Saturday Devlog (April 24)

Hello and happy Saturday once again!

I'll be candid with you, folks: it's been a tough time writing this week. I've had my first serious case of writer's block since starting this project in earnest, and none of my usual tricks did me any good this time around. Not that it hasn't happened before, but I usually get my mojo back within a day or two; this time, it's extended to nearly the whole week. It's new waters for me, and one I'm still learning to navigate.

That being said, the update is sitting at 15-16k words at the time of this writing. I'm still optimistic that I'll be able to reach the stated goal this month at least in terms of wordcount, even if the block persists until update day rolls around! Instead, what's most likely to be traded off are wrap-ups to the pre-resurrection arc, like the storm-the-cathedral choice path, which will be the first thing on the checklist for Build 4.0.

With all this being said, I find it most prudent to schedule update day all the way back at the end of the month, at April 30th. Sorry for the wait, I'll do my best to make the update worth it!

Other things in the works this week:

- Sneak Peek should be uploaded a few hours after this devlog goes up! The actiony bits of the next update look a bit odd out of context, so instead I'll be showing off the rest of the customization scenes: the outfit, mask, and callsign choices!

- The snapchat stories feature is coming steadily along. The three scenarios for this month are cooked up by yours truly, and include lighthearted twists on scenes from Errand Boy and Sunblind. I've currently received the final version of the first story, and the WIP version of the second one. We should be on track for an end-of-month release. :D

- The project now has an extensive list of beta testers! It's a very promising and diverse pool of individuals--many have expertise in beta testing Choicescript games, others are software engineers in their day jobs, and more still are seasoned authors and sensitivity readers. I'm positive that they'll do wonders for the project's overall quality and polish!

- The artwork for F!Eli has been submitted to me, and should go up sometime within the next couple of days pending minor adjustments. Yusuha and Yurui are next on the list, and then I'll be putting up a new portrait poll near the start of May to decide the order for the last 3.

As ever, thank you for supporting the development of A Mage Reborn!