Heya everybody :),

sooooo there hasn’t happened too much so far except for some progress in regard to graphics, i.e. facial expressions in particular (and maybe some tweaks on the plot ;P). So from now on you will not only read complaints and happy banter, you can also see them. Whoop-de-do! I’ve also reworked the portraits, using a slightly modified method of Dan Fessler’s HC index paiting technique to make them fit better; I’ve never liked the “smooth finish” of my portraits since I always had the impression they would clash with the pixelated style of the tilesets too much, and besides they looked atrocious in fullscreen mode (plus, I love pixel art! :3 <3 <3) - so this seems to be a win-win-win situation so far.
I’m still not fully content with some portraits, so changes in the future can be expected.

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I’ve also been working on new areas to explore which will slightly help to develop the plot in the demo version. The first area is your neighbors’ house which is already explorable in version 0.1.2, and the second one is the town’s shop even though I’m not planning on having it accessible in the demo version of the game. It’s not that I don’t want you to take a sneak peek of it, but rather that I need to construct weird passages to get to it without roaming the otherwise still (nearly) empty map. If I find a way to authentically make it accessible, I’ll let you know! :)
Anyhow, here’s a quick sneak peek of one part of it nonetheless:

(Does anyone recognize the coat?? Just wondering…)

So what’s in store for the upcoming months?
More graphic (re-)works!

• implementing modern algebra’s Extra Movements script to make animations a bit smoother
  —> reworking the sprites

• implementing modern algebra’s Animated Parallax script, especially to add more lights / lighting effects

• finding a good menu script / reworking the menu
  —> allowing basic “look at” and maybe “combine” commands

• releasing a finalized demo version

• eventually starting with the nitty gritty of the game (storyline / plot, endings, custom items and graphics, …)

Thanks for reading, I’ma go get some tea now :)
kiwiTee

And some more or less random art video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpyj24VcIQA