In-game event24 Jul 2023Update v1.6.0New · There is now a fast-forward button which can be used during writing (only in the writing stage and when enough inspiration), reading, feedback, making corrections, or replying to fan mail. · In the write dialog there is now a button to generate random unique titles for your works. · The Romance/Spy and Sci-fi/Religion combos are now valid. Polishing · If you prefer a slower pace, the "Lon…
Changes New · When writing books your character will occasionally run into a "Writer's Block" for which you'll have to solve a cryptogram to overcome. · New preview popups when publishing articles and short-stories. Polishing · The virtual keyboard is now enabled by default (for new installations). · Polishing of several dialogs and SFX. · Progress bar animations. · A warning message is now dis…
We are happy to announce that Drafting Tales is now Verified on Steam Deck! For the best experience we recommend you enable the internal on-screen keyboard in the settings dialog. Please do report any issues and we'll try to fix them in the next release. Thank you for playing!
Changes New · Improved touchscreen support. There is now an internal on-screen keyboard which can be optionally enabled. · Your character's thoughts and emotions will popup on the screen while writing or performing other tasks. · Added a feedback message for Networking Events and the questions have been updated. · Auto-generated titles for your works are now unique. · Added a button next to eac…
Changes: · Publish dialog: Removed the (left/right) arrows. Self-publish options (website/printer) are now listed above traditional publishers. · Updated the end game screen. · New Milestone: Reach 100K fans. · Fixed a bug where the amount of money was incorrectly displayed if the first decimal digit was zero. · Recompressed audio assets. · Minor update to the game engine.
With the release of our latest v1.0.0 update, the game is reasonably stable to be made available to the general public. Therefore today we are excited to announce that Drafting Tales will be leaving Early Access! Past Drafting Tales was released on Steam Early Access in April 2019. We wanted to get the game to the players as soon as possible so that we receive feedback and feature requests to h…
Changes: · Reduced the size of the game considerably. · Added more magazine publishers. · The game should now have less scaling artifacts at resolutions higher than 1080p. · Polished: Networking event questions, tutorial, some icons. · Fixed: Text on hardcover books now uses the correct color. · Fixed: Settings are now saved just once after closing the dialog.
Changes: · There are now question prompts during the networking event that determine the number of publishers you meet. · Networking events are now only available every 4 weeks. · Book design dialog: New font/color options. · New help popups: query agents/publicists, story outline, website, book design. · Polishing: publish/store/write/website/work status dialogs, home backgrounds, bestseller e…
Changes: · Fixed Market Report bar colours when genre/topic demand is maximum · Increased the area available to sales charts · Replying to fan mail no longer stops the current task · A warning message will pop up each time you reach the fans limit · Message describing bonuses for Sequels/Multi-genre works · New sticker for bestsellers · Polishing: Charts, Write Dialog, Intro, SFX
Changes: · The first time your balance turns negative you'll get the option to accept a job offer that will save you from bankruptcy. · Increased inspiration bonuses for awards and bestsellers. · Polishing: Various dialogs and SFX. · New music tracks. · Fixed book sales chart colours.
Changes: · You can now continue playing the game after retiring in Y30 (even if you get the bad ending) for a further 30 years*. · Reduced the volume of some SFX that were too loud. · New intro music. · Minor game engine update. * Even though we put a lot of effort into implementing this feature, there may still be bugs present, so please make sure to report them if you run into any.
Changes: · You can now buy self-publishing perks directly from the self-publish dialog. · Publisher's audience reach now linearly affects fan gains and book sales. · Improved the randomizer algorithm for networking events. It will now give priority to publisher types you don't have any contacts. · Fixed flickering issues experienced by some players. · Minor game engine update.
Changes: · You can now attend "networking events" to make contact with publishers, agents and publicists. · The Publish dialog has been redesigned. · The game now starts with 3 known topics. · New topic: Old West. · Until the Editing skill is unlocked (typically in Y2), the on-topic indicator is hidden and clarity is fixed at 50%.
Changes: · Posting articles and short stories to your website generates passive income based on the number of visitors to your website. · The game is now faster by default (previously saved games are not affected). You can reduce game speed by clicking on the "Slow time" option when starting a new game. · Minor update to the game engine.
Changes: · This update brings support for macOS platforms. · Improved scaling for displays with more than 1080p resolution. · Minor update to the game engine. · Fixed the splash screen in Linux.
Changes: · New topic icons. · Major gameplay rebalancing: There's now less chance of bankruptcy in the early game and you should be able to afford the first house much earlier than before. · Improved the tutorial. · Publishers are now sorted by audience reach. · The inspiration progress bar is now more accurate. · Fixed a bug where more than 4 feedback comments would be generated when loading a…
Changes: · There is now a "Quick game" option when starting a new game, which is about 50% faster than the normal game. · Write Dialog: Effort slots that have not been unlocked yet are hidden and you'll only receive feedback on the ones that have been unlocked. · Your fans now have different genre preferences, which are displayed in the Market Report. The more you publish in a specific genre, t…
Changes: · Major update to the game engine. · If the game is over due to bankruptcy, it will now return to the main menu instead of quitting to the desktop. · Bankruptcy conditions are now evaluated at the end of each day, so as to take into account income from book royalties. · When a new game version is released, old saves are backed up to allow players to fallback to a previous version of th…
Changes: · Improved animations during outlining, feedback and writing (on the notepad or typewriter). · Considerably reduced memory usage. · Fixed an issue in Windows preventing the splash screen from displaying in fullscreen mode. · Minor UI polishing.
Changes: · New Milestones: Perfect Fiction, Perfect Non-fiction. · There is now a Create Sequel button in the Write dialog. Books that are part of a series will have a "Series" sticker on the cover. · The Publish Dialog has been redesigned. · Novel publishers now require at least 50 quality to publish your book. · Agent reputation now determines which publishers you can query for your works. ·…
Changes: · You can now create your story's outline during the "outlining" writing stage. You can buy outline options by spending XP in the Character Dialog. Not all outline options are good matches for your genre/topic, so you'll have to ask for feedback to determine the right combinations. · You can now write multi-genre fiction once you reach genre expertise 4. Multi-genre works have +20% aud…
Changes: · Work length options are now Short, Medium and Long, which are unlocked at expertise levels 1, 2 and 3 respectively. · New promotion options that can be used when self-publishing your books. · You can now view the audience demand for each genre/topic combination in the Write dialog. · New topics: Aliens, Archaeology, Zombies. · XP is now awarded after the work is completed. The awarde…
Changes: · New Game intro. · There are now Milestones that guide you through the game and award you with XP once you complete them. · New end game goal: Buy a Yacht. · 2 different endings. You have to complete all milestones to get the best ending. · Minor UI updates.
New items available to purchase: Laptop, Modem, Website. · You can now self-publish your articles and short-stories on your website. · "Telephone" bonus is now -20% feedback cost. · Minor UI improvements.
Changes: · UI polishing: New icons, SFX. · The backgrounds for the Apartment and House have been updated. · You will now receive fan mail after publishing your work. Replying to fan mail awards bonuses. You can hire a publicist to auto-reply to your fan mail. · Genre expertise reduces inspiration drop. · While writing, the on-topic area is reduced if you have no inspiration. · You will now have…
Changes: · There's a new avatar available that you can select when starting a new game. · Book design dialog: Removed some options that have not been implemented yet. You can now publish non-fiction books with a hardcover (currently, there's no impact on sales/cost). · Improved the end game screen. · Fixed a bug where autosave would trigger just after the game was over.
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