Dreadlord Ascension
A downloadable game for Windows, Linux, and Android
Summary
In this Erotic Strategy Role Playing Game you play as Cervius, an incubus who strives to become a Dreadlord. Gather servants, conquer, have lots of sex, and ascend.
About the Game
Cervius, an incubus and Demon Lord, strives to become a Dreadlord, which is the highest rank of rank a demon can attain. For this purpose, he has taken over an abandoned castle and made it his base of power. From there, he will conquer and expand his domain, while travelling to foreign worlds to gather servants that will fight for him.
Characters
Features
Servants
Form contracts with people across worlds to take them in as your servants. Train them, milk them, have them wrestle in the arena for your enjoyment, and much more.
Battle
Head into battle with your servants and fight your foes in turn-based strategic battles.
Castle
Gather resources to construct new rooms and upgrade existing ones. After all, what would a lord be without a magnificent throne room? Or an incubus without his hall of pleasure?
Private Chambers
Buy and craft pieces of furniture and use them to decorate your private chambers.
Erotic Content
The demo contains over 50 sprite animations, 5 fully animated affinity scenes, over a dozen CGs, and more.
*Haiden and future characters are only available in the patreon/Fanbox/Subscribestar version and many more characters are planned to be added.
**Saves from this demo version can be transferred to the patreon/Fanbox/Subscribestar version by copy/pasting the "save" folder.
You can support my work over at patreon/Fanbox/Subscribestar or follow the weekly update posts on my website:
https://www.patreon.com/Redflash
https://redflashgallery.blogspot.com/
Changelogs:
Changelogs v.0.23.1:
- Fixed the renown tutorial
- Fixed a bug with the portrait for Aeren
- Fixed an issue with low resolution 3D assets as the Erepheos low resolution assets were missing
- The "Date" action is now hidden if no dating location has been unlocked
V.0.23.0: **Saves from the previous demo are not compatible with this new version
- Changed the refresh animations, these are now used as part of the stage performance minigame.
- Added the stage performance minigame when interacting with the throne room
- Cards can now be bought at the shop in the pleasure room to be used in the stage performance minigame
- Reworked the early game to work with the new brothels
- Brothels are now the new hubs for worlds. They can be improved by doing missions and increasing reputation with the factions (only the Radian brothel is available in the demo)
- The conquest map has been revamped. Territories can now be acquired and upgraded to gather more materials
- Improved the UI for the adventures
- Skill books have been removed
- New room added to improve the skill trees of every character
- Skill trees have been added for all characters
- After unlocking the first date location, characters can now be taken on dates to improve relationship with them. Scoring high with a good corruption score will lead to a special ending (only the Radian dating location is available in the demo)
- Redid several menus
V.0.15.4:
- Added the import/export for the Android version (you must allow the app to access all files so .json can be imported into the game. Export can be used to transfer files to other devices while the Import can be used to add existing save files to your game, included the complete save from the higher tier.)
- Made input improvements for the 3D maps
- Added the option to switch to a low detail version of the 3D maps for those experiencing lag on PC/Linux
- *Fixed some bugs with Sol's affinity
- Fixed a bright lighting bug on Android
- Fixed the "swap" skill crashing the game under certain conditions
- *Fixed a bug with Seilon's ballista
- Made further fixes to the range display
- *Added Lenga (which includes his affinity, sex training, hero challenge, unit, etc.)
- *Added 2 new random events (Lenga x Haiden and Lenga x Ayers x Sol, need 50 affinity between them for the scenes to appear)
- Added new furniture for the bedroom (clan banners from Dregan, simple curtains, arcane lanterns and 2 new frames (1 for Ayers and 1 for Asker)
- Remade the stages in voxel (which includes random missions) and added Lenga's stage
- Added the battlefield in the stages
- Added a new attack animation for Cervius (normal and transformed)
- Added a new transformation animation for Fenris
- Removed the conquest invasion battles
- Remade some scenes to have them happen on the battle stage (+ a new little tease in Alastor's mission)
- Fixed a lot of small bugs
- Changed the Daemonheim battle theme (with both a battlefield and map version)
- Revamped the option menu and added a way to remap the keys
Download
Install instructions
For Android:
Minimum requirements:
- Android 7 or higher
- GLES 3 support
- 4 GB of RAM
The Android version is now available! Follow these steps to play the game:
1- Download and install an APK Installer on your phone (it can be downloaded from the google play store for free)
2- Download the game via this link
3- Install the APK using the Installer then launch the game
To update the game later, you will simply have to download the newest version and install the game again to overwrite the previous files (you will not lose your current progress)
Development log
- V.0.23.1 bugfix89 days ago
- V.0.23.099 days ago
- New Demo version 0.15.xDec 12, 2024
Comments
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Hey there I'm having some problems with the windows version I'll download it but when i go to open it it will not open what should i do?
have you extracted the files from the zip?
Yes and it still won't open
I don't have much information to go by to help you unfortunately.The most likely possibility I can think of is that you have an anti virus or something like that blocking the game when it tries to open.
Ok I'll see if i can fix it thanks so much for the help
Is the latest version of the game available on mobile?
It is on the subbed websites. It always gets released at the same time as the others.
Someone explain what to do? I am lost without any guide in game. I recruited Aeron I believe his name is, my character says, "I should probably do sex lessons" but when I click on him, I am "out of actions". I just built the reception. Please help.
If you don't have enough actions, you can use the bed in Cervius's bedroom once per cycle to restore his energy. A cycle resets after every battle.
Hey I have a question if I'm aloud abit of your time, i have a tablet and I have downloaded this amazing game and If I were to download the patreon version would it overwrite my save file or would it still be there? Also would it be possible to download the animation packages on tablet or would it not work?
Thanks for reading and I love your artwork it's epic :D
hey! that's a bit of a tricky question since I never used a tablet. What I would recommend is to download the demo again and see if you can transfer your save between the two demos. If you're able to do that, then you should be able to transfer your save from the demo to the subbed version.
As for the downloaded files, if you're able to open zip files and explore files on your tablet, then it should be possible.
I've just tryed it and for my tablet atlest it kinda just updated the demo to the patreon version and didn't get rid of my save which is good but thank you for answering my questions :D
(haven't tryed the animation packages because I'm not in that tear yet but I would say that would work)
I don't know if anyone else has already asked this, so sorry to bother you, but will the game ever be translated into other languages? For example, Spanish (English isn't my native language, so this might sound like a strange question).
Not planned as this would be pretty costly with how many dialogues there are
why I don't have other mission?
From what I can see, either you're playing from a very old save, or maybe you used something to edit your save? (I have nothing against that but if that's the case I can't really help)
Hello Redflash, I have a few questions I’d like to ask:
Is Sol the final romanceable character released in the game so far? Does Radian have no further story content after Sol is rescued?
Are there any character outfits/skins available to obtain other than the "Prismind" ones?
Are there any CGs that need to be unlocked through other means, besides losing specific character missions or increasing intimacy levels?
Are the character portraits and CGs handled by different artists? I feel like the characters in the CGs look younger and more energetic, whereas Ayers’ character portrait looks somewhat older than the others.
After completing Radian’s main quest, I feel like there is still a lot left to explore, but I’m not sure how to trigger the next segments.
Technically that would be Lenga, but you can get Sol after Lenga too so it's one or the other basically.
Not currently but we'll add a few in the future.
There are the random events which can randomly happen in the castle (you can also trigger them using the scrying pool in Cervius's bedroom but for the scenes you're missing, you can look at the condition(s) in the gallery)
Yep, CGs and npc faces are handled by Coconut while I draw the portraits and animations ;)
You can unlock an additional questline through the brothel
Estoy empezando ¿qué debo hacer?
Heyo, I wasn't really paying attention to updates and just recently updated the game, I nearly finished the dragon map but now its gone, in the quests it made me do haidens research 1-10 again after having sol. Is this a glitch or intentional or something else?
From what I can gather from your comment, you haven't played the game in a long time which means the save you used probably isn't compatible with the new version (starting anew was required back in august when we made the last of the rework updates)
oof okay, thank you!
Hi! I wrote a rating last year based on the last version, and I tried out this version too! Correct me if I'm wrong, but so far, I won't be able to assess Dregan and Lenga like the last version. I think my rating is similar, which means you are doing an amazing job! But I want to point out some new bugs based on this new version:
1. Renown quest: Protect villagers
When a villager turns into devoid, you cannot attack the turned villagers, making it impossible to complete the level while failing to protect any villagers. This is a new problem, the old version has no issue with this.
2. Throne game
Sometimes when you toss 2 action cards too quickly, the game crashes.
Thanks for the report, both bugs were fixed in the sub version but I've yet to release the bugfixed demo. Thank you for the feedback!
Nice! I'm glad you fixed it already! Just another small bug I noticed but I forgot to mention. I notice the training room doesn't work. I remember it was also bugged in the last demo version. But I guess maybe you've fixed it already at this point XDD
It's a mission you should have in the dregan brothel, you can sleep in Cervius's bed to refresh the missions if you don't see it
有人知道中国地址如何付款吗？我试了一下午没办法付款，购买不了会员玩不了完整版，呜呜呜😭
I know I have Chinese subscribers but I don't know how they handle that. I have three different websites you can try to sub to (Subscribestar, Patreon, Fanbox) maybe there is one that will work for you?
花了一整天终于加入会员了，如果中国玩家想要加入会员的话，你可以提醒他们直接在淘宝网站上购买会员
How does that work? I've never heard of this website
You can understand Taobao as an online shopping platform in China.
I see, I hope you didn't buy the game on there directly because that would not be me posting it there.
Hi, I just had a quick question. I'm fairly certain I've finished everything there is to do in Radian, but I'm not really sure where to go from here. I can't seem to find a way to access the next world.
If you're playing the demo, then it's not possible to do the next world. Otherwise, you need to conquer the island to the south (the mission with the dragon) before you unlock the mission on the board to start the next world.
Aha, that'll do it. Yeah, I was somehow playing on the demo version even though I have the patreon version... so that's like 2-3 hours rolled back lol, but hey! At least my saves still work!
if you were playing the demo version then you can transfer them over to the patreon version (but since it's been more than 3 hours since your comment it may be too late for this comment already x) )
Hi, I'm wondering who was the inspiration for the following characters
Zaphiel,Itsuki, Yuuto, Nagi, Akuma
None of them have really specific character inspiration as they were made using many characters. xP
What if there are no buildings among my buildings that can produce stones and I can't repair the castle?
The castle should be unlocked by default, did you use an old save by any chance?
Is it possible to improve the game's optimization in the future?
We try to but at the moment we don't really see a way to improve it further.
Where is this unclaimed character? I haven't heard from him after completing my main quest. Is it the angel？
Yes, this is Lenga
But Lenga has already joined this and still cannot light it up
Oh wait, this could actually be Sol too. Have you summoned Sol yet?
No, I've been wanting to recruit Saul, but I still don't know how to meet him
Ah that's it then. I Assume you need to finish Haiden's research adventures on the board (there are 10 of them, each appearing one after the next is complete) once all 10 are done, you should get the next mission in Dregan.
I dont know if my game is bugged or not but when training the heroes i cant click the right sided buttons. Do u know why? Or am i missing smthng
Another thing is that when conversation happens, the characters are nowehere to be seen. So its just text.
That sounds pretty broken for some reason? Are you playing on Android? Is your phone good enough to run the game without it being super laggy? Did you use a very old save to continue your game or did you start a new game since I released the latest demo version?
Oh nvm i just needed to refresh the game. Btw what are the trixium currencies for? In the renown shop i can only buy with daemonds still
The trixium currency are renown points (or renown xp if you prefer, it's to lvl up)
Thanks for the info. Btw another thing, how do i progress after demon realm? Ive been stagnant on that mission. Ive completed the mission where cervius transforms into demon form and completed all available conquest.
How to progress next?
I have already completed the first two requirements, but I have talked to him about the “Talk to Befall” but it did not show as completed. And for the third task, I have been unable to find where it is and do not know how to trigger it
It's possible the second task not being marked as complete is only a visual bug. Once the place gets refreshed after your next mission or once you sleep in Cervius's bed, you should have the mission appear in the brothel.
Okay, thank you. It has been resolved smoothly!
hi i have a few question about the patreon things
i'm thinking of subscribing next month or after that but i'm not sure i understood everything
i understood that the fighter tier is the one that gives you access to the sub version of dreadlord
also for palestra i'd like to have the final version but it's for the knight tier so is it possible to pay for the knight tier once have that version of the game and then continue with only the fighter tier next time i pay ?
sorry if these question sounds dumb it's my first time considering subscribing to a patreon
also i really like the games you work on it's easy to see the amount of care and thoughts that were put into to make them enjoyable keep up the good work :)
Thank you! For your question, yes, you can sub to the knight tier, download Palestra and Dreadlord Ascension, and then move down to the fighter tier to keep getting the Dreadlord Ascension updates ;).
How do I unlock the dragon-like character? I've been playing around until I've built all the castles but I can't find the last dragon character. Name haiden
He's part of the subbed version, it's only a preview of the additional content.
Will there be new brothels or just radians (if not in the sub version)?
Currently in the sub version there's also the Dregan one.
how to use milk farm
Complete the missionin the first Daemonheim chapter, then build the room. Once built, you can assign servants there from the board. If a character is assigned there, you can interact with them to do the manual milking too
I finished it but couldn't assign workers to milk it.
Help mẹ pl
Go to the board in the middle of the big room at the center of the castle.
Thank you
I can't access Aeran boyfriend mission. When I enter the mission, it crashes immediately. I'm playing on mobile.
did you reuse a previous save with the new version, or did you start a new game?
I can't play the fighting game at all. It lags and freezes a lot. When I go to the menu or move around in the castle, I can play normally, but when I go to do a fighting mission, it lags and freezes a lot. Samsung A05s Ram 6 Rome 128g
I started having this problem since you changed the system and the battle scenes to 3D. Personally, I really like your game, it's well made and doesn't have any issues, but I can't play it, it makes me sad.
Ah yeah, from a quick google search, it seems that phone is not very powerful so when you start a scene or battle, the phone most likely can't handle it and closes the game. Unfortunately, there isn't much I can do for that
Can you please add a graphics adjustment system in battle mode? I don't usually use my phone to play, I mostly use it for work. Buying a new one will take a long time, but I understand that the game was designed for PC from the beginning, so I accept that it might not be playable on mobile phones.
that's unfortunately not possible. We already have much reduced graphics on phone compared to PC
I'm curious what the last "mission ???" on the overview in renown shop
the name of those missions are usually hidden because they contain spoilers. It can either be from the brothel or the main story.
Hi! I am a returning player and was wondering where did the 18+ animations whenever Cervius refreshed a character went? Now it is only their small versions doing it which arguably makes the battle a bit less enticing to me :>
Ps: It is a bit hard to get the right placement on phone (struggles getting to cases behind walls or high grounds) is there any way to maybe hide some walls with a toggle button like in sims 4 to make every cases accessible? (Especially to access some doors in an indoor stage)
On mobile you should have a zoom button at the top which triggers a top down view so you can reach stuff like that more easily. As for the animations, they are still in the game but part of their own minigame which you unlock at some point. (Stage Performance available by interacting with the throne) you can also unlock them from the pleasure room in the basement.
since dregan people and lenga arent in 0.23, when will they be back?
They are only available in the subbed version, there is no plan to make them available in the demo
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After speaking, it looks like this
What is missing to conduct sexual training
You currently do no have enough to do it. You can replinish energy by doing any battle or using the bed in Cervius's bedroom (only once between battles)
Hi! I was wondering if ot would be possible to put an option to have the battles being back to 2D? I kinda really liked it more, while the 3D battles look great, the 2D was captivating for me at least. Great game btw.
Sorry that's not possible as that would require entire new assets. I understand that it's a different visual choice, and to each their own, but we prefer the 3D approach and it allows us to experiment more.
Dregan isn't showing up once I updated my game with the save I have been playing for a long time. Should I start a new one?
Yes, this new update requires a new save (unless your save is from 0.22.x or newer). Dregan will not show if you're playing the demo as it is only part of the subbed version.
It is a save that I have updated continuously with each update. It has been a save that I updated in 0.22 although dregan also didn't show up in that update when I looked at the mission map.
yeah, it was stated that 0.22 needed at fresh save back then which is why your save still isn't working properly. Also, make sure you download the sub version if you want all the content there is right now
Once you've given Aeren his prismind after crafting it (which I see you did), talk to Aeren and pick the sex training option to play the minigame that will level up his sex training.
How do I do this? It says I'm out of actions? Where do I go to gain more???
How to do this sex class task? I've been stuck here for a long time--
Ive been getting so may bugs (in general) my god. I was playing the new content and the map wasnt loading properly and only showed it like this. Also, I love the thing going on between Cervius and the Monarch(? I forgor his name). Keep it up ^^
Have you started a new game in the new version? Or did you use a save from an old version?
As for the map assets now being there, it seems the low resolution chunks for Erepheos were not in the game files for the new version so we'll need to update that. (if you can run the chunks in high resolution then they should be there)
I think its the map asset, yes. I turned off the low quality thingy and the map loaded in. Thanks and keep up the good work ^^
HOW DO I MOVE MY OLD DEMO VERSION TO THE NEW ONES??
Try reading whats on the main page of the game about this version
0.23.0Why do I quit the game after claiming my adventure rewards?
No any sentence in the Tips. Only pictures. I hope you check this.
Hello! i was playing the game and when i screenshot a cg for collection and i hide the dialogue, i tried to reappear the dialogue but no avail. What keyboard button should i press?
If I recall correctly, the a button/text button you can click at the bottom of the screen to make the dialogue box reappear.