July Artwork Teaser
Added 2018-07-30 07:52:51 +0000 UTCGood Morning!
Artwork won the mini-poll in the last post, so I'll be posting a few teasers over the next day or two. For the most part, I won't be posting the entire final images, as I want to keep something back for when you play the release. Still, these should wet your appetite, and "tease" a bit. I've also put a bit of the "process" into each image to make things a bit more fun. So, let's get started!
Something BIG:
For the first, I wanted to post an example of the newly sized character portraits. And who better to show that off than Triste! She hasn't gotten enough attention anyways...
Something Old:
Second, I wanted to show off something redone. While, this image has been resized, the revamp itself came back when I updated the prologue and brought all the artwork up to the new standard. I just never quite finished it until earlier this year. Here is a progression of the artwork (minus the release version):
Something Fun:
Fun #1 - Getting back to the original, pert and bouncy design. I always envisioned the peasant dress to be a style similar to a sun dress. Meaning to have a fun, bouncy bottom, that might blow up at inopportune times. I also aimed for Aylia to be well endowed, but around a D cup. My art skills are far from polished, and at times, it's hard to match up with my vision. Unfortunately, the second iteration of the peasant dress didn't do that, and as I drew chapter 1 CGs, the dresses in those CGs didn't match her portrait. That has changed, and now the dress is more of the fun, bouncy style I wanted originally.
Fun #2 (Well, for Tian) - One of the longer quest lines in Chapter 1 is Aylia reluctantly assuming the responsibility for teaching Tian a modicum of fighting ability. Needless to say, the end result is often more fun for Tian than Aylia!
Something Embarrassed:
(Coming Tuesday) - Still deciding whether to keep posting partials so as not to entirely ruin the release fun, or to just go ahead with one full teaser.
Finally, there will be a detailed monthly update on Wednesday. I'm at a point where I'll have a plan in place for the first MV release (just a few Trello cards to go!).
Thanks for your patronage!
YT
Comments
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PaddyOFurniture
2018-08-04 05:26:28 +0000 UTCI wonder if that means I did it right or I did it wrong.
PaddyOFurniture
2018-08-03 08:44:06 +0000 UTCLittle Tiger, you mean! I misread your comment, didn't really sense the teasing.
YummyTiger Gaming
2018-08-02 22:07:00 +0000 UTCIt always seemed to me that Triste was the true rival, being the same as Aylia: strong and proud young woman with little to no sexual experience. That rivalry could lead to a lot of interesting story developments with dare, bet, maybe revenge or trap, plus Bogwort trying to take advantage of it. But that would work best if they get corrupted at the same pace. If one is pure and not the other some scenarios become difficult, how to make a sexual bet if they have not the same level of embarrassment ? So my question is, is it possible to have a route where they get corrupted at the same time ? Let reuse your example of the munchkin problem. If the player lets Aylia win, Triste has to go through her “penalty” (I guess it’s a bet where the loser has to be “orally nice” to Bogwort or something). That’s the pure Aylia route. Now the “true rivalry” route: Aylia loses, she endures the penalty but then they realize they made a mistake, so Triste also has to do it and it fuels their war because Aylia has been humiliated for no reason. The only thing sacrificed here is the pure Triste route but I don’t think many people want it. Of course you will have to find a reason to regularly even the score between Triste and Aylia, but I would be interested by a route where their rivalry is so strong, where they are so the same they get consumed by their antagonism and risk more and more just to get an edge while they’re spiraling down together.
Darian
2018-08-02 03:34:42 +0000 UTCI understand that you may not be perfect but that doesn't mean I'm not going to tease you. You little monkey.
PaddyOFurniture
2018-08-02 00:28:19 +0000 UTCDraw an new CG of aylia being embarassed? That way nothing would get spoiled?
Ericridge
2018-08-02 00:23:09 +0000 UTCI guess. The first 3 were posted and an additional one as well. I also posted that small update. I'll post the monthly update this evening. If you want to focus on the last teaser because I'm struggling with how to release 1 of 6 scenes before the release because it spoils 15% of the scene content, then I guess it is what it is. I have every intention of improving, being more transparent, and getting things released (that's why I'm still here), but I won't ever be perfect.
YummyTiger Gaming
2018-08-01 21:43:11 +0000 UTCFaked out again.
PaddyOFurniture
2018-08-01 08:25:36 +0000 UTCIt may not be until tomorrow night or Thursday before I post the last teaser. I'm torn, I was thinking about posting a h-scene CG, but given that this is a corruption game, there are not really that many true h-scenes at this point. So, it's really giving away more than what I posted above. Maybe I'll just zoom in a bit and post that. I don't really have true lineart the way I draw, so that's not so much an option. I'll think about it, but I will post one more. I also will still post the full update tomorrow for August. If you've checked Trello, there is really not much left before at least a MV test release.
YummyTiger Gaming
2018-08-01 06:06:01 +0000 UTCIn many instances, they try to complete quests as well. The simplest example would be Drake's Munchkin problem. Aylia will take a quest to get rid of them, but Triste is already hired to do that as well. Triste will get pissed, Aylia will then get pissed also, things will escalate, and whoever ends up not eliminating the most munchkins will suffer. This is a multi-stage quest, and you'll see dynamic interactions related to it when you run into Triste in other areas (Voran's Bar, for example). H-Scenes will come into play throughout. This was essential in my effort to make a "pure" Aylia route still have sex scenes. It does force replaying the game though to see everything, I may evaluate ways to remedy that towards the end of development.
YummyTiger Gaming
2018-07-30 22:11:11 +0000 UTCWhat aspect are they rivalling at? The D?
Curly
2018-07-30 21:42:13 +0000 UTCKira is overly friendly with everyone. The "rival" aspect with her is not really a enemy-type relationship, but more of Aylia getting annoyed. Triste is standoffish (she has her reasons) and will view Aylia in the truest "rival" sense. The 3rd rival will be a bit in the middle. Their relationships will change based on your interactions. My hope is that none of them will end up being paper thin characters with only one distinguishable persona. Not sure if that answers the question, but the shortest version - Yes, you can become friends with at least 2 of them.
YummyTiger Gaming
2018-07-30 20:08:49 +0000 UTCNot sure if this is the correct place to ask this question ...but "Aylia will interact and compete with these rivals" The rival system you've mentioned? Are these always rivals, or will you be able to win anyone of them over (if not as allies/team mates, perhaps friends/friendly NPCs?) :) Thanks in advance
Auril
2018-07-30 20:01:46 +0000 UTCThere's 2 more coming, hold on to your knickers.
YummyTiger Gaming
2018-07-30 18:15:07 +0000 UTCShe has a variety of expressions. I just pulled her standard, but she has the old one as well. The main point was to emphasize how much better I think it looks in a larger resolution. A lot of the details get lost. Also, I sharpened it up considerably when I updated her.
YummyTiger Gaming
2018-07-30 18:14:57 +0000 UTCHmm hmm, I see. I don't have much to say other than that. x.x
Ericridge
2018-07-30 18:03:23 +0000 UTCDid you actually change Triste's facial expression or was that just the images you have to share now?
rm
2018-07-30 16:28:42 +0000 UTC
