The Big Update Is Here! 

To celebrate a year since Changeling Tale's release, we're happy to announce the release of Version 1.0.2.4—the Anniversary Update!


This update brings a host of improvements to the game’s art, sound, and animation, including:

• 🎨 Over 50 scenes touched up for aesthetics and consistency
  
• 🏃‍♀️ Sharper character sprites and new alternate poses
  
• 🎬 Better flow and immersion with enhanced movement, refined transitions, and environmental tinting
  
• 🎶 Six remastered music tracks and additional sound effects
  
• ❔ New "what-if" illustrations, animations, and much more!
  

It’s the perfect time to journey back to Ach-na-Creige, or experience its magic for the very first time!

To celebrate Changeling Tale’s anniversary and this patch’s release, we’re offering a 20% discount on the Game, Art Book, and Soundtrack through January 1.


Happy Holidays from all of us at the Changeling Tale team! We hope you have a wonderful season and enjoy exploring the latest build of the game!





The full list of changes in Version 1.0.2.4 follows:

IMPROVEMENTS

• Improved the art of over 50 scenes for consistency and aesthetics
  
• Improved the art of many sprites and frames as well
  
• Remastered and updated the songs "The Changeling Tale,""We'll Always Find a Home," "Last Train for Departure," "Grotto," "Now and Forever," and "Times Like These"
  
• Added what-if images for Grace in both cow and wolf forms
  
• Added what-if image for Jessie as a barmaid
  
• Added Grace leading Malcolm through the reef in Grace's Chapter 4
  
• Added Malcolm swimming through the fish in Grace's Chapter 5
  
• Added Malcolm brushing his chin across Grace's chest in Grace's Chapter 5
  
• Added Toast chasing his tail in Jessie's Chapter 3
  
• Added Jessie about to unbutton Malcolm's clothes in Jessie's Chapter 3
  
• Enhanced the clarity and sharpness of sprite features for all sprites
  
• Sprites now tinted to match their backgrounds
  
• Overlook and Campbell Barn Interior tinted to match dawn lighting
  
• Improved panning synchronization on several scenes
  
• Improved eye contact in several scenes
  
• Added walking animations to several scenes
  
• Animated several scenes where characters are pulled in
  
• Made dissolve transitions more consistent across every chapter, particularly when ears and tails change position
  
• Enhanced sprite movement to better telegraph actions in many scenes
  
• Added sprite variety to earlier chapters by replacing some expressions with sprites we created after the fact
  
• Reviewed and edited timing of many scenes
  
• Created unique endcards for each of Marion's Chapter 4 endings
  
• Added a notification that there is more to the game if the player reaches a bachelor ending first
  
• Several Grace scenes now use a shortened version of "Naught but the Moon and Stars" as her theme
  
• Just You and Me music now used in all three paths
  
• Animated Grace's tail wag in Chapter 3
  
• Animated the bunny's taunt in Jessie's Chapter 4
  
• Rearranged the structure of several scenes to reduce filesize
  
• Cast profile thumbnails now show transformed form on hover
  
• Created a sprite alternate pose for Alana
  
• Created several additional sprites that better fit certain scenes
  
• Added more recent sprites to earlier scenes
  
• Added Marion's room's window to the MacLeod house exterior background
  
• Added vines and morning glories around the MacLeod house's front door
  
• Flipped Hazel's sprites to better translate direction when recovering her in chapter 1
  
• Added sound effect when Hazel is fed a carrot
  
• Gave a purple tint to the dream sequence to match the color of the magic
  
• Added several more flag triggers that activate when Malcolm speaks to Jessie, for consistency
  
• Omitted Marion's wagging tail from sitting positions where it would briefly appear visible
  
• Revised Effie's sprite to clarify where her ears come through her hat
  
• Rearranged cows approaching the hillside to improve sense of scale
  
• Added some slight variation to the color of the cows' coats
  
• Improved the cow clicking trigger for Rule Thirtytaur so clicking rapidly would not unintentionally progress the scene
  
• Added open water soundloop to earlier scenes in Grace's story
  
• Added more variety to splash sound effects
  
• Used splash sound effects earlier in the story
  
• Improved the tinting of Grace's shadowed sparkling and removed it from the clothing
  
• Added some squeezing to enhance the Grace & Malcolm's spinning effects
  
• Removed one rock skip for pacing
  
• Omitted Grace's afterglow scene edit to better fit the lead in to the following scene
  
• Added silhouettes to cafe setting
  
• Created an alternate epilogue entry for when Grace and Malcolm visit Loch Ness
  
• Created an animated epilogue bonus scene for Grace
  
• Marion's fumble scene is now less explicit and the transformed parts more detailed, to better fit the pacing and feel of her story
  
• Improved rainbow asset in town
  
• Revised the steps in the burnt roast to make it less easy to miss
  
• Added eye opening/closing effects in Jessie's Chapter 2
  
• Shrunk several frames so the border doesn't interfere with the text box
  
• Jessie's earrings no longer ride upward along the lengthening of Jessie's ears
  
• Added speaker channel panning effects in a few places where appropriate
  
• Revised gun drop sound effect to add a grassy element
  
• The tartan used to cover Jessie was changed color to less closely match Balgair's tartan
  
• Enhanced Jessie's spin animation and included it in SFW mode
  
• Made the SFW version of the tail sniff image the primary asset
  
• Added a running Toast at the character's feet
  
• Changed the music at the end of Gran's conversation with Jessie to match the changed tone
  
• Tinted the dawn fog at the glen
  
• Increased the trap frame's contrast and added a glint for better visibility
  
• Improved color matching between the foggy hill background and associated scene/frame assets
  
• Animated Jessie's bonus epilogue scene
  
• Illustrated Grace's tongue in Chapter 5 where the text warrants it
  
• Improved placement of hint icons in Preferences screen to facilitate translations
  
• The Cernunnos entry in Baird's now uses a vertical image layout
  
• Added white fills consistently to all concept art galleries
  
• Tinted concept art nsfw art notification box to match other thumbnails
  
• Corrected several text to speech pronunciations
  
• Hid the text box window at most points
  

BUG FIXES

• Fixed transparency issues with sprite details
  
• Corrected overlapping cycles in several backgrounds
  
• Fixed shadows on the flat cap on the milliner's table
  
• Removed Grace's kerchief in her Chapter 1 scene for continuity
  
• Corrected a floating sprite issue in Grace's chapter 2
  
• Screen no longer pans off screen when jumping after Grace into the water
  
• Corrected edge clipping during rotation of Grace sex scene
  
• Fixed Grace's ears in relation to the captain's hat for several sprites
  
• Synced the panning in the pub when skipping
  
• Added glasses to Gran's scene perusing Baird's for continuity
  
• Cheesemaking scene now displays correctly in Marion's credits
  
• Clouds in parade scene now correctly loop
  
• Fixed lightning typo in Jessie's Chapter 1
  
• Fixed an issue where a second sound cut off the first when encountering wolf Jessie a second time in Jessie's Chapter 2
  
• Jessie's eyes in wolf form are now uniformly dark across scenes and sprites at night
  
• Added a stop to the fireplace soundloop where it was meant to end in Jessie's Chapter 3
  
• Split Jessie's hilltop transformation sequence so the background would not be reset with each step
  
• Fixed an issue causing music to cut out early in Jessie's Chapter 4, On the Scent
  
• Corrected a layer order issue when the rock makes contact
  
• Corrected a layer order issue when Jessie touches the car
  
• Fixed an issue causing Alana's walk animation to float above the screen's edge
  
• Corrected a layer issue causing the Campbell's table to not be tinted at night when empty
  
• Removed dust particles during rain
  
• Removed a group of duplicates in the credits
  

WRITING

• Reworded when Malcolm sees Jessie in his dream if he had not encountered her again after the first day
  
• Made Douglas' relationship to Murdoch consistent
  
• Marion now only apologizes in Chapter 3 if Malcolm opens up to her in Chapter 1
  
• Jessie no longer sleeps with Malcolm the first time she is escorted home
  
• Tightened up lines of text across text blocks in Jessie's Chapter 2
  
• Malcolm now comments on his first impression seeing the train station in Jessie's chapter as he does in Grace's
  
• Removed a line of dialogue that stated Douglas' wife recently passed away
  
• Standardized capitalization of Gran
  
• Standardized capitalization of Highlands
  
• Standardized capitalization of wulver in Baird's