Zendaria’s Corruption – 0.5.0 Devlog | Week 15
Sorry for the delay on this devlog. I did a huge amount of work last week, both on the game and at university, so this Sunday I decided to take a small break from everything.
This week was a very important milestone for the update.
Main Questline Finished!
The entire main questline for 0.5.0 has now been completed.
Its overall duration is approximately as long as all the content from the previous update, which makes this a very major step forward. At this point, what remains for the main content is mostly:
Adding music
Adding sound effects
Adding the bad ends
But those are things that are usually handled in post-production. In terms of:
Dialogues
Quests
Story content
Main progression
…it is now fully done.
This also means that a few more scenarios were added this week in order to fully complete the flow of the main story.
New Main Secondary Villain Introduced
A new main secondary villain has been introduced.
I don’t want to say too much to avoid spoilers, but since the previous poll was won by the option:
“A female cult leader obsessed with transformation and creating a new perfect world”
…you can expect to see that concept take form near the end of the main content of this update. (It is possible that her portrait would also be made by hand, we will see...)
New Kingdom Introduced
A completely new kingdom / region has been introduced.
This time, it will be a tropical island, just as won in a previous poll. We will be sailing again on Marina’s ship.
This time, however, players will be able to return freely between Thamora and the island, so there will be no problem going back and forth.
The name of this island and kingdom will be decided in a future poll.
(Reference Image Only)
Pixel Art Progress
A lot of work has continued on pixel art, both for:
Patreon page material
Character portraits
While I’m not the one directly drawing it, I do need to stay in very close contact with the artist at all times so that the expressions and emotions of each character are captured in the exact way we want.
More details on this will be shared soon.
(Work In Progress)
Regular Handmade Scene Art
Work has also continued on the regular handmade scene art.
At this point:
The full introduction of Micah and Gina is now completely finished
Work is now continuing on the introduction of Dovelan and Zendaria
I don’t think all of this will be fully completed in time for 0.5.0, simply because handmade art takes an enormous amount of time to produce. Even so, I’ll continue sharing progress here as it develops.
Bimbo Virus Questline Finished
The entire bimbo virus line has now been completed.
There were still a few details left to polish, but it is now fully finished.
Joan & Yarel Content Completed
The new companion NPCs Joan and Yarel have now received their conclusion.
This includes:
Their story content
Their transformations
So their role in this update is now fully completed.
New Animations Added
Many new animations have been added to the game.
These were not created by, they are paid content purchased from multiple forums and creators. It took me a while to find animations that actually matched the style and tone of the game. I hope you like them.
Frostwatch Pass Expanded
Frostwatch Pass has now been given much more life.
All NPCs in the area now have:
Daily routines
Movement paths
A more natural sense of activity
This helps the town feel much more alive and believable.
Vortex Club Content
Work on the Vortex Club has begun again.
From this point onward, the remaining content of the update is primarily secondary content, so the focus now shifts toward:
Vortex Club
Side content
Final additions
Polish before release
Thank you all so much for your patience and support 💜This was a very big week, and finishing the main questline is one of the biggest milestones of the update so far.