Weekly Update #73 - Wrapping up the writing & artwork progression (w/ teasers!)

Hey all,

A short update to keep you guys updated on 0.20 development progression.

This week was actually a lot about wrapping up the writing, tying up the loose plot ends and writing/fitting new character(s?) into the whole story. I know I'm mostly trying to enforce a write - design - illustrate approach but I took some liberties during artwork production and a bit of "retrocontinuity" as in "fitting this new character I designed into the existing story" is not that bad.

Our main cast starts being pretty fleshed out by now, with distinct personalities, aspirations, and polarizing story lines but the gallery will start feeling a little cramped if they are not supported by additional characters - a bit of variety in the story lines, and in the content.

This was mainly kickstarted by me designing a new character for the dance session and expanding from there, though during the pre-writing phase I did come up with some buffers for undisclosed characters that would have some relevance in certain story lines, so all the pieces might end up fitting well into this puzzle of an intrigue.

One of these new characters that will be gradually integrated in coming updates, of which you got a glimpse in last week's teaser, actually went through a bit of a redesign so expect a different look than what you saw so far... Maybe in a new teaser in an upcoming blogpost?

Anyway, here's the updated progress chart. I'm leaving out a tiny Writing buffer because, well, nothing is set in stone and some sections can be prone to rewrites even late in the production cycle.

Next week I will try to wrap (at least the biggest part, barring the polish/finishing touches/asset exports) the artwork production. The whole dance session is a bit of a slog to go through and I'm moving on to pieces that won't be part of that set so I can feel like the pace is picking up!

And of course, as a lil' treat, here's a sneak peek of Clem trying her luck on the pole - she has a long way to go, but props to her! (this is still a WIP render)

Hope you guys enjoy it, expect more teasers as I try to pick up the pace towards a new update release.

As usual, thank you so much for the support, stay tuned for more updated and have a great one.