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The city of Noxton takes its name from one of the eight founding families, the Noxton family. Renowned publicly for their contributions to the city, privately, they are linked to the mysterious 'Drift.' Tragedy strikes the family on Melrose Noxton’s thirteenth birthday, marked by a horrific house fire following the appearance of the titular doctrine in the guesthouse. Three years later, the mystery remains unsolved, and life seemingly moves on, but not for Melrose – she remembers everything.

This story unfolds on Melrose’s sixteenth birthday, where you will uncover the inescapable horrors of the doctrine, unravel the secrets of the Noxton family, and confront the spirits of the 'Drift' that relentlessly seek to butcher anyone in their path. Happy Birthday, Melrose.

Main Characters

Melrose

An old soul and reserved girl. Her birthday serves as a haunting reminder of the house fire and acts as the catalyst for the story.

Suzetta

A mischievous girl with a cheerful exterior. She is a close friend of Melrose and Dace’s daughter.

Silas

An unfiltered and hot-headed boy. His family harbors distrust towards the ‘founding families' in the city of Noxton.

Milton

A well-mannered and intelligent boy, slated to be the next head of the Noxton family. He is the son of Josie and Klaas, and also Melrose’s cousin.

Vernon

An introverted and inquisitive boy. He is Melrose’s childhood friend and is from another founding family, the Skallow family.

Josie

A calm and warmhearted woman. She is Melrose's aunt and Milton's mom. Her and Florence were in a state of no contact for years prior to the fire.

Dace

A composed and educated man, he is Suzetta's dad and a long-time close friend of Florence before the fire. He works for the Noxton Police Department.

Perry

A brisk and 'rough around the edges' kind of man, he is the current head of the Noxton family and the uncle of Melrose and Milton.

Klaas

A diligent and zestful man, he is Milton's dad and works for the Noxton Police Department.

Bios and artwork are subject to change before the final release of the game, and this post may be updated.

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Notoh
*Deeply Thinking*
1928
Yes, unfortunately that is a known bug that I addressed in this blog.

You'll just have to reload the game either from your save or from the beginning (if you didn't save). Sorry about that :(
Cole back here aka TheCrimsonValley!
First things first: I can now play the demo! My suspicion is that windows updated, screwing up my comp and now that it has updated again it has straighten it out.
Second things second: I now have a question. After the dinner when Suzette speaks to herself and then leaves the room my screen goes black and... nothing. I wait for a really long time but nothing happens and the game has not frozen in and on itself so I'm just wondering, is something supposed to happen? or is that just the end of the demo and I just have to close it down without being returned to the menu?
Notoh
*Deeply Thinking*
1928
Thank you so much! ^_^
I'm glad to find your game around here, good work, and beautiful art.
The best of luck.
Notoh
*Deeply Thinking*
1928
Oh, okay! In order to complete the puzzle you need to take the directions from we see starting from the writing on the wall.


Also thanks for telling me how to change the text scroll! I probably would've just put CTRL in and would've been confused as to why it wasn't working. C:
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781

I noted the "N" on the clock, the "W" on the roses (or was it the letter next to the roses?), the "E" on the presents, and the "S" on the door. That's why I figured the combination to get out probably involved checking the roses ("W"), the presents ("E"), the door ("S"), then the presents twice ("E", "E").


author=Nedras
I didn't even know that was even a thing! I'll change it to control (making it run like a visual novel).

Then, you'd replace...

TEXT_SKIP = :A     # Input::A is the shift button on keyboard.

with...

TEXT_SKIP = Input::CTRL

...though, I've been known to retain original programming, so, mine looks more like...

#TEXT_SKIP = :A     # Input::A is the shift button on keyboard.
TEXT_SKIP = Input::CTRL

...that. That's just my insanity, though.
Notoh
*Deeply Thinking*
1928
author=Marrend
..at this point, I'm almost positive that the "We see" sign and the clues in that room relate to getting out of there (ie: check the roses, then check the presents, then the door, then the presents twice, then... the "We see" sign?). So far, no success. I was able to find the Pocket Knife (which plays an error sound when trying to select it), and the Glue (which seems to be usable, but I don't see/notice anything happening).


Here's how you solve that:
If you check the other items around the room you will notice that there are directions. The clock is on the north wall. "WE SEE" isn't only a message, but directions too. ;)


author=Marrend
*Edit: Another thing I'm noticing is that Shift is used as both a fast-forward button for text display and character movement. I largely suspect the use of Yanfly's messaging system for the former. In which case, I would suggest a different button to fast-forward text messages. I use Control, but, if you want a different button (such as one that's on the virtual gamepad), I could probably find the reference for you.


I didn't even know that was even a thing! I'll change it to control (making it run like a visual novel).
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781
Gave this a short try. Mostly to see if I could produce the same error/crash that TheCrimsonValley is experiencing. Unfortunately, I could not. Getting past the first room...


...at this point, I'm almost positive that the "We see" sign and the clues in that room relate to getting out of there (ie: check the roses, then check the presents, then the door, then the presents twice, then... the "We see" sign?). So far, no success. I was able to find the Pocket Knife (which plays an error sound when trying to select it), and the Glue (which seems to be usable, but I don't see/notice anything happening).


*Edit: Another thing I'm noticing is that Shift is used as both a fast-forward button for text display and character movement. I largely suspect the use of Yanfly's messaging system for the former. In which case, I would suggest a different button to fast-forward text messages. I use Control, but, if you want a different button (such as one that's on the virtual gamepad), I could probably find the reference for you.
Notoh
*Deeply Thinking*
1928
author=FlareBlitzed
author=Nedras
Not at all! Let's Plays are 100% allowed (even monetized videos), however, I do ask that you put a link back to the game or at least the tumblr homepage. :)
I'll place a link to here and your tumblr page within the description of the video(s). ^_^

Other games of this genre don't allow monetising, so I just do it as a rule not to monetise. (I only do YouTube as a hobby, 0% financial profit). :)


Alright! That's totally fine. Just make sure you link the game homepage which is here. I'll make sure to watch your video as well! (I'm always interested in what people have to say.)
author=Nedras
Not at all! Let's Plays are 100% allowed (even monetized videos), however, I do ask that you put a link back to the game or at least the tumblr homepage. :)


I'll place a link to here and your tumblr page within the description of the video(s). ^_^

Other games of this genre don't allow monetising, so I just do it as a rule not to monetise. (I only do YouTube as a hobby, 0% financial profit). :)
Notoh
*Deeply Thinking*
1928
author=Bluekittykira
This looks like it's going to be really fun. ^^


Thanks, friend! :'D

author=TheCrimsonValley
Oh it's okay.
I'm a fairly certain that it is something with Windows 8 and this laptop that is screwing it up so to speak.
I'll try to look into it more, I don't think there is something wrong with it on your side frankly o,o'


I actually tried looking it up (game.exe not running) and got a variety of results, but not many were similar to your situation. :/

Good luck though! :)
Oh it's okay.
I'm a fairly certain that it is something with Windows 8 and this laptop that is screwing it up so to speak.
I'll try to look into it more, I don't think there is something wrong with it on your side frankly o,o'
This looks like it's going to be really fun. ^^
Notoh
*Deeply Thinking*
1928
author=TheCrimsonValley
author=Nedras
You do have VX Ace RTP though, right? Because it won't run without it. >:c
I own RPG Maker VX ACE so I have never been needing to install that RTP.
You still think I need to do it to get the game going? o,o'


No, because then it is already on your computer. That's just so weird though... I want to do what I can to help but I'm not quite sure at this point. :<

author=FlareBlitzed
I see you've updated your demo along with a new download link, do you have any problems with me performing a Let's Play on The Doctrine of Perseverance? I will put a link in the description to this page and you. :)


Not at all! Let's Plays are 100% allowed (even monetized videos), however, I do ask that you put a link back to the game or at least the tumblr homepage. :)
I see you've updated your demo along with a new download link, do you have any problems with me performing a Let's Play on The Doctrine of Perseverance? I will put a link in the description to this page and you. :)
author=Nedras
You do have VX Ace RTP though, right? Because it won't run without it. >:c


I own RPG Maker VX ACE so I have never been needing to install that RTP.
You still think I need to do it to get the game going? o,o'
Notoh
*Deeply Thinking*
1928
author=TheCrimsonValley
Tried again, installing all the fonts and it won't start at all.


You do have VX Ace RTP though, right? Because it won't run without it. >:c
Tried again, installing all the fonts and it won't start at all.
Have no idea if it is my comp fucking it up or not (that is a high possibility) but it is a tad weird that I've installed other RPG maker games around the same days as this one but this is the only one that simply freezes my entire "window" where the game files are located and nothing happens.
Thanks anyways for looking into it!
Notoh
*Deeply Thinking*
1928
Okay, so I took a look at it and it's running fine for me. Do you have VX Ace RTP? If you don't you can download it here. If you do, try downloading the font in the font folder. I know it requires it in game so that might be why it's not opening.

Hopefully this helps!
Thank you so much for taking a look at it!
I really wish to test this game out so I appreciate you taking a look into it! :3
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