Weekly devlog (lots of info)

Sorry for the lack of updates this month, I am having some legal difficulties that need to be taken care of due to me not being a USA resident and all that (taxes 😒). I am waiting to hear back from my accountant right now, but there might be some changes in the future. I'll inform you about it as soon as I know everything. 

Now, the most important stuff. Progress.

Mini tweak:

I've decided to tweak the first scene of the demo. It's a small thing, I just merged the choices into one scene (the open your eyes/listen etc) as they don't change much. At the time when I was writing, I was more focused on coding (like learning how to add choices, etc) than on writing. In the IF that scene has a significant difference depending on whether you open your eyes or not though, but in the demo it doesn't matter much, hence the change.

Jewel's route:

I am hoping to get the script of Jewel's route finished by the end of the month. I've been dealing with insomnia again so I am not sure how much I'll manage to write. I'll be posting some art assets soon.

Last chapter of the demo:

Since Chapter VII it's going to be the last one, I have some info regarding the public and Patreon versions. Originally I had planned on adding the first-ever neutral ending that is actually a good ending for both the RO and MC (only in Jewel's and Reed's routes, since Laurent's is a bit different plot-wise because of his mother). I noticed that players seem to be confused by the extra endings, and as such, I decided that the neutral ending will be a Patreon-only extra. Aside from that, as I already said, the Yellow+ version will include an epilogue with some spicy content (of which poor Laurent was deprived previously).

CC in the demo:

As requested, Pink+ Rooks will receive an additional version of the game with a coded-in character creator and custom CGs. Now, since adding the creator to an almost finished game would be a pain in the backside (coding aside, I would have to change the actual script to correspond with the clothing choices etc), I have a better idea that I hope will satisfy everyone. I will make a simpler CC than the one you might have already seen, with 4 styles (as shown on the mannequins) and later changes (as already mentioned in-game). The art style will match.

IF/sequel - MC poll results:

It has been decided that in the IF, the MC will be invisible, and as such we're going with the text-based approach. Kinda. I'll be using this opportunity to make animated BG and CGs. The sequel (like most of my future projects I think) will be a hybrid, so there will be an optional CC. I am not sure how to tackle the public version yet, but we'll see. In the sequel, I want to try having animated sprites, CGs and BGs, and since I want to be realistic, to do so I will have to use a different, simpler art style. Still semi-realistic though, so if anyone was hoping for something anime-sque I have to say it's unlikely it'll ever happen. I want to show you some sketches next month if I am able, if not then the month after.

That's all from me today! Take care! <3