Decide the fate of the kingdom in this visual novel with three branching romantic routes.
I know I said there wouldn't be a July update, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I returned from my travels safely and have resumed work on Celestial Crowns! I'll be back in August with more detailed updates.
Hello all! Thank you for your patience with last month's update. Here's what's been going on:
Music
The music is finally done, though unfortunately not in time to make Steam next fest, I still got about 200 new wishlists, which is not insignificant. I still plan on releasing a new build sometime soon to show off the new route system, music, and CG. Here's a look:
Aalam's Song
Lune's Song
Sahi's Song
Programming
Lune's route is pretty much done save for a few voice lines for the endings. Which means... the game is pretty much done!
CGs
There are only 5 CGs left for the artist to draw! I've been posting WIPs in the sneak peeks channel on discord.
From here:
I will be going through to do my final polish, adding in the new songs, squashing any remaining bugs, and just generally finalizing the game. My tester got through Aalam's route, and I'm going to have him play Sahi and Lune's over the summer.
Conclusion
In July I'll be away for a writing workshop, which means I won't be working on Celestial Crowns, but there will still be testing, so progress is being made. My work will resume once I return in August. Because of this, there will not be a July update, just a heads up!
Hello all, I am in the process of moving and realized I won’t have time to do a longform update, so here’s a quick check in and in June I will be able to show you all the progress that’s happening!
Hey guys! Got some great news this go round!
Programming
Sahi's route is pretty much done! I just have a few finishing touches to put on the endings, and of course when the CGs are done I'll need to go back and add those.
May will be for Lune's route and then... gosh, I can't even believe I'm saying this, the game will be...done? Well, ready for alpha testing anyway!
Speaking of, Aalam's route is already in final testing.
Once I have all the obvious kinks worked out I'll just be going back through for a final polish, adding some animations here and there, and just generally doing what I can to make the game the best it can be...
This is happening guys!
Music
Sahi's theme is nearly ready! The composers have been sending me some great updates. Check out a little sample below!
I am hoping to have the rest of the themes ready by May so that I can make an update to the demo on Steam.
Steam
Steam sent me a scary email that CC had been removed from the Steam Next Fest...considering that will be a big boost in advertising I was a bit bummed, but it turned out to just be an accident! So... if you see CC during the Steam Next Fest and haven't wishlisted it yet, give it a wishlist! It greatly helps the game's visibility.
CGs
The CGs are going GREAT! I ended up going with just one artist to keep a more consistent style, though there are some "Guest" CGs that will be in the game as my budget is dwindling.
The CG artist has finished all the "new" CGs, and is now just working on CGs that Erupan already had sketches for, so it should go pretty fast! Here's a little sample below. Using Erupan's sketches, the CGs also match the original CGs more, which I'm excited about!
Conclusion
I'm super pumped for what's to come! Thanks you guys for all your support despite the setbacks I've had, I really appreciate it!
Hello all! Let's jump in.
Voice Lines
I started using snippets to make inserting the voice lines easier, which took a bit to set up but streamlined the workflow. I also have my boyfriend helping me insert lines now as well, so that I can focus on camera animations and coding in the new CGs.
Programming
I'm at scene 12/22 for Sahi's main route, things got a bit busy at work for me and slowed me down. But I don't anticipate it taking much longer now that I'm getting help with the voice lines!
CGs
I wasn't happy with the first CG from one of the new artists, so I decided to just use one instead of the two. It will make the CGs take a little longer, but they should still be finished in time. It will also allow for a more consistent CG style.
Two new CGs have been completed, I've posted some WIPs in the discord.
Writing
I don't think I'll be adding much to Sahi's route, I was much happier with it compared to Aalam's. But there are a few things I want to adjust or add to, mostly in the endings. Another reason why programming the main part of the route shouldn't take that long.
Music
I'm poking the composers, I hope to have an update on the three new songs soon.
Conclusion
That's it for me! Not much to say but that progress marches steadily onwards.