October 2023 Monthly Update (Patreon)

Hello lovely patrons!

We're already well into October! October is a very busy month for us, with a demo release, Steam Next Fest, Steam Scream Fest, and more. I will also be overseas for the last two weeks of the month, which makes theses first two weeks even more busy!

I'll be scheduling posts for while I'm away, and still be around on Discord, so feel free to come join :)

Anyway, on to the update:

Dreambound

Art

We're still going with Ivan's CGs! We've recently received a new sketch from our lead artist, Sinran, which you can check out below.

Those on the correct tier can go view the full CG which was posted late last month.

We probably have around 4-5 months left to complete the artworks. We're excited to get started on Kaine's route CGs soon, and then they'll all be finished.

Writing

It's time to celebrate, because writing on Dreambound is now COMPLETE! 🎉🎉🎉

I finished up the epilogue to Ivan's route last month. He actually ended up with one more ending than the others-two bad endings, one neutral, and one good.

We still have editing left to complete. There's one scene that needs some adjusting in Crow's route, and I will be going though Kaine's route in late November and early December.

How about some previews?

This first preview is a scene at the start of Ivan's final chapter. Both Ivan and Noah are quite similar people.

This scene is from Ivan's point of view!

Programming

With the writing on the game now complete, we're moving on to focus on programming more heavily. We'll be working on both Ivan and Crow's route at the same time once the programming for our other game, A Date with Death, is complete. Until then, I will be just working on Crow's route.

A Date with Death

You can wishlist A Date with Death on Steam NOW!

Demo Release

We planned for the demo to release late September, but we had a few last minute additions to make. The complete demo should now be posted in the next few days! However, those on the correct tier can check out the beta to play through it early :)

Art

We plan for A Date with Death to feature around 3 CGs. Not many for us, but it is a free game and the genre, being a chatsim, lends itself less to CGs. If the game is a success, we'd love to add more in the future.

We'll be moving onto CGs this month for the game for a hopeful late November launch. If it ends up taking a little longer, we may move it to early January, but we'll see!

As you can see, the fem character sprite creator is working in game. We're just fiddling with a few of the masc character sprite pieces before it's complete.

Writing

I've been working on combing through day 2s writing and adding additional choices this past week. Though the game isn't particuarly long, the choice variance is a lot more intensive than any of our other games. Hats off to all the devs who put in these level of choices in long games, because it's something else!

Day 2 features nicknames!

The player relates the Grim Reaper to being like a fluffy sheep, and he says he's more like a tiger.

Programming

On top of combing through the script, I've been adding in additional emotes, kaomoji, facial expressions, and in call texts. Once I'm finished combing through chapter 2s chats, I'll be moving onto the room exploration feature for the day, and the in game computer. 

Day 2 will also let you pick a job, which the Grim Reaper will react to. They can also come up during the subsequent days. We'll be adding to this job list overtime, and hopefully be launching with nine.

Away for October

Like I mentioned at the start of this devlog, I will be away for the last two weeks of October, and very busy for these first two. I try not to work too much while I'm overseas, but I'll be trying to write a little more of the Morwen/Sylvir side story if I feel up to it. It's a game that probably won't come out for a long time, but it's a story I'd really like to tell, so I'll work on it slowly over time :)

Focus for the next month

Here's our focus for the next month:

• Dreambound - Crow route programming
• A Date with Death - Demo release, Steam Next Fest, streamer outreach

Thanks once again for reading, and I'll see you next month!