Cosy Creator

Dev Log 8

Added 2023-04-16 21:32:20 +0000 UTC

Hey guys!

This will be the final dev log before 0.3, which I aim to release next weekend!

I know I said early/mid april to begin with, but it turns out I always underestimate the size of these updates after the initial writing phase. 0.3 is currently on 620 renders, and will probably end in the 700-750 range, making it roughly the same size as 0.2, if not slightly larger. Day 13 has already taken the record for the longest day!

0.3 will also add another 2 animated scenes, one with Lucy and one with Akatsuki. The Lucy one is finished and contains 12 videos, while the Akatsuki one will probably be slightly shorter.

Beyond finishing off the rendering and animating, I've got a new location and a new girl to create, and a couple of new songs to find. Once all that's done I'll finish by populating the new gallery with scenes, and then give everything a thorough testing. There's a lot to do, but I'm hopeful I can get it done next weekend.

Other than the update itself, I've been making further strides in graphical quality, predominantly around lighting, which hopefully you can see in the renders attached. I'm wondering if I should go back and slowly update the graphics from 0.1 and 0.2 a bit at a time? I won't do it all in one go, as that would mean no new content for 5 months, but would it be worth slowing down the future updates by a week or two to re-do a day or two of old renders each update? Or should I just focus on new content? Let me know if you have any thoughts!

I'm really looking forward to letting you all play 0.3, and as always, thanks for supporting the game!

- Cosy Creator