May Dev Log: A Month Dedicated to Writing Seo-jun, Bom, and Yu-chaeās Routes
Hello, Finders!
Itās already the end of May. After some surprisingly hot days, the weather has cooled down a little again!
Letās do our best to survive this summer together! āļø
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Current Development Progress
š Sooha Route Progress (Based on the Ending Route) Scenario Writing āļø: 95% Complete Remaining: Direction polishing Programming š ļø: 20% Complete Remaining: Script implementation, build development Art šØ: 100% Complete Sound š: 50% Complete Remaining: Voice recordings for certain characters, sound effects, direction audio Localization š”: 20% Complete
šUpcoming Schedule
š„ļø Steam Version Release Planned for July š Soo-ha Route Release Planned for August
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Season 3 Progress
(Common Route + Seo-jun Route + Yuchae Route)
Scenario Writing āļø: 80% Complete Programming š ļø: 5% Complete Art šØ: 40% Complete Sound š: 20% Complete Localization š”: 20% Complete
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Season 4 Progress
(Bom Route + Final Chapter)
Scenario Writing āļø: 80% Complete Programming š ļø: 5% Complete Art šØ: 5% Complete Sound š: 0% Complete Localization š”: 0% Complete
Compared to last month, the scenario writing is now almost complete!
The remaining 20% mainly consists of polishing and revisions that will be done alongside programming and implementation.
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So, our goals for June are:
Steam version QA and review submission
Soo-ha Route direction, programming, QA, and localization
Voice recording implementation for all characters
Soo-ha Route production and programming
We need to release both Seasons 3 and 4 before December...
That means only seven months remain!
So lately we've been working with the mindset of, "Let's survive this!"
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Good News!
š Moonlight Dialogue Has Reached 10,000 Mobile Downloads!
Thank you so much to everyone who has played our gameāeven if only for a single second!
As an indie game, we received almost no external support and spent very little on marketing, so reaching this milestone honestly feels like a miracle.
Finders, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. ā¤ļø
Maybe if we keep working this hard, we'll finally escape being in the red someday!
Knowing that our efforts have reached you fills us with happiness and gratitude.
We hope that one day, the love we share for Moonlight Dialogue will reach the sky itself.
š Steam Wishlist Count Has Surpassed 1,000!
How is this even possible?!š„¹
We truly never expected this.š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹ This feels like another miracle. Thank you. Really, truly, thank you.
A Few Words from the Planner
Thank you for taking the time to read these monthly development updates.
Last year and the year before, we participated in PlayX4. Since we're not attending this year, it feels a little bittersweet.
Back in July last year, we even held a fan-sign event and invited Jiwon and Soo-ha cosplayers at Comic World!
Those memories still mean so much to us. To every Finder who attended our events, thank you sincerely. Because of you, we were able to create precious memories, and we hope those memories were just as meaningful for you.
During the final week of May, I focused on writing the Final Chapter.
Every day I wrote roughly 10,000 English characters, going through draft after draft, revision after revision, until completion.
Of course, after cutting, refining, and polishing, much less remains in the final version.
Many of these scenarios were originally planned over three years ago.
Seeing them finally become real scripts, line by line, filled me with emotions that are difficult to describe.
These aren't characters created by someone else.
They're characters that we created, raised, and developed entirely within NTale from beginning to end.
That's why they mean so much to us.
Right now, these stories are still undeveloped film waiting to be processed.
We can't wait to finish the work and finally show them to all of you. (I know I've probably said that a hundred times already. š)
Even after the Final Chapter, we still have countless ideas planned, including After Endings and DLC content.
To us, the Final Chapter is not the endāit is simply the path leading to those future stories.
To be honest, I'm the kind of person who waits until a drama is completely finished before starting it!
So this year, we'll continue focusing entirely on development.
Just as we always have, we'll do our very best.
Thank you, as always, for your support. ā¤ļø