Hey there, bambies 🦌

Just like with WWCG (Where Winter Crows Go), I decided to make a post for FAQ (frequently asked questions). If I get any more, I'll update this post to add them (and I'll also modify the post once the full-game is released for the questions that will no longer be relevant by that time).

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

WHEN WILL THE FULL-VERSION BE RELEASED?

There isn't a set date yet. I'm GUESSING sometime in 2024 but don't quote me on this. I have a full-time job and work on my games during my free time and at my own pace—not to mention I still have to work on the redesign of Oz, Arthur and Aslan's sprites with another artist, for reasons I mention in this post. Please, be patient. 

Every time someone asks me this I will delay hitting the release button by 1 hour (Currently: 1 hour).

WILL THE FULL-VERSION BE FREE?

No. I still haven't decided what the price's going to be but after a lot of consideration I decided I'm not willing to make my games free anymore unless they're for a game jam or something along those lines. Making games takes a lot of time and money and I really can't afford to make everything I create free. 

WILL YOU SELL THE GAME ON STEAM?

There aren't any plans for that, at the moment, sorry. As a creator from Argentina, my sales from Steam would be in Argentine Pesos and, honestly, the economy in my country is so bad right now that I can't really bear the cost of having sales in pesos. Especially considering that many of the people I hire for art, voice acting and other things are from overseas and I have to pay them in USD as well. 

This might change if I ever move to another country some day... but for now, I really can't. Sorry.

HOW LONG WILL THE GAME BE?

I honestly suck at estimating the word count or gameplay-time that a game will have (not to mention everyone has their own reading speed 💦), but think of a similar length to WWCG. The full-game will consist of 11 in-game days (the prologue would be day 0) and 3 different endings, just like WWCG.

WHERE CAN I FOLLOW YOUR PROGRESS?

By following me here on itch.io, your feed will tell you whenever I post a new devlog or when I make updates on my games themselves. You can also follow me on Twitter if you want more immediate but shorter updates. I always use the tag #KillerTrait whenever I post something about the game (be warned that I sometimes spam with random shit, though 😂). There's also my Tumblr, but I'm not as active over there as on Twitter.  

I also have a mailing list you can subscribe to! I send newsletters every month.

I'M A VOICE ACTOR! ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ANY MORE VOICE ACTORS? 

I already have VAs for everyone I need, so no. Thank you for the interest, though!

WHY ARE YOU CHANGING OZ'S, ARTHUR'S AND ASLAN'S DESIGNS?

While the stock sprite artist for Killer Trait gave me permission to use the sprites I bought from them for my game and even to make CGs, I no longer wish to make games where I can't call the characters 100%. This all started with Crowe's redesign, you can read more about it in this post

WILL THE GAME HAVE CGs?

Yes! 🥰 

WHAT TYPE OF FANART CONTENT ARE YOU OKAY WITH? WHERE CAN I SHARE IT?

First of all, thank you so much! It's an honor that you want to make fan content of my games! I decided to make a sort of "chart" to explain everything better:

Cosplaying as my characters --> HELL YEAH!!

SFW Fanart, Fan Comics, Fanfiction --> HELL YEAH!!

NSFW Fanart, Fan Comics, Fanfiction --> I'd rather you didn't. If you're going to make them anyway, don't share it on my spaces nor tag me.

Commissioning an artist to draw SFW art of my characters --> HELL YEAH!!

Making merch of my characters (stickers, keychains, posters, costumes, among other things) --> NO. THIS ISN'T ALLOWED.

You can share your fanart with the tags #KillerTrait on Twitter and Tumblr! 🥰

NOTE: This applies mostly for Carl, at the moment, since the rest of the characters are going to be redesigned. When the stock sprites are concerned, please only make fanart of them.

WHAT TYPE OF IMAGE EDITS ARE YOU OKAY WITH?

Meme images/GIFs --> HELL YEAH!! (just be mindful of spoilers and don't use fanart from other artists unless you got their permission)

Using screenshots from my games as a profile picture/BG for your screens --> HELL YEAH!! But, in the case of CGs, try not to use the ones that are too spoilery if you're using them as a profile picture; also, DON'T use fanart from others unless you got their permission.

Using screenshots from my games for written content such as game reviews, game recommendations or game analyses/theories --> HELL YEAH! Just make sure to warn of spoilers and possible trigger warnings.

Image edits of games' original art (CGs, etc) --> ONLY if it's for a video thumbnail/article thumbnail or a meme. Otherwise, don't make them. Basically, image edits that make the characters unrecognizable or "a new OC" aren't allowed. 

WHAT TYPE OF VIDEO CONTENT ARE YOU OKAY WITH?

Gameplays/Streaming --> This is totally fine and even welcomed AS LONG AS it has commentary. Don't make silent gameplays/streams. This is essentially reuploading my game, which I don't allow.

Recommendations, Analyses/Theories, Reviews --> HELL YEAH!!

Fanart Animations of my characters --> As long as you made the animations yourself, hell yeah!!

Edits for Tik Tok or Youtube Shorts --> NO. THIS ISN'T ALLOWED.

WHY AREN'T ARTHUR & ASLAN LOVE INTERESTS?

For Aslan, playing the demo will make you realize why 😂 let's say MC wouldn't want to date him for a VERY understandable reason. As for Arthur, he is aroace and, in his particular case, he's not interested in having a romantic relationship. 

Another reason is that I honestly don't want to make the game immensely long and work on other things, so I decided this very early on.

In conclusion, you'll only be able to romance Oz.

WHAT ABOUT CARL?

Carl is a different case. While he won't be a love interest in Killer Trait, he WILL be a love interest in another game but with a different MC. Carl was initially planned as a very minor character in Killer Trait, but I ended up making him more relevant and became really attached to him, so I decided to make him have his own game. The game he will appear in will be far off in the future, though, since I first want to concentrate on my current projects.

CAN I LOCALIZE YOUR GAME?

While I do want to localize this and other games of mine in the future, at the moment I really want to focus on my writing. Localizing games is a difficult job. It requires a lot of team effort, a great deal of preparation, communication and time from BOTH the localization team and me too, since I'd need to gather all the materials needed for it (not only the script itself, but information about the characters as well), check from time to time to see how things are going, among others. It's really not as simple as saying "yeah, let's do it". So, for now, I'd like to wait a little more. Thank you for understanding!

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For more FAQ check out my FAQ page on my Carrd 🌸

Thank you for reading!