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Premise
Reniat returns to her home village after years away at boarding school to find that the village is nearly deserted. The mine that the village depended on heavily for boosting its economy and tourism has been overrun by monsters and no one has bothered doing anything about it. Having trained as an adventurer, she decides to see what she can do about reviving the town and making a name for herself in the world.
Homework Salesman is a life simulation game with an emphasis on dungeon exploration, completing quests, crafting new equipment and items, and befriending the people in town. The game takes inspiration from the Rune Factory and Atelier series.
Features
Check out the official website for the game manual, credits, and more.
Check out the wiki here! http://homeworksalesman.wikia.com/wiki/Homework_Salesman_Wiki
Update Log:
1/27/14 - v1.2
- The last two bosses in the game will now put up an anti-frazzle shield if they get hit successfully by frazzle three times. This shield will dissipate after 2 turns. Note that it doesn't count just frazzling the boss, it will count if you frazzle any boss minions in the fight.
- The Treasure Hunter couple will now appear in the ending cut-scene if you saw their world event.
- Fixed bugs related to Liffely's cooking delivery service.
- Fixed bugs related to the 2nd Colorous Cave quest.
- Fixed a bug where if you somehow manage to defeat the 3rd floor bosses on the same day as defeating Plutonus, the magic shop NPCs would not move into town.
- Added several easter eggs, most of which are references to early testers and other people in the community.
- You now get a quest telling you what to do next if you defeat a certain field boss after defeating the last boss of the Caves for the first time.
- Fixed cut-scene bugs related to the Westerlys move in quest.
- Fixed the Beer recipe so that it tells you that you learned how to make Beer instead of Cheese.
- Fixed the case where using L/R would cause the game to crash when browsing recipes in the library.
- Other miscellaneous bug fixes that I don't recall at the moment.
1/25/14 - v1.1d
- Fixed treasure maps that would have a blank name
- Fixed situation where you were not able to trigger the event with Zathus to turn in the 2nd Colorous Cave quest.
- Fixed Manaleech.
- Fixed several spelling errors in the database.
- Updated the manual to include all equipment and skills.
1/12/14 - v1.1c
- Added Xebec's 2 star event
- Added Treasure Hunters world event
- Added post-chapter 1 optional boss (this boss will be refined/tweaked in the next update as well)
- Nerfed Captain Colorous and Robert slightly
- Fixed the cooking delivery quest bug where turning the quest into Qwilte would cause it to be stuck in the quest log
- Fixed weapon renaming
- Fixed a rare case where Autorevive would cause the game to crash
- Fixed a whole bunch of other bugs
6/18 - v1.0l Fixed the patch system so that it does not rerun patches. Fixed one hole in Colorous Cave F5 that could drop you into a dead end.
6/07 - v1.0k Massive balancing patch. Tweaks to crafting, skills, and more.
5/20 - v1.0j Fixed a bug that would cause Raimur to disappear if you ran away or died.
5/16 - v1.0i Fixed the Monster Hunt: Robert quest so that it can be turned in. Also, fixed the quest so that Robert spawns on save files that were created in version 1.0a. Fixed an issue that could cause the party to spawn with you if you respawn from running out of AP. Fixed an issue that could cause Zathus's character event to not be turned off after completion. Added Battle4 bgm file to the Audio\BGM folder. Life Essence and Ressurect now have animations when used on party members.
5/14 - v1.0h Fixed the Super Grind quest so that it can be turned in now.
5/12 - v1.0g Adjusted the difficulty of the last two bosses and fixed an issue where you could get stuck if you fell down certain holes on the 5th floor.
5/11 - v1.0f Fixed a passability issue on the 4th floor of the cave that occurred after defeating Langian. Fixed an issue that could cause Warp to stop working after seeing a world event on the 3rd floor of the cave.
5/08 - v1.0e Added all RTP audio SEs and a couple other files that the resource checker did not pick up. Fixed an issue that could cause a chapter 2 event to appear.
5/07 - v1.0d Fixed an issue where an npc could be stuck in cave walls. Fixed the skill Templar Strike so that it attacks enemies instead of the party. Added the sound effect Cat.ogg for non-rtp users.
5/06 - v1.0c Fixed an issue where Zathus would stop talking to you during the Plutonus quest.
5/06 - v1.0b Fixed an issue that would cause a boss to appear too early in the game
5/05 - v1.0a Initial Release
Reniat returns to her home village after years away at boarding school to find that the village is nearly deserted. The mine that the village depended on heavily for boosting its economy and tourism has been overrun by monsters and no one has bothered doing anything about it. Having trained as an adventurer, she decides to see what she can do about reviving the town and making a name for herself in the world.
Homework Salesman is a life simulation game with an emphasis on dungeon exploration, completing quests, crafting new equipment and items, and befriending the people in town. The game takes inspiration from the Rune Factory and Atelier series.
Features
- Befriend each villager by talking to them every day and giving them gifts. Higher friendship levels allow you to learn each NPC's personal story and can also gain you access to new shop items, skills, hidden goodies, and more.
- Unique items means that each item in the game is treated as a separate object. You can rename equipment, find rare versions of them, upgrade and repair them (weapons have durability), and even enchant them. You can have several iron swords each with different enchantments on them.
- Six unique crafts: Cooking, Smithing, Tailoring, Enchanting, Alchemy, and Construction.
- Quests are divided into two categories: story quests that propel your adventure forward, and side quests that are procedurally generated.
- Features a world encounter system where you can find random events in field maps or dungeons, such as traveling merchants or a bandit who'll offer to spare you for money (or you can kill him)
- Enemy encounters and (most) treasure chests are randomly placed on maps. You typically won't find the same monster encounter in the same dungeon spot every time. Treasure chest contents are randomly drawn from a pool of items appropriate for the zone you're in. You can also find unique weapons with randomized names, stats, and enchantments.
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Check out the official website for the game manual, credits, and more.
Check out the wiki here! http://homeworksalesman.wikia.com/wiki/Homework_Salesman_Wiki
Update Log:
1/27/14 - v1.2
- The last two bosses in the game will now put up an anti-frazzle shield if they get hit successfully by frazzle three times. This shield will dissipate after 2 turns. Note that it doesn't count just frazzling the boss, it will count if you frazzle any boss minions in the fight.
- The Treasure Hunter couple will now appear in the ending cut-scene if you saw their world event.
- Fixed bugs related to Liffely's cooking delivery service.
- Fixed bugs related to the 2nd Colorous Cave quest.
- Fixed a bug where if you somehow manage to defeat the 3rd floor bosses on the same day as defeating Plutonus, the magic shop NPCs would not move into town.
- Added several easter eggs, most of which are references to early testers and other people in the community.
- You now get a quest telling you what to do next if you defeat a certain field boss after defeating the last boss of the Caves for the first time.
- Fixed cut-scene bugs related to the Westerlys move in quest.
- Fixed the Beer recipe so that it tells you that you learned how to make Beer instead of Cheese.
- Fixed the case where using L/R would cause the game to crash when browsing recipes in the library.
- Other miscellaneous bug fixes that I don't recall at the moment.
1/25/14 - v1.1d
- Fixed treasure maps that would have a blank name
- Fixed situation where you were not able to trigger the event with Zathus to turn in the 2nd Colorous Cave quest.
- Fixed Manaleech.
- Fixed several spelling errors in the database.
- Updated the manual to include all equipment and skills.
1/12/14 - v1.1c
- Added Xebec's 2 star event
- Added Treasure Hunters world event
- Added post-chapter 1 optional boss (this boss will be refined/tweaked in the next update as well)
- Nerfed Captain Colorous and Robert slightly
- Fixed the cooking delivery quest bug where turning the quest into Qwilte would cause it to be stuck in the quest log
- Fixed weapon renaming
- Fixed a rare case where Autorevive would cause the game to crash
- Fixed a whole bunch of other bugs
6/18 - v1.0l Fixed the patch system so that it does not rerun patches. Fixed one hole in Colorous Cave F5 that could drop you into a dead end.
6/07 - v1.0k Massive balancing patch. Tweaks to crafting, skills, and more.
5/20 - v1.0j Fixed a bug that would cause Raimur to disappear if you ran away or died.
5/16 - v1.0i Fixed the Monster Hunt: Robert quest so that it can be turned in. Also, fixed the quest so that Robert spawns on save files that were created in version 1.0a. Fixed an issue that could cause the party to spawn with you if you respawn from running out of AP. Fixed an issue that could cause Zathus's character event to not be turned off after completion. Added Battle4 bgm file to the Audio\BGM folder. Life Essence and Ressurect now have animations when used on party members.
5/14 - v1.0h Fixed the Super Grind quest so that it can be turned in now.
5/12 - v1.0g Adjusted the difficulty of the last two bosses and fixed an issue where you could get stuck if you fell down certain holes on the 5th floor.
5/11 - v1.0f Fixed a passability issue on the 4th floor of the cave that occurred after defeating Langian. Fixed an issue that could cause Warp to stop working after seeing a world event on the 3rd floor of the cave.
5/08 - v1.0e Added all RTP audio SEs and a couple other files that the resource checker did not pick up. Fixed an issue that could cause a chapter 2 event to appear.
5/07 - v1.0d Fixed an issue where an npc could be stuck in cave walls. Fixed the skill Templar Strike so that it attacks enemies instead of the party. Added the sound effect Cat.ogg for non-rtp users.
5/06 - v1.0c Fixed an issue where Zathus would stop talking to you during the Plutonus quest.
5/06 - v1.0b Fixed an issue that would cause a boss to appear too early in the game
5/05 - v1.0a Initial Release
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Closeauthor=juz
Hi developer,
1) What does the attribute Luck do? I figured out Agility determines the order of attack (i.e. who gets to whack first) but I can't figure out what Luck does.
It affects certain skills.
2) I'm not sure whether this is a bug but I didn't try to reproduce it.
During the 4th try, Reniat went to 2nd floor to look for Plutonus but didn't kill it (coz the team ran out of health and weapons). She had rolled that stone and filled the gap. Upon going back (could be same day after a dip in the spring or the next day ... can't remember), her team killed Plutonus. But the stone was still in its original place and blocked her path back to the ladder. However, when Reniat went to the cave the next day, the stone is gone.
That's odd. I'll try to replicate it sometime.
author=Downwinds
Love this game! :D
Unfortunately I keep getting caught by a bug when I leave the inn on day 3... :(
What's happening? can you upload your save somewhere so I can take a look?
gazi
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Hiho to all of you lovely "Star Cadets" out there!
This game is freakin awesome! I downloaded it quite a time ago (about 6 month or so...) so i dunno exactly if theres another chapter availabe at the moment,(as i wasnt following the posts everyday since my pc died!) because the only thing thats annoying me on this one, is that it ends after the first dungeon ;P. So here goes my question to you Diedrupo: Is there a new chapter available right now (or in the near future)or can i still just download the first episode?...(dont mean to push you around just wanted to know if theres any new contend or progress...?)
PS: I couldnt resist trying out "Rune Factory" after i played HS and in my opinion: HS IS EVEN BETTER!
This game is freakin awesome! I downloaded it quite a time ago (about 6 month or so...) so i dunno exactly if theres another chapter availabe at the moment,(as i wasnt following the posts everyday since my pc died!) because the only thing thats annoying me on this one, is that it ends after the first dungeon ;P. So here goes my question to you Diedrupo: Is there a new chapter available right now (or in the near future)or can i still just download the first episode?...(dont mean to push you around just wanted to know if theres any new contend or progress...?)
PS: I couldnt resist trying out "Rune Factory" after i played HS and in my opinion: HS IS EVEN BETTER!
Arirmind
129
Hello! This is the only game that i have played 36 hours straight without sleep. Absolutely amazing work. Got couple questions if you dont mind answering them:
1) When next episode will be released? :P
2) Can i continue to episode 2 with my old save file when it happens?
1) When next episode will be released? :P
2) Can i continue to episode 2 with my old save file when it happens?
Ok, I've played this game all the way through 3 times now, once to see how quickly I could get it done, one to see how much I had to gift people before their reactions changed, and one to see just how many 'different' quests I could get (that one got up to 110 days). I need the next chapter! Not just want, though I do, I NEED it.
Where is it? Where????
Where is it? Where????
Would love to give a date for the next chapter but I can't promise anything. I can only say it will come out sometime this year.
And yes of course you can use you old saves. The story will pick up where it left off.
And yes of course you can use you old saves. The story will pick up where it left off.
gazi
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Wow sry Deidrupo dont meant to start a wave of "When does it get ready?"- posts xD! Its more important to work on this one, than answering the same questions again and again...in my opinion. But thx for the "hope-feeding" news! I really love the pillow-huggin', creepy, sweet and challengeing little world of yours!
Love this game. I'm having so much fun. This is the best rpg game I have ever played. The characters, graphics, music, everything is so wonderful. :D I just wish that we could somehow beat the that red monster ( I forgot it's name ) that has way too much HP and receive some rewards. One bug that I discovered is the fruit parfait and the jelly buns that should increase the AP with 10 or 20. It just doesn't work at all when eating. I can't wait for the second chapter!
Arirmind
129
author=BlackLilith
Love this game. I'm having so much fun. This is the best rpg game I have ever played. The characters, graphics, music, everything is so wonderful. :D I just wish that we could somehow beat the that red monster ( I forgot it's name ) that has way too much HP and receive some rewards. One bug that I discovered is the fruit parfait and the jelly buns that should increase the AP with 10 or 20. It just doesn't work at all when eating. I can't wait for the second chapter!
Red monster is beatable :) I quote my post from page 18:
author=Arirmind
Buyaah! I did beat 3 star beholder at Lunarea Plains. I was so dissapointed that NOTHING interesting happened after the fight :( .. No interesting dialogue/reward/drop. Or did something happen somewhere?
This was my gear setup:
Reniat:
Mage Staff (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Steel Shield (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Steelplate (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Iron Helmet (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Iron gauntlets (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Xebec:
+10 Steel Sword (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
+10 Greatbow (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Iron Helmet (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Steelplate (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Iron Gauntlets (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Eagen:
+10 Steel Sword (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
+10 Greatbow (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Steel Helmet (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Chain Mail (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Iron Gauntlets (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Ankaba:
Mage Staff (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Steel Shield (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Yellow Ribbon (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Mage¨s Robe (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
Fur Gloves (enchanted with 3 x Dodge lvl 2)
vs Beholder i would take iron gloves/helmet and chain mail over Ankaba¨s gear without even considering but sadly she is not proficient. You want physical defence not magic and magic defence (Ankaba got one shotted so bad that should have used totem instead of steel shield)
I had one Elunium unused since i wanted to see first on who it would make difference in terms of defence. No-one had 4th slot on any piece of gear and I could have tried to get Steel Helm also on Xebec and Reniat and if I remember right from previous game there is also better medium armor than Chain Mail available through Maid so this is far from optimal (upgrades only on weapons). I had saved/searched masses of Blumanto Petals and crafted Life Essence potions as many as I could. Also the fact that every single character had stacked 60% evasion played minor role. Shocking effects are as powerful as they usually are against single bosses.
EDIT: oh and party level 15
Arirmind
129
I played this through again. Lots of new stuff like anti-frazzle fields which is really good change. There is also some new ultimate boss available but havent tried it yet since i couldnt find Ankaba..? Where is she?
One thing that caught me 100% off-guard:
repair enchantments wont sell good anymore! TT
You can imagine my shock after i leveled enchantments 30-35 from purely massing purple orbs and stashing them. When i reached lvl 35 i made full storage of 150 lvl 1 repairs and went to see how much they go.. That was like 200k gold and many days wasted just like that.
One thing that caught me 100% off-guard:
repair enchantments wont sell good anymore! TT
You can imagine my shock after i leveled enchantments 30-35 from purely massing purple orbs and stashing them. When i reached lvl 35 i made full storage of 150 lvl 1 repairs and went to see how much they go.. That was like 200k gold and many days wasted just like that.
Arirmind
129
Diedrupo!
I did beat Phrontistes! It was well done and designed boss I salute you :)
Poison didnt last and I couldnt frazzle it at all.
At first it didnt seem so bad.. but once you realized how fast it enrages whether you did damage on it or not it became a real toughie.
My setup was Reniat and Ankaba on full support with divine heals/buffs, occasionally switching to sword to throw in Gut Buster attack if there was time. Xebec and Eagen full offence on every round. No party can handle him for many rounds after he fully enrages, not at least mine. That enrage mechanic made the fight really intense as every round matters even if things seems to be going well.
This time there was some reward too: 3 x Lovely recipe books and some zenis, 30k if i remember right.
I did beat Phrontistes! It was well done and designed boss I salute you :)
Poison didnt last and I couldnt frazzle it at all.
At first it didnt seem so bad.. but once you realized how fast it enrages whether you did damage on it or not it became a real toughie.
My setup was Reniat and Ankaba on full support with divine heals/buffs, occasionally switching to sword to throw in Gut Buster attack if there was time. Xebec and Eagen full offence on every round. No party can handle him for many rounds after he fully enrages, not at least mine. That enrage mechanic made the fight really intense as every round matters even if things seems to be going well.
This time there was some reward too: 3 x Lovely recipe books and some zenis, 30k if i remember right.
Good stuff! Nice to know there are other strategies besides the one I used (which I won't reveal lol).
I didn't beat the ghost in urn yet cause I wanted to level up a bit more ( I'm level 17 now ) and I want to face it at level 20. Too bad that I can't find so many monsters in the cave because I defeated Captain Colorous. I saw that I can enter the Mount now. I played this game many months ago ( when the updates weren't available and there were some bugs and glitches, but because of a dumb mistake I managed to delete it :(), so I'm very happy right now because I can enter the Mount and there is anew boss :D One thing that I saw ( I don't know if it's a glitch or not is the fact that after I go east, I find myself in an unexplored part of Runalea Plains, where some guys ( bandits? maybe) try to remove some boulders using dynamite. Reniat has the honour of making the wonderful explosion, but I don't know what to do. Help, please? :D
Arirmind
129
mm thats a lot of grinding :)
Where you get that much exp? Runalea plains? My party was level 13 when i beated ghost in the urn. 3-slots on all gear pieces. Total 35 elunium used for upgrades, +10 on both mainhands of Eagen and xebec. Rest on Off-hands for those 2.
I think you should be fine with your level. Just eat a good banquet of meals and face him!
Where you get that much exp? Runalea plains? My party was level 13 when i beated ghost in the urn. 3-slots on all gear pieces. Total 35 elunium used for upgrades, +10 on both mainhands of Eagen and xebec. Rest on Off-hands for those 2.
I think you should be fine with your level. Just eat a good banquet of meals and face him!
I don't have that many upgrades, because I used to elunium for gifts. :D I got that many exp from Colorous Cave. There is a day ( humid? I think...) where the monsters you encounter double. I need to craft some enchantments now. :)
author=BlackLilith
I didn't beat the ghost in urn yet cause I wanted to level up a bit more ( I'm level 17 now ) and I want to face it at level 20. Too bad that I can't find so many monsters in the cave because I defeated Captain Colorous. I saw that I can enter the Mount now. I played this game many months ago ( when the updates weren't available and there were some bugs and glitches, but because of a dumb mistake I managed to delete it :(), so I'm very happy right now because I can enter the Mount and there is anew boss :D One thing that I saw ( I don't know if it's a glitch or not is the fact that after I go east, I find myself in an unexplored part of Runalea Plains, where some guys ( bandits? maybe) try to remove some boulders using dynamite. Reniat has the honour of making the wonderful explosion, but I don't know what to do. Help, please? :D
Whoaa you're not supposed to be able to go there yet! I can't guarantee functionality of anything that occurs there yet lol. I thought entering the mountain was disabled in the live version but I might've messed up somewhere.
I managed to enter there somehow. I got the bomb, but couldn't use it. I also met those two guys/bandits that tried to blow up the road, but after they tell Reniat to do it herself nothing happens. I thought that the version was updated, cause I was really surprised when the guard moved and I could to enter the cave. At least I was able to see how it looks like. And the music there is gorgeous. :D
I got into the Mountain too, just to read the signs saying 'don't put your hand in the Lava" seriously how dumb are some of these adventurers? (don't answer that, I know, Lowell!). I could get the Bomb as well but not blow anything up, like the rockfall next to the hot spring you aren't allowed to use. There wasn't any glitches or errors that I encountered inside the mountain, but it's obvious that it's not finished. I just thought I might be able to get a volcanic rock for my Dad, since he asked for one.
There is an error in the fact that when you talk to the adventurers you get the start of the cut-scene but since you don't actually blow up the boulders you're stuck, you can't get out of the scene. Not a big issue since I usually save before I talk to anyone new, when I played it I could just go back.
Edited for spelling
There is an error in the fact that when you talk to the adventurers you get the start of the cut-scene but since you don't actually blow up the boulders you're stuck, you can't get out of the scene. Not a big issue since I usually save before I talk to anyone new, when I played it I could just go back.
Edited for spelling
Yeah that cut-scene is finished in the version I'm working on, but it wasn't in what got uploaded last.
I can only suggest you keep a savefile before you go there, or you might risk ruining some things.
I can only suggest you keep a savefile before you go there, or you might risk ruining some things.
Oh one thing I did want to mention, I've got a couple of treasure maps hanging around in my inventory that I can't complete because the spot where the treasure is is inaccessible. In that I've got one on the West Runelea Plain across the river behind a set of trees I can't bypass. I don't know how the co-ordinates for the treasure is calculated but since it never shows up in a river or where there is an actual tree I'm assuming it's selective, you may want to also exclude those points a player can't get to (in your copious amounts of spare time, that is :))
