Starfall Academy Update Tracker

Keeping you up to date with Starfall ⋄ Side blog of @starboundmoth

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Welcome to the Starfall Academy Blog!

Previously a Royale High update blog, this blog is now dedicated to posting about Starfall Academy and the progress made on the game. Please be mindful of all the fairy dust and mermaid scales lying around as I remake this blog to fit the game!

A bit about me will be provided beneath the cut.

About the Mod

Hey there! My name is Etoile/Andromeda. I'm an European highschooler and game developer that hopes to turn the vision of a magical academy for royalty into a real game that people can enjoy. I dreamt of this ever since I was a kid, and I'm so happy to finally be fulfilling that wish.

Game development unfortunately isn't a full-time thing for me, and I do struggle with mental health problems, so progress (and updates on this blog) may be slower than most other media. I hope that I'll be able to post at least once a month on here, though!

Note: While I strive to keep this account safe for children to view, my main account may contain swear words and occasionally mention distasteful things. Stay safe while browsing online!

This blog is against hatred towards others.

Adult & kink blogs, racists, homophobes & transphobes, radfems & TERFS will be blocked from all my accounts.

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Hello, everyone! Apologies for being dead. I'll try to post a progress/life update next week if all goes well.

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Would anyone be interested in me posting Starfall Academy lore or worldbuilding ever so often between the monthly progress updates? For example, Lore Wednesdays? They would be tagged with #lore wednesday in case someone wants to avoid spoilers, or wants to discover the story on their own.

Lore posts?

yay

nay

Voting ended onJan 19

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Waiting for Roblox to get its act together...

Remember to boycott and find alternatives! I'll be learning other game engines to possibly make games there!

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The Future of Starfall Academy

Hello, everyone!

You may have noticed Roblox is starting to roll out face verification, requiring people to complete it or verifying using ID, with players risking the inability to chat if they don't complete this.

Starfall Academy does not condone this, but this is not the end for the project. The development team has decided to stay with Roblox. The most likely outcome is the decision being reversed due to being illegal in Roblox's country of jurisdiction (the US).

Development will continue until:

The decision is reversed, in which case Starfall Academy will release at the earliest possible moment;

A year has passed since the beginning of enforcement, in which case Starfall Academy will release at the earliest possible moment;

Development becomes impossible for unverified people, in which case Starfall Academy will shut down.

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We're not dead yet!

Bigger post later today or tomorrow, the dev team is settling on something important that will affect the entirety of the game.

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The team has decided! An announcement and progress update will be made tomorrow.

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We're not dead yet!

Bigger post later today or tomorrow, the dev team is settling on something important that will affect the entirety of the game.

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Starfall Academy is looking for volunteers!

Are you:

Good at digital art/3d modelling/coding in Luau/building in Roblox Studio? (Or not good at any of these but interested and willing to learn?)

Interested in the dress-up or roleplay genre?

Looking to work in a small team?

Want to be paid a share of the game's profits upon release (if interested)?

Maybe working on Starfall Academy is right for you! We are a small team of 5 working on a school roleplay game. While it's still in its early stages, the game needs plenty of helping hands to grow. If you're interested in helping out, contact me by either messaging this account or my main account (@starboundmoth) and we can discuss terms that will work for you!

At this stage we are mainly looking for 3d modellers, coders and builders.

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Progress Update and Path Ahead - 05/10/2025

Hi, everyone! I know I promised to post last Friday, but I hope you'll forgive these short delays caused by life. September was a very fruitful month when it came to game development, as a whole lot got done despite our team being very busy.

We're (still) looking for volunteers! If you're interested in helping either build, 3D model, make music or art for Starfall Academy, please contact me by messaging this blog.

Achieved last month

Starfall Academy's campus has been finalized. (It was the clocktower that was the problem!)

Initial main GUI has been made.

A 12-hour and weekday clock has been made. (The weekdays were so much trouble...)

Main goal of next month

Design either a fixed or a randomized weekly schedule for classes.

Side goals (nice to do, not necessary)

Work on Library and Student Cafe graybox

Design initial Dress-Up GUI

Design initial Shop GUI

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I forgot to update this blog... I'll post about the progress update tomorrow

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Progress Update and Path Ahead - 28/08/2025

Remember how I said that August would be better for the game's development? Well, that ended up being false.

None of the goals I have set for August were achieved, and I had to significantly scale down operations to work with my exhaustion. This means one main goal and a few other, smaller goals that would be nice to have completed, but are not necessities.

What was done, though, was admin work and plenty of delegation. This August was a big lesson to be learned - I can't do everything myself in such tiny time frames.

Main Goal

Redesign the Starfall Academy campus from the ground up via sketches. This needs to be done so that other work can go forward.

Side Goals (nice to do, not necessary)

Continue working on trees and foliage

Design initial textures

Begin working on the terrain around campus

September will be slower, with a majority of the team starting some form of education again, but I hope that at least we'll be able to achieve the main goal.

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girl help I'm having ideas above my motivation and skill level. Progress update and path ahead will be posted soon.

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Progress Update and Path Ahead - 30/07/25

Hello, everyone! It's been quite a while since my last post. I'll be posting once/twice a month with progress updates on Tumblr - at the start of the month with the work plan (Path Ahead), and at the end of the month with what has been achieved (Progress Update).

This month was fairly disorganized, with me trying to do way too much and failing. However, progress was still made! even though it doesn't feel like progress T-T....

Achieved this month

+ Refined the school schedule and week system, now ready for coding + Drew the concept art for the North and Central Wing + Built the grayboxes for the North Wing and the Lighthouse + Refined the Game Design Document

Need to be done next month

Full graybox of the Central Wing

Make 3D models of architecture elements for the campus

Draw custom textures

Sculpt terrain around campus

I have high hopes that August will be significantly better, now that I have a team and community to back me up and clear goals to be achieved.

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So what exactly is this Starfall Academy?

Hello everyone! As you may have noticed, there's been a bit of a rebrand happening on this blog. This is because I've shifted away from Royale High and decided to turn this blog into a game development focused one.

Starfall Academy is my own project that draws inspiration from older Royale High and magic schools as a concept, which I hope will become a roleplay space open to all with kind intentions. While it's been planned for over a year, the game development progress has only started very recently - and was in bursts, due to high school getting in the way.

I hope that with this blog to motivate me, I'll be able to get more done and keep people updated as I go on with developing this game!

If you are interested in helping design the game, please message me! I'm looking for artists (+ concept artists) mainly, due to my struggles with digital art. Right now I'm the only one working on the project, so any help means a lot to me!

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Pals and Royale Scholars, my patience with this game has ran out. I need a break. Sorry.

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And so I pass the baton to @royalehightea . With my grades being confirmed, I'll focus more on creating my own game and possibly turning this blog into a Starfall Academy focused one until my patience is back or they roll back the recent "no more EXP" update.

I'm excited to share with you all my game plan and progress on the game!

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Pals and Royale Scholars, my patience with this game has ran out. I need a break. Sorry.

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The Buffs, The Nerfs and Everything Else

2/06/2025 - Royale High Tidalglow Update

Quick rundown time!

The Good - Buffs

Campus 4 rewards have been increased by 20%. This includes the following:

Classes

Homework

Locker-To-Class Tools

Telescope Minigame in the Astral Lookout

Lost Library Books

Stamping Library Books

The Bad - Nerfs

Quests have been nerfed AGAIN by about 10%. Royale High, PLEASE.

Hygiene and Sleep needs have been nerfed by 25%.

The Rest - Everything Else

You get diamonds instantly now instead of getting a set amount upon leveling up. This means that for completing tasks, you get both EXP and Diamonds.

Classes will now auto teleport you to them to hopefully prevent bugs.

New weekend mode added, accessed by clicking the bell icon next to the schedule button.

New diamond multipliers option - monthly subscription. DO NOT BUY THESE IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE MULTIPLIERS.

Locker Period time has been increased. Computer Class and Breakfast Fashion Show time has been decreased.

Archery Class and Basketball now have Locker-To-Class tools.

Archery Class has been made significantly easier.

The new Tidalglow halo is now out.