Good Luke The Game — Progress Update
Hey guys! How’s everyone doing? 😄
This week brought some exciting progress for the project. We’ve been pushing forward not only with the story and programming, but also with new characters, environments, and gameplay events that will make the world of Good Luke feel even more alive.
Here’s what we’ve been working on 👇
🎨 Art
We’ve started creating Hank, the owner of the herb shop.
He’s shaping up to be a very charismatic and fun character, and we’re pretty sure you’ll enjoy the conversations and interactions with him a lot, haha.
At the same time, we’ve begun planning the interior of the herb shop.
The exterior environment is already finished, and now we’re moving forward with designing the inside so the location feels complete and immersive.
👀 New Random Events - We’ve also started developing random events in the bathroom.
If you’re lucky enough… you might catch some of the girls taking a shower 👀
These small moments will help make the world feel more dynamic and full of surprises.
📖 Story Progress - We’ve pushed the story forward as well.
Right now we’re creating the scenarios and assets needed for the next parts of the game, building the foundation for upcoming scenes and interactions.
Step by step, the world of Good Luke keeps growing.
😈 Character Development Update – And here’s another exciting one 👀
We’ve made great progress on the three girls who work at the motel and exchange “services” for money. The body base for all three characters is already completed, and we’re now focusing on refining the details to give each of them their own personality and style.
One of them is already well advanced, and we’re currently finishing her rigging and technical setup, which means we’ll be able to start working on her animations very soon 🔥
And trust us… things at the motel are about to get very interesting 👀
💻 Code & Programming
This week we made major progress behind the scenes, improving the game’s systems, fixing important issues, and preparing the foundation for upcoming content.
Here’s what changed 👇
🎬 Story Scenes & Cutscenes - We continued migrating important story scenes from the old version of the game into the new system, upgrading them with our new cinematic cutscene tools.
Several key moments were brought back and improved, including:
Nancy watching TV
Donna’s introduction
the Lunchtime sequence
During this process we also fixed some quest progression issues, ensuring story events trigger correctly as the player moves forward.
What this means for you:
Story scenes now feel more cinematic, smoother, and more polished.
⏱️ Better Story Flow in the Introduction - We implemented new time rules for the game’s introduction.
Previously, time could advance in moments where it shouldn’t, which sometimes created strange situations for players.
Now the intro has controlled progression, ensuring the story unfolds exactly as intended.
We also adjusted the map system, which now becomes available only at the correct moment in the story.
What this means for you:
A smoother and more immersive beginning to the game.
🗺️ Smarter Map System - The map now reacts dynamically to the state of the story, active quests, and time of day.
This allows the game to control when players can access certain locations and prevents areas from being explored before the story reaches the right moment.
In short:
The map is now much smarter and more integrated with the narrative.
🐞 Important Bug Fix - We fixed a rare issue involving the map and Ren’Py’s rollback system during Stephanie’s introduction.
In certain cases this could trap the player in a navigation loop.
This has now been fully resolved.
What this means:
A more stable experience with fewer progression issues.
🎥 New Cinematic Effects - We added new camera pan transitions and camera shake effects to make scenes feel more dynamic.
These effects are already being used in the introductions of Vivian and Stephanie, giving key moments a more cinematic feel.
🎭 Character Sprite Improvements - We improved how character sprites behave on screen, adding better shake effects and smarter positioning.
Characters now automatically face the center of the scene, creating more natural conversations and interactions.
📖 Story Progress - On the narrative side we completed Acts 10 and 20 of Stephanie’s storyline.
We also prepared the groundwork for:
Vivian’s Act 30 (the final act of her route)
Act 50 of the main story
The story continues to grow and expand.
🖼️ Background System Improvements - We upgraded how the game loads background environments, making the system more flexible and easier to maintain.
This will make it easier to add and manage new locations as the game grows.
🏪 New Shop System (In Development) - One of the biggest systems we started working on this week is the core shop system.
Instead of building each store separately, we’re creating a central system that will power every shop in the game.
This system will manage:
buying and selling items
item prices
player money
and the game’s economy rules
What this means:
Future shops will be much easier to add and expand, opening the door for many new locations.
🔥 In short:
This week was all about strengthening the core systems of the game, making everything more stable and preparing the foundation for the next wave of content.
And trust us… a lot of exciting things are coming next.
❤️ Thank You
Every week the game gets bigger, richer, and more alive, and that’s only possible thanks to your support.
We’re really excited about what’s coming next… and we can’t wait to show you more 👀🔥