Hey everyone. This past month I have been working on a lot of big things I'm excited to share, so this will be a long one :)

UI

When it comes to the battle system I have been reworking the UI a lot to be a bit less bland. In the beta there was a very barebones UI during battles and I have been experimenting with something a bit more stylish and more in line with the rest of the game's presentation.

While the battle UI has seen the biggest overhaul, I have also brought these changes to the UI for the rest of the game.

I'm still making some minor changes to it but overall I think it is a big step up compared to what It was before and I'm really happy with how it is looking so far.

New Environments

There was some areas in the game that felt rather empty so I have been working on improving some of the important ones to make things feel more lived in. As for interior locations the school has completely changed, having an all new layout and new rooms, and I have begun working on some interiors for select shops in town.

Outside, the town itself has seen some layout changes to the park and the addition of a new area.

There are still some details and a few more areas which need finished but once that is done then all of the environments for the game will be complete, which will be a pretty big milestone.

The Children

For those who played the beta you may remember it ended ended with a strange scene, one which felt familiar yet new. Something that must have been a dream, but felt like a memory.

A collection of these chapters throughout the game tells the story of a group of children, and the tragedy which surrounds them, and how it's impact on the past, present, and inevitably the future...

Cryptic descriptions aside, most of the work in the last while has been on the cutscenes and these story chapters which are nearly finished. The story of 'The Faztival' is something that I have been working on for a long time and it is so amazing to see it all start coming together.

I can't really say much more right now but I will say I'm very happy with how everything has turned out so far and I'm so excited for people to play it when everything is complete.

But for now, that ends this devlog. If you've read this far down thanks for reading and thanks for supporting the game thus far. I'm really happy with how the game has been shaping up recently and hopefully even more progress will be made this next month. I'm also going to try to continue to post more in between dev logs to spread the word about the game.

So if you're new here or have been keeping an eye on the game's progress so far, be sure to follow and share the game. Until next time!