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Scene from the last update~

Route Votes?

So we've been doing a back and forth on two routes for quite a while now and things are finally starting to pick up . What do you guys think of it? While it does help keep the story focus we also realize that it can get a bit tiresome.

We want to know what you think. Below you'll find a link to a poll asking if you'd rather us stick with what we're doing now, or go back to voting for a route each month. If you have other suggestions for ways to make this more interesting for all pleas...

Game Resolution Vote

Hello all,

Lately we've been thinking about increasing the resolution of the VN. Originally it was set at 800x600, mainly due to the fact that that was the default and many other VNs were set in that resolution. Toki suggested that we increase the resolution to make his UI work easier, along with increasing the quality of the overall product. The downside to this is that the file size will be a bit bigger.

So we've decided to put up a vote to get an idea of what you guys think. Atta...

Build 0.12 Released!

WIN:http://www.mediafire.com/download/c77b5945cip8kfq/Echo-0.12-win.zip
MAC:http://www.mediafire.com/download/jdflbgzv8c658i5/Echo-0.12-mac.zip

Carl update!

Change Log:-Beginning of Part 2 for Carl's route completed-UI tweaks by Toki-Re-added old scene between Chase an...

UI Vote

Toki is still hard at work on the UI and has come up with a few more ideas to give the VN a more polished look. In the attachments you'll find the two concepts we have so far.

Idea 1: Sticking with the minimalist look. Idea is to keep the UI polished but make it as unassuming as possible.

Idea 2: A more stylistic approach. Obviously there won't be a screenshot of a notebook, it will likely be drawn in more elegantly by our artists, but this shows off Toki's idea to give us a sort o...

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An illustration for a certain scene that's been missed...

Art by Stranj

General Q&A #2

It's been a good six months since the last patron-exclusive Q&A, so it's about time for another! Ask us anything in the form of a comment on this post and we'll answer the best we can while also avoiding spoilers.

Build 0.11

WIN:http://www.mediafire.com/download/eeeh9w22rcwghy1/Echo-0.11-win%282%29.zip

MAC:http://www.mediafire.com/download/5dini0b5ry29g02/Echo-0.11-mac%282%29.zip

Change Log:

-Leo's route completed to Friday

-Two Stranj illustrations added

-...

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Art by Stranj

CG Preview

An update for our Towny+ backers; a CG for the next build!

Art is by Stranj

Coloring Style Vote

http://www.strawpoll.me/10675320

We've been thinking about condensing the sprite responsibility down to one person. Currently we have one person doing the line art and another doing the coloring.

Take a look at the image above vote for which you like more. We realize the line art is different, but try to focus solely on color palette, shading, and the overall stylistic differences in the coloring. What d...

News and Feedback

So we're all hard at work on the next update. Hopefully this one is just as content-heavy as the update for Carl was. We'll also be seeing more sprites from Scratch and an illustration or two from Stranj.  You should anticipate that this update will come out on the last week of this month. We'll also be quite a bit more active on Patreon this month, so be on the lookout for a bunch of extra stuff, including exclusive artwork from Scratch (see preview attachment), a short story for Flynn, an...

Build 0.10 Links Available

Just a heads up to the Patrons that the links to the new build are now available in the previous post.

Build 0.10 Released!

WIN:http://www.mediafire.com/download/vouz4oyo6bc72uo/Echo-0.10-win.zip

MAC:http://www.mediafire.com/download/u9ofoelu3gfzs2f/Echo-0.10-mac.zip

We moved quite a few things around this update, so if you spot any issues, please let us know!

Change Log: 2016-07-01 05:46:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Just a quick question...

What do you guys think of this different style of coloring? I attached Carl's old sprite to give you a reminder of what our usual style of coloring is like. Keep in mind the new sprite isn't fully finished (namely the black lines), but that should give you a solid idea of the style.

Meanwhile, the update is going well! It's meaty, so it's a lot of work, but I'm hoping to have it out by the 30th!

Carl Revision

We always felt a little something was missing from Carl's sprite, so we went with a longer muzzle-look. Aside from the missing "stoned" expression (still working on it) , this may be what we go with for Carl's final sprite. Do you guys like it?

New Leo

Sorry for the long silence guys, but we're starting to get back into the swing of things.

One thing we're working on is a redesign of Leo. We always felt he was a bit on the lean side even though he's described as thick and beefy. Here's a little sketch to give you an idea of what we're going for. What do you think?

Build 0.9 Released!

Win: http://www.mediafire.com/download/qcxelzm7lf8vgvm/Echo-0.9-all.zip

Mac: http://www.mediafire.com/download/pb7jxw0lgqmpj0n/Echo-0.9-mac.zip

Sorry for the wait guys. Unfortunately it was just one thing after another so this update is a bit shorter than previous ones....

Next Demo Update

Hey guys!

Because it's finals week the next demo will be postponed until the 15th of May. Sorry for the delay, but we plan to push out more frequent updates as we head into the summer. We have a lot of exciting stuff happening in the next few months, so stay tuned!

April Update

Just a quick update on what's going on.

We're currently hard at work on the continuation of Leo's route. We're also updating Carl and Leo's sprite, namely Carl's face and Leo's body; we'll post the results soon! In the meantime take a look at Stranj's main menu art above. Also attached is Jenna's new line art.

Main Menu Art

And here it is! The main menu art completed by our CG artist, Stranj.

You'll notice that Leo's color scheme has changed so that he more closely resembles a red wolf. Also, as a special treat for you Towny+ backers you get the full-res version of the image in the attachment, which likely won't be published anywhere else. Great for a desktop background, I'd say. We'll likely release this to the public once we have the new logo finished and stuck on there.

Jenna Redo

What do you guys think?

Bonus Story #3

Carl tries something for the first and the last time.

Main Menu Art WIP

So we listened to your feedback on the main menu art concepts and it seemed unanimous that everyone liked the second image, so here it is! Stranj should have the piece finished by next week and you guys will be the first to see it.

In other news, we apologize for the delay in bonus stories. Another team member wanted to try his hand at writing one from Flynn's perspective, but that's been delayed after some of his work caught up with him. It should be done sometime next month. In the meant...

Future Funding Goals/Milestones

So now that we've reached all of our funding goals, we're thinking about putting up a few more. We're curious as to what you guys want. What do you think will make the game better and also attract prospective patrons? Let us know in the comments. We'll read them all, pick out some that we really like, then hold a vote sometime in the future!

Build 0.8 Released!

Windows: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ng0s4q7kcmbus0c/Echo-0.8-all.zip

Mac: http://www.mediafire.com/download/yjp0b3sz6845dhk/Echo-0.8-mac.zip

After listening to your feedback we decided to go back to the drawing board with Jenna. For now the old sprite will continue to represent her until the next update. Aside from a few tweaks that are yet to be done on Leo you're looking at the final sprites! In the meantime, enjoy some more Carl.

Change Log:

-Fixe...

Patron Exclusive (for now) Demo!

So we're doing things a little differently this time. This demo includes the new sprites along with a new UI designed by Toki. We're hoping you guys can play through some of it and let us know about any bugs you find.

These sprites are NOT final. We want feedback. Let us know what you think and what you might like changed. If we see enough of a suggestion we might incorporate it into the next update.

While there's no new story with this update (in fact, some of it has be...

Main Menu Art

Stranj has started on his first drawing which will be the main menu art. Here are two concepts he drew up. We're leaning towards doing the bottom one because we feel that it reflects the intimacy, along with the isolation and loneliness of Echo. The team is also working on a new UI along with new music to go along with it.

General Q&A

Q&A for Towny and up backers! Ask us anything in the comments and we'll do our best to answer.

And the winner is...

So the vote was really, really close. Closer than we thought it would be with Leo and Carl tied for most of the week. They actually still are, if you look through the comments but, unfortunately, one vote came in a day late, so...

Carl-39

Leo-38

We will begin plotting out Carl's route in earnest over the next few weeks. You will get an update this month, though it will focus on big edits along with art and UI updates. Thanks so much for voting, guys, and we'll hold another ...