Super-Nova
A downloadable visual novel for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Super-Nova is a superhero-themed visual novel set in the fictional city of Nova. The story follows Nick, a college junior who unexpectedly finds himself drawn into a world of superpowered heroes and villains. He has large shoes to fill as he takes over the role of one of the city's most famous superheroes - Templar. After joining a superhero team, the raccoon will be able to choose a mentor to guide him as they tackle all that Nova City has to offer.
The visual novel will branch into three routes based on the choice of mentor: the mysterious fox Mnesis; the cheerful, enthusiastic tiger Superfang; and the prickly, brash Baron-in-Black. Each route will explore a different facet of the story and world as you forge a stronger bond with your chosen superhero and uncover more of what lies beneath their masks.
Super-Nova is a story containing mature subject matter and is therefore not suitable for minors.
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If you wish to support the project, please consider supporting us on Patreon. By doing so, you will get early access to builds, as well as a variety of additional perks.
For information about game updates and more, follow Super-Nova's Twitter or Blue Sky pages. Alternatively, join our Discord server!
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Credits
Creator, writer, coder - Rotshild.
Lead Artist - Swaggy Tamago.
Lead Composer - Hop-Skip & The Chewtoys.
UI and Animations - Vanillabell.
Additional Art - Gabi.
Programming Support - GruntSteel.
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Development log
- Important Devlog - Public Release (Build 0.11)May 12, 2024
- Patreon Build 0.11 (Superfang route)Apr 09, 2024
- Patreon Build 0.10 (Baron route)Jan 31, 2024
- Public Release - Build 0.9 (Superfang route)Sep 08, 2023
- Patreon Build 0.9 (Superfang route)Aug 11, 2023
- Super-Nova OST, Volume 1Jul 06, 2023
- Public Release - Build 0.8 (Mnesis route)Mar 25, 2023
Comments
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when is the next build?
Is it just me, or does this story seem to take aspects of Worm, the web serial, by Wildbow?
The powers of various characters, giant monsters, interludes, the name "scion" appearing once for a very brief moment?
Am I going insane or am I right?
You wouldn't be wrong. I have read Worm and enjoyed it, although it was actually recommended to me after Super-Nova began.
Interludes and some other elements of the VN like the post-bad end "advice room" were more inspired by Fate/Stay Night, but either way, I've absorbed influences from a number of different superhero stories, including Worm (I haven't gotten around to Ward though).
The basic premise and a couple other minor plot points, for example, were inspired by Dreadnought by April Daniels - a pretty neat superhero novel with a trans lead!
:O I was right. (Sorta.)
(And now I have something new to check out.)
Also, Ward is good. I haven't finished it though.
I can't tell if i'm doing something wrong but i keep getting the TBC at different parts of the story
I've seen this pop up before, people have said nice things but I don't particularly like the setting so I never really gave this a chance. Yall think I should push through and get this? How indepth are the characters? I wanna see if other commenters think it's worth it (not scrolling down cause there will for sure be spoilers in something that has 11 builds already)
Can someone please help me. I keep getting the bad ending for superfang's route and I dont know what I'm doing wrong.
Change the choice for how Nick handles his first confrontation with criminals
hey thanks for the reply, I've tried both options already but they ended the same way
be nice to everyone when you are on his route
I love the visual novel
I can't wait for more of the super-fang route!
Sorry to ask you but when is the next chapter gonna be public?
when's the nest public blind
2 Patreon back to back?
I'm impatient, but we'll get something soon.
It's okay take your time I just thought that you went back and forth with the public and the Patreon. seeing it back-to-back just surprised me that's all.
Oh, I'm not part of the team. 😅
"Face palm"
This VN is amazing. The routes are so different from each other, no copy & paste here. I can't praise the people involved in this enough!!!
The public bould update for the baron should be up soon right
I'm enjoying this VN very much. Good job to all creators. Have tried Superfang and Mnesis routes and I like both, but havn't had the courage for Baron so far.
just wanted to ask, since the dev log hasn't updated since September( also pls don't forget to do that or something it kinda annoys me when vn's don't - pls and thanks :) ) What's the update that came out 11 days ago?
"annoys"? he doesn't owe you anything.
he literally wrote an explanation in the response to the comment before yours. Dont be annoying
When is there going to be another update? I love this VN so much, I'd be devastated if it were to be abandoned. 🥺
Hey, thanks for the kind words. Super-Nova is definitely not abandoned, I was just going through a bit of a rough patch, but the next update is coming. I can't promise a steadier pace of updates in the future, since I can never really predict how busy I'll be at my dayjob at any given time, but I have hope that we'll be able to have an update every couple months this year. I would like to make substantial progress on Superfang's route in 2024.
I just started playing and I feel like theres gonna be a mega twist where Lucas is gonna be the big evil villain who planned for Nick to get powers
soooooooooooooooooooo, when i try to open the android version it tells me that there was a problem with the package so i would be really gratefull if you could help me by fixing it
Hi, I found an ERROR when I went to check out the extras after choosing Mnesis' route when I went to check out Superfang's profile and pressed the "clothing" button.
Used: Android 9, if you need more info: NO PROBLEM!
ERROR:
[code]
I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.
While running game code:
File "renpy/common/00gamemenu.rpy", line 170, in <module>
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 254, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 254, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 262, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 267, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 282, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 290, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 295, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 300, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 318, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 321, in execute
Exception: Grid overfull.
-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------
Full traceback:
File "00gamemenu.rpyc", line 170, in script
File "renpy/ast.py", line 1138, in execute
File "renpy/python.py", line 1122, in py_exec_bytecode
File "renpy/common/00gamemenu.rpy", line 170, in <module>
File "renpy/ui.py", line 299, in interact
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 3579, in interact
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 4052, in interact_core
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 681, in visit_all
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 681, in visit_all
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 681, in visit_all
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 681, in visit_all
File "renpy/display\screen.py", line 476, in visit_all
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 4052, in <lambda>
File "renpy/display\screen.py", line 487, in per_interact
File "renpy/display\screen.py", line 680, in update
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 254, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 254, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 262, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 267, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 282, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 290, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 295, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 300, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 318, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 321, in execute
File "renpy/display\layout.py", line 550, in add
Exception: Grid overfull.
[/code]
Here the code a second time after getting the chip and game says "profiles updated":
[code]
I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.
While running game code:
File "renpy/common/00gamemenu.rpy", line 170, in <module>
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 254, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 254, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 262, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 267, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 282, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 290, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 295, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 300, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 318, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 321, in execute
Exception: Grid overfull.
-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------
Full traceback:
File "00gamemenu.rpyc", line 170, in script
File "renpy/ast.py", line 1138, in execute
File "renpy/python.py", line 1122, in py_exec_bytecode
File "renpy/common/00gamemenu.rpy", line 170, in <module>
File "renpy/ui.py", line 299, in interact
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 3579, in interact
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 4052, in interact_core
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 681, in visit_all
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 681, in visit_all
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 681, in visit_all
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 681, in visit_all
File "renpy/display\screen.py", line 476, in visit_all
File "renpy/display\core.py", line 4052, in <lambda>
File "renpy/display\screen.py", line 487, in per_interact
File "renpy/display\screen.py", line 680, in update
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 254, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 254, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 262, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 267, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 282, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 290, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 295, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 300, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 318, in execute
File "game/spritegallery.rpy", line 321, in execute
File "renpy/display\layout.py", line 550, in add
Exception: Grid overfull.
[/code]
I hope this will be helpful for finding the error.
Good luck!
no news for the 2nd anniversary? :c
epic
Finally managed to take some time to read more of this game and I'm definitely glad that I did so. I really enjoy the writing, characters, art and music. It really helps diving into the world and putting yourself into the characters perspective. Definitely will continue reading more of it as it comes and good luck with developing, thanks for this absolutely awesome game
Is the game still in development, or is it finished?
It's in development
a theory for Templar's bracelet origin, so for those who really don't want a lead,
So I have a little theory regarding Templar's bracelet. Nothing big, but you can see a pattern. It is visually shown and mentioned that the bracelet has obvious celtic figures on it, such as the dara knot(symbol of strength) and the triskel if I remember right. the surname "O'Connor" is of irish origin, and we can see that the bracelet is on Nick right arm. If we go from the fact that the bracelet is of magical origin, which is probably right, my theory is that it is Nuada silver arm, which is the artificial arm that the god Nuada gained after having own cut off. Nuada is an Irish celtic god, and so the bracelet would be what various media refered in video games and books as "Airgeadlámh,"
I loved reading this. Glad to see some theories on this topic.
Won't confirm or deny anything, of course, but we'll be exploring the topic soon enough. Nicely done =)
Hello, what is Unbound's powers again?
She can phase through matter and fly.
As a smut writer, I'm normally pretty disappointed to find out when a VN decides against NSFW scenes, but in all honesty, Super Nova's story is MORE than interesting enough to forgo snu-snu :p in fact, I think it'll be better without!
I'm REALLY looking forward to a slow burn romantic adventure with each of the boys, especially Superfang~ ^^_
Vince is mega hot!! got a kick out of the teasing nick endured from his friends lmao.
Will Hex be dateable?
No, there are currently only three routes in development, and it's very unlikely more will be added.
The story doesn't emphasize the dating aspect anyway.
very noice!
will be looking forward to how it developes!
Baron route , I need to find out why
spoiler a little? maybe is it? not sure? Kinda? not really? but still could be?:
he has so many ex wives.
Hah, we'll learn a bit more about his personal life (and Vince and Frank's) as we get deeper into his route.
Too bad can't claim it as i don't have access to pc now so I can't download it. Cool artstyle
We have an android build, in case reading on your phone is an option. :)
How long has it been
Superheroes and gayness? Yeah I'm down. Is this the full product or is there a paid complete version somewhere?
The project is currently wip.
i'm curious, what does mnesis means?
Just googled it, basically it's a model of memory development
Memory NEoStructural Inter-Systemic
It's Greek for "memory"
You know who I'm talking about
It's always the characters you're supposed to hate isn't it?
I know right?
Love this new update but this
If you redownload the file, the error should be fixed haha. Sorry
You made him so angry he deleted his own eyes so he doesn't have to look at you and Nick is rightfully terrified.
Demon mnesis
I love this vn it is very very good and I love the art style and it's story I love it🫶🫰🪷
The story is amazing so far, cant wait the the continuation. If there is to be one.
Does anyone know if the authors are doing well? Haven't heard anything in awhile so I got worried.
They are still posting updates on Patreon so I think it's all good
Oh man, this VN got me hook so good! This is my top 3 favorite VN so far.
Love it, keep up the good work man ^^
Play the game, and pay no mind to Baron.
Me: *enjoying Baron's rudeness*
Don't we all?
Yessirrr