Just finished your game (FA) and all DLC's + Best Elf. I liked it a lot, but it ended with a huge cliffhanger, and now I... No, I think all of us want a sequel of Faulty Apprentice. Recently I've watched your stream where you announced an entirely new game. I was not paying much attention though;P So I gotta ask: is there any plans for FA2?
I have big plans for FA2, but need to build some more skills first so I can do it the way I imagine. I'll be doing another VN like Best Elf that will continue the story soon too. Thank you so much for being interested in the story and playing my games!
hmmm it should be a dropdown menu.. Maybe you need to exit full screen first? Someone on our discord might be able to help you in more detail if you still have trouble though. AGL Discord [ here ]
Sorry you are having trouble, but thank you for playing! -Din
That's a great question. Maybe after Best Elf is released I can convince my programmer to make an android version. If we do, I'll be sure to announce it on our X account @AGLstudioArt and our newsletter via our website AGLstudioArt.com
Thanks for letting me know you're interested! -Din
We had a demo during devolpment but by the time the game released it was very out of date. Should have made a new one yes, but too late now. Best I can suggest is watching a playthrough? This one is very thurough and has a cute girl playing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOWPXVuKNANy2FJuHVuhQ0_TAotxTbdAh *skip to video 3 to skip the prologue and get better idea of actual game.
Cheers and thanks for being interested in my game, Faulty Apprentice! I'll be releasing the spin-off, Best Elf in May so its a great time to play. Feel free to hit me up on discord if you have any more questions: https://discord.gg/AGLstudioArt
Steam's mac policy makes it unrealistic for a small dev like me to put a mac version on steam. If you have paypal and FA doesn't run, I can refund you personaly. email me at AGLstudioArt@gmail.com
Huh, does it cost more to offer a Mac ver through steam? I have noticed a fair amount of indie games that have Mac ver's here don't have them on their Steam page.
Do you happen to have a a min Sys Req's for Mac? My processor is comparable to whats listed on the steam page for windows and i've got 12G of ram. But my GPU is a paired type (Geforce 320M). So driver support regarding some lighting/shading effects with open GL often comes up as an issue.
I am artist/writer, so can't speak on such technical terms. I kmow it runs a bit heavy though. Some players in our discord could probably help more. They are pretty savy. https://disocrd.gg/AGLstudioArt
AGL stands for Agility. We started off as an art studio doing contract art for other games, so we named ourselves after agility because we could quickly meet and adapt to diffent studios art needs. Thats why our website is AGLstdioArt.com . I started making Faulty Apprentice while we were still open to contract work, so the name just sorta carried over. Tbh, no one ever guess Agility for the name even when it was an art studio, but while its a funny story about an epic fail of name decision, it was an epic win in decision of taking a risk and sacrifice to make my own game (=
Should have gone with AGI — the common shorthand for Agility in numerous RPGs. Str, Def, Spe, Dex three-letter shorthands commonly use the first three letters, with the only outliers having the same second and third letters (Atk), the same three letters as another stat (Spc, Spd), or names with multiple words (MDf, MAt, SpA\PAt, SpD\SDf…).
Congrats eather way on becoming Self-suffecient Game Leaders~! 😉
Yes, all DLC are included in the main game files. You must complete the main story, and then the first DLC, Escape From Borg Mountain. After that DLC can be played in any order. Hope you enjoy! (=
Hmm, thats a tough question. Itchio doesn't work well with DLC items, that's why we just include the DLCs in the base game here. However I just made the digital art book available on our website's digital store. AGLstudioArt.com
Hmm sorry about that. The problem might have came from my end. I re-uploaded the files without .ziping them. Hopefully that helps! You should be able to download after few days though. If you still have trouble though, email me at AGLstudioArt@gmail.com and I'll make sure you get sorted out. -Din
The price for Faulty Apprentice on itchio includes the DLC content, but on Steam its seperate. Content is all the same though. It was just easier to do it that way here on itchio. If you have any more questions just let me know! -Din
I enjoy the artstyle and the writing, but also have to leave some criticism-
There are just too many characters and feeling like you have to speak to each one every day because of the time limit is a massive chore instead of being fun. Then you have to speak to every. single. one. at night as well. I'd say it's fine for some to have less story than others to make it feel less samey and forced.
If the dialogue wasn't as repetitive (I mean mechanically, the writing ranges from fine to great) then I might be more inclined to enjoy the great amount of characters.
TL;DR: Very polished work let down by a bit too much dialogue (5h in and it's been somewhat tedious)
Hey Nutt! I appreciate the feedback and can understand your position. Technically you don't have to talk to everyone day AND night. The game doesn't tell you this, but the night option is there in case you need to catch up. So you will probably max everyone out before the end. The game also doesn't tell you this, but Sundays are the only days were it is important to speak with everyone because the dialogues are main story specific and will only trigger those days.
For what its worth, as the artist and writer that (tried to) make every character interesting to talk to, I appcriate your dilligence spending time with everyone. (= While it's too late for me to change Faulty Apprentice, I promise to do my best to improve and make better games in the future!
Hmm, there should be a "Continue" and a "Load Game" after the start of day one from either your own save or the auto-save.. If you can join our Discord we might be able to help you find the folder the saves are located in and some other apprentices might be able to jump in with solutions. Very sorry to hear you are having trouble! -Din
I keep getting an error "You do not have permission to open the application "FaultyApprentice_VMac"". Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to get this to work on Mac?
Since we are not a liscenced publisher for Mac, you will need to manually open the game via the Security & Privacy menu in System Preferences. Click "Open Anyways". You may have to click open anyways mulitple times (Mac REALLY doesn't like indie publishers XD)
If you need any more help feel free to contact me directly on Discord.
I don't see an option for manually opening files in Security & Privacy. Would it matter that I'm running Big Sur? I haven't run into a 64-bit-vs-32-bit error, but maybe I just haven't gotten that far.
Hmm, as long as the app icon isn't faded out with a Ø symbol on it, there should be a way to open it. Maybe opening process is different for Big Sir.. I am still on mojave otherwise I could help you. Sorry you are having issues! Hopefully you can find a way to open the app. I really want you to start your apprenticship!! -Din
A brief google search turned up this, which suggests that it's not actually a permissions issue - Big Sur just isn't letting any unsigned apps work. I'll see if any of those solutions work.
If you manage to find a solution, please let me know so I can make a READ ME instruction file for mac users. Again very sorry you have having to deal with this issue )=
Hey. Any idea if the game would launch on android using Joiplay? The game looks really interesting but i only have my phone for now (laptop is old and almost dead so i'll be looking for a new one sometime later)
[Windows] [1.5.3] If you play the prologue, and try to exit your room without sleeping first, the bird and its actual name is shown before you even meet them.
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Just finished your game (FA) and all DLC's + Best Elf. I liked it a lot, but it ended with a huge cliffhanger, and now I... No, I think all of us want a sequel of Faulty Apprentice.
Recently I've watched your stream where you announced an entirely new game.
I was not paying much attention though;P So I gotta ask: is there any plans for FA2?
I have big plans for FA2, but need to build some more skills first so I can do it the way I imagine. I'll be doing another VN like Best Elf that will continue the story soon too. Thank you so much for being interested in the story and playing my games!
Hey. I am having a problem where I can't see the menu for screen resolutions. There are buttons but no text. Is this something on my end?
hmmm it should be a dropdown menu.. Maybe you need to exit full screen first? Someone on our discord might be able to help you in more detail if you still have trouble though. AGL Discord [ here ]
Sorry you are having trouble, but thank you for playing! -Din
Will there ever be an Android version? I'd buy it twice if there was lol.
That's a great question. Maybe after Best Elf is released I can convince my programmer to make an android version. If we do, I'll be sure to announce it on our X account @AGLstudioArt and our newsletter via our website AGLstudioArt.com
Thanks for letting me know you're interested! -Din
I don't suppose any of the DLC in the past 2 years added a playable female character
No, they are adventures that continue the story or allow you to "retire" from adventures and live happily ever after with a girl.
twitter said there was a summer wallpaper pack?
Yes, sir! You can see it in the files listed under Buy Now button.
round 3 :/
Kinda wish there was a demo to play test, Since the Mac Ver isn't available on steam, and refunds via itch are much less user friendly than steam.
We had a demo during devolpment but by the time the game released it was very out of date. Should have made a new one yes, but too late now. Best I can suggest is watching a playthrough? This one is very thurough and has a cute girl playing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOWPXVuKNANy2FJuHVuhQ0_TAotxTbdAh *skip to video 3 to skip the prologue and get better idea of actual game.
Cheers and thanks for being interested in my game, Faulty Apprentice! I'll be releasing the spin-off, Best Elf in May so its a great time to play. Feel free to hit me up on discord if you have any more questions: https://discord.gg/AGLstudioArt
-Din
I think you maybe misunderstood why I would want a Demo.
There are two main reasons for demo's.
A- To see if you enjoy the gameplay/concept/etc
B- To test if the game actually runs on your system smoothly/at all.
The game looks amazing to me and I am pretty damn sure I want to play it.
My issue is the later, for most games it's the later. Honestly I often feel like game dev's have forgot about this concept..
Maybe you could offer the Mac version on steam?
Steam's mac policy makes it unrealistic for a small dev like me to put a mac version on steam. If you have paypal and FA doesn't run, I can refund you personaly. email me at AGLstudioArt@gmail.com
Huh, does it cost more to offer a Mac ver through steam? I have noticed a fair amount of indie games that have Mac ver's here don't have them on their Steam page.
Do you happen to have a a min Sys Req's for Mac? My processor is comparable to whats listed on the steam page for windows and i've got 12G of ram. But my GPU is a paired type (Geforce 320M). So driver support regarding some lighting/shading effects with open GL often comes up as an issue.
I am artist/writer, so can't speak on such technical terms. I kmow it runs a bit heavy though. Some players in our discord could probably help more. They are pretty savy. https://disocrd.gg/AGLstudioArt
Out of curiosity;
What does "AGL" stand for?
AGL stands for Agility. We started off as an art studio doing contract art for other games, so we named ourselves after agility because we could quickly meet and adapt to diffent studios art needs. Thats why our website is AGLstdioArt.com . I started making Faulty Apprentice while we were still open to contract work, so the name just sorta carried over. Tbh, no one ever guess Agility for the name even when it was an art studio, but while its a funny story about an epic fail of name decision, it was an epic win in decision of taking a risk and sacrifice to make my own game (=
Cheers and thanks for asking haha! -Din
Ah.
Should have gone with AGI — the common shorthand for Agility in numerous RPGs. Str, Def, Spe, Dex three-letter shorthands commonly use the first three letters, with the only outliers having the same second and third letters (Atk), the same three letters as another stat (Spc, Spd), or names with multiple words (MDf, MAt, SpA\PAt, SpD\SDf…).
Congrats eather way on becoming Self-suffecient Game Leaders~! 😉
Does buying the bundle include the DLCs
Yes, all DLC are included in the main game files. You must complete the main story, and then the first DLC, Escape From Borg Mountain. After that DLC can be played in any order. Hope you enjoy! (=
-Din
Is there supposed to be a steam key that comes with the ItchIO purchase? It doesn't seem to be generating.
Negative, Steam and itchio purchases are seperate.
Fair enough. Will you make the Digital Art available for download from Itch as well like the Steam DLC?
Hmm, thats a tough question. Itchio doesn't work well with DLC items, that's why we just include the DLCs in the base game here. However I just made the digital art book available on our website's digital store. AGLstudioArt.com
Thanks for being interested in the art book! (=
Thanks. Bought the digital store version but seem to be having trouble downloading it. Doesn't give the option to download even after a few days.
Hmm sorry about that. The problem might have came from my end. I re-uploaded the files without .ziping them. Hopefully that helps! You should be able to download after few days though. If you still have trouble though, email me at AGLstudioArt@gmail.com and I'll make sure you get sorted out. -Din
Are there merits to buying it here, instead of steam? It seems to be more expensive here, but It's a little hard to tell what I'm getting.
The price for Faulty Apprentice on itchio includes the DLC content, but on Steam its seperate. Content is all the same though. It was just easier to do it that way here on itchio. If you have any more questions just let me know! -Din
Thanks a lot for your help with my problem. Much love <3
Best Elf is currently in development but all 5 DLCs are included with Faulty Apprentice here on Itch.io. (=
I enjoy the artstyle and the writing, but also have to leave some criticism-
There are just too many characters and feeling like you have to speak to each one every day because of the time limit is a massive chore instead of being fun. Then you have to speak to every. single. one. at night as well. I'd say it's fine for some to have less story than others to make it feel less samey and forced.
If the dialogue wasn't as repetitive (I mean mechanically, the writing ranges from fine to great) then I might be more inclined to enjoy the great amount of characters.
TL;DR: Very polished work let down by a bit too much dialogue (5h in and it's been somewhat tedious)
Hey Nutt! I appreciate the feedback and can understand your position. Technically you don't have to talk to everyone day AND night. The game doesn't tell you this, but the night option is there in case you need to catch up. So you will probably max everyone out before the end. The game also doesn't tell you this, but Sundays are the only days were it is important to speak with everyone because the dialogues are main story specific and will only trigger those days.
For what its worth, as the artist and writer that (tried to) make every character interesting to talk to, I appcriate your dilligence spending time with everyone. (= While it's too late for me to change Faulty Apprentice, I promise to do my best to improve and make better games in the future!
-Din
Hi I just buy the game.
My problem is I saved the game but when I reopen its say new game.
Why I don't have the load game?
Hmm, there should be a "Continue" and a "Load Game" after the start of day one from either your own save or the auto-save.. If you can join our Discord we might be able to help you find the folder the saves are located in and some other apprentices might be able to jump in with solutions. Very sorry to hear you are having trouble! -Din
I keep getting an error "You do not have permission to open the application "FaultyApprentice_VMac"". Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to get this to work on Mac?
Since we are not a liscenced publisher for Mac, you will need to manually open the game via the Security & Privacy menu in System Preferences. Click "Open Anyways". You may have to click open anyways mulitple times (Mac REALLY doesn't like indie publishers XD)
If you need any more help feel free to contact me directly on Discord.
Good luck and Merry Christmas!
-Din
I don't see an option for manually opening files in Security & Privacy. Would it matter that I'm running Big Sur? I haven't run into a 64-bit-vs-32-bit error, but maybe I just haven't gotten that far.
Hmm, as long as the app icon isn't faded out with a Ø symbol on it, there should be a way to open it. Maybe opening process is different for Big Sir.. I am still on mojave otherwise I could help you. Sorry you are having issues! Hopefully you can find a way to open the app. I really want you to start your apprenticship!! -Din
A brief google search turned up this, which suggests that it's not actually a permissions issue - Big Sur just isn't letting any unsigned apps work. I'll see if any of those solutions work.
If you manage to find a solution, please let me know so I can make a READ ME instruction file for mac users. Again very sorry you have having to deal with this issue )=
Hey. Any idea if the game would launch on android using Joiplay? The game looks really interesting but i only have my phone for now (laptop is old and almost dead so i'll be looking for a new one sometime later)
[Windows] [1.5.3]
If you play the prologue, and try to exit your room without sleeping first, the bird and its actual name is shown before you even meet them.
Hey, thanks for the report! Good luck with the rest of your apprenticeship!