[v0.18]Building on what I talked about last month, I've been making development efforts for it here and there throughout planned content. The face portrait update is continuing along. There's a good chunk of misc. elements still, but many of the big things towards their end stages. In terms of the game, I spent some time starting to finalize the next update's story content, but mostly this month I've been working on the main major oasis for chapter 7 (planning out outlines, designing the dungeons, etc).
[v0.15]Icarue's developed the map for the next update, and I am writing the script for the paralogue. I'm hopeful I can get that done for a March release, but tbd.
[v0.4]Similar to last month, it's just been the lower priority between the other efforts this month. I'll get back to it with a few updates in time.
[Chapter 01]The artist and myself have been working through updating chapter one. It was made like a year ago, so we've both grown. There's some key moments, particularly for action scenes, we want to refine for the final release. It's a great chance to focus and learn on those for future efforts, too, so it shouldn't be too much longer.
[Chapter 02]The future chapters are in a slow but sure production. Massmanic has had significant personal upheavals recently, so we're working on his schedule, too. We'll get a release when we get a release, but decent chunks of the effort are coming along well.
[Chapter 02]It's out! On Icarue's Patreon. So, the plan for this going forward is that it'll first come out on my patreon after a couple weeks. And then it'll release on Icarue's DeviantArt and our discords for a public release in April.
[AFTERLIFERS - Pre-Chapter One Character Profiles]A first release isn't too far away, so let's talk about the characters in this reimagined story! Full warning that... this is indeed a reimagining. Especially when it comes to characters, it's a fresh, different take on it. I don't want to replace the original. That's not my place to do. This is my take on the concept, and I can only hope it does the original proud as its own take on it.
Without further delay, though... Let's start with our two protagonists... Ariel James Monroe and Mirabel Constantine.
Ariel James Monroe was born to a family of local politicians. Or... clears throat... "James Monroe", as he has often wanted to be called... was born into a family where he heard many grandiose stories of them being dedicated civil servants. All the way back to the early US president... James Monroe.
Ariel was captured by the idea of the ideal civil servant and how much they could do to shift the world and help many people. With eyes on goals bigger than the small town politics of his family's history, he set his sights on living up to his namesake of "James Monroe". With such a purpose in life and spirit... what could go wrong?
Mirabel grew up moving from foster home to foster home, never finding a true place to call home. She eventually managed to fit in well with the Constantine family in her teens, but they never truly felt like family to each other. So, she grew up and went through the motions.
From small time job to small time job, she was eventually noticed by a member of the governmental "Enforcers" agency as someone with potential for their line of work. Imbued with a supernatural talent with portals, she joined the agency and has been in her training period ever since.
Ari and Bel well may find themselves in a familiar scenario to fans of Novin's work, but the story will have more than them as it motors along its rails. I hope with them and everything else that the story and world will come to life.
And with that, I'll likely save the others for another day. Thanks to those who read along, and best wishes for everyone until next time!