Quest Failed: Chapter Two - Dev Log #136 (Patreon)

Hiya there, everyone! I hope you're doing well~ I'm happy to say I'm well and truly recovered from the big dash that was made to get the alpha build out, and I hope all those on the tier are enjoying the content! I'd love to hear your feedback on it if you ever a chance! (Via PM, or Discord or whatnot)

Also, love is in the air--and Valentine's Day is soon, where I'll be excited to share this year's steamy illustration! But before that--it's been a while since the last dev log, huh?

So, let's jump right into it!

With alpha build 0.12 finally out--this marks a pretty big point in Chapter Two's development, with a good number of h-scenes finalised and voiced, along with the less wild events written out, too. My plans for the next build will be to get a good start on the big Chapter 2 story finale, where everything so far comes to a head and lots of big revelations are unveiled amid a dramatic final conflict! It's going to be tough, but I've had a good long while to plot out these events, and have a fairly good idea for how I'll want it to go down. Essentially, all the main story beats have been outlined, and then it becomes a matter of filling in some of the camps while doing my best to ensure all of these moments feel as good as they can, with all the right dramatic music, sound work and so on. It probably won't beat out your favourite shounen anime, but I'll do my best to have something exciting to read!

After that, will come the epilogue of sorts where things cool down a little. Nothing too grand, but more just a chance to slip in a few more playable in-game days before the chapter ends, just so you can max out your current file to the best of your ability, even if seeing all of the available events and characters will be an impossibility on any one run. I'll be interested to see just how much some people can get done with careful use of Matt's free time, though!

And during all of this, I'll still be fleshing out side events and some h-scenes here and there, just so each new build doesn't bog you down with too much story. I understand that QF's main appeal is of course spending time with the pretty monster ladies--and I won't skimp on that! I haven't really been focusing on any one character's scenes, and instead have been jumping around writing a scene or two for a particular character before moving to another. So every character in the game has at least 1 or 2 h-scenes written so far, if not more, depending on the ones I favoured. (Ren might have too many, haha.) As a result, each character's side story has been started, but a few of them a single event away from being wrapped up. So things will all rapidly come to a--hopefully--solid conclusion in quick succession. I have no estimated date for the next build just yet, but I want to aim to get them out quicker as we near the finish line. Just a little bit more to go, and the end will be in sight! Thanks again for everyone's support! Both those who have stuck around since the beginning, and those that may have just joined. I love you all equally and want to give you all a big kiss--mwah~

Additionally, please take note of the adorable chibis attached to this post. Because, I THINK I haven't shared these before, right? (It's hard to say, though with 136 dev logs at this point. Gosh...) This is part of a potential part-time job you'll be able to get, helping Claire out at her shop moving some stock around for a bit of gold. Because each part-time job will come with its own cutesy little chibi animation like this! (If you recall the escort, kissu job for example) Though it seems poor Matt has taken on a bit more than he expected, and is really feeling the strain of whatever, unfathomably heavy object might be concealed in this box. Poor Claire watches on, hoping he won't break anything in the process--including himself. Aren't these two just the cutest?

Anyways--look forward to the Valentine's Day piece, and from there, the next dev log should detail what I've made plans for and started regarding the 0.13 build!

Until next time~