#maps: prototype

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One of the last maps I worked on! This map screams “puzzle area”, but... what do you think? What would you imagine happening here? Well, maybe this place will offer some surprises. 

(Hello everyone! I’m deep in Development Hell so I don’t post often, but we’re still working here! Welcome to all the new followers~)

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Where everything started... (this time, with shadows!)

Hello everyone! I think it's time to tell you what's going on behind the scenes… first of all, don't worry! The game IT'S NOT on hiatus! I'm sorry for my absence from socal medias, but I kept working. Between August, September and October I did a lot of things (for example, a little vacation to see my family, and helping my friend @wisteriasakana with her beautiful Three Yellow Quartzes. I did the sound design!).

But I indeed changed my plans. Sooo, without further ado: I decided to divide the game (The ash black cat and the happy ogre) in chapters. It's simply too long and I'm working on it alone. So, sadly, I won't be able to publish it for this Halloween. The main reason behind this is that I wasn't fully satisfied with it; I wanted to add a LOT of things (revamp all the old art, make a graphical overhaul, adding a custom menu, making a better and solid gameplay on the first floor) but I didn't have the time to work on "extra" things. Only to barely finish it. So, I decided to love myself and the game more, and take my time.

… that said, I made another game (Every thought flies) in the meanwhile. With the same characters, some months prior the main story. It will act as a prologue for the other game, a sort of Chapter 0. Actually I finished it, and now it's in the betatesting/translation phase! This should be ready for the first half of November, so please, stay tuned for the release! So, Chapter 0 is coming, but what about the first? Maaaybe January. If everything works out. Thank you for the patience. (Just to be clear, I'm not starting from zero. I'm just reworking, expanding and adding things…) In my next post I'll talk a little about Every thought flies, I think we need an official presentation… To the next time!

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Me: Finally I’m going to make a wonderful alchemy lab!

Also me: Wait no, I will make a huge gothic library full of events, lights and whatnot first

(At least, this map is finished. I just have to write 34556 flavour texts for every shelf. Help)

- This is just a sneak peek, I will post a bigger gif the next days!

Stay tuned~

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Little screen, little update!

Hello everyone! And welcome to our new followers! 

This isn’t a devlog, still, but maybe the next week I will post one! (I’m pretty tired, but very excited!) Sooo, what I’m working on:

- Some little additions and improvements to the already existent maps! 

Like the one above. Still missing the shadow layer though, so it’s not definitive. I will definitely do a more sophisticated light/shadow system for the full release

- Planning the menu!

This evening I worked a lot on the menu. I needed to decide what kind of menu would work best with this game. I made researches, tried various scripts... In the end, I think I will do a custom evented menu with an illustrated background. I’m thinking to make various illustrations of Felix and Noelia and changing them randomly. Maybe I could also change them based on the location... Sure, I'd have to draw a lot of backgrounds, but it would be pretty neat!

- Planning the next sequences!

1. A cute moment between them. Long dialogues, maybe a CG, candle’s light (?)...

2. An action sequence is coooming- No, not a chasing scene, but it will probably feat a quick time event. Never made one before, but I love to try new things on RPG Maker (and cry when it doesn’t work).

And that’s all. My target, for now, is to make all the puzzles and cutscenes for the second and the third floor within the end of the year.  Hard, but possibile!

Thank you for the attention!

To the next time~