BlueWitchGames

Release 0.8

Quick update

Release on Friday

Beta

Art is all finished

Another refund going out and incoming update

Thanks for the patience, guys. Really, thanks a lot. This post will be updated sometime at today of end's shift with, I /think/, some good news!

Just checking in just before bed here, but since I did promise an update: assuming I don't get carried away by something else or have a heart attack before then, it might actually just be the Hermione faces away from being able to do a small, closed release while I fix up the last minor details.

Another update, and another round of refunds

Last 5 days or so have been very slow because I ran out of adder*ll (censoring just in case, so Patreon doesn't think there's something shady here lmao). Got my refill today so now it's back to the usual schedule, and to finally wrapping this release up. Because I've been so off on the deadlines, I'm doing another round of refunds here tonight, and I will be continuing refund until this release is out should it be necessary. Most of this stuff is old by now and has been sporadically showcased...

Happy New Year!

Just getting a (long overdue) post in before the year's close, and to wish you guys a merry christmas and happy new year!

Not sure where to start or end the post, so I'll keep it mostly short. Lots of things that could be said on the overall pace of this release (and lot of things that HAS been said, though I've mostly kept the bitching to Discord), but it really just comes down to spending far, far too much time on the art. Some scenes got rather bloated, and some scenes simply include...

Just a very brief update

And a (belated) happy Halloween! Busy in the mines so I'll make this a bit short, but the final rounds of test builds went out 2 days ago and came back mostly clean (and what wasn't has been cleaned now). KpecT and I are currently sifting through all the images, selecting the best ones, fixing errors, etc. All together, it's 49k images after the first sorting that I did. We're making good progress on them, so it should be very, very soon now. I'll also be finishing the last on the trailer and...

(Probably) final update before release and another refund

Well, we're almost there. Was originally planning to release it this Sunday since that's when I had to leave for family's for the holidays, but decided to sit on it for now. As such, I'll be refunding everyone for the month. I just can't really "waste" what by now (oh god) is many months' worth of work by putting it up when trailer etc isn't ready and when I won't really be available for quick hotfixing and answering questions. There's currently a test build out and being ran by some people t...

Updates

Getting a post in before the new month because anything else would have been quite embarrassing. Was feeling confident a few days ago, then kind of hit a low here earlier today, but now rn it's sort of looking up again. There's been quite a bit of bloat, story content that should probably have been saved for a future update etc, but done is done and I'll not be adding more now at least. The ideal situation would be that I end on being happy enough with all the previous content to pack it up i...

Update

Hey guys! Sorry to have been so quiet on the Patreon itself. It was pointed out to me and, yeah, it'll definitely have to improve. It's sort of a combination of forgetfulness, having been really busy with the release, and, frankly, a bit of embarrassment about the pace for this one. It turned out to be a little too much stuff for one release. Decided to one-tap the art update, so it should have mostly everything updated. Additionally, there's some new content, most of the previous h-scenes ha...

Castle update

Just a very small update to go along with the art things. A couple of places around the castle have been made a bit prettier, and it should be a lot more "open world" now!

Hogsmeade build-wise is nearing finish too, and there should be some showcases tomorrow perhaps!

Link to the scrapped art overhaul

https://mega.nz/file/qqQ2TJoD#esDykvQtDQtBKphXqXECcF8orpgSNfD_YEw7xmvEDzg

A couple of more too might be uploaded shortly and posted here, but those are entirely unfiltered. The art above is the things that made the first round of selection at least

Some update on coming release and refund for last month

Hey guys! There's a bit of extra information in the pinned post in general on Discord, but the first art overhaul using the old model turned out to be a disaster and I'm scrapping the work, tho a zip with its images is uploaded on mega and found in the link in the post below this one!

Mistake is on me for being obstinate and insisting on using very, very outmoded methods instead of just adapting. As already mentioned, all patreons will be refunded for the month, not making exceptions on...

Hotfix and Public Release Update!

Patreon Beta 0.7

Rough draft. Still a couple of things to do

Just a graphic update test + item content and loot drop system test. Graphic wise it's missing new fires and new basic NPC models. A couple of post-processing things definitely need to be tweaked too. Interested to hear if the castle generally feels too cold now. That said, story content isn't unlocked yet so I still recommend waiting a day or two! To spawn loot around the castle, press K. It's pseudorandom based on your seed + current day, so you'll have to change current day manually each t...

Couple of days now!

Like mentioned on the Discord, a 2 week release schedule might have been a little optimistic, especially coupled with that I needed a small 1 week break after last release's pretty draining run. It means that the second interim release, originally targeted at 2 weeks as well, will probably also come out at ~3 weeks.

This interim release mostly contains actual content to the item system, graphic updates, lots of art updates, some new content to previous parts of the game, especially arou...

Vote 9 (now with multiple choices!)

Forgot to enable multiple choice, mb. The other votes have been saved in any case, and will be used if you don't vote here, but let's try again!

Patreon Update

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https://mega.nz/file/b7xTlbzJ#bWOCDZ6M-rvLS1oyWRtJCXoIwrKiNkvKllMuQjlzuss

Public release is up. Mostly small changes. Most interesting stuff in it are Hermione art updates and some extra content in the very early game.

Patreon code is: qEridu

Made some changes to the roadmap. I sort of dread doing anothe...

One more sleep to go

2 days

Sending out some really rough copies to the testers right now but it's still probably 2 days out. Shit sucks and I do apologise. Cheers for the patience guys

After this one, there is only one more, small interim release that'll be another dreaded le 2 million year tech update and THEN it should be mostly just content-focused

Roadmap

Some updates on the coming release. As mentioned on Discord, I spread myself a little thin here, but there are a lot of systems-related things I want to get done now that the game is finally in a state where I can start to market it a bit more. Thanks for staying around and believing in the project man, seriously guys.  
For long-time players, there might not be too much new content at the "end of the game" this time around. It'll still probably come out at 10-15k words in total, wher...

0.55 public release. Next up, Yule Ball release!

I'll not repeat myself too much since I already talked about a few things of what's ahead in a Discord post, but I just want to say thanks again for following this project through the months, seriously. It's appreciated, guys.

The release can be found here! https://mega.nz/file/2yAHQTxA#9CRtIUr9x_EwM_3Fl4chzUwcBgRU6MVofoG7Qq1BJZk

There are a couple of updated things ...

Yule Ball Character Vote

This character vote will apply to the coming Yule Ball release. You can vote for multiple characters!

New Year's Release

Release 0.6

Release update

Still needs another day before story and side content is all ready, which will come up on here in its own release. Then the update with the new duel mode a day or two after that, most likely. Apologies for the wait, seriously. Have something from the Hana and Ginny wrestle match, which has finally been implemented. Mind you, technically a "spoiler" so might want to wait:
https://i.imgur.com/EZDLNhh.png

Thanks a l...

Update on new release

Should be out within 5 days! A lot of boring systems stuff like inventory, better controllers, new art, duel minigame, etc, but also some new content and days, ending on the beginning of the Christmas season at the school.

Some May helping out with the some of the new Quidditch uniforms for a quest.

Showcase of the duel mini game going up tomorrow! Plays like a bullet hell where spells unlocked from quests and other tasks can be used to pass through the duel trial.