Weekly update September 4th

Hi guys!

We can finally show you what we've been preparing in order to be more direct and transparent when it comes to sharing how this project is going: the new progress bar system!

Weekly updates used to be somewhat vague: "This week we've been drawing", "This week we've been writing" and so on. This was due to the fact that it wasn't very easy to show progress without spoiling things. Thus, we've decided to create this system where we divide work among the main categories we work on, and we quantify our progress as we work on them so as to be able to give you a weekly percentage and show it in a simple graphic.
Since we had so many changes in RedLolly, we've put effort in improving communication with the patrons (which was sorely needed) and we believe that with this new feature it will be simpler for you all.

To properly understand progress in the bars, you have to take into account that not all tasks go equally fast. For example, 50% of the art takes way longer than 100% of debugging. Thus the total progress shown might be a bit misleading. So depending on what we work on each week, it might increase just a bit or a whole lot all of a sudden. It is also possible that halfway through a chapter's production we decide to add a new scene or a couple of extra illustrations: that would be reflected as a decrease in the current percentage. In any case, feel free to ask anything about the bars.

This week, we've been working on two new sprites needed for this chapter (Sophie's and the Mystery character), and in creating the new C2R background. Other than that, nearly all storyboards have been completed for the planned scenes.
On the script side of things, I'm going between retouching existing scenes from the old C2 and shaping the new scenes. I think C2R is going to be a chapter filled to the brim with content, and therefore, we have planned it as best we could to make sure everything fits together nicely. Other than that, we've been studying some interface improvements, but we are on the design phase for now.

Finally, I just want to remind you that yesterday was the last day of Alice's new outfit poll. Thank you for your participation! It's always great to have your opinion when it comes to shaping LC's world.