Drone Commander

Just a bit of fun... I was bored and wanted to re-visit Vrix

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Hey guys,

So, starting next week, due to getting a free house my time free's up hugely. I'll still work my day job but I expect my productivity to increase 2x (i'm so so excited about it!)

I aim to be able to tell you end of August that Demo is done or close, and i'm porting it for Alpha testers (lemme know!)

I'll be streaming FREQUENTLY on Twitch, because i can get stuff done, you can see me do it and also it's fun!

What's been going on the past couple weeks: 2025-06-14 09:19:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Kira's family so far (public ver) Nara to be showcased later

Kira's Family so far Patreon Ver

Haha omg, I found old concept art I generated for Kira. The Kira actual image in the section below!

I think overall, she worked well as a guide, and prototyping/concepting always helps the mind visualise variations.

Due to popular Demand - Sekarri meet a cat

Fel thinks they're over hyped.

Tabby wants to pet and stroke it.

Kira wants to study it.

Races that have cameo appearances

When I first started work on this game in earnest, I had created about 20 different races and their backgrounds.

Some races like the Lyrelai (a race of alien Hyena/Jackal hybrids) didn't make the final cut, but there will be (time permitting) cameo's for some of the more memorable characters.

In this case Freya, a confident, assertive gal who can actually manipulate your stats, change what options you have available to you and so onl.

The New Girls

Nyrissa (the Original Aphoros)
Nara (Kira's rogue trader of a sister)
Eris (Tabby's sister)

A little treat for all you heroes out there

Thank you so much for supporting the game financially, the funds helps generate top tier content - let me explain.

...but first, a TLDR.

TLDR: below is a bit of background detail on the game: but the short of it is, you get these intimate scenes with a number of characters; and it's all animated, interactive so it feels 'real' as I can possibly make it.

Setting aside this game is RPG,RTS and VN. For a mid-level VN, you might have a small number of main animated characters ...

What is Drone Commander?

✅ Original SciFi

✅ Hot Anthro gals

✅ Epic RTS

✅ Expansive RPG

✅ Top Tier Visual Novel

✅ Nuanced, compelling storytelling

Gia's steamy kiss

Since we've had a lot of Gia, this is for paying Patreons only - tomorrow i'll post some new different stuff.

Background: Gia makes an advance on Straker, asking if he'd like to sing with her at the next Opera duo night.
Straker laughed, and Gia cried, then ran out of the gym.
"What was I thinking," Gia scolded herself, "such a cheesy line, he must have had 20 Sekarri hit him with their hobby line already."
At this point, Straker felt insanely guilty - he didn't mean to reject...

Gia loves her Opera - Straker can't keep up

Remember in the early days when I was prototyping Gia (last year) - I mentioned she is more than just a combat veteran. She has a ton of character, hobbies and background.

Straker can't keep up because not only is Gia's voice overpowering, she is sining in her traditional Sekarri dialect. The Tehter refuses to translate as it (and thus the committee) feel that it would be a disservice ruining the music by translating the style and words into English.

I'm going to get Gia to give...

Competition and Request your own Art scene (read below!)

I've had a lot of people requesting scenes for me to draw or get drawn by my artists.
RN i'm super focused on the game with little cycles to spare, and it costs $$$
So here are some options for you guys including a competition.

1. Suggest your art to be drawn (whoever gets the most uplikes, wins and i'll get that done for free!)

2. If you REALLY want, then I can get any thing you requested in the style above for $70 (one per fortnight available) 2025-06-07 16:20:34 +0000 UTC View Post

DEVLOG What i've been doing recently, little update.

• Starlane showcase (i've extended it - we will see Yeverii, learn a lot of lore and science). This is going to be the first video where you see all modes together, RPG, Visual Novel and RTS. VN -> flows into RPG but you'll just see clips of RTS as focus is on show and tell. Later in the month you'll see more of the battles flowing into each other.,

• RPG follower mechanics, different behaviours you can toggle. I.e. 'Defensive', '...

  2025-06-06 12:29:23 +0000 UTC View Post

15 minutes of Drone Commander (a lots improved since that release!)

For those new Drone Commanders - Welcome aboard!

I'll post a few older videos over the next days.

Why Tabby always wears a bullet proof vest

Tabby was extremely ambitious. She was on track for a trainee position leading to a pre-captain role—a seven-year path that would end with her commanding her own ship. It would probably be a tiny, 50-girl tugboat, but it would be hers.

Time to Destruction of Alara: T–2 days

Tabby stayed behind to assist with the final interstellar-capable ships evacuating the planet. While she was helping coordinate logistics, the terrorists struck. They destroyed a ...

Snep's final sprites

Notice we have tail wagging

Twister with Tabby anyone?

Meat's back on the menu girls

Maybe I exaggerated a bit when I said Brian had it easy.

Who would you rather be? Straker or Brian

UPDATE! The picture is just for show: Both Brian/Straker get dibs on Kira, Morrigan.

Straker is the MC; he gets abducted, pulled into the war and there are super high expectations on him. Though he has plenty girls to date and places to explore - Cannon wise, he has the weight of the universe on his shoulders, Fel's feelings to manage (with orwithout him), peoples problems to solve and Amu to help.

Brian on the other hand was taken by accident, no expectations nor pressure to be...

On the Range with Erika (Lore in the Comments)

Lore time. Erika is the first hybrid you meet early on. Her mum and dad were Sekarri and Kethri respectively. The Kethri (Fox like aliens) have even more advanced but ancient bio-tech capabilities.

Whilst Fel is a combat instructor, she's not allowed to be Straker's direct teacher - Rhyzark only agreed to Fel's original plan of abducting 400 people, as long as they were a mix of demographics; and not a power play from Sekarri girls to get more men on board. Remember the Battle Center ...

Welcome aboard to the new joiners

We have a ton of people just joined (I think because of the reddit posts).

Anyway, have a look around and enjoy the show - I post a lot, usually daily and progressing the game at a good pace.

Close up pov in progress

Part 3: I told you Straker isn't dead 🤣🦷🦷

Straker Entertains Vess (2 pics)

1 of her looking into space, the other looking at Straker

All patreons will get it in a couple weeks or so, but if you want it earlier...

any donation above $7 to ko-fi.
https://ko-fi.com/mcmurchie

Sneak peak at Early Development for Starlanes

Things to look for.

VN Characters transitioning to RPG effect
Cool Card sfx when game starts
Cool logo effect for level name

Bunch of other stuff - PLEASE NOTE, this will totally change, timings and glitches etc are being worked on now. I just wanted to share with you so far.

Making the Running Joke into a meme

Don't worry, no Straker's were harmed in the making of this meme.

So... for those new to Patreon, there is a running joke here and in the discords tthat Fel has anger issues (she does - kind of, but she's overcome them with hard work) and that she takes it out on Straker (this is the joke part). So I the meme had to happen...

Snep new look

I re-did her sprite work . Walking in progress too.

Working on Something Big

I'll be sharing in a week (I hope).

This will

• Show all modes RTS, VN, RPG, RPG shooter

• Introduce Yeverii (The Ancient Wolf girl - Honneharri)

• Explain some of the deep SciFi lore, i.e. how does everyone travel faster than the speed of light, the Drone Fleet Origins and more.