This release focuses on translation and text-to-speech bugfixes.

Changes since 1.5.13:

- A little code cleanup

- Tutorial text works a bit better in self-voicing mode.

- Self-voicing during studying now truncates trailing zeros when reading decimal numbers.

- Bubbles ("+1 Pressured", "Test: Horses → Failed") will now be read off in the correct order and only get read once.

- Self-voicing will no longer get confused by lines starting with a - ("-1 Afraid") on Linux.

- A bug, introduced in the engine upgrade, where translations of lines containing double spaces wouldn't usually work right has been fixed.

- Some text that wouldn't translate is now translated.

- New strings added to the translation template, mostly for text-to-speech. We also added some previously-missing strings. You can get the updated translation file or see the diffs at

https://spikycaterpillar.com/long_live_the_queen/translation/

The above is now in the main/default branch. Fixes for a couple of graphical bugs are currently on the beta branch for testing.

Multiple adjustments to automatic self-voicing (triggered by pressing 'V' during the game). This is an accessibility feature which, while not perfect, should hopefully be more usable than it was before.

• Self-voicing indicator now more readable, telling you how to turn it off in case you triggered it by accident.

• Main menu (and some others) have voice options added

• Week labels no longer constantly voiced

• Studying should now voice results correctly

• Class selection screen a little more understandable

• Moods screen summarises results in voice

• Many sections reworked to use screen language so that the above would be possible, so please let us know if you encounter strange errors anywhere in the game.

Other changes:

• Candidate fix for a crash translating strings with {tag=} in them. Appears to have only affected translations.

• Work around a crash syncing Steam stats if the API failed to get the death count.

Currently working on further translation-related issues.

It's moving, it's shaking! We are pushing forward with updating the version of the game engine that Long Live The Queen runs on in order to improve compatibility with modern machines. We're also implementing cloud save and a few other Steam-based features. We've been testing this for a while but it's a BIG change and big changes can cause a little bit of chaos - please check in on the discussion thread here if you run into any problems so we can get right into fixing it.

The old version IS still available if needed but it's important to report problems so we can fix them first.

Please keep bug feedback in the discussion thread and not a reply to this event (which is harder for Spiky to see and reply to!)

Currently live on the beta branch is an update which moves the RenPy version forward quite a bit to help the game run on more recent computers as well as adding some potential cloud save support. If you have some free time, we would LOVE to have you switch over to the beta branch to play a bit and report any problems you encounter (Or things that work better!) I've tested it a little myself but this is changing the engine so much that we did run into some really WEIRD bugs - we've fixed all the ones we know about but more eyeballs are definitely appreciated here.

You can access the beta by right-clicking on the game in tyour library and selecting Properties, then Betas, then select the relevant one from the dropdown (beta - Testing engine upgrade, December 2025)

Global changes:

• Engine upgrade. The game now runs under Ren'Py 8.5.x. This drops compatibility with some older machines (however, the Steam client doesn't work on those anyhow) and should work better on newer machines. When the new version movea to stable, we will create an extra beta branch so you can switch back to the older engine if you're running on a computer where the old engine worka better than the new one.

• Cloud save support (still in testing).

• LLtQ 1.5 should be able to load old saves, however, older versions of the game will not be able to load 1.5 saves. There may still be some old saves that don't load in 1.5; if you encounter a save that crashes in 1.5 but works in an older version, let us know.

• Video preferences screen improved.

• Minor UI cleanup.

• Epilogue window updates now propagate over Steam instead of being limited to the machine you're playing on.

• Logfiles saved after you die will be saved as defeat.html instead of victory.html.

• Added a Galaxy Princess Zorana image to the bonus image gallery.

Windows-specific changes:

• Onscreen keyboard improved.

• Fix crash saving HTML logs if there were non-ASCII cahracters in the path the log was saved to.

• Fix to a couple achievement-unlock bugs.

• Typo fixes.

KNOWN ISSUES:

• 1.5 breaks translation support. It is planned to fix this in 1.5.1, though there is a possibility that some translation files will need to be updated to work right in the new engine. It's fine to report issues you encounter with translation but just be aware that this is totally expected right now. It's in progress.

• (1.5.1 is now available so translation should be possible again, see the discussion thread for details)

Life comes at you fast - especially when you're a princess and everyone is trying to kill you!

The followup to Long Live The Queen has finally been released, but if you missed the launch discount, we've set up a special bundle where you can save on the purchase of Galaxy Princess Zorana if you already own LLTQ:

https://testx-steam.c5game.com/steamstore/bundle/64538/Long_Live_the_Princesses/(Or save on both if you don't yet own either.)

What does the future hold for the LLTQ universe? Well, right now there are still some stretch goal elements from the Zorana kickstarter which are intended to be added as free updates to the game next year. After that, I'm going to need to take a break from political backstabbing and work on something a little simpler for a while.

Will there ever be a third game in this bundle? Might we someday return to Nova? It's not impossible... but nothing is planned right now!

In the meantime - good luck finding your Lumen crystal!

Long Live The Queen is 70% off until September 15th as part of Steam's Political Sim Fest!

The Fest also includes the currently-unreleased followup title, Galaxy Princess Zorana:

https://testx-steam.c5game.com/steamstore/app/3069630/Galaxy_Princess_Zorana/?curator_clanid=45423154

Which is currently aiming for a q4 2025 release. You can wishlist the game to be notified when it's ready!

Discounts currently available on LLTQ and more!

Extra discounts available if purchased with other Hanako Games titles. Enjoy!

The Galaxy Princess Zorana Kickstarter concluded successfully with all stretch goals met. We are currently waiting for the funds to be processed before we can start setting up for beta access.

In other Hanako Games news, the bonus post-game dungeon for Magical Diary: Wolf Hall is still in beta-testing, if you're interested in that game. This is not a DLC, this is just a free content update for the game.

• Engine update. This should increase compatiblity with newer machines; it may reduce compatibility with older machines, but machines it breaks are probably also too old to run Steam.,
  
• Minor save screen UI improvement.,
  
• Fixed a crash in the crash handler in some circumstances.,
  
• Fixed a crash saving game logs if you have non-ASCII characters in the path to the save directory on Windows.,
  
• Angle (alternate 3D acceleration) renderer selectable on Win32.,
  
• "who might had sympathy"→"who might have had sympathy" fixed.