Less Anachronism 1.3 — Small Saga

[GotPlatinum]

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Overview

While the game is reviewed positively by players, one notable criticism levied at it, apart from the gameplay being too easy for some, is the writing in some areas of the game. A certain character keeps repeating "lol" or some variation of it even in scenes not meant to be all that comedic, like informing the king that a ruler was deposed, resulting in a weird tonal whiplash. A nazi-coded (complete with red armband) character's dialogue mostly being about fallacies and the protagonists fighting him (in the middle of a coup, for context) is proof that they couldn't win a "civil debate." A newspaper outright saying "canceled" and "woke." Unlike Aquila, who studied human writing (something very few characters can decipher) and is even shown to have a smartphone during the climax, there isn't an attempt to even handwave it. The developer defended this by condescendingly stating that it's simply a case of "anachronism" and later saying that he's honored that the game is woke.

To put it simply, this mod is an attempt to rectify that.

Changes include:

• Removed AGAB graffiti in Murida.
• Reverted post-timeskip Siobhan's pronouns from they/them to she/her. Adjusted dialogue related to it accordingly.
• Changed Aquila's pronouns from they/them to he/him. Sex was chosen based on one line in the game files that has someone off-handedly refer to him as a guy.
• Changed Aquila's "gender is arbitrary" line and slightly altered dialogue with Nemain.
• Attempted to adjust Sky Garden dialogue (and a couple related to it) to be less obnoxious. Had to take some liberties at a couple points, particularly with Hank aka the "civil debate" guy.
• A couple other changes I probably forgot about.

This is a work-in-progress and there's a good chance something can be improved or I missed a few things, so leave some feedback.

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Downloads

Files	Version	Type	Description
Less Anachronism	1.3	Main	Latest release

Old Versions

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Files	Version	Type	Description
Less Anachronism	1.2	Main	Bug fixes and more changes

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Changelog

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V1.1

• Fixed capitalization of "deposed" and "claims" in the newspaper headline.
• Edited out Hank's red armband to the best of my ability.

V1.2

• Edited out Aiden's red armband to the best of my ability
• Fixed the changed line for Josh's "make Sky Garden great again" not appearing for some reason
• Changed the word "sus" to either suspicious (Hemerodromos) or nonsense (Mr. S)
• Changed missed instance of "uwu softboi" to just "soft boy"
• Removed more instances of the word "degenerate" that I missed. The remaining one is intentionally kept.
• Other minor fixes.

V1.3

• Replaced the Sky Garden rainbow banners that represent Clan Red with a simple blue banner with a red flower. Changed some dialogue to account for this, making it more about the lack of flowers rather than the rainbow banner.
• Changed a certain character's line from "you are my dearest" to "you are my best friend."
• Changed Bree and Stilton's lines related to proposing to each other.

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Known Issues

• The red flower symbol on the overworld map doesn't flap in the wind like the other banners. My sprite editing skills aren't good enough to make it look decent, so I opted to just leave it as is. If anybody can do this for me, I appreciate it.

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Reporting Bugs
To report any bugs, please submit a post in the Mod Support section and mention my username.

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Credits

• GotPlatinum - Creator

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My Other Mods

• Billboard Mod (Ricardo Milos) — Buck Up And Drive!
• Gendered Clover (and Moray) — Undertale Yellow
• Gendered Kris — Deltarune
• Gendered Frisk and Chara — Undertale

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Installation
1. Download the zip file listed.
2. (Optional) Make a backup of the original package.nw in case something goes wrong.
3. Open Delta Patcher. If you don't have it, download it using the link provided.
3. Copy the path to the unmodified package.nw file located in the game directory OR drag and drop the file into the "Original file" path.
4. Copy the path to the the XDelta patch OR drag and drop the chosen file into the "XDelta patch" path.
5. Click on Apply patch. If done correctly, you should see a popup saying that it was applied successfully.

[Tweed]

Probably **** easy because they were more concerned about sending a message than making a game. You're doing God's work, son.

[GotPlatinum]

V1.1 changelog:

- Fixed capitalization of "deposed" and "claims" in the newspaper headline.
- Edited out Hank's red armband to the best of my ability.

[CrazedGoblin]

While the game is reviewed positively by players, one notable criticism levied at it, apart from the gameplay being too easy for some, is the writing in some areas of the game. A certain character keeps repeating "lol" or some variation of it even in scenes meant to be serious, like informing the king that a ruler was deposed, resulting in a weird tonal whiplash. A nazi-coded (complete with red armband) character's dialogue mostly being about fallacies and the protagonists fighting him (in the middle of a coup, for context) is proof that they couldn't win a "civil debate." A newspaper outright saying "canceled" and "woke." Unlike Aquila, who studied human writing (something very few characters can decipher) and is even shown to have a smartphone during the climax, there isn't an attempt to even handwave it.

To put it simply, this mod is an attempt to rectify that.

Changes include:

- Removed AGAB graffiti in Murida.
- Reverted post-timeskip Siobhan's pronouns from they/them to she/her.
- Changed Aquila's pronouns from they/them to he/him. Sex was chosen based on one line in the game files that has someone off-handedly refer to him as a guy.
- Changed Aquila's "gender is arbitrary" line and slightly altered dialogue with Nemain.
- Attempted to adjust Sky Garden dialogue (and a couple related to it) to be less obnoxious. Had to take some liberties at a couple points, particularly with Hank aka the "civil debate" guy.
- A couple other changes I probably forgot about.

This is a work-in-progress and there's a good chance something can be improved or I missed a few things, so leave some feedback.

Installation:
1. Download the zip file listed.
2. (Optional) Make a backup of the original package.nw in case something goes wrong.
3. Using 7-zip (or an equivalent), open package.nw in the game directory.
4. Drag and drop the modded files into the archive and say yes when it asks you if you want to copy/replace the files.

TBH honest it's ALL COPS ARE ******* aka ACAF so that's better then ACAB.

[GotPlatinum]

V1.2 changelog:

- Edited out Aiden's red armband to the best of my ability
- Fixed the changed line for Josh's "make Sky Garden great again" not appearing for some reason
- Changed the word "sus" to either suspicious (Hemerodromos) or nonsense (Mr. S)
- Changed missed instance of "uwu softboi" to just "soft boy"
- Removed more instances of the word "degenerate" that I missed. The remaining one is intentionally kept.
- Other minor fixes

While this version onwards will be uploaded to the vault, mirror downloads will still be available in case something happens to it.

[GotPlatinum]

Currently accepting suggestions on what to change the rainbow banners to, since nothing's springing to mind that isn't immersion-breaking.

[Vergil]

I have a flag with a funny windmill on it you could use...

[WhiteShark]

Maybe something like this?

[GotPlatinum]

Maybe something like this?

Simple, but effective. And It gave me an idea. Here's the first draft that I'm thinking of, with the red flower representing Clan Red:

[WhiteShark]

If you need further inspiration, here are a bunch of Japanese clan crests: https://irohakamon.com/symbol.html
The flower I posted is one of those.

[GotPlatinum]

V1.3 Changelog:
- Replaced the Sky Garden rainbow banners that represent Clan Red with a simple blue banner with a red flower. Changed some dialogue to account for this, making it more about the lack of flowers rather than the rainbow banner.
- Changed a certain character's line from "you are my dearest" to "you are my best friend."
- Changed Bree and Stilton's lines related to proposing to each other.

Known Issues:
- The red flower symbol on the overworld map doesn't flap in the wind like the other banners. My sprite editing skills aren't good enough to make it look decent, so I opted to just leave it as is.

[Selrisitai]

That ACAB "parody" is such a basic-***** lefty move. I played a game a while back that was largely good, but its progressive politics, both politically and socially, got in the way of properly telling the story and developing the characters, resulting in me eventually quitting out of annoyance.
It wasn't even the frustration of the politics themselves, but how they ultimately spoiled the characterization and went out of their way to insert their pet-progressive ideas into a game that shouldn't have had it.

[AbleistSL]

That ACAB "parody" is such a basic-***** lefty move. I played a game a while back that was largely good, but its progressive politics, both politically and socially, got in the way of properly telling the story and developing the characters, resulting in me eventually quitting out of annoyance.
It wasn't even the frustration of the politics themselves, but how they ultimately spoiled the characterization and went out of their way to insert their pet-progressive ideas into a game that shouldn't have had it.

This mod is useful if someone erroneously purchased this stupid woke game, and it would be amusing to see if the dev has an extremist *****-fit over it.

Also the Developer is definitely woke based on them saying happy pride with the ***** flag and liking woke organizations on twitter.

[GotPlatinum]

I replaced the files with an XDelta patches since I figured that is the more practical approach opposed to distributing the modified files wholesale.

To install, use Delta Patcher.

Backup Downloads
1.2:

Catbox Mirror
Mediafire Mirror

1.3:

Catbox Mirror
Mediafire Mirror

[Xenich]

That ACAB "parody" is such a basic-***** lefty move. I played a game a while back that was largely good, but its progressive politics, both politically and socially, got in the way of properly telling the story and developing the characters, resulting in me eventually quitting out of annoyance.
It wasn't even the frustration of the politics themselves, but how they ultimately spoiled the characterization and went out of their way to insert their pet-progressive ideas into a game that shouldn't have had it.

They are pseudo-intellectuals these days. Leftist symbolism has been in a lot of works in the past, but the people putting the crap in at least weren't complete morons and used clever means to work their messages into their projects through various metaphorical means. It was still apparent if you had an eye for it, but it usually didn't stand out like a sore thumb and if it was a direct concept in the work, it tended to make practical sense within the confines of the story or world it was represented in.

These people today literally do not know how to think past regurgitating cheap rally slogans and can't conceptualize their ideology past simplistic nursery school antics.

I couldn't imagine having to exist in the educational system these days with these types and not feel the need to run out and buy a wood chipper.

[Selrisitai]

That ACAB "parody" is such a basic-***** lefty move. I played a game a while back that was largely good, but its progressive politics, both politically and socially, got in the way of properly telling the story and developing the characters, resulting in me eventually quitting out of annoyance.
It wasn't even the frustration of the politics themselves, but how they ultimately spoiled the characterization and went out of their way to insert their pet-progressive ideas into a game that shouldn't have had it.

They are pseudo-intellectuals these days. Leftist symbolism has been in a lot of works in the past, but the people putting the crap in at least weren't complete morons and used clever means to work their messages into their projects through various metaphorical means. It was still apparent if you had an eye for it, but it usually didn't stand out like a sore thumb and if it was a direct concept in the work, it tended to make practical sense within the confines of the story or world it was represented in.

These people today literally do not know how to think past regurgitating cheap rally slogans and can't conceptualize their ideology past simplistic nursery school antics.

I couldn't imagine having to exist in the educational system these days with these types and not feel the need to run out and buy a wood chipper.

To add insult to injury, adding "modern-day politics" could actually still work if you know how to write without extreme bias. These types of people are so bad at it that they oftentimes make the villains look reasonable and intelligent while the "good guys" act like whiny, spoiled children.

I guarantee I could make a story or game with woke characters and traditional, conservative characters, who completely disagree with one another, and still make BOTH sides of the political spectrum enjoy it. All it takes is making both sides reasonable people and respectful to one another to some degree.

There was a comic where Wolverine was being a total jerk to everyone, annoying them, picking fights. Then it comes time to suit up and he's nothing but professional, working with everyone like a team member without a hitch. That's professionalism, that's being a mature person.
These people would get their whole team killed because someone would accidentally call them by a gendered pronoun.

[ArcaneLurker]

V1.3 Changelog:
- Replaced the Sky Garden rainbow banners that represent Clan Red with a simple blue banner with a red flower. Changed some dialogue to account for this, making it more about the lack of flowers rather than the rainbow banner.
- Changed a certain character's line from "you are my dearest" to "you are my best friend."
- Changed Bree and Stilton's lines related to proposing to each other.

Known Issues:
- The red flower symbol on the overworld map doesn't flap in the wind like the other banners. My sprite editing skills aren't good enough to make it look decent, so I opted to just leave it as is.

Pixels are way too large on the flower.

[GotPlatinum]

V1.3 Changelog:
- Replaced the Sky Garden rainbow banners that represent Clan Red with a simple blue banner with a red flower. Changed some dialogue to account for this, making it more about the lack of flowers rather than the rainbow banner.
- Changed a certain character's line from "you are my dearest" to "you are my best friend."
- Changed Bree and Stilton's lines related to proposing to each other.

Known Issues:
- The red flower symbol on the overworld map doesn't flap in the wind like the other banners. My sprite editing skills aren't good enough to make it look decent, so I opted to just leave it as is.

Pixels are way too large on the flower.

Yeah, like I said, my sprite editing skills isn’t the best in the world.

[justanotheraltacc]

its a furry game ******* what do you expect???
please go kill yourselves. like actually. just put a gun to your mouth and pull the trigger atp there's no point to your life.