Oh wait... the seasons do have chapters? I thought the seasons are the chapters!

Yes, I meant to write "Winter season"

Game is divided into the four seasons, but they're not even in length, that's why even if I'm mid-way through the first season doesn't mean that I'm at 12,5% of the whole game dev time

*phew* glad to hear that you already finished more than these 12,5%

Oh wait... the seasons do have chapters? I thought the seasons are the chapters!

I thought to call them that, and probably in the game I'll use that system, but the writer subdivided the season in various files for practical reasons:

scene00_intro

scene01_ninim

scene02_wolf

scene03_demise

scene04_captivity



those are the winter - the first scene is a short intro with a tutorial battle that takes place in Spring, then there's a flashback where the story of Shea/Althea and Vaelis is explained.

During the game as you encounter the new characters, you immediately play their personal quest, in a sort of flashback in which you also learn something more about their past/personality , a bit like Lost. Of course, not everything, and you can't know if everyone is telling the truth

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here the Master of the Pits is showing all his cunning intelligence. Yeah that is not exactly a good outfit to take a walk outside Ninim. But... what he is doing there!?!?!? OH THE SUSPENSE

here the Master of the Pits is showing all his cunning intelligence. Yeah that is not exactly a good outfit to take a walk outside Ninim. But... what he is doing there!?!?!? OH THE SUSPENSE

Oh you know, he just wants Shea to help him keep warm in the confines of his tent.



...leaving Althea for Chalassa and Krimm

Pfuit the master of pits is a tough guy with no time for romance!!

In that scene you see how people from Dingirra treats slaves (the master has a whip, is a bit hidden by the dialogue window), much worse than what the Amazon did

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getting towards the end of the first season. The dialogue changes if you play as Althea obviously, in that case you'll have to rescue your brother... but from who/what!? SUSPENSE!

Do those eyes shoot laser beams?



The suspense is killing me.

Haha maybe I should change Daronas' eye color a bit

I will definitly enjoy spitting him with a good sword.



This will be possible, yes? Please, please! Make it possible!



BTW: Would it be possible to do something about the annoying "[color=#800000]You cannot make another post so soon after your last.[/color]"? Maybe activate only if it is the same thread, or at the third/fourth post?

Haha but Daronas is on the good side!

I removed the posting interval limit, was to prevent spam but since I manually approve each new user is not needed!

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the party will learn in the early stages of the story that is better not mess with this powerful wizard. After all, if he has a floating hand holding his staff, he must very powerful right??

(the magic circle is animated, I captured the image while the animation was playing)

Haha but Daronas is on the good side!

Hard to believe when saying this line.

I removed the posting interval limit, was to prevent spam but since I manually approve each new user is not needed!

Thanks, this will make my life a bit easier.

(the magic circle is animated, I captured the image while the animation was playing)

Never fear the wizard, nor the floating hand - but always fear the animated magic circle in the air!

Sorta assumed that he just had a henchman behind him holding one of the Flash Gordon golden-hand guns. I'm honestly more frightened of his peacock feather/cockroach antennae headdress. If Dynasty Warriors has taught me anything, it's not to screw with dudes holding peacock feathers or wearing antennae headdresses.



...Though, not both at once, I guess. Maybe they... cancel each other out?

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every time I see a scene of Riley I laugh. In this case because I know how "heroic" is his tale

They seem to be a bit overdressed in the dungeon. All of them.

Ah no actually is only Vaelis that's still wearing his winter clothing the others are OK. Dingirra wants its slaves to dress properly, especially those fighting in the Arena

So, uhm, I might have terrible news... I didn't hear from the character artist since over one month. He took long pauses like that even in the past, but when I was asking for updates he always replied. Not this time.

For Loren 2 at least the art is all done, so that game is safe. But for this one, the art is half-done. Which means that if he somehow disappear forever, I'd have to redo ALL the character's art and as consequence, goodbye to Q1 release on this game. It will still be done, but need to find another good artist and he/she should redo all the art, and that will require LONG time.

I'm going to wait until January before making the decision in any case.

When such things happens, I'm tempted to start making 3d or pixel art games like anyone else

I thought the guy already did art for several of your games? I could undersstand someone who jumps ship in the middle of the first project, but after so many finished ones? Very sad, if it happens... Hopefully he will come back.



Anyways, thanks for keeping us in the loop.



And please do no not switch the art style just for this. Pixelart or 3D may make wonderful games but it would not be the same... it's something other devlopers do quite well too. (Except if you have an idea which cannot work with Renpy+Manga-art, then of course switch the tools to fit the project. But not for this.)



Let's hope. Thumps up.

Yes, I'm pretty sure that the guy didn't just gave up, he is reliable, so something else must have happened. Maybe is nothing and he went on holiday for 2 weeks but as you can imagine I'm quite worried!

And yes I didn't mean do 3d or pixel art for SOTW! But trying with something else, some other game which I can do 80% on my own, and not relying so much on external artists (writers can be replaced if needed, but art no), so I know that there won't be problems.

At least on the good news is that PS2 art should be finished in early next year, so at least for that game all is left is coding/writing