Hey everyone!
Today's development update is a fun one. We're excited to officially introduce a new lustress, Lustrya's resident goblin menace, complete with her debut trailer, backstory and a closer look at what makes her one of our favorite characters to work on.
We'll also be sharing progress on Reia's third milking animation, as well as teasing a mysterious new travelling fox merchant who'll be wandering into the world of Lustrya in the future.
Character Spotlight
This week we're super excited to finally shine the spotlight on Kiki Nutgobble → (click here for her trailer)
Race: GoblinFrom: Sultry ValePersonality: Mischievous • Delusional • Ambitious
Kiki Nutgobble is what happens when a goblin survives far beyond the point common sense intended. Equal parts nuisance, opportunist and self-proclaimed archmage, she wanders Lustrya leaving behind a trail of wanted posters, property damage and wildly inaccurate retellings of her own exploits. Entire villages she once conquered? Kiki insists this is true, yet the villages insist she merely stole several carts and declared herself "I am queen!" while standing atop a milk crate.
Her peculiar dialect is the result of consuming stolen enchanted spellbooks, cursed tomes and at least one sentient dictionary. The experience left her with an impressive vocabulary and absolutely no understanding of how language is supposed to work. Kiki speaks with complete confidence regardless.
Most of her infamy comes from Sultry Vale, where she has accidentally triggered milk shortages, goblin uprisings, three separate cults and an incident historians now refer to only as "The Sploopening." Strangely, she remains impossible to catch for long.
Though she loudly serves Zenica as her most devoted minion, the truth is considerably more complicated. Kiki genuinely admires the Starbreaker's chaos and excess, but secretly believes she is witnessing a future version of herself. In her mind, loyalty is simply the first step toward inheritance. One day Zenica will inevitably recognize Kiki's greatness, abdicate her throne and reward her with supreme rulership over all of Lustrya.
At least... that is Kiki's plan.
Trait: Has never won a kingdom. Claims ownership of six seven.
Kiki has quickly become one of our favorite characters to work on. Between her unique design, playful personality and the opportunities she brings to the world of Lustrya, she's shaping up to be a memorable addition to the roster.
We'll be sharing more artwork, development details and behind-the-scenes looks at her creation process in the coming months, but for now we're thrilled to finally give her the attention she deserves. Keep an eye out for more Kiki content soon!
Milking Animation Progress
Development on Reia's third milking animation is now complete. This wraps up our milking animations with three distinctive variations:
Our focus will now shift toward the remaining Lustress' milking animations. ❤︎
A New Face on the Horizon..
To wrap things up, we'd like to tease another upcoming character joining the world of Lustrya. This fluffy fox will serve as a travelling merchant, wandering from place to place with mysterious goods and curious stories.
We're keeping things intentionally vague for now, but we're incredibly excited about the role they'll play in the game's world and the interactions they'll bring with them. We'll be talking much more about this fluffy-kins over the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
What's Next for June(list will be updated throughout the month)Here's a checklist of what we're working on:
To-Do List
New Merchant NPC
Milking Animations(Seraphina/Violyn/Miriku)
Web Comic Release (Reia CHII)
Level/Room Designs
Castle's Foundation (Design)
UI/UX Design