In-depth preview and showcase of Demons Within's second CG! (Patreon)

Hey hey!

Today I've got something special to share with everyone! Update 5 was just released to the public a few hours ago and that makes me extra inspired to continue working on Update 5.5!

While it is in the making, however, I decided to also break down and showcase one of the things I promised I would, and now I think is far enough into its making that I can. That is, as you can see, the game's second CG which I can now confirm is coming WITH Update 5.5!

Now, I know that Update 5.5 involves getting together with Edwin. The new scenes, unfortunately, will not have a CG of their own, just as Ludwig's day did not at the time (at least not in the immediate future!). However, this also felt like the perfect time to retroactively add the second CG I had in mind but hadn't had the budget/time to add at the time.

This new CG will portray the first night at the very beginning of the game where Resnick and Edwin have their first 'adventure' together. With Lust inside Resnick, an array of new feelings open up inside him, and as most of you know, one thing lead to another and, with a few little pushes of the player, well... ;)

That is a very important moment in the game and, as such, I always thought that a proper CG would serve to enhance its potential to its maximum. I believe that this addition will make that scene even better than it is now and I'm excited to get it done and show it to you all. :D

That being said, I thought about also letting you all know a bit more about the CG in itself and what we will see, as well as seeing a few stages of its creation (masterfully done by the amazing Blain, of course!).

After the CG we had in the last Update for Resnick's transformation, we learned a lot. This CG, however, had a very different feeling and set of properties than that one. What you see above is the current, almost final but with several elements missing, version of it. But it's not even the *only* version of it, and that is the core of what I mean.

The first part I can give a closer look at in this CG is Resnick and Edwin's bedroom, drawn for the first time in all the glorious details it is supposed to have:

Mind you all, it's a bit barebone. There will be some small additions to it still. The bedroom was drawn with the purpose of highlighting Edwin and Resnick, but it's cool to finally see it in this new light, so to speak! You can also notice there are two versions of it. Both of them will be used. ;)

Moving on to the main part of it, though, which is Resnick and Edwin themselves, we planned for a composition that would capture the moment well enough, but since we had the power to do so, we envisioned the CG as something that will accompany the text as it progresses through the scene. That means that there will be some moving parts in it as a whole, planned to enhance the visual aid of the writing and give everyone what they really want to see. :)

That includes some things like different expressions thorough the act for both Edwin and Resnick, like for example:

The expressions play a huge role in conveying their feelings! It's lovely to see these boys going through their emotions like that. Alongside that, we have quite a few different stages of small things moving to evolve as the scene goes. I can't give previews of all of them, as they'd be many and, well, it'll be better seeing the finished version in-game anyway!

I can, however, give at least one more, so you can have a feel of how much things can change and to what point the CG will reach... ;)

Isn't it beautiful?

As I said, even if the CG is not exactly about the new content, I hope that with it, people will have fun re-experiencing the first scene with Edwin and putting it in contrast with the new ones. And oh boy, are there new ones! I'll leave more of that for a devlog coming soon but for now... I think that's enough!

This might be my biggest post on Patreon yet... I hope people will have the patience to read it! As soon as the CG is fully finished, I'll share a finished version with the preview tier here as well, so look forward to it! And then, of course, we'll all look forward even more to seeing it in-game!

Also do, however, keep in mind that everything showcased here is still work-in-progress and might still change!

Overall, thank you everyone for the support, as always! You're making all of this possible! <3