Hello everyone, 

Let's take a look at the current status of the project. Most of you already know this, but just in case, there are two versions coming, v0.7 and v0.8. I'm going to talk about both. 

V0.7: Several improvements to previous chapters

So, like last time, everything is finished except the grammatical corrections to the first four chapters. I recently checked with _neck_romancer, the person working on this part. He's done 111 out of 184 pages so far. Of course, I'll keep you posted on his progress.

 

V0.8: Chapter 5 of the Sword Princess story

I'm about 50% finished with the graphic. I'd say that Saki's story is progressing well. I'm currently working on the romance between our two main characters. It's more classic than what you saw with Melope, but that’s okay, that’s what I wanted for her. There are some funny moments, though.  

To say a bit more, last time I talked about how difficult it was to set up the special effect to illustrate Swordsman's new strength. Well you can see in the picture what I came up with, after a lot of trial and error. Let me know what you think, I'm pretty happy with it personally.

Ps: If you don't know, the discord has been very nicely improved recently, with the help of Lilith, someone who helps me. Don't hesitate to come and say hello, I'm sure she'll be very pleased. 

Hello,

So we're finally going to do an official update on the Saki chapter. I won't talk about what's going on again, with v0.7 release on hold and the next one being Saki's story, I've already said enough about that, I think.

As for Saki's story, we're at the beginning. The script is written. And I'm currently working on the graphics. I've already had to do a few sword fights. More generally, there are probably a few more of them in this chapter than in the other heroine stories.

I also have a problem, a special effect that I'm having trouble creating. It's about Swordsman, how to show that he's stronger now that he has sacrificed the other two S levels. I've managed to do something but... the result I have in mind is better. I’ll probably experiment a little more, I think

That's it for me. The picture I’ve add in this post show one of the last scenes I’ve been working on recently. You can say it's a way of apologizing for not having given too much news lately. It's also because I was proud of this one and wanted to share it with you.

See you!

Sorry for the lack of news lately. 

Last time, I talked about the next version coming out, with the various fixes I've made. Unfortunately, as you may have noticed, it hasn't been released yet. The reason for this is that the last part, concerning the grammatical corrections, has not yet been completed. The person helping me had some health problems recently and wasn't able to work on it. He's feeling better now and is making progress, but it will probably take a while. 

Needless to say, I have no intention of putting any pressure on him. I'm already happy to have someone to help me, and he's already done a lot for me. If it takes time, so be it. That being said, it also means you'll have to wait. I'm sorry about that. 

For my part, I've been working mainly on Saki's story. I'll start giving you the usual progress report soon, but to sum it up, it's coming along well, but there's still a lot to do. 

See you soon. Take care of yourself.  

I hope everyone is all right? Over the last few weeks, I've been working on the new version of the game, the one I mentioned earlier, with a number of improvements I've been meaning to make for some time. I'm happy to say that most of it is done. Some changes were easy to make, others were more complicated than expected, but in the end, I've got the result I wanted.

To be more explicit, this new version will have:

 

- Better graphics for chapters 1 and 2. I've corrected the worst of my beginner's mistakes. The quality is now closer to what you get in the most recent chapter.

 

- I've also changed the opening menu, and the option menu. You can see both in the images attached to this post. And yes, the opening menu is the same one I used here recently, I thought it was much better than the previous one I used, so I decided to change it.

 

- There's also a gallery menu now, so you can replay the previous H-scene you've seen.

 

- A new conversation at the end of Chapter 4 with Theresa, so the MC can ask several questions about the Prime Minister and her background. I've tried to add the same questions I've seen a few times here and there, but if you want to see more, well... the comments section is there for you.

 

- There's also the option, when you start a new game, to jump straight to the part where you have to select the heroine you want to romance. Obviously, I wouldn't recommend this option to anyone who hasn't played the first part of the game. It's for people who have chosen a specific route, who haven't saved before, and who don't want to start at the beginning to see a new heroine's route.

 

- I thought about adding something at the beginning to clarify what kind of game it is, what to expect, that sort of thing. It seemed to me that some people were a bit confused by the fact that there was a different path for each heroine. In the end, I didn't. When I tried to add it, I thought after experimenting that the beginning was becoming a little too heavy, especially with the addition of the previous point. So this element has been cancelled for the time being.

 

Now what? As much as I'd like to publish this new version now, there's one point missing, the orthography and grammar corrections. I'm not the one working on it, and the person helping me needs a little more time. So... no choice but to wait. The good news is that I can concentrate entirely on the new chapter, the one centered on Saki's story. Next time, I'll probably give some news about that.

See you soon!

Hello everyone,

Here we go with a few words on what I've been up to recently.

There are currently two main things I need to work on. The first is the release of the new version with the improvements I mentioned previously. And the second is the release of the new chapter of Saki's story. 

And… I've been working on both at the same time. Probably not the wisest choice...? Well, the script for Saki story had already been started, and I wanted to finish it. It's over now. It took me a while to get there, the first draft wasn't good enough, so I had to redo a lot of things, but now it's good.

As for the improved version, I've started work on that too. I've done a lot of the improvements I wanted on chapters 1 and 2, so that part's good. I'm going to work on the new scene with the Prime Minister, I'm going to try and give some answers about her past. I'm also going to start to work on a gallery system. This is something that's been asked for in the comments, and I think it's a good idea to add one.

And then, here's come the poll. The result is pretty close, the majority wants me to concentrate on the new chapter, but just after that, a lot of you want me to work on the romance building aspect. There were enough people who wanted that second point that I want to do something about it. The problem is... I'm really not sure what people want... ? I'm not saying that everything is perfect, but I think it would be a mistake to go into it without a clear idea. For example, I can add things about Angelica's story, but… if that's the part most people don't want me to touch? And if what I add makes things worse because I didn't quite understand what you guys wanted? 

One person complained that we had to accept Chaos deal to advance the romance with the heroine, and while I understand the complaint, it's something that's necessary to the story I have in mind... so I really hope it's not that... ?

Anyway, if it's something different, I'll need some hints as to what exactly you guys are expecting? The comments are there, I'll read them and... we'll see. If everyone has the same idea, it’ll be pretty easy, if not, I’ll find something.

Many thanks to everyone who supports me here. Take care and see you soon!

As I've already said, I'm currently working on an improved version of the game. I've listed the things I want to work on, but I also want to hear what you guys have to say. So here's a list. Choose the part that you think needs the most attention. Feel free to leave a comment to give more detail if you have something specific in mind. 

Oh, and just to be clear, I'm going to look at the result in terms of who actively supports and who doesn't. Everyone's opinion will count, but the people who support the game with their money will take priority. I'm sorry if you disagree, but I wouldn't be able to continue if these people weren't there, and I think it's right that they have the biggest impact when it comes to making important decisions. 

Anyway, let’s go. What do you want?