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Project Update + Billing Cycle Pause

Hey guys, sorry about the long silence.

Lots of life stuff has been happening for some project members, and we're pausing billing for another month to give us more time. However, we do have some tentative release dates, with Khemia aiming for a release next month, and Glory Hounds' next issue releasing around early spring. Khemia's next build will be quite dense, so it's taking longer than the typical update. Above is some concept art drawn by Haps for the next build of Khemia. Glory Ho...

Billing Cycle Paused

Due to the need for more time to create our next visual novel builds, billing will be paused for this month. Expect a post on likely release time frames in the coming week. Thanks everyone!

Glory Hounds Issue #05 - A Dawn Without Sun

Downloads below

Raoul hasn't quite been himself since the events at city hall. When circumstances force Alex (and Max!) to spend the night at the mansion, he decides to find out why.

Hey everyone, Redd here with the fifth installment of Glory Hounds. While it is a bit shorter than previous issues, this build is very special and meaningful to us, and we hope you'll enjoy it. The issue list has gotten quite long, so you'll need to scroll down in the menu to be able to see i...

Khemia Build 4 - Seeing in Math

First I want to apologize for the late update. Had some issues with saving over files that took a while to resolve and involved needing to re-type several scenes. It should be good to go now, though. Thanks again for your incredible patience.

This build includes new background and illustration art by the always wonderful Haps.

WIN: https://www.mediafire.com/file/mk97tv...

Development Update on Next Builds

Sorry for the silence everyone. Uneven health has made things a bit unpredictable but we can now say that the next build will be released this coming weekend. Above is some art that will appear in the next build, done by the wonderful Haps. Also, the Glory Hounds team is shooting for a release in the next month or two. Thank you everyone for your continued support and we hope you enjoy the next build and GH Issue!

-Howly

General Project Update -Updated 8/10

Hey everyone, just wanted to update you on what's coming out soon. Khemia got a bit delayed, but we're anticipating a release during the first weekend of August. Glory Hounds is also in the works and should have an update in the near future. Thanks everyone for your support and patience!

Update: In regards to the itch.io situation, we are looking into the issue as it has affected at least a few of our VNs, Adastra being one of them. If we can't resolve it, we'll look into other avenues ...

Billing Cycle Pause

Hello,

Due to some temporary health issues, I’ve had to pause this month’s billing cycle. We are still aiming for one build a month, so I apologize for the delay. We’ll be back soon with updates for Khemia and Glory Hounds in the future.

Also, I accidentally deleted a post about a month ago that included important information regarding our planned update schedule. Interea is currently on hiatus as we want to focus more on Khemia at the moment. We do plan to continue Interea,...

Khemia Build 3 - Keys and Gates

This is the newest build of Khemia, with a generous amount of new illustrations and sprite art from Haps, including illustrations for build 2 (as you can see above). Thank you for your patience and support. Feedback is always welcome!

Downloads:

Windows: https://www.mediafire.com/file/3fqz6cg8yhr81tl/Khemia-0.3-win.zip/file

Mac: 2025-05-10 04:44:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Glory Hounds Issue 4: The Thorn in Milo's Side

Hey all, this is the Glory Hounds team with a brand new issue! Alex and Raoul join Milo when he competes in a floral art competition, but things quickly spiral out of control when a rival tampers with his piece and turns the venue into a war zone. Will they pull through?

This build features new backgrounds by Sabre, Broyi, and Jasper, new sprites by Shtarfish and Jojoabob, and new CGs by Juju and dilukha.

The issue illustration was created by Jojoabob!

We hope you enjoy!

Khemia - Build 2 - The Favorite Sibling

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Note that Build 2 is technically build 3, but build 1 and 2 were combined into 1, so this is an all-new build.

First of all, huge apologies here from Howly. Multiple saving mistakes, along with needing to travel delayed me longer than I could have predicted. Sometime I just have to keep my head down and work, so I apologize for not keeping you updated. I will need to be MUCH more careful about release dates in the future, because I don't want to fall ...

Schedule Update and Billing Cycle Pause

Hello everyone,

Despite pushing hard to get this update out on time, read-throughs have revealed several technical issues regarding new assets incorporated into the update. While these can be fixed within a day or two, the main issue I found is in the writing. A high number of typos and awkward sentence structures usually indicates a need for more polish, and after build 1's reboot, I want to make sure this build is something worth reading through. Because of this, I’ve pushed the rel...

February/March Update Schedule - Edited 3/1

Just wanted to give you all an update on what to look forward to over the next two months.

This month we will release the third build of Khemia to patrons, a teaser of which you can see above, done by Haps.

In March, we'll have the next issue of Glory Hounds out, along with a new build of Interea.

Thanks for all your support!

Edit 3/1 - Updated Schedule:

Khemia - March 7

Glory Hounds - March

Interea - April

Khemia Build 2 - Trust

Download links below

With new art by the always amazing Haps

This is the second build of Khemia and the last to retread some of the original release's story. There are several scenes that differ from the original release, and we recommend you play this update to understand future builds.

Links:

PC: 2025-01-04 10:18:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Khemia Build 1 - Others

Here's the first build of Khemia with an overhaul to the story and art. Art is of course by Haps, along with a new track from Anthemics. In terms of story, most lines have been reworked along with a few completely new scenes. If you would like to keep up with Khemia but have already played the first build, we recommend you play through this one as well.

Glory Hounds Pocket 2 - No Bike of his Own

https://echoproject.itch.io/glory-hounds

Hello, everyone! Redd here with the second Pocket Issue of Glory Hounds, guestwritten by JacksonBoof . This one features a new short story starring Raoul and Alex in the Pocket section of the game, inspired by noir comics.

In the dead of night, Alex ma...

The Smoke Room Cancellation

Hello everyone,

Due to multiple incidents over the past five years, it is no longer possible for Echo Project to continue the development of The Smoke Room, and we have come to the difficult decision to cancel it. George, the lead writer for TSR, will be creating his own visual novel.

Because TSR was conceived in late 2017, with multiple parties contributing ideas and work while not under contract, there are still ongoing negotiations regarding the rights to the assets. This incl...

Khemia WIPs and Progress Update

Some teasers for the upcoming build of Khemia with art by Haps.

The first reworked build will be uploaded this month.

Khemia WIPs

With Arches complete, Howly and Haps are back to work on Khemia. After some setbacks on both sides, Howly is now focusing on the project full time, and Haps is glad to be back illustrating for an Adastra project.

Above are some examples of how Haps is trying to make sure his sprite art pops from his background art. Also some examples of Scipio in the new style, and an early peak at an illustration for the first build of the VN!

Arches Finished

Download here: https://echoproject.itch.io/arches

After several delays due to life issues for some team members, Arches is finally finished. Arches is a very personal and special visual novel to those who created it, and we're so happy to finally have it released.

Arches was truly a team effort, with all involved working hard to create the best visual novel we could.

Howly - writing, sto...

Glory Hounds - Pocket Issue #01 - Treasure for the Cap'n

"Hello, Redd here! Been a while!

The Glory Hounds team would like to present this special shorter update featuring a new short story! Ishmael and Polly are trying to find the perfect present for Ahab. They have no idea what kind of trouble they're getting themselves into...

You can find it under Pocket Editions in the issue select screen!

Also, some general news: we are aware that updates have not been as frequent as you (or we) would like, and that comm...

Important Update Regarding The Smoke Room Development

Hello everyone. We have some very important news concerning TSR. Due to irreconcilable differences between George and EchoProject over the past few years, we have decided it will be in the best interest of everyone if we part ways.

This will require a pretty big restructuring of TSR's development which will involve putting it into hiatus for the time-being. Still, we are actively working on how to do this, so it shouldn't last too long at all. We're hoping we can have updates for...

Momentary Pause

Hi everyone, thank you so much for your continued patience and ongoing support for the project. We want to keep our patrons informed on the current status of progress with our stories. Due to some minor scheduling conflicts in personal life matters (as well as adapting to site changes), we're going to pause payments for this month until we're able to proceed with a full update of the content we want to properly put out for you. Again, thank you all for your support, feedback and all around ...

TSR Build 35: Steady and Aglow (Nikolai, Ending 1)

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Hello!

Cafealopex here, updating you while George is traveling! It's been a busy few months for the team, so we're happy to get you the first of Nikolai route's endings.

As ever, the team worked very hard, and we're looking forward to seeing what you think.

Notes from George: Hey folks, just a heads up: this is only one of the nikolai route endings, which can only be achieved by giving certain names to Po...

The Smoke Room Build 34 (WIll): "A Hundred Visions and Revisions"

Hey folks, this is George. The team has been working on restructuring Will's chapter 3 for a good while to make it mesh better with the tone and the timing of the animatic. Scenes with Todd and Marcy have been restructured to be before and after the stag. I also added a good deal of new writing to fill in the missing choices from the prior update.

I still intend to do a little more pacing adjustments for the public update, as well as including some new cg's for certain new...

Neferu Sprite WIPs

An update!  Here's some WIPs from Neferu's sprite set showing off the shading style Haps' is using!

Khemia - Sprite WIPs

Sprite overhauls to show Haps' stylistic change!

Vessels - Arches Short Story

A quick short story in VN format that will appear with the completed Arches visual novel. Thought we should release it a bit early to any patrons who are interested due to the lack of content as of late. Be warned that it includes heavy spoilers and might not make sense to those who have not finished Arches. The visual novel should be released this week along with updates on Khemia!

This short story will be accessible after the completion of the main storyline, by clicking the character...

Khemia - Neferu Sprite Overhaul

Hey guys!

Sorry for the delays once again, but things are moving along now! Here we have a couple of Neferu's sprite overhauls.

Art is, of course, by Haps.

A quick note on Arches; things got really busy for those of us working on finishing the update, but it should be done very soon!

The Smoke Room Build 33: "And When You Sleep You Remind Me of the Dead."

Download links below...

Hey folks. George here. We're at a point in Nikolai's route where our choices are coming to a head. The next TSR update has been scheduled for April, and it will be more of William's route, which will includie some reorginizations for some of his scenes (similar to some structural shifts done in Cliff's route once certain assets were in place), plus new scenes for alternate choices.

This update includes:

-Writing from @G...

Update From Howly (Khemia, Arches)

Hello everyone, howly here.

Since it’s been a while, and you might not know/remember who I am, I wrote Adastra, Arches, and I was one of the co-writers for Echo.

First of all let me start apologizing for the incredibly long silence on my part. Not much can excuse my absence during what was supposed to be Adastra’s comeback year, in terms of updating the novels. I also want to say thanks to all of you who have stuck around, still interested in the stories I write. 2024-02-04 20:45:05 +0000 UTC View Post