Report article: December 2023

Development report article for December 2023

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It was a slow month for development, but we were able to hit a couple of major milestones and make contributions to improving the project. We have big plans for 2024, which include reworking the prologue by February, testing an updated build, and early access near the end of the year. But for now, we'll tell you about what's already finished.

Visuals

After finishing the characters, we made a few more edits. For example, William let his beard go a bit. He was our first character to be drawn, and we were afraid to experiment with him. But now that our artist has already created some amazing bearded men, we've added a little spice to Will's look.

In January we just need to transfer the last sprites into the engine and then we can concentrate on everything else.

We haven't drawn any new illustrations in December, but we have improved the quality of three images that were included in the demo version, and prepared the New Year's art. In the next few days we will finally get our hands on the new merch to gift it to everyone who actively supported us in the past year.

Plot

We have an interesting updated prologue, in which from the very first scene the player will have a choice. Each choice will have consequences, and the plot will become richer and more varied. You will have to decide how to deal with the stranger in the park, how to respond to Martin in the cafe, whether to make Beatrice cold, cynical and aloof or attentive, kind and grateful.

Storybook

It turned out to be a real 1 million characters book. Margot has finished the last two stories in mid-December, and there will be no more. But the team still has a lot of work to do with editing and translation. We will continue to publish stories for our Patreon subscribers while we work on the project. Thank you all so much for your support.

Happy New Year!

We hope that you have celebrated the New Year well. Rest is also an important part of work, because it helps you to gain strength, take your mind off things, find new sources of inspiration and motivation. May all your wildest dreams come true in 2024!

Ours is the release of the game in early access!

See you next month!