Weekly Results 9 - 5/13/23 (Patreon)

Forgot to post the weekly goals again on here, so here's what they were:

• Finish Eiji
• Finish Liu
• Refinish Matt
• Refurbish Rob
• More Paul Route stuff
• Secret Patron Tier thing I'm still workin on

I can't show the last two yet for reasons, but I am pleased to say I have the first 4 ready to show!

Let's run down the list of things I can show, though!

1. Eiji

As you may or may not know, Eiji was actually the sprite I first applied this shading technique to. Because I felt it looked so good on him, I wanted to apply it to even more places, leading to the thing I'm doing across the board now. Combining this with my newfound understanding of Bulge Technology, HumanDick!Eiji is packing quite the "thick thick" as one of my friends called it.

2. Liu

Liu's old version looked pretty significantly different, so I have this made up to show him off! He's a lot stockier and fluffier, and looks like an oreo milkshake. I could really go for an oreo milkshake right now...

His swimsuit also changed (as you can see) because I had the idea of his balls just being exposed and thought that was really funny. Also, entirely in-character for him. He's quite unflappable, just like his grandfather!

3. Matt

He's Matt. I should give him a tramp stamp or something, that would be really funny.

4. Rob

This one caused me some trouble since I had to adjust his face (again!).  His face is still shaped a little different from Jehu, but it's a lot closer now than it was- and I like to think they look similar enough that it makes sense that they're father n son.  Rob's a real sweet guy, I'm hoping to have a special episode later exploring his past.

Also, here's his swimsuit! I think I showed this on twitter already, but like. C'mon. Look at that bulge, I HAD to show it off!

5. Backgrounds!?

The long story short is that my old background artist has left to pursue greater opportunities, a decision that I very much encouraged and supported. That might sound kind of weird, but I've always been of the opinion that I don't want anyone working on this project to feel stifled or held back because of it. Except me, of course- I'm determined to seeing this through to completion, even if I might have rough patches or burnouts here and there.

Because of this, I've finally decided to learn how to draw backgrounds on top of everything else. It's certainly daunting (especially with how many backgrounds I'll need), but my former background artist is helping me get the ropes and providing useful feedback as well. It'll be quite the learning experience, but hopefully this will prove useful not just to making backgrounds for the game, but also for making CG backgrounds!

This gif is a little outdated (I've toyed with the night one to make it a little "cooler" colored, but this is an example of what it'd look like with the new style of sprites. Thanks, Ohm!

(Also I might update the text box later but shhhh)

Before I go, I also want to say that I have an idea for the music of this game as well, using specific sound fonts for the base and 1 for each individual boy. I don't know how well it'll work, but I'm hopeful that it'll help me find some kind of musical identity for the game and the routes as well!

I'll be adding a new background to the weekly goals, going through the game chronologically. MC's house will be the first target, with the living room and the kitchen being next on the chopping block. After that, we'll see where I go from there!

As with the sprites and CGs, I'm confident my backgrounds will improve with practice, so please look forward to seeing what I will have to offer.