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Monday Update #10

I am running out of pictures...

 Everything new:

• I've started the work on episode 3 for good.
• I outlined the episode and optimized a few things in my script, as I am getting rapidly better at Ren'py
• Work on the script has also begun, so I am already on the writing.

For this Episode I am changing the gameplan a bit. The last two times I would complete most of the graphics, before writing the final script. This time I am inte...

A little test render

Right now I am looking into ways to realize the beach scenes in episode 3. 

This the first test I made. Obviously lacking a lot, but I am already pleased with the overall look.

Monday Update #09

Episode 2 was successfully released and after that, I did pretty much nothing for a week.

This week I will start working on episode 3. I will begin with outlining the story and gameplay mechanics I need. Then I will begin building up the backgrounds and new assets and combine them with text.

I am planning to do it faster then episode 2, as I now know a lot more about what amount of time I need. I will also shorten the amount of content per update, to ensure good q...

Episode 2 Download Links

PC Links

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Workupload 

Mac Links

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2019-07-22 23:29:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Monday Update #08

Episode 2 is ready and will be released today. Depending on where you live it isn't necessarily monday anymore, but I did my best.

Everything new:

• It is just done. All the scenes and mechanics.

As a little info for everyone, I am going to immediately release the episode for my 5$ Patrons.

I talked with my one 10$ Patron and he gave me the ok to not let you wait. As long as there is only one 10$ Patron there really is no use to wait for 4 da...

Monday Update #07

Episode 2 is drawing near. The Patreon release is scheduled for next monday. It could come 1 or 2 days later though.

Everything new:

• The writing is completely done.
• I have finished about 30% of the final editing.
• New music and soundeffects have been added and I have started to put more effort into leveling all sounds.
• All 4 major scenes are done. A few of the CG's are still missing, but that is just due to render times.

Morganes new scene

This is the first CG of Morganes newest scene. It came out really well in my opinion and I wanted to share this one.

All in all my goal of creating better camera angles and more dynamic scenes has worked out quite well. I still have lots of room to improve, but I am definitely getting better.

Monday Update #06

Technically its tuesday, but I am still gonna call it Monday Update. Sorry for not remembering to write this Post. Apart from that, everything is working just fine.

Everything new:

• The writing for the game is pretty much done now, with me finishing Episode 2 today.
• 3 out of the 4 new scenes are now done. That makes two new scenes this past week. The last one will also be finished today.

This past week I ran into a few motivational proble...

Monday Update #05

I will hate myself for this later on, but I am gonna put a bit of pressure on myself and tell you that episode 2 should come together in mid july.

The new stuff:

• I am writing a lot and progressing the story rapidly.
• I am now finished with the new gameplay mechanics that will replace the previous grind.
• The first major scene and one minor scene have been finished as well.
• Also the connections between episode one and two have been ma...
  2019-07-01 13:35:23 +0000 UTC View Post

The fight system

I can finally say more about the fight system, as I now know that I can realize it the way I want to.

There will be 2 different kinds of fights:

1. There will be mindfights. Where you battle with the spirit of your opponent to get controll over them. Here your opponent will ask you questions and you have to answer correctly, based on what you think they want to hear. Similar to acquiring Personas in... Persona.

2. Normal fights. These will work in a classica...

Monday Update #04

No more Backgrounds. I have successfully made the transition and the scripting is under way. This means that the release of episode 2 is coming closer.

The new stuff:

• I've started to implement the gameplay features I have planned.
• Including the first dungeon filled with minigames and the first fights.
• The first scene of the episode has also been completed.
• Apart from that I wrote a lot and learned more about renpy.

So I...

Monday Update #03

Backgrounds... again. A few personal matters came up this week and real life got the better of me. I still wasn't idle though.

The new stuff:

• Backgrounds. A lot of them. I wrote in last weeks post that I had planned 7 new ones. But this week I made 6, taking the number up to 10 in total.

So that was it. I didn't get to start with the scripting as I had planned originally. But that shouldn't be a problem, as I will start with it today. Meaning tha...

Girl 04 "The Scientist"

Another peak at the new girl, this time without the green.

Name suggestions are welcome!

Monday Update #02

The work has now begun and with it came a lot of stupid, time consuming ideas. Last week I said this post will have more content. And I did create more than last week. But This week was background-mania, so not much diversity.

This is new:

• I finished the rough story outline for episode 2 and finalised the new gameplay ideas with it.
• The need for a bunch of new backgrounds came apparent to realize my ideas. ...
  2019-06-10 10:46:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Monday Update #01

It has been over a week since the release of episode 01 now. First I would like to thank my Patrons. We are just 4 people, but I am still happy that you trust me to deliver a good game.

That said, here is what I have been up to:

• Directly after the release I took it slow and did pretty much nothing for the game. But after a few days I resumed the work.
• First I looked into new gameplay systems to make everything smoother and more self controlled, comp...
  2019-06-03 11:05:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 1 | Lessons learned #01

The first Episode is now out there and I heard what you guys had to say. In this post I will adress the feedback I got from everyone and then state my own observations.

Your Concerns:

• The Grind is too much.
• The sound is badly mixed.
• Stats of the girls.

Those are the main problems I filtered out. What am I gonna do about it?

1. To adress the grind, I will further tweak the numbers of the game. I now have a better grasp on w...

Episode 1 Hotfix

I've just uploaded the hotfixed verion of Ep. 01, changing the volume of a few sounds and also decreasing the grind amount.

For some people the "spend time" option will show scenes again for 1 time, that is normal and shouldn't be a problem.

The Plan going forward

Episode 1 is only the beginning, who would have thought, now comes the real hustle.

What can you await in the future? Apart from the obvious new episodes, I am also going to start a few regular segments.

1. I am going to give you an update post every two weeks, talking about what I spent my time on and what I achieved.

2. When I make something I can share without too much of a spoiler, I am going to share it with you.

3. After every episode, I am going to make a post r...