Flawed Crystals

Devlog

• Version 1.02.2
  May 04, 2022 by A Friendly Irin

  Someone found a bug, so I'm rolling out a new patch! Fixed a bug where gaining multiple levels at once would result in incorrect level-up bonuses. Fixed a bug that prevented players from completing Ja... Continue reading
• Version 1.02.1
  May 09, 2021 by A Friendly Irin

  Hello everyone! Someone reported a bunch of bugs, so I'm uploading a patch, plus a few requested improvements. Switching personalities should no longer generate an error message. The final battle no l... Continue reading
• Version 1.02
  August 30, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Garnet's Crescendo cost reduced to 0 (from 1). The game now explicitly informs you how much scrap you lose when rescued by Lapis. Lapis now has an additional exchange pointing you to a weaker area for... Continue reading
• Version 1.01.5
  August 09, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  This patch should fix an error that can occur when fighting The Bound... Continue reading
• Version 1.01.4
  August 04, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  This update should fix a potential bug in the Barn preventing certain players from accessing the boss battle... Continue reading
• Version 1.01.3
  April 19, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Feelgood Tea Sets should now work correctly. The area revisit scenes will now display the full "Continue..." button instead of the hard-to-see ellipses. Fixed a typo in the Room... Continue reading
• Artist's Statement
  April 10, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  I have posted a (very long) artist's statement detailing my motivations for writing this story and the experience of building it. You can view the statement on Archive of Our Own here . And seriously,... Continue reading
• Version 1.01.2
  April 10, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  Slightly changed Bismuth's dialogue in the bad endings to make Peridot's behavior more reasonable. You can now return to before the point of no return or to the start of the Room after completing the... Continue reading
• Version 1.01.1
  April 06, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Fixed a broken HTML tag in Bismuth's healing sequence. The Sun and Son of the Sun will now preferentially target The Lost with their support abilities just as they did in the corrupted Pearl battle... Continue reading
• Version 1.01
  April 05, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  I have released a postmortem that is linked in the game after you complete it. You can also see it here . Additional changes: Added link to developer notes. Nerfed the boss rematches again. They are n... Continue reading
• Version 1.00.2
  April 03, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  The Drowned should now have her name displayed in all caps like the other boss rematches. The power curve on Son of the Sun's healing has been adjusted. It is now weaker in stages 3 and 4, and has an... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.1
  March 31, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  This update should hopefully fix another problem with the Forge puzzle. Edit: Also, The Drowned should now only use Mutilate when below half health, not the first time she's damaged... Continue reading
• Version 1.0: The Center of the Universe
  March 30, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  I need you to respect me, I don't respect me I need you to love me, I don't love me But I want you to know you don't know me Can you change my mi-i-i-i-ind Can you change my mi-i-i-i-ind Can you chang... Continue reading
• Version 0.99.2
  March 29, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  Fixed a text glitch in the preview of all-striking abilities that occurred when there was only one enemy. The Perfect Crystal's mass attacks should now work correctly. The Perfect Crystal's "Doomed As... Continue reading
• Version 0.99.1
  March 29, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  Enemy piercing attacks are now weaker across the board. Amethyst's dragon tail now has the same respawn rate as other tails. Nerfed the Room boss rematches down to their stage 6 stats. Provocation sho... Continue reading
• Version 0.99: Final stage beta
  March 27, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  The final stage has been released for beta testing. I am very interested to hear your thoughts on it. Please tell me your experience and how you felt. Additional changes: Fixed a text glitch in the pr... Continue reading
• Version 0.98.2
  March 20, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  This version will reset the Forge puzzle on save load, but only once. Tell me if problems still occur... Continue reading
• Version 0.98.1
  March 18, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  (I forgot to update the version number in the game itself, but it's a new version, don't worry.) Fixed a text glitch when Bubble or Thorns block a status effect. Attacking a Thorned enemy while under... Continue reading
• Version 0.98: The Forgotten
  March 16, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  Remember. Additional changes: A certain boss now has more accurate tolerance values. The content boundary now explicitly informs the player they are entering a point of no return... Continue reading
• Version 0.97: Endgame beta
  March 13, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  The first part of the endgame is now available to beta testers. Enter the password on the prompt that appears at the home base. Your input is highly appreciated for this section. I don't just want bug... Continue reading
• Version 0.96.2
  March 09, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  This is just a hotfix for a potential glitch that could occur on save load... Continue reading
• Version 0.96.1
  March 08, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  Fixed a text glitch in Perfection. It should no longer be possible to get stuck with an impossible strength value in the alloy puzzle. The puzzle will be reset when you load your save on this version... Continue reading
• Version 0.96: Bismuth
  March 07, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  Heal the shattered. Additional changes this update: NEW FEATURE: You can now space out enemy attacks! When the "advance turn" button is pressed, only the number of enemies equal to the actions you hav... Continue reading
• Version 0.95: The Shattered
  March 02, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Bismuth's forge has been fired up again. What horrors might she create in her corrupted state? Additional changes: It should no longer be possible to skip Amethyst's post-healing scenes. Rebalanced en... Continue reading
• Version 0.94.1
  February 26, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Crashing Skies power increased to 200% (from 150%) and cost increased to 8 (from 7). Metallic Strike no longer generates additional threat at higher levels. The Pessimist Badge should now work properl... Continue reading
• Version 0.94: Rebalancing and Stage 6 beta
  February 25, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  A lot of changes this update! In addition to releasing stage 6 to beta testers, I rebalanced enemies to hopefully provide a smoother difficulty curve. Enemy stat growth has been redone. It turns out I... Continue reading
• Version 0.91.3
  February 06, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Crawlers and caterpillars now require a warm-up of 1 turn before they can use their cracking abilities. Recall will now inflict Stunned even if the user has Stunned tolerance. Fixed a typo in Pearl's... Continue reading
• Version 0.91.2
  February 04, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Changed the way the corn maze was constructed. The code was really terrible and a nightmare to navigate, but not anymore! As a consequence of this, if you were in the corn maze you will be booted back... Continue reading
• Version 0.91.1
  February 04, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Pumpkins' attack power has been reverted to baseline. Lick uses will now persist across personality switches. Flower enemies will now heal much less. Corrupted Peridot's revival ability now works corr... Continue reading
• Version 0.91: Pearl
  February 03, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Find the lost. Additional changes this update: The desert should now be accessible in the treasure finder. Pearl's Quick Strike will no longer interfere with Stevonnie's Focus. Son of the Son can now... Continue reading
• Version 0.90.2
  January 28, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Pearl now has talk options for all boss fights. Talk options that reduce enemy stats have had their effectiveness halved. (Amethyst's talk for Pearl's fight now only reduces Pearl's Defense.) Corrupte... Continue reading
• Version 0.90.1
  January 28, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Beta testers should now actually have access to the healing sequence. (And as always, try to fight the bad ending boss and tell me if they're too easy.)... Continue reading
• Version 0.90: The Lost
  January 27, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  The Great Desert is a place of many secrets, where forgotten remnants of the gem war litter the sands. Pearl has chosen this place as her domain, willing to fly its whole length over and over but neve... Continue reading
• Version 0.89.4
  January 22, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Standard enemy attacks have been redone to give a smoother difficulty curve and be generally stronger. They now gain +15% power every stage after 2, and special abilities (such as the tomato cannon's... Continue reading
• Version 0.89.3
  January 21, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  So I know it's really weird to be introducing a new mechanic this late in the game, but Lick now has limited uses. These uses are carried across battles but are restored when returning home (or when r... Continue reading
• Version 0.89.2
  January 20, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Enemies now gain +5 HP at the start of each stage in addition to their normal stat gains from level up. Boss HP growth is now nonlinear; they will gain more HP at later stages compared to earlier ones... Continue reading
• Version 0.89.1
  January 20, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Fixed a text glitch in Crashing Skies. Supernova is now usable without full HP again. Serpents will no longer glitch out if you change their target to an empty square. Corrupted Pearl now has more HP... Continue reading
• Version 0.89: Stage 5 beta
  January 19, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  The Great Desert is now available for beta testing. Additionally: The Foresight Badge now grants tolerance against Grappled as well as Stunned. (If you already have it equipped, you will need to re-eq... Continue reading
• Version 0.85.4
  January 06, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  The menu and "Use Mobile Stone" notes in the sidebar are now clickable links. This is for accessibility for mobile users, who cannot use the hotkeys. Please tell me if you experience any problems with... Continue reading
• Version 0.85.3
  January 05, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Redid the bad ending boss' AI again , hopefully it actually works as intended now. They should never hit a crystallized character with a direct melee attack, even if they initially target a character... Continue reading
• Version 0.85.2
  January 05, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Changed part of the bad ending boss' AI to hopefully be in line with what I originally wanted it to do: If everyone in the front row is crystallized, they won't use a melee attack. This is to prevent... Continue reading
• Version 0.85.1
  January 04, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  You should no longer get an error when using abilities with no target against the bad ending boss. Toy Cars now correctly use the target's pronouns in their action text, rather than the subject's. The... Continue reading
• Version 0.85: Amethyst
  January 03, 2020 by A Friendly Irin

  Love the wretched. Additional changes: The "..." link to continue scenes is now more visible, and the continue buttons in flashback scenes now look different (and, hopefully, nicer)... Continue reading
• Version 0.80: The Wretched
  December 31, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The Alpha Kindergarten has been dead for millennia, but now it churns with activity once more. Amethyst lairs somewhere deep below. You will have to brave the darkness, and the things within it, to re... Continue reading
• Version 0.79.3
  December 28, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The Stage 4 boss now gives slightly more XP, enough for a guaranteed level up if you are at level 17. To accommodate people who can't read sidebars, the standard defeat screen now explicitly tells you... Continue reading
• Version 0.79.2
  December 26, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Fixed a typo in the preview for Cosmic Swirl Lion Lickers. Supernova power down to 150% (from 200%). This was mainly because combining it with Focus proved too gamebreaking... Continue reading
• Version 0.79.1
  December 25, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Fixed a typo in the use text of bottles of Rose's tears. Nerfed Rising Tides: It now generates 2 SP per MP instead of 3. This produces an SP/action efficiency of 1, 1.3, and 1.5. (This is a pretty big... Continue reading
• Version 0.79: Stage 4 beta
  December 25, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The Alpha Kindergarten is now open for beta testing. In particular, I would like to know if you're finding Garnet and/or the mole enemies too overpowered. Additional changes: Nerfed stat mod effects b... Continue reading
• Version 0.75: Garnet
  December 22, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Free the bound. Additional change in this update: The screen should no longer "flicker" when ending a dark-styled battle. (However, to accomplish this I had to potentially allow for the possibility of... Continue reading
• Version 0.70.3
  December 21, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Enemies will now have their maximum HP set correctly in lasting damage battles. It should no longer be possible to master Supernova. (If you did master it already, I can't think of an elegant way to r... Continue reading
• Version 0.70.2
  December 19, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  It should now be possible to target poofed gems with revival abilities again... Continue reading
• Version 0.70.1
  December 17, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  1

  The names of nonviable targets should no longer disappear during the targeting phase. Choosing an HP bonus on level up while wearing the Confidence Badge should no longer produce strange results. It s... Continue reading
• Version 0.70: The Bound
  December 16, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The Strawberry Battlefield has been overrun by giant insects and other pests. Their infighting is destroying the peaceful vista, leaving stalks trampled and strawberries smashed open to rot. You suspe... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.9.1
  December 15, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  You should no longer see an error when visiting the temple for the first time... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.9
  December 15, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Fixed a text glitch in Bully. You should no longer encounter audio glitches when reloading saves. The navigation arrows in the third Strawberry Battlefield passage should now work correctly... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.8.1: Audio fix
  December 12, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Audio glitches should be fixed in this version. The background music should now fade out before every boss battle, and "Rancid Wind" should stop playing on the final passage of a healing sequence. (Th... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.8
  December 12, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Characters should now be fully healed if you return home while lasting damage is active. Fixed a broken if statement in the Strawberry Battlefield... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.7
  December 12, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The victory screen should no longer throw an error and level ups should work correctly again. The mute button should now accurately reflect the audio state when a save is reloaded. The bad ending boss... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.6
  December 11, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Fixed a broken if in the bad ending. Tweaked the corrupted Garnet battle -- she now has fewer flunky enemies, but more HP. Actually, changed my mind, she works as before. The bad ending boss' "Big Cru... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.5
  December 10, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Jumpers' finisher attack is now a bit weaker if fought at stage 2. Pummelling Strike is now slightly weaker. The revisit mechanics have been slightly changed to allow a revisit to trigger on every sta... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.4
  December 08, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Weavers will no longer inflict disharmony at the current stage. All Strawberry Battlefield enemies except Jumpers have had their base Attack increased by 1. The preview for status curing abilities sho... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.3
  December 08, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The first side path in the Strawberry Battlefield should now work correctly. Floating-point errors should no longer occur in battle... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.2
  December 08, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  You will now trigger the bad ending if you exhaust all the bad options during a healing sequence, regardless of your point total. There is now a return link on the password screen... Continue reading
• Version 0.69.1: Now functional!
  December 07, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Why did no one tell me I broke enemy encounters in the last update?!? Well, it's fixed now, at any rate. Enemy encounters should work again. Jumper spiders' finisher should be slightly less devastatin... Continue reading
• Version 0.69
  December 06, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The Strawberry Battlefield has entered beta testing. DM me if you wish to be a beta tester. Additional changes in this update: Lasting damage (such as from the apple orchard) should no longer persist... Continue reading
• Version 0.65.3
  December 02, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Rose's Shield now costs 9 Star Points (up from 7). Stunned enemies will no longer decay their cooldown. This means you can disrupt their strategies and attacks with a well-timed stun. Boss flunkies wi... Continue reading
• Version 0.65.2
  November 30, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The treasure finder's counts should now be accurate. Slightly changed aggression calculation mechanics such that it is now possible for non-damaging abilities to gain aggression. This should only actu... Continue reading
• Version 0.65.1
  November 28, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  It should now no longer be possible to fight corrupted Peridot multiple times. Any problems involving duplicate party members and item catalogs should be fixed on a save load. It should no longer be p... Continue reading
• Version 0.65: Peridot
  November 28, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Salvage the derelict. Additional changes this update: Corrupted Peridot now has 6 DEF (down from 8) and 160 HP (up from 150). Slightly changed the way the navigation arrows work. There shouldn't be an... Continue reading
• Version 0.60.1
  November 24, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  You can now talk to Jasper at home. Lapis now has an additional scene when spoken to for the first time at home. Lapis' treasure finder is now functional. To keep game balance in a manageable ballpark... Continue reading
• Version 0.60: The Derelict
  November 22, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The next area is live! The fields around the barn have grown into a strange, chaotic jungle that threatens to swallow Beach City. Peridot is somewhere inside, but getting her to hold still might be ea... Continue reading
• Version 0.59.6
  November 22, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  HP upgrades now give +5, up from +3. Note that this applies to enemies as well. I hope this will lead to a better balance between Defense and HP. (Keep in mind that unlike Attack the Light , this game... Continue reading
• Version 0.59.5
  November 21, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Lion Lickers now echo the correct amount of recovery. Together Breakfasts now work correctly. Focus boost is now 250% (down from 300%). Pumpkin is now referred to with female pronouns. The flunkies in... Continue reading
• Version 0.59.4
  November 21, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Enemy level adjustments should now work correctly. Lick should now work correctly. Bottles of Rose's Tears should now refresh correctly upon return to home. The Magnet Badge now costs something. Fixed... Continue reading
• Version 0.59.3
  November 21, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The standard defeat handler now directs you to the correct passage. The standard defeat passage now features an additional scene when viewed for the first time. It is no longer possible to open the me... Continue reading
• Version 0.59.2
  November 20, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Revival skills should work again. Several skills and status effects should hopefully no longer produce errors in their info text. Boss flunkies no longer give XP or scrap. Don't worry, this isn't robb... Continue reading
• Version 0.59.1
  November 20, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Fixed several menu glitches. Inventory buttons now look less ugly. It is now possible to learn skills through level up again. Checks for determining if a certain item is equipped now work correctly... Continue reading
• Version 0.59
  November 19, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The next chapter has entered alpha testing. Corrupted Lapis' Mutilate ability should now work correctly. For flavor, added a passive ability for Jasper justifying her respawn time. Healing items can n... Continue reading
• Version 0.50.8
  November 13, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Jasper now learns her second skill at level 4 and her third skill at level 8. If your Jasper is currently at one of these levels in your save file, she should exchange 3 HP for the skill; tell me if y... Continue reading
• Version 0.50.7
  November 06, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Personality switches will now take you back to Stevonnie's action selection rather than the battle map. Personality switches will now force a confirm screen even if you have the confirm screen disable... Continue reading
• Version 0.50.6
  November 05, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Recall should no longer produce an error message. Stonewall cost is now 0 (down from 1). Roar no longer has use text... Continue reading
• Version 0.50.5
  November 05, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Made some of the tutorial messages clearer. In case of confusion: The asterisk next to a character's name is their status button, and you view aggression on the enemies, not the player characters. Cha... Continue reading
• Version 0.50.4
  November 04, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Switching to Steven should no longer create an error. Personality switches can no longer be repeated with the last action button. Corrupted Lapis will no longer summon more than 2 clones. This should... Continue reading
• Version 0.50.3
  November 03, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  Buffs should now work correctly. Effects with no removal message no longer require you to click through the end-of-round passage. Lion Lickers now heal 20 HP (up from 15). The requirement to get the b... Continue reading
• Version 0.50.2
  November 01, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The status pane should no longer move horizontally, preventing it from interfering with the main battle map. Its width has also been shrunk slightly to accommodate smaller monitors a bit better. Respa... Continue reading
• Version 0.50.1
  November 01, 2019 by A Friendly Irin

  The preview for Focus will no longer glitch out. Focus should now work correctly, and will be applied to each hit in an area effect attack. Corrupted Lapis no longer buffs water clones when she heals... Continue reading