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Color Test

Color test for Thane's base color, also, gap moe, does it count here? haha!

Chomp Chomp

A CG I couldn't finish in the beta but probably my fav dark lit render so far because it isn't so dark at least for my PC haha, I might look at this in my cellphone and go, damn too dark again

Quest List Up!

Quest List for Bewitching Sinner's current beta. Sorry I had this up first before the guide. I'm kinda stuck on phrasing the guide or making it comprehensible. Perhaps per Arc will be best. I will be working on that this weekend tho as I need to catch up on work stuff and want to focus on getting to Seth's arc scripting first.

Small Frequently Ask Questions in The Beta

Just some answers for this month's beta + I will post a guide later in the weekend.

1. To avoid Fia and Thane bonding, you need to report Winston  to Keppler, by getting proof in Hedwin's class (this is available on one of the tables once you have a class with Thane) This will also trigger an event with Winston and Thane if you report Winston before defeating Meyza. You have until The ghost event to make sure Fia doesn't bond with Thane. Also you need to say yes to helping Thane...
   2023-07-26 02:36:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Beta Link UP!

Hello everyone, I'm happy to announce that this month's beta is up!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O3fFBU4L90nhGrscbmNWfmZwCbuKyDB1?usp=drive_link

I'm so happy that I managed to release before the 25th of my time ^ ^

Note though that I haven't tested all events/quests but a majority of events were tested

Bug report form : 2023-07-24 04:05:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Slight Beta Delay + Sneak Peek

So... Bad news first I have to slightly delay this month to the 25th or so at worst at the 30th, but hopefully not gonna need it that far. I spent a couple of weeks going to bed at 3 am to finish this coding, and I have only half of one file left to finish coding (which means usually around 6-9 hours of work, and doable in a day or two) but I haven't play-tested and I want to be able to play-test at least until I know the story is playable to this beta's intended ending. So I want to be safe ...

Coding Hell for Beta 2

Been coding and play-testing some parts for the second beta! 

Some important thing to note in this upcoming beta is that it is still in the works of quest balancing and that I still use the male mc CG as a placeholder for the female CGs. Since I plan to draw all the female CGs after the entire plot is done, for the sake of my sanity.

Though some CGs I have only drawn the fem mc for now. So if you're playing as one character and there is a mismatch, please don't be ...

Color test And Jellyfish

I liked how this looked on my PC, hopefully, the colors hold out on my phone.

The jellyfish are dancing and so should our boys!

Mating Rituals

I might went overboard with the sparkles but honestly love the rainbow flares. Lyall is my sweeter male leads. He contrasts the 'innocent' humans and 'sinner' witches, showing that most evil is learned, not born. Dancing also has a lot of meaning in Ignia, as humans use it as a way to attract a mate, similar to how male birds attract a mate -- men would dance for a lady's hand.

This is somewhat mirrored by sirens who sing for a mate. However, due to the high contrast in numbers between ...

Weekend Rush

Was a little busy at the office last week so ended up being free only on the weekend and kinda rushed the finishing for Meyza's arc all in 1 day.

Still, it went alright and I think the coloring was pretty cohesive though some are more dramatically lit than others. I also start piecing the events together for the 2nd beta planned to be released around 15-20th July. I give a range estimate since I intend to let ya'll play up to the bachelor's 3rd events if possible but one (Lyall, ehem) i...

Something Extra

Was going to start coloring but I wanted to draw this scene first because it's pretty vital to draw and also because I had one assignment in work which is just all coloring and it's stressing me out haha.

Floating in ink water but the residents seem happy though, wonder why?

Onto Coloring!

Managed to do at least 1 line per day, now onto coloring! I didn't do as much comic-style cg as of late but I tend to do more of that in Io's arc because hers is more mellowed out. Also, I really liked wide shots for Meyza since most of her attacks/counterattacks take a wide space to look cool, but Io's is more chill and has more possibilities for panel-by-panel work so hopefully I can do more comic-styled CG in her arc.

Fiiiiire

One of the ways to kill Meyza, or is it? Three more CGs to the line before going to color n back to coding hell again. Love how the effects end up though

WIP 1 Lineart Per Day!

Got carried away with one CG and almost finished it, but I remembered I wanted to color CGs simultaneously for consistency sake, had a lot of fun putting in the effects and BG though. Always happy when my sketches and background can fit without me have to modifying much of the 3d perspective.

Also yes Meyza's mask is an asset because honestly I don't have the patience to redraw it from scratch each time :')

Another Day Another CG!

Trying to do at least 1 finished lineart per day for a week while my day job isn't that demanding. Mostly on Meyza's action CG as they have a higher priority for next month's beta > <!

Also if it's not obvious by the shadows similar to when we were summoned by Quill, Meyza's magic focuses mostly on teleportation and spatial magic. Most travel and summoning runes are based on her magic. The runes Fia use to hypnotize people are also a much weaker version of Meyza's power...

Death of A Witch

When a pureblooded witch dies their remains don't turn to ash or bone like lesser witches. Instead, they turn into various objects that best represent them or their desires. Also unlike lesser witches, decapitation seems to be the most effective way to kill a pureblooded witch.

Flower Mania + May Report!

Overall May had a lot of setbacks due to my sudden illness and hospitalization but I managed to get the most out of the last two weeks I think. Main story-wise, I'm all set for July's upcoming beta, but I have to write out the side stories as Thane's and Quill's romance route gets more flesh out in week 2 in-game due to their events. 

I do love that the consequences effect of quests in week 1 will all play out one way or another in week 2 and 3, Lyall's arc will be the most promine...

The Dip

I had a similar pose in one of my prototype games, CUPID, and thought it fits Thane's personality.

The slight lore of the dance is dipping isn't a romantic gesture in Ignia. It's more akin to a fight between dancers as the one who gets dips the most or falls after trying to aggressively dip their partner will have to pleasure the winner as they like that night .

Dance! Dance!

Lining all the Dance Cg first before going to coloring. My wrist hurts a bit but I will ease the lining as best as I can either way. Arshem's and Lyall's dance CG is entirely miss able if you choose certain choices, by default Thane's dance  is the only one unaffected by choices so choooose carefully!

This Lining Took Ages

I don't know why but this CG took so long to line! Also I love how hot Lyall looks in this, and I remember why I always make the male CGs first, dem hair strands toook aaaaages for me to get the right (ish) position

Each bachelor has one dancing CG with the mc except Quill, but to be fair... Quill has a lot of CGs, I need to balance it somehow. Lyall's not in costume though; we're only teaching him as he has his own date... or does he?!

Thankfully we'll be there to mend his broken...

The Mysteries Are Unravelling

A dark secret lay underneath the church. Was Kor's sacrifice really of her own volition? Her statues crying at night says otherwise.

I'm Out of The Hospital and Catching Up!

I was discharged from the hospital last Sunday and have been catching up on work but I have the weekend and today relatively free, so I can finally start catching up on this project again. So sorry!

But anyway, before going to the harder CG art, first I decided to warm up and draw Pena Inkwell's sprite. Pena is Quill Inkwell's cousin who will be a key factor in Quill's route as unlike the rest of the bachelors, he isn't related to any of the witch events and triggering him to be dateabl...

Life Update and Progress Update

So if you think last week lacked updates, there is a reason for that.

I had an allergic reaction to one of my meds and had to go to the ER. Was discharged around Sunday morning, and have just now gotten back into the groove of things.

I still have to follow up with my Obgyn since my cyst got bigger despite the meds and under observation seems to be more solid than liquid, causing slight alarms. But I'll let you know if anything comes up. But if I were to be MIA for more than a wee...

Say Aaah

Cg that was supposed to be in the week 1 beta but I couldn't squeeze it in, will do so in the second beta of week 2 and ooooh boy is there of a lot of CG in that one. I will do my best to draw most of them, but mostly focus on gameplay and the plot of course!

Also these past 2 days have been hell, sickness wise, but I couldn't go see the ob-gyn today because most are closed due to labor day which in Indo coincides right after Eid so yeah... Drawing this while sweating bullets...

I'm back from the holidays!

Eid and the national holiday here are officially over so back to work! Thanks so much for letting me rest and sorry for the absence. Here's a sketch of Arshem's date 1 event which should have been in the beta but I couldn't draw it quick enough so just got around it now. 

Arshem and Quill are the guys who really depend on eye makeup to shine haha. Also, whenever I draw Arshem's eyebrows, I ask if they're sisters or twins.

This month I'll be focusing on the dating minigame and...

april summary + announcement

Due to the holidays, Im spending the week off with my family as my brother was just announced cancer free and we wanted to celebrate. Due to that unfortunately there will be no updates until the 28th or so but I do have some pretty good progress report this month

In terms of scripting we're basically 40% in the main event as the jellyfish festival is now done and we are entering Io's route which is the mid point arc of the main story.

I also have finished all the main cast side ou...

Consequences Consequences

The school map will change depending on the actions you take. Questions is, how badly you fucked it up?

I didn't expect how many branches this will cause

The dance festival has a lot of branches, there is a part that you will be with Arshem, without Arshem, go see Lyall, don't, which event Lyall experience depending your exploration, tend to Fia, don't tend Fia, all have their consequences n I'm like hmm, this is fun but also stressful to check lool

Slytherin Vibes

Arshem's party outfit. I'mma be honest, loooong before Arshem was Arshem, he was my interpretation of Tom Riddle from Harry Potter and I still code him as Tom in my game script.

Don't judge me, but I'm a massive toxic Harry Potter X Tom Riddle fan.  Toxic ships are painful, but some burns are just... different.

Lyall Party Outfit

Are they chaps or are they just slits on the side? Have to play his dance route/ festival event to find out :)