It's been a bit of a gloomy week for me. Though I like rainy weather, it's been mostly dark clouds for the past week and a half where I live. Combined with staying at home for anything but the essentials has put me into a bit of a lull. I just haven't been feeling creative this week. I've spent most of my time either in bed or on the couch. I'm sure the feeling is relatable to a lot of you out there given our current situation.
But you know what? That's okay. I think it's normal to feel...
2020-07-27 00:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Thanks to everyone who submitted their ideas. I will be posting my choices on Sunday alongside the weekly update! Get ready to vote!
2020-07-25 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Full image preview coming this weekend!
2020-07-22 22:54:26 +0000 UTC
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How are those contract ideas of yours coming along? Have you thought of any ideas yet? I have poured through my e-mail and have been responding to the ideas I've been getting and there are some real contenders there!
If you're having trouble, just think of a situation you would like to see Mila in and go from there! Big ideas can come from small places you know! I hope to see some great ideas, because last round came out great! Remember, you still have until July 24th to s...
2020-07-20 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I have updated the file for the Android version of Crimson Veil on itch.io. This port was provided to me by user the66. The original version was not uploaded in a proper format and was removed. If you have any issues with this port, please let me know so that I can get in contact and resolve the issues.
2020-07-19 02:37:30 +0000 UTC
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I am now accepting entrees for contracts! Please review the rules before submitting your idea.
You can send it to me via e-mail (crimsonveilgame@gmail.com) or commenting below. Personally, I would recommend sending your idea to that e-mail because many submissions get sent to me on different sites and your idea may get lost in the shuffle. If your idea is in my e-mail, it's easier for me to organize all of the s...
2020-07-18 00:03:24 +0000 UTC
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The latest version of Crimson Veil is now available to download! I'm trying one thing new with this release: I've created and Android/iOS version.
I do not have an android device to test this version and I'm not sure how the iOS version would work, so if someone could help me out with that, I'd greatly appreciate it! I have an iPhone, but I assume that I would need to have a jail broken device to run it? If anyone can explain it better, I would be more than happy ...
2020-07-17 06:00:01 +0000 UTC
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https://mkrudesign.itch.io/crimson-veil
EDIT: I'm changing from direct download links to instead redirecting you all to itch.io. I am doing this to better track how the game is faring download-wise. I will only be doing this for the public releases. Early access will still be direct download. I hope you understand.
2020-07-17 05:59:01 +0000 UTC
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The old versions of Crimson Veil are being pulled off of the google drive links as I make space for the new versions that will become available tomorrow!
2020-07-16 19:08:40 +0000 UTC
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The walkthrough has been updated to version 3.0.1. You can still find it at this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ADvnmL0C7yvs6q3shOIVPW9JFu_TQG-A9s5IGlYeEU/edit?usp=sharing
I've gone ahead and fixed most of the issues reported to me so far. The guide has been updated to reflect these changes. Those of you frustra...
2020-07-13 00:00:01 +0000 UTC
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How has everyone been enjoying the weekend? Have you gotten the chance to play through the new update yet? This week I've been taking it pretty easy, enjoying some time with the family.
I've started laying the groundwork for the next update. Some small things here and there, but I may write an outline again for this update since it was helpful while developing chapter 3.
Have any of you combed through the new art assets and figured out what the next update will be ...
2020-07-06 00:01:00 +0000 UTC
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The newest story chapter is now available to play, just in time for the weekend! It's been over a year since the main story got properly updated, so I hope that the wait will have been worth it for you! There's a great amount of content here as well as some balance changes and fixes. I look forward to all of your thoughts!
Be sure to review the README file included in the download. It includes a changelog and also where each of the included save files will start you!
2020-07-03 06:02:00 +0000 UTC
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2020-07-03 06:00:02 +0000 UTC
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2020-07-03 06:00:02 +0000 UTC
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2020-07-03 06:00:01 +0000 UTC
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I'm uploading the new art assets and sketches, so they will be temporarily unavailable to download! There's actually a hint to what's coming next in the following update, by the way! One of the art asset folders has some new character portraits that are not yet in the game! Be sure and take a good look at those folders! If you aren't at least at the $5 tier yet, be sure to do so to get that sneak peek!
2020-07-01 23:30:06 +0000 UTC
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The newest update is now complete and is currently being tested for bugs and such! I'm happy to say that the release for Crimson Veil 3.0 is IMMINENT! I only ask that you be patient for just a few more days to allow my testers and I plenty of time to catch and correct any issues we can find before release.
Each time I test the game, I have to start the game from scratch and I've gotten quite good at speed-running my own game at this point! I have started to notice...
2020-06-29 00:00:01 +0000 UTC
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The main scenario is now about 80% complete. Events are properly scripted through the end of the main boss fight. As I may have stated in a previous update, this upcoming chapter is quite a bit longer than the previous chapters. There have been plenty of scenes to script which have taken a few hours to get right. There's plenty of dialogue, but this is a chapter that needs that information to set up future events. Of course there's also a lot of NPC flavor text that nee...
2020-06-22 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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2020-06-15 00:01:01 +0000 UTC
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This week my focus was on getting the remaining 4 art pieces done and I somehow managed! Here is small collage of the many faces of Mila!
These are zoomed in because most of them are pretty spoiler heavy. One of them isn't and that is why I will be sharing the full image (both versions) with all of my patrons!
The art took of the majority of the developme...
2020-06-15 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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This week has been a bit busy for me me personally. Plenty of family obligations had to be done before I could get any work done on the game.
I created a few more fancy looking NPCs for the castle area, since the generic ones just didn't seem to fit the vibe of the area well. More scenes have been scripted in the castle portion. Roughly 45 percent of the scenario is properly scripted.
2020-06-08 00:01:00 +0000 UTC
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The two new "diversion quests" as I will call them are nearly complete. By diversion, I of course am referring to the new slime cave area and casino area. technically, they don't have any quests attached to them, but them, but they can both be accessed soon after reaching the new area and played in any order you like. Both areas have rewards worth getting.
The new slime c...
2020-06-01 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Not related to Crimson Veil, but still involving Mila! I got inspired to try something new and for this little project, I decided to use Mila as a test subject. I gave her an alternate outfit, based off of how I designed her in Code Vein.
For time reasons, I’ve been pretty sloppy with my sketchwork lately, since it all gets redrawn digitally anyway. However, for this I decided to put a bit of extra work into the sketch itself. I haven’t sketched out lines this clean in a while. I f...
2020-05-26 04:00:08 +0000 UTC
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This was a highly productive week for development! The game is now scripted to the point where you reach Fallholt. For reference, that's roughly 1/3 of the way through this chapter. More art has been completed this week too. This is a gif of a scene early on in the update where you meet a new character: The Mayor of Mor Town.
The mayor is one of my favorite new designs! I updat...
2020-05-25 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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My new PC arrived yesterday and I spent the whole day transferring over and installing everything to get settled back in. RPG Maker seems to be running fine so far. I don't think it's missing anything... Fingers crossed! Since I was computer-less last week, I figured I may as well sketch something and try to be productive. I would have felt bad not being able to deliver anything today. Here are two new sketches for you all:
2020-05-18 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I've got some screenshots of the inside of Fallholt Castle today.
Building the castle was my focus this week. Aside from the main hall, there aren't any NPCs in the building yet. The ones in the main hall were there for a test scene I was working on. Some places still need to be further decorated, but nearly all of the rooms are complete.
This week I also d...
2020-05-11 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I have a bit of unfortunate news to share.
I've got some rather annoying PC issues that are preventing me from working. My computer's SSD is starting to fail and my PC is now randomly crashing. Aside from that, play testing causes my computer to lag for some reason and the audio on my computer has been clipping as well. I've been dealing with this for the past 3 weeks or so, but its getting worse.
I have no idea what is causing these issues, since my working l...
2020-05-08 23:50:53 +0000 UTC
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2020-05-04 00:02:00 +0000 UTC
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I cannot believe it is May already... This whole past month has felt like such a blur. I could not get my brain together to write anything this week. My mind was blank whenever I would try to write dialogue for scenes, so I gave up on it for now and decided to spend the week working on some illustrations instead. I got three done and I'm currently sketching a fourth.
Here is a cropped preview of one:
2020-05-04 00:00:01 +0000 UTC
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This week I began mostly scripting story events. I'm still early on since there is a lot of dialogue to account for between all of the shuffling NPCs in Noctorna and the new docks to the north. Maria will also be teaching Mila a useful new Light Skill, just as she did at the beginning of Chapter 2. Some early areas have their scenes written, though I feel that I may go back and edit them as I move forward.
2020-04-27 00:01:30 +0000 UTC
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