Greetings Spice Seekers! π
What a month! May has been intense indeed, but we keep up keeping up! Thank you for all the good words and all the bad words too - we are trying to make it better, for you! π
We are currently internally testing the technical update to Batch2 - it will include bug fixes (check Tech updates below) and some art updates as well! No story expansion at this point (except unlocking some scenarios that should have been there but we messed up the story continuity). So - if you haven't played Batch2 yet we recommend to wait!
As soon as we are satisfied with our internal tests we will release it to you our lovely Seekers! That should be somewhere in a week or two π
π§ Technical Update
Soon enough we will be back with the second batch update, where we fixed <hopefully> all the continuity bugs and hopefully also the technical bugs! In the meantime let's see whats cooking:
we working on adding feedback to the dialogues, so that you know if the conversation is going in the right direction! That will include reaction icons and also a commentary system, should make the things a bit more understandable π
we added missing animations and voiceover for Nova's scene π¦
we fixed the softlocks that get you in the endless 'go to your room' loop, now you should be able to play Moruga's path without issues!
we added a menu option that allows you to start the game from later delivery - no need to go trough it since the beginning or to use premade save files! π· After selecting the chapter to begin with, you will go trough a short dialogue to choose the most important stuff you would have done in the game, so that your preferences are saved!
we fixed bunch of smaller bugs, like issues with filenames in Save system, randomly appearing black screens, getting stuck in a conversation and items not adding to your inventory!
The Stone <if you know, you know> in the gallery should now work properly and you can revisit your favourite scenes! π
Minigames should now be much easier to pass, or skip, if you don't like them! π’
In the meantime the coding of the current game content is almost finished and slowing down until we have more code requiring updates. Now it's all about integrating more content and bug fixing!
Stay tuned!
π Writing
OH BOY so much is happening on the writing front right now. Since the main plot for the three batches for some of the ladies is completed (the thing that was supposed to be the first demo scope that we totally overestimated), we are moving to write the not-so-main story, but on adding more smut! (Yes, you asked and so we hope to deliver!) π€©
In the meantime works also started on the Farah's plotline, and we hope you are as excited as usto discover what is this pink horned (horny?) girl cooking! π€
You might be interested in the progress tracker - pinky promise I will update this post as soon as I get it! We have to recalculate the tasks vs scope so it might be a bit crazy for a while!
π΅ Music
We added sounds to the minigames and voiceover to Nova's scene! We are continuously working on adding various musical themes to the game, and also soon, to add sound effects also to the dialogues π
π¨Art
The next update will have some art updates already! We are slow but we've managed to update 50+ images from sketch to finished in the visual novel part!
We are also continuously working on fixing all the sketched backgrounds, we will be updating them in upcoming deliveries every time we have something completed!
It's not much, but its honest work πΌ
And last but not least - we are on a lookout for a new 2D artist to join our team and MAKE THIS THING DAMN FASTER, because we recognize that the art is really where we fall behind. We have much more story written already than available in the game πππ JUST BEAR WITH US π»π»π»
π§ Final Thoughts
We continue improving where we have failed, and we are so grateful for your feedback! The whole team puts their hearts and hard work to make it the best we possibly can, and nothing of this would be possible without your incredible support π₯°π₯°π₯°
Please stay awesome, as you always do!
--Pollyπ
πTL;DR
technical update coming in June! π
added VO and animations to Nova's scene, π§¨
fixed continuity errors that caused soft locks and messing up Moruga's path, π
we made the minigames easier to pass trough, β
lots of bugfixing, hope it will work all good for you now! π
writing of side plots has started! πππ
some final art finally reaching the next game build! π¨
progress tracker will be back, promise! π