Hey, brothers!Your Dungeon Master here!
This week I started working on the first events after the intro of DUEX 2. I also worked on new areas, adjusted the busts, and created the Souls, as well as the companions you can recruit in this early part of the game. And of course, I prepared several H-scenes.
Just to repeat: the first version of a game is always the most demanding one. The following updates become much smoother because once everything in the region is already created, we can build on top of what exists. In the first version, however, we are creating everything from scratch.
You might notice there is a visual style difference between the intro and the rest of the game. This is not a mistake, and it’s not developer negligence or laziness. It’s intentional, a somewhat philosophical, even psychological perspective from the MC. The world appears more cute, colorful, and vibrant at first, but after the attack of Chaos, he begins to see the world as more opaque, cruel, and perhaps more realistic.
My plan for this first part is to let players get to know the region better and build relationships with the people around the area before eventually moving on to the city. Once again, expect slow plot development for DUEX 2, since you all voted for it to be a long-term project. Of course, you can always focus on the main quest and ignore relationships, side quests, and so on. But for now, this first update will be more relaxed in terms of pacing, nothing that rushes the story forward too quickly. I want you to get familiar with the plot, the situation, the region, and the people.
Immersion in the story shouldn’t come as a shock, it has to be gradual. First your feet, then up to the waist, then to the chest, then the neck, and only then the full immersive dive into the story.
For now, we still have two more weeks of work ahead.
This update will arrive at the end of the month, but the following updates will go back to being released at the beginning of the month, so adjust your schedule accordingly, brother.
Update progress: 75%
Have fun~