There's an update post on the blog! Nothing really exciting right now, I'm still fighting off the various bugs that come when you release a game. More next week on the future plans for the game. There will be a 5$ patron poll as well today so stay tuned.
2023-09-05 02:29:05 +0000 UTC View Post
After like 9 months of work, the game is finally done and released. You can find it on Itch.io or Steam, or scroll down a bit if you're a patron and see that you might be able to get a copy for free if you've supported us for a while.
2023-09-01 03:24:12 +0000 UTC View PostHi! If you have spent over 15 USD in patreon contributions from the time of October 2022 to September 2023, you can get a free copy of Witch Hunter Izana. I do these manually to make sure that the team members get their cuts of the profits since TheChicMonster doesn't get anything from Patreon but I do.
If you qualify, or believe you qualify, shoot me either a DM on Patreon here and I'll take a look for you. Be sure to specify whether you want a Steam Key, Itch.io Key, or would like a d...
2023-08-29 22:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I'd have posted this earlier but I was away, so now you get to see it. Florentina turned into a mannequin, just like Mei! Oh no, what sinister plot has ensnared our heroes? Find out in the next chapter 1 update!
Giga asked if we should keep the eyepatch and it occurred to me we could lose it because there'd just be plastic behind there anyway.
2023-08-28 23:09:54 +0000 UTC View PostThere's a very brief update post on the blog as I was away all week on vacation. WHI comes out in a few days so I am going to be very busy cleaning up all the bugs.
2023-08-28 23:07:02 +0000 UTC View PostA very brief update post this week as I am out of town for a while. Normal posting resumes next week. WHI is almost out, get psyched!
Patron Bonus Stuff will resume next week with a very cool chapter 1 image. It's so cool that I almost want to keep it top secret but I know how you guys love sneak peeks.
2023-08-21 05:18:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey you remember chapter 2 and how it has this really cool fox journalist miko girl who fights alongside Sanya? Yeah, the pose you saw in game was her concept. Koops finished her battle pose.
Mikos aren't warriors, they use silver swords to channel magic. Izuna's is a sharpened silver quill-blade that helps her cast spells and slice up enemies with. Koops really nailed the pose selection, giving a lot of dynamism and making use of the entire canvas.
2023-08-14 14:39:19 +0000 UTC View PostThere's an update on the blog, including a bit more on the upcoming WHI Demo, some really cool fanart, and a picture of a cat. Read all about it!
2023-08-14 14:32:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week we did a poll, asking our beloved patrons how we should make the mannequins look. As usual there was a lot of feedback. A few people wanted to go full wooden-doll, a minority wanted to go full plastic. The largest group, at just over 50%, wanted to keep the same basic design but make the legs wooden as well as the arms.
We also adjusted the hue of the wood. Chicken and Giga believe that a darker shade with heavier shadows sticks out more and makes the design bolder. I think it...
2023-08-07 15:22:14 +0000 UTC View PostThere's an update post on the blog. Good news about a bunch of things! Info about what's happening in the world. News you can use! It's all there!
I've written a lot of these update posts so eventually I'm going to start repeating the silly blurbs I write but "News you can use!" has got to be a new low.
2023-08-07 15:17:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Giga had an idea for Mannequin Mei, to feature wooden pose-able arms. Apparently these are used by high-end boutiques these days (I wouldn't know because I'm not allowed downtown anymore, they chase me off with brooms).
But do you like this idea? Hey what if I made a poll you can answer to tell me! There are several options, including an 'Other' so you can really spill your guts.
Tell me what you think! Po...
2023-07-31 11:48:24 +0000 UTC View PostHoly cow there's an update post on the blog. Is there a secret cat pic there? There might be, the only way to find out is to look. There's also some top quality fan art, including a short comic featuring Izana from Witch Hunter... Izana! Go look at it!
And patrons, stick around because there's a poll this week (for all patrons, not just 5$ patrons) about a piece for chapter...
2023-07-31 11:36:25 +0000 UTC View PostWant to see what we've been up to? Want to see at least one cat (possibly more, the only way to find out is to visit the link!)? Then click this link for our weekly update post!
No bonus stuff this week, next week I have the kitsune Sanya talk sprites page but it's not quiiiite ready yet.
2023-07-25 04:10:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Did you think it was just mannequins in the chapter 1 update? Wrong, there's also wisphag Mei! Chapter 2 was already kinda full on TFs but there's a swamp so hey, what if Mei got turned into a wisphag like the ones in the acid lake?
Here's that, courtesy of Giga!
We got all kinds of great stuff in this week's update post. We got fan art, we got the Witch Hunter Izana trailer, we got people asking me questions about my nightmares, we even got a budget report. The only thing more exciting is nothing. This is it, the peak of hype.
2023-07-17 21:50:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Go here for a blog post containing information on the development we're doing. Or look above (with your eyes) to see Kitsune Sanya, made by our new artist Giga.
2023-07-10 23:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostThere's an update post on the ol' blog. I was going to maybe do a bit of bonus stuff but our new artist will have me some cool stuff tomorrow at the earliest, so you get to see it next week.
2023-07-04 01:34:11 +0000 UTC View PostYou may have noticed that this page is now a Bottled Starlight page. That's because this rebranding has been long overdue, this is no longer just me working on Classic Mode, it's a full studio with more than one cat.
There are literally no other changes, just the page now looks nicer.
2023-07-01 20:18:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey things are looking a little more spiffy around here eh? Patreon is updating their layout so we're doing a bit of redocorating.
Also there's an update post on the blog about the "games" we're "making". Look forward to playing "those".
2023-06-26 18:46:57 +0000 UTC View PostHype! We have an official release date for Witch Hunter Izana, a progress report, and a bunch of pertinent questions get ANSWERED. Find it all at this link, on the blog, where this happens literally every week!
2023-06-19 17:15:47 +0000 UTC View PostStill hard at work over here, making a game that will come out soon haha I'm so tired. Go check it out and there's fan art at this link! Go look! LOOK!
2023-06-12 20:49:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe UI is done! For Witch Hunter Izana, that is. You can see it, and a LOT of sleeping cats, by going to this link!
2023-06-05 15:07:37 +0000 UTC View PostWhat happens when you get so caught up talking about Niko that you forget to post a patron crosspost? This. This post is what happens. Anyway there's an update on the blog.
As compensation, please take this Niko picture.
Sorry the Astrid stuff is taking so long, the complexities of artist family life. Once you defeat Astrid in the harpy TD minigame, naturally she joins the harpy army. Koops is working on that piece of art!
If you're a 10$ patron don't forget to go to the 10$ post and vote!
Oh yeah, there's an update post on the blog. Ha ha.
2023-05-22 21:35:14 +0000 UTC View PostPretty brief update this time, still plugging away at making video games. Read all about it!
2023-05-16 05:04:29 +0000 UTC View PostYou can read about it on the blog. It's a bugfix release but if you had the black screen bug this should fix it.
2023-05-09 01:52:06 +0000 UTC View PostThere's an update post on the blog. After last week's manic excitement, this one is a denouement. Back to work!
2023-05-02 02:12:44 +0000 UTC View PostIt's all in this link! We got bonus art, previews, combat changes, and music! It's an extravaganza!
2023-04-24 12:58:35 +0000 UTC View PostSorry about not posting as much bonus stuff as usual. The artists are sick or busy, or working on Monoceros stuff I'm keeping close to the chest. You can, however, see some pictures of Pumpkin on the blog, so there's that.
2023-04-17 13:02:33 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick update post this week. Two to go until the big April Monoceros update.
2023-04-11 03:54:23 +0000 UTC View Post