Santa Lucia Build 50 (Patreon) - May 2024 (Patreon)

Hey guys, Devilizer here!

As some of you might already know, April marked my immigration to the USA to finally be with Dzahn (a major part of what caused this build to be delayed another month). I’m pleased to say that I’m fully moved in, and ready to get back to work on Santa Lucia. There was some… challenges when I touched down, as the airline I flew with lost my luggage (which had my computer, my tablet, and virtually everything I possessed), which was a major source of anxiety for the first week. However, we did manage to get everything back, so all’s well that ends well. We’ve had our hands plenty busy between all the paperwork, settling in and Santa Lucia, which made this month fly by scarily fast.

Well, enough about me. This build also inaugurates our new Patreon model: while prior only higher-tier patrons had access to side stories, now everyone, including public builds, can access them. Since they’re available to everyone in-game and not just Patreon rewards, we’ve also made it that each side story gets unlocked at a point where it would make sense to read them. That way, new players don’t have to worry about reading spoilers too early if they peruse through the gallery. You’ll also find a brand new side story featuring Kai, Carlos’ rabbit campus security colleague.

The side stories flesh out the characters and world quite a fair bit, so I recommend everyone to read through them when they unlock!

Patrons at the rank of “Squall” and up now have access to early previews of new side stories as PDFs. We format (and write) the PDF versions differently from the in-game version, so it’s still an enjoyable reading experience either way. “Squall” and up patrons also have access to polls, where they’ll soon be able to vote for which character they want a side story for. The first poll should be coming up soon, so if you want to support us now, you can also decide which character will be focused on when the poll drops!

While last month we said we wanted to finish up Carlos’ route with this build, we decided to slow down and dedicate more time to the days featured in this update. I think you’ll find them to be… quite a roller-coaster, and we really hope you guys enjoy what we’ve cooked up for you all.

On the art side, I finished the gallery menu revamp. I’m quite proud of it, but don’t hesitate to tell me what you think of it on our Discord! I’ve also drawn up a few more expressions for Carlos, making the tiger that much more expressive. I wanted to have Shay’s sprite done for this update, but instead of rushing her out, she’ll be ready for next build. You can also find a couple CGs for the new side story mentioned prior, called “Temporal Disturbance”. One of those CGs was made by Drake, an extremely talented guest artist, whose work you might have seen on Chord Progressions. You can find him over on Twitter, @Y0ku_Drake.

Thank you all for supporting us, whether you’ve been with us for years, months or just started. I hope you all enjoy this build! And if you do (and even if you don’t!), come hang with us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/WTjM3S5

Cheers and take care!

~Dev

Build 50 Notes:

+ Carlos route continuation (Oct 18, 20, 21, 23, 24)

+ Chapter Select revamp

+ NSFW event replay has moved from the Gallery to Chapter Select

+ Gallery revamp

+ Gallery is now available to all players regardless of pledge value.

+ Side Stories are unlocked after viewing specific scenes in the main game.

+ 2 new songs added

+ 2 new CG sets added (Temporal Disturbance short story)

+ New expressions and sprite elements for Carlos

Downloads:

https://mega.nz/folder/WUUUwbbL#7xzJlXOXhfRaoGFyjgqNrw