Release Day!

0.8.2 is releasing for our Handler and Chiefs; 0.8.1.1 for Dossier tiers.

What's in 0.8.2? It's a big one.

  • More interludes each morning in Home Base reflecting what Claire did the previous day.

  • Each Club Arc has a choice for Claire to be passive or active in her investigation.

  • Two of the three Club Arcs are nearing the end of the first 'phase'.

  • Identifying features has been added to the Dossier -- and the Legendary tattoo is now reflected!

  • Modeling in high school is no longer an arc, but a possible additional vignette path!

  • New random 'bodies' for HS and College models.

  • The opportunity for trying out modeling in College! -- four new outfits!!

(HD in future release)

  • 85 more HD-ified assets for the doll on top of the hundreds already in-game.

  • A toggle to turn off the 'hometown' accessory on the doll.

  • 'Final Form' is fully new and improved. Better responsiveness, hovering over choices to see them reflected on the doll before choosing!

  • Claire's measurements are now in the Dossier

  • MORE passage art!

* Coding in significantly more speech bubbles for easier, better play

In other news, I got a little curious the other day and wanted to do a side-by-side comparison against...another...game in the space.

  • This version of Blue Swallow has 188,600 more words.

  • That's comparing our 0.8.2 against the other's 1.20.1.

  • That's 26.7% more content.

  • 1.5 years against SEVEN+ years.

  • No reboots here. If things need to be changed/updated/improved, we do it during our dev cycles alongside additional content with every release.

  • That's not counting sheer number of options, choices mattering, stats and skills being affected.

  • And lots, lots more sex.

Thank //you// for being a part of this project. Thank you for being a part of the community and guiding its development.

What's up next for (0.8.3)?

  • We're going to be shifting the character creator forward. That means picking many of the aesthetic and some of the skills/traits for Claire right out of the gate. Claire's parents will now be reflected in the choices you make for her rather than the other way around.

  • Setting up the first big event for the Working Girl and Dancing arcs in Act I (Bargirl to catch up in 0.9)

  • Creation of a new HS Arc -- the Loser Claire!and Loser Quick-Start Claire

  • MORE HD Art!

  • Even more new outfits!