July Hype Update
Author: Sciaenops Ocellatus,
published 1 year ago,
Wow, a lot of dev work can get done when you temporarily don't have a day job getting in the way.
For one thing, [b]Chapter 3 is basically finished[/b]. I have a little bit more writing to do before I move on to the visuals and sound and whatever else needs to be done, but all in all it is so very close to being done. And that's with the extra work I added for myself. Namely, Chapter 3's endings. There are three possible ways you an finish off the chapter, which will affect who will be the main antagonist's henchman for the rest of the game. It will either be Nathan (the guy from the demo who smashed up the kiosk), Sal (a coffee-brewing robot the same model of the one from the first game's bonus story), and REDACTED (a spoiler character that isn't much of a spoiler if you've been following my Twitter or saw the new main menu but still, I'm trying to hide this one).
I also redid the art, as mentioned in the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2323650/view/3683430269384234926]Statement Of Intent update[/url]. That post still has the link to the essay that explains WHY I changed up the art. It's also supposed to change in the library but I have not seen that happen yet, I am still fiddling around with that. I also used this as an excuse to add some screenshots from Chapter 2 to the store page. I'd have added Chapter 3 screenshots but, as mentioned before, I do not have any just yet because I have not synced the visuals at this time. Except for the CGs but I didn't want to add those to the screenshots just yet because I said so.
This also means that [b]there is a different version of the demo now up![/b] The text content is the same, but the pictures have changed in some spaces (namely Clash's scarf, a couple of backgrounds, and the little kid who shows up). If you are curious to see the new visuals, give the demo a download and try it out. [strike]And if the demo doesn't work do let me know because that means I did something wrong on my end.[/strike]
My goals for July are as follows:
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[*] Get Chapter 3 completely finished
[*] Touch up all the existing work; modify sprite placement, revise sections for clarity, etc
[*] Write Chapter 4
[*] And hopefully, get visuals and sound synced for Chapter 4
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I want to get as much done as I can before my day job starts up again. It was hard enough balancing IRL work with dev work earlier in the year; I have been told by trustworthy sources that the upcoming year of work is going to be even busier with even less free time. It's better to get as much stuff done NOW as I can.