Progress report

Greetings!

Here's our latest progress report on what we're working on.

The potions introduction, potions gameplay mechanics, new map location, are now implemented and in its last stages of polish and testing. We are still working on implementation of the character “drinking” events, half of which is already being implemented, dialogues are proofread and polished, the new artwork has also been finished and is waiting to be added into the game.

A new points distribution algorithm has been implemented to ensure fair distribution among houses, and to enable the player to reach events that were previously difficult to trigger due to flawed points systems, and to lessen the grind in some cases.

Hanging out with the teachers gives better bonuses, so that Gryffindor doesn't stay in the lead as you progress through Hermione's corruption. For example, hanging out with Snape will give a passive increase to Slytherin points gain, and flat bonus after the hangout event.

Wardrobe has received a new feature, allowing you to randomise the entire character look with a single button, making it easier to benefit from the new looks without spending too much time playing dress-up.

Unfortunately, it’s not all good news, one person from our core team had to take a leave due to personal reasons, so work has been going a little slower than we hoped. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to outsource the work so the impact hasn't been as bad as it could've been. Just to be clear, the CG Artwork team has not been affected.

More work has been put into optimising the game, the recent changes yielded a nice performance increase in rasterization (up to 10%), in instances where characters or outfits are displayed, and improved IO (performance increase dependant on hardware).

To add to it, we are hoping to bring the number one requested feature (Not hand-holding you perverts...), save compatibility across major releases, yes, you heard it right, no more restarts required. If everything works as intended that is.