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There is a little secret thank you hidden in the game.
Try hovering over the bookshelf in your bedroom, in the later stages of the game, to find it.
Release and Monday Update notice.
Right now I am working on the release. The game will come either today or tomorrow. That is why I will push the Monday update back for a few days.
There isn't much to say now that you won't see anyway. Apart form that I am a bit overwhelmed at the moment and can't find the time to make the post.
2019-12-23 16:22:22 +0000 UTC View PostDev Log #6 | Version vs Episode
For quite some time now I've been asking myself a certain question. Should I call the first installment of the new game episode 1, or version 0.1.
A question I might be overthinking, but that honestly plaques me every day. Here is my thought process.
What is the difference between the two?
For me personally calling updates versions and naming them as such, implies that the game as a whole isn't finished. It seems ...
2019-12-19 22:58:51 +0000 UTC View PostImportant information regarding the release!
This post is a bit difficult for me, as I racked my brain about a better way to do this, without reaching any solid conclusion. There is a problem regarding the games release.
tl;dr: Episode 1 won't be released as early access so I can make the forum posts myself. But I will make a Patron exclusive scene as an apology.
I promise my Patrons early access to my games, which I have provided up until now and will provide in the future.
But this r...
2019-12-09 17:59:17 +0000 UTC View PostMonday Update #21
Good news. I am now completely sure that I will release the first episode this year! The first raw version is actually finished and now the final polish will be applied.
Everything new:
- I updated the girls sprites to improve performance.
- I finished a few new backgrounds.
- I remade the first 4 scenes, to raise their quality standard to that of the new two scenes.
- That brings the game to 6 finished scenes in episode 1. All fully... 2019-12-09 17:42:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Monday Update #20
We've reached #20 and development is still going smoothly, even though I've encountered a temporary motivational low.
Everything new:
- I made all sprites for the first girl. She has 9 expressions and all are animated.
- The backgrounds got their night versions.
- I found a bunch of good tracks to have some nice background music.
- Soundeffects are also beeing implemented, with a whole bunch of scene specific unique sounds.
- ... 2019-11-25 17:10:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Dev Log #5 | Agony, or about Sprites and Sounds
This weeks Dev Log is late, sorry. I was a bit busy and kept pushing it back. Part of it is the pure agony I went through. I am exaggerating a bit. And this post is a bit longer then usual. The Gif is also not perfect, it looks better in game.
But on to the important stuff. This weeks post is about sound and the misery of finding good ones, aswell as countless iterations of sprites.
Sprites, they are moving
What you can see above ...
2019-11-21 19:04:08 +0000 UTC View PostMonday Update #19 | Lots of new code
This Monday Update might be uninteresting, but a lot has happened. I am also progressing faster then anticipated and the game will probably be released this year.
Everything new:
- I began to create several animations. Some for the backgrounds, some for other purposes.
- The entire UI was made. From the graphics to the code.
- After the UI, I also completed the fight system.
- Stats and game mechanics were mostly finalized.
- ... 2019-11-11 17:04:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Dev Log#4 | The UI
This weeks topic is the UI. Or User Interface for those who aren't familiar. A thing that took a very long time to built, as it is directly tied into all the games mechanics.
The Look:
The first thing that comes to mind when talking about a UI is obviously the look. Finding that took several days and a bunch of tests and tries in Photoshop. In the end I saw a general style in the Dishonored 2 UI that I liked and changed it up to fit the game.
<... 2019-11-07 10:15:02 +0000 UTC View PostMonday Update #18 | Assembling the Backgrounds
It finally happened, a Monday Update on Monday! This time, I made all of the graphics.
Everything new:
- I finished building up most of my assets.
- Then I assembled the assets into lots of new backgrounds, 10 to be precise.
- I started to animate those backgrounds. Not too much, but enough to be interesting.
- I also developed the plot further.
- Planned lots of scenes.
- And I am close to finalizing a... 2019-10-28 20:32:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Dev Log #3 | A solid Foundation
This is the first Dev log during the development of the new game. Right now I am working on several important parts at the same time, too much to talk about it all in one post. So I will give every important topic it's own. Starting this week with:
The foundation
The "solid foundation" I've mentioned so often consists of 3 separate parts. The code, the plot and the graphics. For this game, I took extra care to ensure all 3 would be on point, befor...
2019-10-22 17:26:37 +0000 UTC View PostMonday Update #17 | The new game
I ought to change that name, haven't made Monday in quite a while... But here it is, the Monday Update where I will give a first overview of what I am planning wih the new game.
As a little Disclaimer. Everything said here might still change if it needs to. That said, I wouldn't tell you about something I haven't actually thought through.
tl;dr: You are an average dude that survived a strange apocalypse and is now fighting
nightmarish mon...
A new Girl arrives!
A little sneak peak at the first girl for the new game. There is still the possibility for change, but I wanted to share her, to give an idea of the quality I am able to deliver with this upcoming project.
I will update the Patreon page soon and will give out more info in tomorrow/todays Monday Update.
2019-10-13 23:22:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe beginning of a new Game
tl;dr: I finished A Tale of Eden and will start developing a new game with improved code, graphics and everything else.
Developing A Tale of Eden was honestly a spur of the moment thing. I had talked about the idea with friends and then suddenly decided to actually do it.
So I sat down and began to learn. I had experience in writing and as a longtime Tabletop roleplayer knew my fair share about developing game mechanics. But everything else was new. 2019-10-10 12:10:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Monday Update #16
Episode 04 is progressing nicely. Release will be within the next two weeks.
Everything new:
- 4 minor animated scenes are finished.
- The first major animated scene is finished.
- A large portion of the dialogue is done.
September was very work heavy in my "real life", so to say. Limiting what I could do for the game. Luckily, that is different in October. New content will come and that quite fast.
I am also doing some st...
2019-10-01 11:03:51 +0000 UTC View PostDev Log #2 | Animation and Python
Dynamic was the last big tagline and it pretty much still is. This time though, I focused specifically on animations and improving my scripting knowledge.
1 Animation:
What you can see above is a first attempt to finally get into real animations. A field I avoided simply because I couldn't find the time.
I also, like I said last post, switched my render engine making animations possible in the first place. That in itself took time, bec...
2019-09-28 10:26:17 +0000 UTC View PostMonday Update #15
I definitely have some problems with the "monday" part of these updates. Apart from that, I quickly transitioned into episode 4.
Everything new:
- The plot for episode 4 is finished.
- All the backgrounds are done.
- Planned all the scenes.
- Started to work on the first scene.
- Started writing the dialogue.
- Cleaned up all connections between episode 3 and 4.
This time the transition was a lot faster and ...
2019-09-17 23:27:14 +0000 UTC View PostDev Log #01 | Dynamic
Dynamic was the big tagline of the past weeks for me.
Dynamic in the scenes, but also in the dialogue. The goal beeing a less static presentation of the game. To accomplish that goal I focused on 2 specific parts and kind of failed on both,...
1. Animations
Animations are fairly new to me. Both in Ren,py and Blender. So for the beginning I tried to move static images and make simple animations. All to give the scenes more life and t...
2019-09-12 14:46:33 +0000 UTC View PostMonday Update #14
Episode 3 will release this week for all 5$ and above patrons.
Everything new:
- A lot of writing done.
- Polished dialogues.
- started work on a new scene.
- Correcting misspellings and other errors.
I am in the end phase of episode 3, with barely any real content to be written. Most of my time now goes into polishing and refining what is already there.
The release will be very soon. And yes, I missed Monday again....
2019-09-03 18:45:18 +0000 UTC View PostAbout the new tiers and exclusive content.
Earlier this week I announced a change in my Patreon tiers. This post should help to understand what I did and why I did it.
tl;dr: Patreon tiers are simpler and there will be more exclusive content.
I am new on Patreon and I am new to game development. So when I first started, I looked out to other creators and took bits and pieces that seemed to work and put them into my campaign.
Now that I have spent a few months on this site, I have a b...
2019-09-01 22:36:38 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon Update!
This coming week I will change a few things on my patreon page, including the Tiers and content I post.
But, no need to be afraid. You won't get less for your money.
I have just realized a few thinks these past months and learned more about the way I want to run this page and make my games. Before I oriented myself at other peoples sites, but I now have enough knowledge to realize what I want from it.
2019-08-27 12:06:24 +0000 UTC View PostMonday Update #13
A bit delayed, I forgot. Apart from that I am progressing nicely.
Everything new:
- A lot of writing done.
- The first scene is wirtten and rendered.
- New soundeffects and music have been implemented.
- The swimsuits for all the girls are finished.
This past week I've focused on pushing more content to realize the final build. While doing that, I also looked into ways to give the dialogue a bit more dynamic.
All in...
2019-08-27 11:39:54 +0000 UTC View PostCordelia's Swimsuit
Just a little picture of Cordelia in her swimsuit. Nothing more, nothing less.
2019-08-20 21:57:21 +0000 UTC View PostMonday Update #12
Work got in my way, but that will change this week.
Everything new:
- A bit of writing. Nothing much.
I had to work a lot the past week, leaving me with barely any time to develop the game. Luckily I have this entire week off, so I will make up for the lost time.
So I am still aiming for a release at the end of august / beginning of september.
2019-08-19 12:50:01 +0000 UTC View PostMonday Update #11
I have new Pictures to show you!! How great. The beach arrives, thanks to a helpfull tutorial from CG Cookie.
Everything new:
- Writing has continued, with about 20% done.
- Meanwhile I've started to make the new backgrounds and finished all of them.
- That kinda just happened.
So work is going great, I finishe...
2019-08-12 10:41:53 +0000 UTC View Post