All Of The Above

 So, as you might know already if you are a patron, the release got delayed to the end of the week. This was a mix of the art being delayed, and my own progress being slower than expected. Anyway, things should move forward as planned from here on out.

As for what got finished this week, I handled the random events at the circus I want for this release (one is of the sexy variety, the other two are currently just cutscenes of the various shows). The sexy scene will have a follow-up, although this one got a few rewrites as I wasn't happy with the original version. On the plus side, this allowed me to come up with some visual ideas for the scenes with Dani, so they should all be interesting once you get to see them.

I also did some mapping work (this will tie to the ship random events and a little secret players will be able to find... If they are good explorers).

That's all for now. The new map probably won't be ready for the release, but I'll make sure to add a few more scenes (I really need to write the new one for Gaspar, for example) and then it's going to be release day. I also have to send the game to the testers soon, so I am sure the next few days will be quite busy.

Anyway, see you soon with the next update! ^_^

Endless Bugfixing

So, this week I wrote the new scene for Dani (as well as a follow-up scene), I finally made the main show at the circus functional (I have the intro and the first of a few random events written) but today I got side-tracked by another bug, and it took me quite some time to go through the game and fix all instances of it.

Basically, I got a handful of reports over the years of people being unable to save (and getting their saves deleted). Since it was so sporadic and inconsistent, it was hard to figure out if it was some weird interaction within RPG Maker or something else entirely. Anyway, I finally got a report that narrowed things down, and I figured what's wrong, so that shouldn't happen anymore. I think that was the last "known issue" in Caliross (and even then, it was unconfirmed before, which is why it stayed around so long), and that's great.

I'll try to write a few more scenes for this week (I have a few I can choose from), and then it's release time. I might have to slightly delay the release compared to my plans, but we'll see. That's all the news I got for you guys at the moment, until next time! ^_^

Stubbing My Toe Everywhere

 

This week really felt like I couldn't take 5 steps without finding a new problem, as you might have noticed thanks to the two hotfixes. In fact, one of my testers found a new bug with the schedule and starting chapter 3 (no more hotfixes, since this one should have a workaround, at least) and I also fixed typos and other similar issues here and there.

As a result, I slowed down a little, but I finished the intro for Dani to become a vice-captain, and I also finished writing all reactions to the pirate attack around Golden Leaf. If someone important is missing, let me know, but I think overall we get a nice variety of responses now, and it should feel nice as a little "treat" after repelling the pirates.

I do have a scene in the works (the first one involving Dani at her new role), but it's very early stages at this point.

That's about it for this week. I figure I'll focus on new scenes first (including the one mentioned above) and then I'll try to see how much time I have left and what I can do prior to the release (which I imagine will be sometime near the end of next week).

Stay tuned for more news! ^_^

Standstill

 

Last week hasn't been particularly productive: there were a few holidays which shortened the dev time, I tried to do some work for TOTDC 2, and generally speaking, I felt a bit uninspired, and I don't really know why. Still, I fixed a couple of bugs and some typos (you probably know about the bugs since I released a hotfix) and I started working on a little piece of side content involving cowgirls. More specifically, a character that has been used before (Dani, although many might not remember who she is) will join Golden Leaf if you are a cowgirl and you got yourself a new captain.

She will work as vice-captain, as a way for Zanti to extend their influence in town... But mostly to add some sexy scenes, if I am honest. XD

At one point I was considering having her be one of the possible captains (as one of my testers suggested), but it's a bit tricky to add her in that role at this point. Still, I liked the idea enough that I wanted to include her in some way.

Past that, I am going to write more reactions around Golden Leaf to the pirate attack (one of the things I couldn't work on last month), maybe one or two more random events for travelling with the ship, as well as more events and short quests I am interested in. This and work on some scenes should keep me busy until it's time for the next update, but I'll let you guys know how things evolve week after week.

That's all for now, until next time! ^_^

April Update

 All Perverts, Alert! Another incredible* update just dropped! Get the public version here or at itch.io. Read the changelog here, if you dare.

*Very few people can believe this game even exists, let alone that it still gets new updates.

Cruising Caliross

So, this week I got a couple of the random events done for the ship. It took slightly more than expected, because one of the ideas grew more than I expected, so I needed a new map and to think of something interesting for that one. it's small and self-contained, but I think that's actually perfect for this sort of content.

I still need to write a scene for the other random event, and since this one makes you learn "rumors" during it, I might expand it to include hints at secrets and stuff in the game. There is already something new you can find if you investigate the specific "rumor", but this might be something I re-visit later, to see if the hints need to be more obvious or cryptic, and to add some other new secrets tied to it.

The game has 2 new scenes now: one is for the vampire doc, and the other is a scene for cowgirls if you go talk to the Zanti shopkeeper in your town after the final quest is over. I think they are both hot, but then again vampires and cowgirls are my favourites, pretty much, so I might be biased. XD

I should send the game to the testers soon, while I take the rest of the week to add some more stuff before release, so we can go for a weekend release. The patrons-only art preview and polls should arrive soon, so look forward to them as well.

That's all for now, stay tuned for the next update! ^_^

What's Cooking?

 

Last week I worked some more on the walkthrough (some people pointed out stuff that was still missing, but hopefully we are good now), I wrote a new scene (likely the last bit of "solo" content), I tweaked a bunch of dialogues for those who want to retire by picking a father to settle down with from the Institute (basically now the conversations properly reflect that the pregnancy isn't ongoing, and that you are "retiring" AFTER the fact).

I also started to write some (optional) random events if you decide to use your own ship to travel, just to spice things up and make it feel more worthwhile to invest in its repairs. I'll probably try to use traits/stats where it makes sense, and offer some minor choices, but I don't want to go overboard, just something fun that you can toggle on/off at your convenience.

Finally, I fixed a couple of bugs, involving dialogues not triggering properly during the "chess battle" with General Tiberius and an image staying on screen after interacting with the grabby sailor at the inn.

This week I should finis the random events and write a couple of scenes at least, then I should probably add more reactions to the final quest in Golden Leaf and after that I'll probably have to check my notes again, and see what's there to do.

The release should be next week during the weekend, in case you are curious, but I'll give a better estimate as I get closer to wrapping things up for the month. Stay tuned for more news! ^_^