Good morning my babies~
New year, new game! Today I'm presenting the new game I'll be working on this year! 
You've been asking me for something like this for a while now, and we're finally going to make it happen together.

This isn't a story-driven game like the ones I've created so far. I'm planning for it to be a daycare simulator, though with a bit of backstory to give it some context!

In this new world, we'll control Melani, who some of you may already know. She's a character created by AndyDL for "A New Life In SunnyValley," a game developed by KrakenBite in collaboration with me!

Melani is a girl who has just failed literally every subject in her year, and as a result, her parents are sending her to study at a place where they're going to reform her behavior—an experimental place where Melani will regress to a childhood to learn how to behave from scratch.

At the daycare, we'll be able to lead a complete and "normal" life: sleep, shower, study, and interact with other characters and learn about their stories.

This is what I'd like to do; it's not what's already been done.

In this version, as always when I start working on a game, there's a lot of work that isn't immediately visible.

I've been working on the dialogues, adjusting the text and adding a custom background.

I've also incorporated Melani, including all the alt text for expressions, poses, and clothing. I've made it "easy" to switch between these states between messages. I've configured the character's entrance and exit, as well as the dialogue at the beginning and end of conversations.

Of course, I've also worked on the title, the title menu, music, and some sound effects.

I've cleaned up unnecessary files that are created when generating a new RPG Maker project.

I've even found a cute icon for the program, so it will look nice in the taskbar!

I've also worked on a message that you can't skip when creating a game, warning you that the game is for mature audiences and that all characters shown are adults. This is very important in a game of this type.

Another thing that took me a lot of time was creating a HUD (which you won't see in this version because it's for the daycare area) that displays all the character's states: thirst, hunger, sleepiness, needing to use the bathroom, etc. I think it looks amazing, and I'm sure you'll love it!

And last but not least, because it's the only "playable" part of this update, I've started the game's introduction—a few scenes that will give us context about why Melani goes to Little Steps Academy! It's worth mentioning that this part is still unfinished; there's still more of the introduction to complete.

And that's all for now! Happy New Year to everyone, and I hope you like this new project!
Kisses!