- Patch 1.2.1 - Steam achievements fix (and stash house) - 7 March 2026
This is a quick hotfix for the most recent build, which accidentally broke Steam achievements. They should be working properly now.Also, the missing background for the stash house in the Vaklyrie ending is now fixed!Thanks again for everybody's patience while I resolved these issues.
- Release 1.2 - Operation Robin Rescue - 28 February 2026
Greetings, commanders! The Great Leader's security forces have identified a major bug. In previous builds, it was impossible to save Robin from being arrested. In version 1.2, Robin's loyalty system has been overhauled so she can be properly saved if you play your cards right. The saboteurs responsible for this bug have been purged. In all seriousness, thanks for everyone's patience with me resolving this issue - and hopefully some of you can get that happy ending you've always wanted! Read ahead for spoilers. ... ... ... Robin's alignment is either Protester or Loyalist. If you joined the Reformist League in the prologue, she starts out as a Protester. Otherwise, she's a Loyalist. Her loyalty is tracked through a hidden points system. Throughout the game, you are presented with a series of opportunities to either encourage Robin's views, or nudge her towards the opposite side of the sp…
- A War of a Madman's Making 1.0 release - 8 March 2024
A War of a Madman's Making is now released to 1.0! After much consideration, I decided against expanding the Valkyrie ending to include win conditions, white peace, etc. -- since I feel this all goes against the original vision of the game. This 1.0 release mostly just polishes up the rough edges. Please let me know if you run into any bugs, and I'm happy to fix them.
- Beta 0.5 - Valkyrie Endings - 10 November 2023
Greetings, commanders! You thought it was over, but we're back. In all seriousness, I've been on a hiatus from game development while I deal with that stupid thing called Real Life. Now I feel I'm back in a position to start working again on War of a Madman's Making. Beta 0.5 adds: New event for Valkyrie ending Stay tuned for further updates. Once again, I appreciate everybody who has contributed so far. Join the Discord and drop your feedback about the game! https://discord.gg/XxYtYqYVwx
- Beta 0.5 - Valkyrie Endings - 10 November 2023
Greetings, commanders! You thought it was over, but we're back. In all seriousness, I've been on a hiatus from game development while I deal with that stupid thing called Real Life. Now I feel I'm back in a position to start working again on War of a Madman's Making. Beta 0.5 adds: New event for Valkyrie ending Stay tuned for further updates. Once again, I appreciate everybody who has contributed so far.
- Beta 0.4.8 - Story fixes - 23 July 2023
Greetings, commanders! Apologies for the lack of updates. That annoying thing called "real life" has been seeping into my game development as of late - not to mention other shiny projects distracting the Great Leader from the main war effort. The main purpose of this post is to fix a bug in Part 3 where Robin declares her interest in joining a youth group. I've fixed this interaction so that she declares her interest in the proper youth group. In any case, Beta 0.4.8 adds: Fixed broken Part 3 decision relating to Robin's political stance Updated text for clarity and concision
- Beta 0.4.7 - Difficulty & QOL - 2 June 2023
Greetings, Commanders! Yes, this version numbering is a bit weird. No, you didn't miss anything between 0.4.4.6 and 0.4.7 - and no, the Great Leader will not elaborate any further on this decision! Joking aside, here's the updates from the last version: - Typo fixes throughout the game - Visual fixes (e.g. timing and displaying of sprites and Budget/Pop/Favor screens) - Increased difficulty for a spoilerific story element (play the game or check the Discord for details!) Good luck while you face the wars and the purges to come, Commanders! Join the Discord and drop your feedback about the game! https://discord.gg/XxYtYqYVwx
- Patch 0.4.4.6 - Achievements fix part 2, back-end changes - 18 April 2023
Greetings, commanders! Today's patch deploys a second fix for Steam achievements in which you would be constantly awarded the same achievement over and over. Additionally, there's a number of bug and typo fixes throughout the game, plus a few back-end changes to make the script run more smoothly. Sorry, no new content changes yet! The last few months have been extraordinarily busy for me at work. Once I have time to spend with War of a Madman's Making, I'll be adding some content updates, GUI updates, and other fun stuff!
- Patch 0.4.4.5 - Achievements fix part 2, back-end changes - 18 April 2023
Greetings, commanders! Today's patch deploys a second fix for Steam achievements in which you would be constantly awarded the same achievement over and over. Additionally, there's a number of bug and typo fixes throughout the game, plus a few back-end changes to make the script run more smoothly. Sorry, no new content changes yet! The last few months have been extraordinarily busy for me at work. Once I have time to spend with War of a Madman's Making, I'll be adding some content updates, GUI updates, and other fun stuff!
- Patch 0.4.4.5 - Achievements fix - 9 March 2023
Greetings, commanders! Today's patch - 0.4.4.5 - mainly fixes an issue where Steam achievements were getting cleared any time you started a new game. (I learned that the Ren'Py `clear all` feature doesn't do what I thought!) In addition, there's a number of bug fixes and typo fixes throughout the game. Thanks to everyone who's played so far and left positive feedback! I'm slowly figuring out just what I want to do with the GUI to make the presentation a little less bare-bones. I appreciate your patience!
- Patch 0.4.4.4 - Typo fixes - 22 February 2023
Greetings, commanders! Today's update - Beta 0.4.4.4 - is a simple update that fixes typos, cleans up some sentences, and begins adding color to nation names and character names where missing. In the next few updates, I'm hoping to add some new GUI elements such as a graphical Favor bar and the game over screen. Stay tuned!
- Game .exe fixed! - 5 February 2023
Greetings, commanders! Last night, when I uploaded build 0.4.4.3, I accidentally broke the whole game somehow. Whoops! Anyway, this is just an announcement letting you all know the new build is properly uploaded. If anyone encountered this issue, I thank you for your patience!
- Hotfix 0.4.4.3 - Typo fixes; Return from Hiatus! - 4 February 2023
Greetings, commanders! Today's update is a small one. All it does is fix some typos in the game script. (Many thanks to everyone who continually supports development and submits bug and typo reports!) That said, the more significant news is that I'm back from a brief week-long hiatus where I polished and added new graphics to an old VN I wrote called "The King of Cats" - this will be available for FREE on Steam very soon! (Link to the store page below) Now that King of Cats is just about finished, I'll be focusing my primary attention back on polishing War of a Madman's Making and expanding on the underdeveloped areas such as lore and the Valkyrie path. In the meantime, I have a few other VN projects I'm working on that I hope you'll enjoy! Stay tuned for more details. The King of Cats store page - it will be FREE on launch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2265680/The_King_of_Cats/
- Hotfix 0.4.4.2 - 27 January 2023
Greetings, commanders! Tonight's hotfix - Beta 0.4.4.2 - fixes some narrative bugs with regards to showing alternate text based on your war plan.
- Hotfix 0.4.4.1 - 25 January 2023
This patch - Beta 0.4.4.1 - is a quick hotfix which adjusts the alignment of the quotes displayed in the splash screen and endings.
- Patch 0.4.4: Typo fixes and Achievements - 23 January 2023
Greetings, commanders! Today's patch - Beta 0.4.4 - cleans up typos throughout the game and fixes the following achievements: Que Sera, Sera (Yes, it's REALLY fixed this time!) Long Live the King It's a simple one today. Stay tuned for content updates, GUI updates, and an Achievement guide!
- Patch 0.4.3: Achievement and Typo Fixes - 19 January 2023
Greetings, commanders! Tonight's update - Beta 0.4.3 - fixes some typos in the text, and also fixes a bug where the "Que Sera, Sera" achievement wouldn't activate. And that's it for now! Expect updates in the immediate future to be incremental like this one, but rest assured that there are big plans for expanding the game and world of a War of a Madman's Making! Stay tuned for some official War of a Madman's Making guides in the pipeline. The first one I'm working on is a guide to 100% Achievement completion.
- Patch 0.4.2: Updated southern front - 18 January 2023
Greetings, commanders! Today's update - Beta 0.4.2 - mainly focuses on Phase 1. Additionally, there are bug and typo fixes throughout. Minor spoilers ahead! ... ... In previous builds, the southern front would always fail to achieve its objective of capturing the capital city. Now you can achieve your objective of technically capturing the enemy capital. However, holding the capital will be an entirely different matter...
- Patch 0.4.1 - 16 January 2023
Greetings, commanders! Last night, I released the Beta 0.4 build of War of a Madman's Making onto Steam Early Access! As expected, I ran into some pretty glaring issues almost immediately after publishing. Today's patch - Beta 0.4.1 - fixes the following issues. This patch is fully compatible with previous saves. One ending did not activate properly. Another ending (Chorsa's ending) did not award the proper Achievement. ... And that pretty much covers it! I'll be steadily rolling out the updates as I catch more issues. If you run into anything strange or see any errors, please don't hesitate to drop a line in the Steam forum or on Discord! https://discord.gg/XxYtYqYVwx
