June Progress Report (Patreon)

 Hello there, dear supporters!

In an effort to be a little more transparent about the development of the game, here's an update for you!  

The next release has been going along steadily. Everyone has been hard at work programming, testing, proofreading, writing, and of course, illustrating!  

While we won't be showing too much of the writing (for obvious reasons, no spoilers!) here are a few art assets to show you our progress. 

At current we're finishing up the Twilight introduction and will be moving on to the next shortly. Our next development release will include these in-progress introductions, as well as revisions to earlier scenes, with some new assets and some reworked dialogue.  

Now to discuss some of the hold up: Assets!  

A large portion of the programming and asset creation in a game like this is front loaded. That means that progress is slow at first, and will ramp up later down the line. While the releases are trickling in for now, they will come quicker in the future.  

 A rough outline of asset creation: We have to create a base image for each newly introduced character. This takes time, particularly with unique models, such as the Princesses, Spike, or any other uniquely designed character. Another slowing point is creating backgrounds. We have to analyze many (MANY) shots from the show to create a cohesive environment, and some of these environments are very, very detailed.

 As these unique models and backgrounds are made, future scenes come quicker, 'adapting' them to new scenarios, enabling us to give you ponies, faster.   

Sketch of Spike.

Finalized sprite of Spike.   



So, in short: Thank you for your support, you're all wonderful! We think you'll really enjoy the content releases we have planned, and as time goes on, your wait should get shorter and shorter!  

Thank you for your patience~.  ~ Sneaky Kitty team.

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