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New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #14

Hail citizens,

Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure to inform you that I've figured out how animations work with Daz + RenPy. I've done two custom adult anims for episode 2 (24 fps, 2 sec loops). My philosophy on anims in VNs is "no anim is better than a bad anim", but I think mine are... acceptable. They were fun to do, so I'm looking forward to getting more practice in future episodes.

Excluding the anims, I did ~40 static renders. The script and renders for epi...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #13

Hail citizens,

The first NSFW dev log I've done in a while! Also surprisingly the first to show Safiya. She features quite heavily in episode 2.

I had an okay week in terms of productivity; only had time to do ~35 renders. Happy to say that I've finished the scene I was working on, though. All that's left is 1) the adult part of the fight scene, and 2) a small scene pulled back from ep 3 into ep 2. 

I'm working on these two in parallel, and I estimate I've got another 6...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #12

Hey everyone,

We're at the 90% mark, so shit's getting real.

I don't have a whole lot to update, other than that I did another ~40 renders. I am expecting this coming week to be a bit slower, though, since I'll unfortunately have to work over the weekend for the day job. 

Episode 2 is nearly entirely set in the city of New Antioch. Aqua Palma is seeing red, and they've tasked their most dangerous weapon--you--with infilitrating the capital and seeing to its dow...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #11

Hail citizens,

The render in this week's log is one of my personal faves. I think it encapsulates the title of episode 2 pretty well; "The Mission over Mourning".

I got through another ~50 renders this week, and finished the fight scene. I have about 2.5 scenes left to do (out of 13), and they're likely on the shorter (<50 render) side. I'm a software dev by day, so I'm allergic to deadlines, but I think early/mid September is looking good for the release.

Episode 2 will ...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #10

Hail citizens,

Don't know about you guys but I'm hyped af for BG3. I'm actually not a huge DnD player irl, but I love games that are based on it.

I did ~65 renders this week for the combat scene, finishing 2 fights (out of 3). Having play-tested them, I really like how they've turned out. I'm currently ~33% into the 3rd fight. The majority of the renders are from a first-person perspective, for that immersion.

There's also an adult scene intertwined into this scene ...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #9

Hail citizens,

Hope you guys are all going good.

I had a great week and got through another 50 renders or so. Right now I'm working on the largest and most complex scene in ep 2 (the one with the new combat system). It's like a mini-arena, so it's a fun challenge to sequence the fights in a way that flows nicely. 

The only reason I've incremented the render progress by just 5% is that I'm seriously considering pulling a short scene planned for ep 3 back into ep 2...I th...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #8

Hey everyone,

This is Faustina. She's the current Imperatrix of the Antiochan Empire, after her elderly husband, Nicolo, died of 'mysterious causes'. Her grasp on power is tenuous, with her senators' stances on her ranging from indifferent to openly hostile.

She's an ambitious visionary, and firmly on the autocratic side of the political spectrum. She knows the importance of having the right friends, yet she isn't afraid of making the wrong enemies. Her family is her top priority,...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #7

Hail citizens,

This is Gaius. Once a simple farmhand, he now serves the imperatrix as the lord commander of her praetorians (and, to his chagrin, as Enzo's mentor). In his prime, he was the finest duelist in the empire. Though his years may have caught up with him, whatever he now lacks in agility, he more than makes up for in experience. 

He's strict, stoic and silent--sometimes to the point that it's annoying-- but his loyalty to Faustina is undying. The real question, then...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #6

Hail citizens,

This is Luciana (or just Luci). She was recently assigned the role of prime technitor in New Antioch, having been the protégé of her now-retired master since she was a little girl. She heads the research and development of tech in the city.

Though she is Enzo's twin, you wouldn't know that from their personalities. She's kind and introverted. She wants nothing more than to be independent of her mother, but it's a crabs-in-a-bucket situation for her...and there's o...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #5

Hail citizens,

This is Enzo. He's the first royal to ever serve in the praetorians--an elite group of warriors who serve as the bodyguards of the Imperator of the Antiochan Empire. After his father's death, he forfeited his right to the crown to his mother, Faustina, for reasons unknown to the public.

He's a decorated war hero, a major celebrity in the capital, and to some degree the empire's poster boy. On the surface, he may seem like the perfect man...but there's no such thing ...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #4

Hey guys,

This is Milena. She's the director of biomedicine in New Antioch, which means she oversees all research related to the reproductive crisis...among other things. She rose above her peers thanks to both her academic brilliance, and her 'gray' morals.

She's fierce and direct, but her passion can quickly turn into obsession. Though she puts on a professional front, deep down she admires those who aren't afraid to show their animal side.

(She's also the owner of the ass...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #3

Hail citizens,

This is the third LI being introduced in ep 2. No prizes for guessing who she is ;)

I posted a poll on Discord this week about whether LIs should have paths. The results were tight, but yes won. To act on that, R0.2 will also add some choices to Aquila's board game scene in ep 1 (so you can win/lose some points with her). This will require a new save, but I'll try to keep future save resets to a bare minimum.

To accomodate LI paths, I'll from now on be attachi...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #2

Hail citizens,

Another log, another new LI. This preview will also give you an idea of how advanced New Antioch really is (or at least some parts of it), after centuries of hoarding technology. 

I had a very productive week, and smashed out a few of the shorter scenes. To put it into perspective, 16% is ~110 renders. Scene I'm working on right now is taking ~1 hour/render, so that may slow me down a bit but we'll see.

I'm also leveraging the debate system into a turn-ba...

New Antioch [R0.2] Dev Log #1

Hey everyone,

This dev log comes with a sneak peek at one of the new LIs. She was referenced in episode 1, so maybe you can guess who she is ;). The next two logs will also have sneak peeks of new LIs. After that, I'll probably start previewing non-spoiler episode renders.

This week was spent nearly finishing the script for episode 2, creating new characters, and getting started on rendering. My PC struggled with most of episode 1's environments, even with optimization and my ghet...

Afterparty

Hey everyone,

It's the day after release! I thought this would be a good time to outline my future plans for the game and preview episode 2. 

I'm gonna aim for a 3-4 month update cycle, and will be posting weekly dev logs right here on Patreon to keep you all up to speed. The story is planned to be 9 or 10 episodes long, we but we'll see as we go.

Episode 2 will take us to New Antioch itself, where we'll meet three more LIs. We'll have more shots of MC'...

New Antioch [R0.1] Public Release

Hey chads,

The first release of New Antioch is here!

Episode 1 "Water and Blood" acts as the prologue. You'll meet two of the planned six love interests, and a bunch of other key characters. It's also got a sample of every feature I'd like the game to have.

• 13,325 words, 656 renders, 10 music tracks, 25 sound effects

Windows / Linux (MEGA): https://...

Welcome

Hello-hello everyone!

I've decided to dive face-first into this game dev thing, and hope you guys can join me on the journey!

New Antioch is an ambitious project, but I'm determined to turn my vision into a reality. I want to create an adult experience that:

• Is, above all else, engaging;
• Has a healthy balance of drama, action, and humor; and
• Has adult content that organically fits into the story

Episode 1 "Water and Blood" will be...