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HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S! Oh, and Edel's Bday too🥳
"Is my birth truly something to be 'happy' about?
....Hahaha! What's with that face? I am only joking~☆"
Of course I didn't just prepare for Vicenzo😌
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Edel🥳, and HAPPY APRIL FOOLS' to everyone!🤡
Thank you @/__kaixin for the art!
👉DEMO HERE
Solomania's Alpha Demo is now available on Itch!
Solomania's Alpha Demo is now available on @itchio!
It's the introduction to our interactive superhero drama about flawed solo heroes being forced to partner up.
In the first few minutes of the game, you'll meet our MC, but also her mentor and the potential superheros she'll be partnered up with.
Since this is so early in the development, shares and feedback are highly appreciated as everything helps to make the project a little bit better. Especially for a small time dev. 🫶
Romance drama about flawed heroes and their collateral damage.
02/02/2025
Hallo everyone! Tumblr devlog time!
Summary Bullets:
The last time I posted an update here was to talk about the Episode 2 public release. And now I am moving on to Episode 3. Let's jump in.
I have worked on some new sprites,
Received some new BGs
Worked on new outfits and variations
Staged sprite positions, entrances, and exits
Coded in the eye colour changes
Written up the recap for Episode 2
Coding the SFX and music cues
Started on Wil's expressions
Made some decisions about the next episode (more below)
Art:
I have been working on some new sprites as there are a couple of new characters that pop up in the next episode.
I've also been working on new sprite variations and outfits for some of the characters (including Wil)
There are a lot of new things that will be showing up in Chapter 5 because the crew goes to a new location which requires a whole new set of backgrounds.
Some of these are game-ready, others have to be cropped, prepped, and/or have variations made, however.
Writing
I haven't worked on any bonus content or anything but I did write up the recap info for Episode 2.
Recap stuff can be weirdly time consuming. I want it to be detailed enough it is informative for people but not a massive summary that takes forever to write up.
But other than that I haven't really done any writing...
Other Stuff:
I have been doing a lot of mostly small coding things - coding in the eye colour changes (which I always do before working on expressions) or adding in transitions for the menus, adding in music and SFX and stuff like that.
Before I get into the heavy coding things like the flowcharts or the expressions, there are all sorts of fiddly things that are nice to get out of the way first.
Then more fiddly things after the heavy things are done...
But for now I've been getting some of the smaller things out of the way so I can tick them off the to-do list.
I have started coding Wil's expressions but haven't gotten too far into that just yet.
I have decided that Episode 3 is going to *just* include chapter 5 instead of including 5 and 6.
I've gone back and forth since the beginning on whether I wanted episodes to include one or two chapters.
I really like being able to do massive updates with 70-90k words because it gives players a lot of content to go through but in all honesty there are some drawbacks to doing it that way. I don't want to get into all those ins and outs but the point is that I finally decided I need to try doing a single chapter release and see if it works better for me, for all of you, and for the project.
Chapter 5 is still really big. On its own, it's over 60,000 words of content so it's not like it's a teensy li'l thing. It's still got some heft.
But yeah, that's my current stance on episode 3 and afterwards we'll see if I'm content to stick to single chapter updates released at a slightly faster pace. And if it helps my sanity.
Upcoming Weeks:
Mostly focused on sprite expressions and getting some of the BG assets ready for the game I think.
Expressions, next to the CGs and flowcharts are basically the biggest chunk of STUFF to do so I want to get that out of the way early and then focus on other things before I tackle some of the other big development things.
That's all for now. See ya in a few weeks.
Game Form Main Character Details Section - WIP
Been making some progress on the site recently.
Right now I'm tackling the massive Game form that developers will be filling out.
Finished the MC details section today!
Watch me Do it.
5/16/25
Tuff Mallow is coming back to Twitch!
And we're going all the way baby!
Honestly it's long overdue. I used to love streaming in Tuff Mallow Discord server, but I'd freeze up every time I considered streaming my work and development process for a more expanded audience.
I think one of the fun things about streaming is really taking a hold of sharing one's journey and bringing everyone along with them. So guess what- I'm past being nervous. I want to share. I want you to see where I'm at and know what games I'm making, commissions I take on, awesome people I get to meet and work with- I want you to see Tuff Mallow Interactive.
Finally!
We can have a conversation and talk about all the games I'm always working on behind the scenes! This is so exciting! Because YES, I'm working diligently on finishing The Closet Door, but there are so many more projects I've got lined up- some are already in production!
You encourage me to give my all. And I am asking that you support me by popping in and saying hello! By dropping an ask here or popping in stream at Tuff Mallow's Twitch with your questions! By stopping by the Tuff Mallow Discord or saying Hallo on Tuff Mallow's Blue Sky
I appreciate it all! There's so much I want to share, so much everyone has inspired me to do! And I couldn't have made it this far in the journey without you!
I'm planning my first live stream Saturday, 5/17/25, 9:00am Central Standard Time (CST)
Just to get my feet wet and plan a proper schedule- if you're up to it, stop by and say hello!
Super HYPED- and for those of you who keep up with IndieOtome! stuff, I'll be happy to make some pretty cool announcements about that as well! See ya then!
~AlwaysJMB
A Welcome That's Way Overdue!
Some of you coming across this post may find the above image familiar. Maybe even boring - heralding as the pinned post to the small Reddit community you've grown accustomed to. Others may be seeing this and saying, "Cool colors, but I'm sorry- who or what is this?"
Please let us introduce ourselves!
This is a new Tumblr account in connection with the IndieOtome subreddit and the IndieOtome Twitter account- both made with the express intent of supporting the ever growing world indie otome community. We are a part of the indie otome game development industry as well as the amazing fandom, so we have a lot of love for it all!
The subreddit has finally reached a point of change to support our 2100+ members (!Omg I remember when there were just 7 of us!) We now have a full mod team full of amazing individuals who love the genre and genuinely care for the community, working closely together to begin planning events in and outside of the subreddit, as well as a community wiki that we will expound on as the community grows and evolves.
The otome community has grown so much and we are fortunate to be here in a time when so much dynamic growth is happening! We are by no means the forerunners of the community. From content creators to development communities to news blogs to fanzines, the community was already here- with dedicated individuals showing it love and establishing a foundation. We are are able to support this community because they helped to define it.
Which brings us to why we are here! On Tumblr!
Twitter is great for short form shout outs, but theres just so much more going on in the industry- we'd like to talk more about it here and share more in depth information with fans about the talent that helps shape this community.
Some really cool people are helping us to format a way to share more news related content and events, show off upcoming related talent and content creators, as well as cool happenings in the fanspace, which definitely deserves all the love and hype!
And Tumblr is the place for us to show up show out!
As the world is embracing romance in the form of Indie Otome and Amare games, we are seeing more rich and beautiful expressions of this story rich video game genre as well as a world community making their way towards solidarity in sharing these games and stories we love. And IndieOtome wants to be right there, sharing as well!
So let's kick this party off right!
Since this is our introductory Tumblr post, lets share some of the first developer and game studio accounts this account has followed!
We're just getting going, and it only gets more exciting from here! Starting humble and coming up!
Thanks for sticking around to read this intro post! If you know us, you know we are HYPE for Indie Otome (and Amare games too!), and even if you don't know, well, we cant wait to show you! 💗💯
Ardency: Heart of the Rebellion allows you to make choices to affect your MC’s personality. Where would they fall on this chart?
Play the demo below!
In the heat of war, will your love turn the tides of battle?
"Am I lying about my birthday, you say? I suppose that is indeed something I would do~✰" -Edel HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S! But also, it's Edel's birthday!🥳 …Or is it?🤨 TRY THE DEMO HERE👉https://ant-san.itch.io/villainotome
