[Trying something new with art related posts, would like some feedback. Would you all prefer the art to be presented only within the text area of these posts like we've been doing for months? Or would you prefer that AND said art to also be featured in the main gallery area outside the text seen here? That way you can click the images and see them better in full-screen. My only concern with that is when there's spoiler related art, but we can figure out a way to hide the art from being se...
2023-04-10 17:34:46 +0000 UTC
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If you saw our concept preview last month for this art, I'll just warn you now. Some of the below text leading to the preview images will be repeating stuff mentioned. Skip to "~Artist Credits: MarxeDP & AjoseMp" area below instead, otherwise those seeing this for the first time! Let's dive into it briefly!
Disclaimer art? What's the purpose of that?
Exactly as it might sound, the purpose of said a...
2023-04-06 10:30:23 +0000 UTC
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Crazy how fast time is flying by! Weather has been pretty crazy to kick off Spring already and it doesn't even feel like we're fully out of Winter yet! >.<
Hopefully everyone is doing well and staying safe! We'll dive into this report with a bit of news and some plans for this month in terms of other posts to be seen, some of which are going to be seeing the return to behind the scenes related posts for new content coming!
(Behind the scenes related posts can host wri...
2023-04-04 07:31:44 +0000 UTC
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This will be a pretty short post I promise! ^^"
I'm holding off on mentioning some news and previews for behind the scenes for the MA content, but come April 1st.. We'll be sharing quite a bit of information about the project and the days that follow that, we'll begin to share some previews of the content itself in action and also script related behind the scenes to show how things are coming along as we pinpoint a exact release date to confirm for our next release.
We'll be ann...
2023-03-30 04:15:00 +0000 UTC
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[This post does not contain any story related spoilers.]
It's been a while since we've shared some cg related art hasn't it? <.< More so, concept previews! Well today, I'd like to share a sneak peek at a special disclaimer piece of art in the works!
Before we dive into the previews... This is technically a cg scene in how it pops up within the game, but the main purpose of it is to act as a uniquely fitting disclaimer for MA.
Some of you might recall our earlier builds...
2023-03-23 00:51:33 +0000 UTC
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With only 4 more character themes to go! I present to everyone our latest!
I think it goes without saying, that the title of this track is pretty fitting with what we know about Erika in-game so far. :P It's meant to feel, well... Nostalgic a bit given their past and background, as Brandon and Erika rebound once again through the events of the academy.
I can't say a ton more than that, but as we hear the track throughout some of the one on one scenes between the two characters. ...
2023-03-16 07:43:17 +0000 UTC
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Kicking off March, we have a non oc related sprite character preview! :O I'll give the heads up... This character might be a spoiler for Miki's route. There will be some mentions related to the character further below that lean more into spoilers, but we'll have the visual previews seen first before that. (In case you wish to purely see the visuals and skip the text.)
Without any more rambling! I present to you... Mika!
~Artist Credits: Lisa
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2023-03-09 00:37:50 +0000 UTC
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Since last month's Development Report was a loooong one... ^^" I'll try to be straight to the point with this one to save everyone the trouble!
(In case you missed our previous Development Report in February, you can recap on that below!)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-report-78067045
[~Expectations for March!~]
We should have...
2023-03-03 00:10:49 +0000 UTC
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Hope everyone's February was well! I wanted to toss out a small, bite-sized update to kind of fill everyone in on what's been going on outside of the big post that I shared below.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-report-78067045
This might be a tiny bit awkward, cause I'm sticking to my word to avoid any false hope or expectations with estimates, regarding MA development and when to...
2023-02-27 21:10:14 +0000 UTC
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Another month means we have yet another Kickstarter oc finished! We're just about finished with those to kick of this new year! These Kickstarter oc's were part of our 2020 Kickstarter campaign rewards.
In total, there were 7 of these rewards offered. 2 being main character type oc's and 5 being side/supporting role oc's
If you missed the previous student reports for the past KS oc's being added to the game, you can check those posts out below!
2023-02-19 20:05:10 +0000 UTC
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It's time for more music! This track is another slice of life style one, meant to be heard throughout the game in most situations. It'll provide a nice break from other slice of life tracks that play a little too often, trying to mix it up a bit along the way based on the scenes. :P
I knew with the existing slice of life tracks, we needed something a bit laid back and more easy-going. We kind of have a track that does this for later in the night, but I wanted something for during the e...
2023-02-13 23:17:21 +0000 UTC
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Buckle in everyone! This is one of our big announcements for 2023!!
I was going to wait until after episode 5 releases to announce this, but I feel like this might hype everyone up during the wait period. I'd like to also mention that this gameplay system has been in the works behind the scenes for over 8 months off and on to ensure we're aware of just how in-depth it'll be.
Please understand that what we're about to share with you might give higher expectations for exactly how ...
2023-02-09 22:25:42 +0000 UTC
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[These previews and mentions won't exactly spoil anything major for the story.]
We've got some smaller additions to share to kick off February with! Some of you might not be aware of who Garnet is yet if you're newer to MA, but to explain it simply without major spoilers. She's the Literature club leader and it won't be very long before we meet her!
Originally before the Ren'py engine swap, most of the support characters didn't have any visuals. This includes Garnet, but we real...
2023-02-02 17:09:52 +0000 UTC
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Before diving into this. I recently and openly shared some personal stuff going on, among the development issues and history to be more transparent with the whole ordeal. This was within the MA discord and touched on in another post, but I'd like to begin February with sharing this to all of our fans out there.
Then we'll get into details for February as a whole, if you've read what was posted within the discord server recently. You may skip down to "[~Expectations for February...
2023-02-01 20:38:15 +0000 UTC
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We've got some sprite previews to share with everyone finally! Our first goal to tackle for sprite art starting 2023 is finishing our Kickstarter oc's! This was part of our 2020 Kickstarter campaign rewards.
In total, there were 7 of these rewards offered. 2 being main character type oc's and 5 being side/supporting role oc's
If you missed the previous student reports for the past KS oc's being added to the game, you can check those posts out below!
2023-01-31 01:49:00 +0000 UTC
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I'd like to begin this dev update post with saying that I'm sorry for the lack of posts this month. ^^" I had known that after the holiday season, it'd be rough for Patreon posts this month while our artists are picking up things again this month.
This post won't be exactly like previous dev updates, a real dev update is coming in a few days. This is mainly to address what's going on with stuff mainly, since there's a ton to cover. I've hinted at some stuff within the discord channels ...
2023-01-22 01:29:59 +0000 UTC
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Another track is finished! This one is simply called "Forward Together" and is expected to be heard later into select route stories. That is all I can say without any spoilers. :P
Even without any further mentions.. I think it's safe to say you can still enjoy listening to the track and appreciate it. ^^
The following music track in the works is a slice of life backdrop kind of track, just a little something extra to mix up those blissful days at the academy. :P (Least I hope th...
2023-01-06 07:33:42 +0000 UTC
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[~Expectations for January!~]
Before diving into this, I'd suggest checking out our New Year's post >Here< First.
Already read it? Okay! Our plan with December was a bit too much for us to tackle, a bit too over my own head honestly.. >.< I knew the holidays were going to be extremely awkward to work around for the team and myself, but as things progressed ...
2023-01-06 07:26:26 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to 2023! ^^ Hope everyone's celebrations have been great!
With a new year, comes a new Guide Post pinned on our Patreon page! You can find the new guide post at the link below, be sure to bookmark it!
>>2023 Guide Post<<
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Messy Studios has been in quite a rut with development for the past year and it'd be ...
2023-01-01 06:37:08 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to our MA Guide Post for 2023! The purpose of this post is acting as an archive, hosting all our posts we make throughout the year, dated and categorized to let you keep up with any posts you might've missed along the way without having to search through piles of posts.
Below you will find a host of important or note worthy posts we've made in the past that cover releases, monthly polls, perks for support tiers and much more!
~Join our Discord Community~
2023-01-01 06:10:45 +0000 UTC
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During the end of 2020 leading into 2021, we had plenty of holiday themed wallpapers created along the way. This post hosts all of them in one single spot for all you awesome supporters to enjoy! ^^
[You may want to open the image so it becomes bigger, then right click to open said image in a new tab before downloading them to get the right aspect ratio.]
The images are as follows, from left to right.
-Nova's Christmas 2020- (1440p > 1080p)
-Juliet'...
2023-01-01 06:09:36 +0000 UTC
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[Warning: These creator highlight posts are not in any shape related to MA's project development. They're simply to showcase another creator within the ab/dl community. I've contacted said creator with their permission beforehand to post anything you see within this post.]
Continuing with the creator highlight related post during November, forward. I've decided on a worthy creator within the ab/dl community that I feel is a great fit for the spotlight! ^^
The sp...
2022-12-29 07:53:33 +0000 UTC
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A little later than I was hoping for with this dev update. ^^" It's been a pretty wild month so far and with the upcoming holiday season just around the corner, it'll only get more busy.
I'll keep things short and sweet, direct to the point! Starting off, we've been getting some of the gui assets put together and finely tweaking them here recently. Our first thing being the textbox dialogue/monologue text itself.
2022-12-22 01:41:31 +0000 UTC
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[This post may contain possible spoilers linked to Erika's character and events surrounding her story within her route. Proceed with caution!]
Nearly forgot about sharing our final previews for Erika's route, episode 6 cg art! :P This is a pretty new moment for MA, something that wasn't around in the game before the Ren'py engine swap. It's probably a bit more adult as well, so keep that in mind.
Anyways! Less words, more visuals! This cg scene includes a total ...
2022-12-14 20:59:22 +0000 UTC
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[These previews and mentions won't exactly spoil anything major for the story.]
To kick off the end of this year for sprite art! We have the last additions for Erika, Miki and Zoey! These are the last sprite related tasks needed for them, with only Heather, Juliet and Rachel sprite additions remaining for the main cast sprite needs.
I decided to lump these three character's together for this post, since each one of them had only one remaining outfit addition to show off. Easier ...
2022-12-10 20:54:25 +0000 UTC
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[This post may contain possible spoilers linked to Erika's character and events surrounding her story within her route. Precede with caution!]
Today we'll be sharing some of the concept art done in creating Erika's first cg scene for her route episode 6 content! We'll follow this post up with a final preview one early next week! ^^
The art you are about to view below is a completely new moment for MA, which just means that it's not something based on anything fro...
2022-12-09 20:50:05 +0000 UTC
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[~Expectations for December!~]
Kicking off this post, our video sneak peek at Episode 5 in action! It gives a vague idea of what to expect for the content coming, but there's two things that should be noted. The first is that the sprite animation effects seen aren't finished yet, but you can still see one of these in action when Joey first enters the scene with him fade appearing in and lightly jumps to reflect his dialogue.
The second thing to keep in mind wit...
2022-12-07 17:03:59 +0000 UTC
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[Warning: These creator highlight posts are not in any shape related to MA's project development. They're simply to showcase another creator within the ab/dl community. I've contacted said creator with their permission beforehand to post anything you see within this post.]
These creator highlight posts are something I'd like to test out for the coming few months to help bring light to different creators within the ab/dl community. While this highlight does feature MA c...
2022-11-29 14:09:42 +0000 UTC
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Before I fall behind on some updates with the upcoming busy week/weekend ahead with Thanksgiving family gatherings taking place.. ^^" Let's dive into some brief updates on what's going on development wise and expectations.
First things first! V0.20 is being prepped up for it's release and we're looking into how to handle this exactly. We're leaning on releasing it all in full, but another possible option is to split it into 2 part updates to spread the content out a bit more to end thi...
2022-11-23 01:59:17 +0000 UTC
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Our next character theme is here! This time it's Heather's Theme! ^^ If you haven't heard the previous character themes before, you can listen to those at the links below.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/music-preview-di-65732247 (Nova's Theme)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/music-preview-63853521 (Miki'...
2022-11-17 23:00:57 +0000 UTC
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