Hello, thanks for keeping up! Right now I'd like to give an extended report on the progress of the next big update 0.3.0.
Summary:
I've made important changes in the structure of the next update.The original plan was basically the 'NTS Reveal' to happen on the second half of the update, but after I considered it more, for the sake of pacing and other things I've decided to instead make the 'netorase confession' happen at the beginning of this update, this portion will include many scenes; likely to be the most scene heavy part of the game so far, it also has some of the longest, most complex animation loops I've made.
About the Demon Queen Realm:This update will introduce one of the most important features coming to the game, which will be the Full Demon Queen Realm.
This map will be a place where you unlock skills for the FMC, which means she will be able to use the 'Demon Queen Powers' to progress, I've divided the type of powers you'll be able to unlock here this way:• SP Increase:
SP stat increase, random bonuses.
• SP Attacks/H-Skills:
Enhancements to the 'Demon Queen powers', which means the banish spell that could be used with H variations. 'H-Attacks' in combat that require SP to use that will lead to H-Events, and other non-H related attacks.
• Unlock powers:
Power that are not related to combat; opening doors, seducing guards (or other npcs) transformation spells ('Skins' for FMC for scenes) 'looking through doors', unlocking powerful 'delusions' (for protagonist and NPCs) and even more.
• Unlock routes:
You'll be able to unlock certain routes, or learn how to progress them in this menu, routes that wouldn't be accesible otherwise; that doesn't mean this will be the main way to unlock side content but it just a 'thematic' way of doing so.How Demon Queen Realm Will work?Right now my plan is to make this system work based on a 'currency', as your party progresses, the FMC levels up and you complete quests/obtain certain objects, you'll be able to obtain what you need to unlock these powers. Of course there will be NTS related ones (most of them will be) and the ones that are related to sharing will require another currency (think of it as NTS Coins or whatever) the more you share the more you get.
Does that mean that NTS progression is conditioned to this menu? Not necessarily, I've planned the game so that the progress of 'lewdness' of the heroine is more related to choices the protagonist makes with her, which means this progression will feel natural and not reliant on a 'crystal menu' but main character relatioship. What these skills will do is to give you more options or ways to push the story forward.
About Delusions, NTS and dev progression:
As I said before this patch marks the end of the 'delusion era' and a point where the most important game mechanics are introduced. First it was the day and night system and the 'free roaming', after that it was the FMC dynamic routine, and finally the DQ Realm.I'm very eager to finish up the 'intro' so that I can start implementing all of the ideas I've had in mind all of this time.
Delusions will stop being the main focus of the game and the real sharing will start, where the FMC uses her 'Demon Queen' powers, which was my goal all of this time.
For this reason I'm also considering changes on the introduction to make those same delusions more meaningful, impactful and ALSO improve the pacing of the start of the game so it doesn't take as long to reach this point, many of those changes will be introduced after 0.3.0.
0.3.0 Progression:
I've finished most of the events, the maps and scenes.
The more complex scenes (the ones that took me more time to make) are already finished, right now, I'm finishing up the first half of the update (the DQ Realm/NTS Confession part) and I have finished most of the 'witch house' content. I'm still missing the dungeon with the other guy and most of the 'post story content', so I would say I've completed most of the update but I'm still missing a good chunk.
Right now I would like to give an estimated date of around end january and start feb. not that far away of my original plan, but it will take a bit longer because of all the planning and features I'm introducing.