DevLog #79: November 2022 (Patreon)

Hi everyone! Time for the monthly DevLog 😊

Light Fairytale Episode 3

I've worked on a few cutscenes. Also received one new illustration from the portrait artist.

For the dialogues portraits, I usually commission one illustration and make the variations myself.

Here's an example with this new illustration. Can you tell which one is the original commission? 😁

Here's the draft of an upcoming Anime character sheet of Miyu - the public relations lead at neko.works 😁

Light Fairytale Episode 3 is available to wishlist on Steam:

store.steampowered.com/app/2159170 

The Light Fairytale series is 33% off on Nintendo Switch for a limited time: neko.works/NS 

Super Night Riders S1

Though, I worked mostly on the Super Night Riders series this month.

I've improved the collisions between riders which now feels more dynamic.

It's now possible to go offroad, including collisions with trees and such.

You can switch Alice's costume ingame by pressing SELECT. Removing her helmet / red suit 😁

Kuroko - from the Light Fairytale series will be a bonus playable character in S1 😋

Thanks for answering the "Too sexy?" patrons poll 😁

patreon.com/posts/patrons-survey-74560278 

I've decided to go with my patrons votes and implement "sex appeal" up to costume switch to swimsuit / inner clothes.

Also, Alice is a strong female protagonist. I think that sexualising her too much would hurt the character. Even more so for female players who like identifying as her.

On a side note, I've been working on the Night Riders series for almost a decade 😅

Here's a comparison showcasing the evolution of the series:

Night Riders (2013, Android)

Super Night Riders (2016, PC / Consoles)

Super Night Riders S1 (2023, PC / Consoles)

Super Night Riders S1 is available to wishlist on Steam:

store.steampowered.com/app/1836660 

Studio's Life

There's been lots of drama about Twitter recently, yet this is the most efficient social network I have right now to connect with players 😭

I've prepared a page on my website with all of my other social network alternatives. Please have a look and subscribe to the ones you use to stay in touch. Just in case 😅

neko.works/social 

Bonus

This month's 4K wallpapers are the Super Night Riders S1 & S2 key artworks, that I've remastered in 8K recently and edited a bit - Changed the background completely for S2 etc.

These are the full ratio versions (16:10 vs the public 16:9) so they show a bit more on the top / bottom edges.

Full resolution downloads on the attachments bellow 😉

What's Next

Next month, I'll be working on both the Light Fairytale and Super Night Riders series once again.

I'll try to produce a teaser trailer for SNRS1.

I was planning a teaser trailer for LF3 but I'm still waiting for a new Anime cut.

That's it 😊

Again, thank you so much for your support. See you next month 😁