Howdy folks! Ghostly here!

Figured I'd start off this devlog with explaining what's gonna be in the Typhoon Unit ~ Butterfly Requiem demo coming in October, and what the plan is for after the demo is out.

So first up, the initial demo will launch with...

Chapter 1: The Steel Butterfly Appears!

The Typhoon Unit has been called in to Asteria City to deal with a threat involving a fleet of dangerous magi-tech drones. There’s also the infamous Steel Butterfly, who brings destruction in her wake, and she has been spotted near the clock tower at the center of the city! Can our heroes handle this threat? Who is the Steel Butterfly? And why are the deadly drones so cute?

This is the first stage of the game, and will introduce you to the main characters, and the game's core mechanic of swapping between them and using special abilities. Gale starts off solo, but Fia and Casey will join the party as the stage progresses. The stage ends with a duel with the Steel Butterfly, Prisma!

Chapter 1 is the most developed stage in the game thus far, so it’s the sole focus of the initial demo. I hope you have fun with it, and try to get high scores with the Synergy Boost mechanic! (Which I will explain in detail in a future post!)

Ok, cool, but what's after that?

After the October demo is released, I'm going to be hard at work on the second stage of the game, which is Chapter 2: Deception in the Deep!

This stage will take place on the ocean and features the seductive siren Maya, who's part-time rock star, part-time mercenary. Her stage is technically already in development, but there's going to be some major changes before she's implemented into future demo builds.

I've also applied for the indie showcase at MAGfest (Wish me luck!), so I'm planning to have Chapter 2 in the game by the end of December to align with this event.

And beyond that?

As of this moment, there are 7 planned stages for the final game. Here's the current status of each:

Ch. 1: The Steel Butterfly Appears (Almost Complete)

Ch. 2: Deception in the Deep (In-Progress)

Ch. 3: An Unexpected Audition (In-Progress)

Ch. 4: Metamorphosis

Ch. 5: ??? (Reserved for Full Game)

Ch. 6: ??? (Reserved for Full Game)

Ch. 7: ??? (Reserved for Full Game)

I'm planning on bouncing a little bit between chapters to get a good idea of what the game will be like from start to finish, so after Chapter 2, new chapters will not be on a consistent schedule. As a solo developer I’m extremely limited with resources and time, so chapters will be added to the demo as soon as they're ready. I want to give you the best game I possibly can, so please be patient!

As you undoubtedly noticed, the second half of the game is reserved for the full version. The demo will continue to get updates with balance fixes and engine improvements after the first four chapters, but the final three chapters will not be playable in the demo version.

Hope you're looking forward to the demo as much as I am! I'm so excited to show you all Typhoon Unit ~ Butterfly Requiem! I'm going to try to post to this devlog at least once per week, so be on the lookout for that. Thanks for reading this far, and I hope you have a wonderful day. :)

-GhostlyFeline