
- Major rework on Lena sprite (lowered neck, repainting)
- Reworked or remade all 16 Lena sprite eyes (new irises & pupils, fixes)
- Major rework on all 5 Lena sprite arms
- Reworked Lena sprite hair
- Added 7 new Lena sprite mouths (4 open normal, 3 open slightly happy)
- Major rework on Lucine sprite (lowered neck, smaller forehead, repainting)
- Reworked all 19 Lucine sprite eyes (new irises & pupils, small fixes)
- Added 6 new Lucine sprite mouths (3 open normal, 3 open slightly happy)
- Reworked shirts on Lucine sprite
- Reworked socks on Lucine sprite to add thigh muffining
- Redesigned Aina sprite hair
- Reworked Aina sprite makeup and added freckles
- Added 9 new Aina sprite poses
- Rework on Raisa sprite (repainted the torso)
- Added 6 new Raisa sprite mouths (3 open normal, 3 open slightly happy)
- Added bottom underwear to Raisa sprite
- Added more clothing variation options to Raisa in the gallery sprite viewer
- Reworked or remade several MC sprite mouths
- Added all new characters from Act-2 into the gallery
- Remade and streamlined pregnancy morphs and clothing on all sprites
- Added previously unused face animations to Lucine intro scene
- Added a darkness mask to beginning dream sequence that fades away
- Added sprite blush fade effect to make it less jarring
- Added flicker effect to the candle in the intro scene
- Added movement to MC sprite picking up and setting down firewood on day 1
- Added firewood pick up and set down sound effect to day 1
- Added cloth sound effect for MC and Eryn picking up towels
- Remade door closing sound effect
- Changed gallery unlock cheat code to something even more archaic
- Fixed glitchy timebase for background and sprite time of day fades
- Major revision to gallery code and gallery sprites
- Removed a metric piss ton of now unneeded gallery variables
- Added a dev mode to speed up face and pose animations
- Small and boring code changes to things like sprite names to stay consistent
- Updated game engine and broke everything, then unfuckulated it all again
- Changed ending text & stat screen to be controlled by variables instead of manual edits
- Fixed using the name Harth in the last Eryn h-scene instead of the player name variable
- Further optimizations from old png files to smaller lossless webp files
- Other minor bug fixes, story changes, and added sprite animations
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Version 0.15:
- Script increased to 24,741 words with additions to the Eryn romance path
- Added new Eryn scene (chatting in bed, 5 eyes, 9 mouths)
- Added new Eryn scene (sleeping together, 2 mouths)
- Added new Eryn scene (changing bandage)
- Added new Eryn scene (sleeping in the mill, 4 poses)
- Added new Eryn scene (Eryn pushing MC onto bed)
- Added new Eryn animated h-scene (temple bedroom, loop and climax)
- Reworked Eryn’s face and body on her intro scene (4 eyes, 3 mouths, 2 poses)
- Reworked Eryn’s face and body in creek undressing scene (2 eyes, 2 mouths, 2 poses)
- Reworked MC’s face and body in creek undressing scene (3 eyes, 3 mouths, 2 poses)
- Reworked Eryn’s face and body in first creek bath scene (7 eyes, 10 mouths, 2 hands)
- Reworked MC’s face and body in first creek bath scene (4 eyes, 8 mouths, 3 hands)
- Added an animated water ripple effect to first creek bath scene
- Reworked MC’s face and body in forest creature sighting scenes (3 eyes, 4 mouths)
- Optimized forest creature sighting animation in a way that makes more sense
- Added more choices to the early story to track choices
- Added the new scenes to the gallery and updated preview images for revised scenes
- Added new background throne room night (2 props)
- Added 2 water enter splash sound effects for creek scenes
- Added 2 water exit slosh sound effects for creek scenes
- Added creaky door open sound effect
- Added door closing sound effect
- Added log thud sound effect for Lena intro scene
- Implemented some early game rewritten sections with the new writing style
- Removed several boring and unnecessary liminal sequences from the story
- Fixed 1 major bug (missing choice tracking variable in act 1)
Version 0.13:
- Added 2,015 words [~10 mins] to the main story
- Created sprite for new character Aline
- Created Aline sprite faces (21 eyes, 24 mouths)
- Created 12 Aline sprite poses
- Created sprite for new character Priestess Evana
- Created Evana sprite faces (21 eyes, 26 mouths)
- Created 14 Evana sprite poses
- Created sprite for new character Silva
- Created Silva sprite faces (20 eyes, 31 mouths)
- Created Silva sprite poses
- Added new background dungeon
- Added new background temple bedroom
- Added new background temple bedroom evening
- Added new background temple bedroom night (2 props)
- Added new background throne room
- Added new background outside temple (1 prop)
- Added new background outside temple night (3 props)
- Added new story scene (Temple view)
- Added new Aline scene (Priestess in the throne room)
- Fixed 1 major bug and a few minor bugs/typos
v.0.1.04
– new NPC guard Byron;
– new hot animations with Byron and MCs;
– dialogue system;
– new quest ‘Drunken guard’;
– minor bugs fixed.
v.0.1.03
– 2 new MCs – Cassandra and Lisanna;
– 4 hot animations with the new MCs;
– graphics optimisation (baked light + lightprobes);
– quest system improvements (UI + new markers);
– 3 pumpkins (happy halloween).
Version 0.12:
- Added story events that continue through the day that the MC wakes up
- Added 2 new main story scenes (4 backgrounds, 30 poses, 8 eyes, 19 mouths)
- Created background for market center
- Added 4 new sound effects (waterfall, various sword sounds)
- Added h-scene & effigy counters to revised end screen
- Made new GUI buttons with game generated text
- Made hover effects for all buttons
- Changed formatting of all translatable strings to make fan translations way easier
- Added additional language support and functionality
- Changed MC’s default name from Biorn to Harth
- Minor bug fixes
- Wrote audio functions packages to handle game sound
- Fixed audio not playing in some gallery scenes
- Added audio debugging button to audio options menu
- Added end of build screen with gameplay stats
- Slightly touched up face on first Eryn scene
- Added 4 new Eryn mouths to sprite
- Remade all options menu UI
- Remade all buttons and frames
- Fixed the janky old cheat code options screen
- Reworked how gallery scenes are unlocked
- Removed several hundred variables that are no longer necessary
- Touched up Eryn dialogue and face animation on act-1 day-1
Version 0.11:
- Added story events halfway through the day that MC wakes up
- Added injuries and bandages to MC sprite
- Created mirrored version of new outfit
- Created sprite for new main character Aina
- Created Aina’s faces (20 eyes, 23 mouths)
- Created mirrored version of Aina’s sprite
- Added 1 new Aina scene (Intro at her tavern)
- Created background for makeshift house
- Created background for burnt down mill
- Created background for Aina’s tavern
- Created background for city outskirt slums
- Fixed 2 major bugs and a few minor bugs
Version 0.10:
- Biggest update released to date, project moved from alpha to beta
- Game content has roughly doubled over version 0.09
- All core game systems completed and save stable
- Music and sound effects now implemented
- Full rework on existing story and artwork
- All placeholder artwork completed and several new backgrounds added
- Backgrounds & character sprites now have time of day and lighting filters
- Prologue now complete with 5 paths and a romance scene for all major characters
- Tons of new artwork and scenes including 3 new animated h-scenes
- Implemented a hidden effigy minigame that will eventually unlock bonus scenes
- Added censored mode for content creators and possibly the Amish
- And much more
Version 0.099:
- Added story events halfway through fifth day
- Added new Eryn render (Creek)
- Added new Raisa animated H-Scene (Footjob)
- Replaced 2 placeholder backgrounds with final art (Creek & Forest Path)
- Added bepis to Rithe’s character sprite
- Added Eryn’s sprite poses to the sprite viewer
- Fixed Eryn’s sleeves not appearing in the sprite viewer
- Full redesign of the options menu with new GUI elements
- Added new video options menu
- Added animated particles video option to mobile version
- Added a useless VR mode video menu because we think it’s funny
- Created gameplay options menu screen
- Added new option to select language for later support
- Created new audio options menu screen
- Added mute button to audio options menu
- Added music and sound effect sliders to audio options menu
- Created new toggleable content options screens
- Replaced redundant toggleable content option with anal content
- Added internal view content preview picture to menu
- Added impregnation content preview picture to menu
- Added male on male content preview picture to menu
- Added anal sex content preview picture to menu
- Added placeholder female on female content preview picture to menu
- Created new extra options menu screen
- Added cheat code input screen to mobile version.
Version 0.09:
Added story events halfway through fifth day
Added new Eryn render (Creek)
Added new Raisa animated H-Scene (Footjob)
Replaced 2 placeholder backgrounds with final art (Creek & Forest Path)
Added bepis to Rithe’s character sprite
Added Eryn’s sprite poses to the sprite viewer
Fixed Eryn’s sleeves not appearing in the sprite viewer
Full redesign of the options menu with new GUI elements
Added new video options menu
Added animated particles video option to mobile version
Added a useless VR mode video menu because we think it’s funny
Created gameplay options menu screen
Added new option to select language for later support
Created new audio options menu screen
Added mute button to audio options menu
Added music and sound effect sliders to audio options menu
Created new toggleable content options screens
Replaced redundant toggleable content option with anal content
Added internal view content preview picture to menu
Added impregnation content preview picture to menu
Added male on male content preview picture to menu
Added anal sex content preview picture to menu
Added placeholder female on female content preview picture to menu
Created new extra options menu screen
Added cheat code input screen to mobile version
Fixed cheat code input not properly unlocking gallery
Added potentially cursed
Created supporter imagebuttons with links
Added logo to splash screen
Splash screen now generated with existing assets instead of using a picture
Simplified buttons to use fewer image assets
Continued major performance tweaks and file conversions
Version 0.07:
- Replaced 1 placeholder background with final art (Living Room)
- Finished existing Lucine animated H-Scene (Added second loop of animation)
- Finished existing Lucine animated H-Scene (Additional rendering & details)
- Added new Biorn+Eryn & Biorn+Lena Render (Creature in the woods)
- Full Eryn sprite redesign & beautification (Hair, Body, All Eyes & Mouths, Clothing)
- Updated Eryn’s sprite to new posable layer system
- Replaced existing Eryn render (Opening dream scene doorway)
- Added new Eryn render (MC falls on top of Eryn)
- Added 11 new Eryn eyes
- Added 9 new Eryn mouths
- Added 2 new Eryn face effects (Animated Sweat Drop, Mortified Face)
- Added 14 new Eryn poses
- Added 2 new Eryn accessories (2 Bags, 1 Belt)
- Added 3 new Eryn body morphs (Pregnant)
- Created reversed state for Eryn’s sprite (All clothes & accessories)
- Redesigned Biorn’s bepis
- Redesigned Biorn’s hair
- Redesigned Biorn’s knife
- Updated Biorn’s sprite to new posable layer system
- Added 1 new Biorn eyes
- Added 3 new Biorn mouths
- Added 2 new Biorn face effects (Animated Sweat Drop, Mortified Face)
- Added 1 new Biorn misc effect (Neck Hickey)
- Added 16 new Biorn poses
- Rescripted existing story with Biorn & Eryn’s new posable sprite system
- Rescripted gallery with Eryn’s new sprite system
- Rescripted entire choice variable handling system (New game start required to work)
- Fixed persistent name variable issue
- Major performance optimizations
Version 0.06:
- Added story events halfway through third day
- Added full gallery feature & UI elements
- Added full sprite mixer feature
- Replaced 1 placeholder background with final art (Behind House)
- Added removable props to Behind House background (Towels & Hunting Trap)
- Added 1 new Eryn render (Creek Day 3)
- Added new Lucine render (Fence)
- Added new Lucine animated H-Scene (HJ)
- Created 2 atmospheric particle movement templates (Creek Flies & Blowing Embers)
- Added placeholder blowing embers effect to title screen
- New & improved parallax effect for intro dream scene
- Added darkness overlay to Biorn’s character sprite for intro dream scene
- Reworked all gallery tracking variables in script (New game start required to work)
- Minor dialogue changes
- Minor code changes
Version 0.05:
- Added story events through second day
- Created placeholder background for Lucine’s farm
- Replaced 1 placeholder background with final art (Town Market)
- Created new side character Baylor
- Created new main character Rithe
- Created Rithe’s faces (29 eyes, 34 mouths)
- Created Baylor’s faces (11 eyes, 18 mouths)
- Added 2 new Biorn renders (Marketplace Working)
- Added new Raisa render (Drinking)
- Added 1 new Eryn render (Creek day 2)
- Added new Rithe render (Carving Effigy)
- Added sound effect and music support to menu for later release
- Minor dialogue changes
Cheat code “RIPHARAMBE“
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