I'm enjoying the game so far. Just a quick question (not gameplay-related): I don't know if you really listen to metal, dethmetal, but is the name Dargor a reference to the sagas written by symphonic metal band Rhapsody (of Fire)? While I love the music, I didn't bother to immerse myself in the lore, yet the name Dargor stuck somehow.

Cool, I could think of many worse sources of inspiration.

I just encountered my first game-breaking bug. While it isn't so severe that it should be patched out immediately, other players might want to be careful.

Temple of Light, outside: Walking on the tile at the tip of the leftmost tree triggers the walking the stairs up animation. The same happens at the tip of the rightmost tree (edit: the tile directly below the white rock), only that the following animation freezes the game, so you might want to check this map's events.

Furthermore, leaving the Shrine of Ifrit by playing the Desert Song makes Kniryk's sprite a glitchy mess (he remains in his flute playing pose and then shapeshifts into a door of light and other grotesque forms when walking).

Also worth mentioning: Enchanted Forest: The boulder at the beginning can be circumvented from above (walking right behind the tree, then down). The same applies to the three pillars (can be circumvented at the right side) that can be removed later. Bottom line: The Magic Gauntlets can be obtained prematurely and with less effort than intended. You might want to fix this oversight to preserve your excellent dungeon design.

I will report other trivialities after completing my playthrough (and, of course, any game-breaking bugs I encounter immediately). From what I've seen so far, this game is at least on par with Lakria Legends. Great stuff. :)

Thanks for your hard work. I waited a while after the game's release so that most game-breaking bugs have been ironed out before beginning my playthrough, and now I have to examine everything in detail to find any.

- One game-breaking bug most players probably won't encounter can be triggered in the Dwarven Cavern (first map) where the wagon filled with explosives is used to clear passages blocked by boulders, doing the following: Detonate the boulder blocking the left passage, then send another wagon down that route. If the player arrives before the wagon at the point where it comes to a standstill, the wagon will block the way back. If the player opens the locked door on this map now, the game will freeze (this doesn't happen when trying this procedure by sending the wagon down the right route for a second time). Fortunately, all other (potential) issues on this map can be avoided by leaving the map or using the Escape skill. I recommend to disable the wagon after both boulders have been detonated.

While I still enjoy the game immensely, I wasn't thrilled about two specific design choices:

- While it's true that the three main dungeons during Act 2 can be completed in any order (I, for example, burned through all of my resources to finish the Temple of Llyr first while only having three party members), players like me who always save the main storyline quests for last (or do tasks "out of order") are truly at a disadvantage. It would be better to make it mandatory for the player to recruit the healer first before undertaking any quests and then allow the player free roaming (instead of trapping the player in the first main dungeon after recruiting the healer).

- Safe Boots (Keldor, 100 Gold) are just a waste of money: There isn't a single opportunity to use them until the player can buy Protective Boots (Glencoe, 40 Gold), which are cheaper, provide the same effect, additional Toxic resistance and better stats.

Well, let's call it bad luck and stubbornness of a first-time player. :D

As stated in the walkthrough on page 12, you need to talk to the researcher inside the fortress (where the King hides) twice to start the quest properly.

With only two main dungeons left, it's time for another bug report. Just ignore the ones that have already been reported (elsewhere) or fixed.

- There are only a few spelling mistakes, but they are bothersome when names aren't spelled consistently (see Caderyn/Cadeyrn in King Brennen's character biography).

- Obstruction mapping errors are encountered more often, most notably in Keldor (check behind the large trees at the apex), inside the Shrine of Ifrit (all hieroglyph tiles) and on top the mountain (passing the boulder on the left side going upwards) after traversing the Shrouded Woods.

- When Divine Judgment is taught to Kniryk or Myrna, they can't use it in battle.

- Arctic Spell Book can't be used on Oreth and Myrna (could be intended, but seems weird).

- When Colhaven is visited before the party is supposed to travel there, an NPC in Colhaven's inn seems to be clairvoyant with regards to Arwald.

- When traveling per raft or ship, the party can step off at these one tile wide tiny rocks/cliffs.

- Seth, small house in southwestern corner: The cabinet isn't solid (like all other cabinets in the city: inside Ravka's house, the inn and the equipment shop) and the "dog bowl" reacts differently when being interacted with from different sides (it remains empty when being checked from the left side, different kinds of food are shown when checked from the right side or from below).

- Castle of Nysoroth: The captain is still here even after completing the Call of the Kraken King side quest.

- Styre Forest: Going downwards directly after entering the forest, a Kniryk sprite can be seen in the lower left corner.

- The Three Dragons of Wyrm's Peak side quest: The journal states that it isn't possible to save on the mountain, while it's explained properly when triggering the quest that there merely aren't healing save points on the mountain.

- Groeslon Abbey, room following the save point: The torch in the upper right corner, when examined, raises Myrna's level (all the way to level 99 when repeated). Probably a testing remnant.

- Groeslon Abbey: When starting any other scenario than the one of Oreth/Dargor/Myrna, two Oreth and Myrna sprites can be seen standing behind the locked door.

- Mt. Mynydd: When the player follows a certain path, the cutscene before the party reaches the inn can be skipped.

- Tywyllmire Bog: Near the cave in the upper left corner, the player can enter the higher plateau (where two pieces of green stuff are adjacent to each other) due to an obstruction mapping oversight, enabling the player to leave the area (following east) without activating all three switches first.

- Tywyllmire Bog: The treasure chest on top of the fortress in the center (containing a Pocket Shelter, RPG Maker 2003 told me) can't be reached, because the passage below the two barrels is blocked.

- Shrouded Woods: When leaving the woods at the rightmost edge (passing the boulder on the right side), the following map/cutscene is skipped. If the player then returns to the woods, the cutscene will begin to play, but it will freeze the game. By the way, the message in the woods' upper left corner is a nice Easter egg (I found/reached it by passing through the foliage southeast of the big ladder and then admired it again in RPG Maker 2003).

- Edit: Croespentre during Dargor's scenario: When examining items in shops, the game still shows a Kniryk message/sprite.

I just completed the game, which means I didn't evacuate prematurely. :D

Thanks for a great game; I don't think I'll get an opportunity to enjoy another game with such superb dungeon design anytime soon.

Here's my final bug report:

- Jespias' Empower skill and the Focus skill probably shouldn't be usable outside of battle unless intended (otherwise the user can replenish MP ad infinitum).

- Cathedral of Ominous Fate, top floor: The left set of stairs leading downstairs transports the player to the right set of stairs one floor below instead of the left one there.

- The "airship" can be lost permanently (game-breaking) by
-- landing it on the lower left or lower right corner of Castle of Nysoroth, then moving to the center,
-- landing it on the upper right corner of Hund (or on the mountains to the right side), then entering the town,
-- trying to enter Arwald from the south.

- Sharks and Mammoths can initiate battles (which use the ship background) even when the player travels by "airship".

- Fortress: Nearing the game's end, people here don't seem to have heard about the party's exploits yet.

If you'd ask me where Exile's Journey's final destination might be, I'd say a city called Misao. :)

I also finished it a few days ago. A very solid game!