This dev log is going to be a shorter one, since I don't have too much that's new to share. I touched on a lot of this already on Discord, but I'll talk about it here too, for those that aren't in the server.
Also, I do apologize for the log being a day late. I was feeling very bad yesterday and didn't get around to posting.
I've been working on revamping the graphics of 0.1 while simultaneously developing chapter 2. I figured as long as it doesn't extend the release time, why not improve things? The graphics overhaul is about 2/3 of the way done in about a week's time and should be finished soon.
Why Change the Graphics?
Some of you probably noticed that as chapter 1 progressed, the graphics got significantly better. With the time after releasing 0.1 where I was mostly just marketing my game, I was also working on refining my graphics to get a good and consistent visual style that I like. This caused chapter 2 to look vastly different and much better than 1. Too different, I think.
I really wasn't happy with the majority of 0.1 visually, but I was really excited to get it out there for people to experience. That excitement caused me to overlook how bad the start of it really was and led to the dissatisfaction that I now have with it.
I told myself that I'd try and remaster it alongside developing 0.2 and not delay the release of it, which should have a patron release in January, if nothing goes awry.
For those who may be concerned that this will become a habit, don't worry, it won't. I will likely still improve and older things will look worse than newer things... but they won't be outright bad. So I won't feel the need to go back and do this again for future releases.
Anyways, that's about it for now. I've attached some images from the rework for those who are interested in the improvements I'm making. Oh, and nothing else is changing. So, for those who don't want to go back through it just to see the graphics, there is no need to. Thanks for your time, and have a lovely day!
I've completely finished Chapter 2-0 and Chapter 2-1 with the latter being one of the largest parts in all of Chapter 2. Audio, visual, and writing are completely done.
I know most developers include percentages for each thing, but my process is a bit different. I write the dialogue for a scene, render the scene, then add sounds, transitions, and such. Because of this there's not much of a point to separate things since they'd all be the same percentage of complete.
A Break from Coding
I haven't really had to do any intricate coding since I finished up the things mentioned in the last dev log, just the basic things necessary to put all of the scenes together. So, there's not really too much to share on this front.
I did fix quite a few typos from Chapter 1, I guess that kind of counts for code. I combed through all the instances of "your" and "you're" to correct all of the places my brain messed up. Despite knowing the difference between the two, my brain likes to throw me off sometimes.
That's about it. I know it doesn't sound like much, but I'm 300+ renders into Chapter 2 and those eat a lot of time, and since that's most of what I've been up to there's not really much to say about them other than that. I could talk about the story, but I don't want to risk spoiling things.
As usual, I hope everyone is doing well and that you all had a great Halloween!
I was going to wait until tomorrow, but I figured I'd go ahead and drop these today. Besides, I've got a new dev log coming tomorrow anyways.
There's one wallpaper for each of the six main LIs, that way nobody will feel like their favorite was left out.
Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below, and have a wonderful day today! Also, Happy Halloween to those who partake! I hope it's spooky and filled with joy!
Thanks to the wonderful FnB Productions, Scions of the Divine will have it's first cameo character appearance! When Ch. 2 releases, make sure to keep an eye out for the adorable badass that is Yuki.
As a celebration of this crossover event, I've made a special 4k render for all of you!
If you don't know who Yuki is, I recommend checking out FnB's game, Eden, over on Itch, and maybe even give their Patreon some attention too!
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