State of the Code: Summer 2023

Next Update News from lead programmer Ursa Senior

We hope you're enjoying the first Summer Update!

This update adds 8 new enemy units, new dungeon travel features, new visuals and a wealth of improvements.

We are happy to announce our commitment to another four (4) HD sex scenes

• We can now confirm that work has begun on HDs for Orchid - with Sieger to follow!

• Both characters will have a scene with Evan & Eve each

What can I expect in Summer Update part 2?

• All Ability Skill Ranks for playable combat units

  • You can finally spend those skill points from levelling to improve your combat abilities

• Monster Migration system replaces the Dungeon Reset system

  • This will become the framework that changes dungeon mobs & possibly more in the future

    • This first iteration add the new Holstaur & Wolf units throughout the dungeon based on migration schedules

When can we play the Summer Update part 2?

• We hope to get this ready in a few weeks - with test builds appearing sooner

  • Ability ranks are in their final stages of internal review

    • Migration system development is > 50% complete

Was anything dropped from the roadmap?

Not at this stage!

• An overhaul of Tro's Lab and some early Savannah floors have been pushed back until after the Monster Migration feature update

• We believe this is important to fix older dungeon content - especially visual & functional issues - and also provide a framework for using Katarina Station as a quest hub within the dungeons

• View our development roadmap, and path to Cloud Meadow's launch here: [ https://www.cloudmeadowgame.com/road-map/ ]

What else are you working on?

• New HD sex scenes in addition to Minerva & Kellam HDs!

• Here's how we plan to roll out that content in the future:

  • Minerva will have a small self-contained questline

    • Takes place across the Savannah & Forest in 3 stages

      • Includes various conversations getting to know her, a matchmaking-style sprite date scene & the full HD sex scene

  • Kellam's content is still in planning stages and will likely follow a format unlockable via quest sequence

What about behind the scenes?

• Art team has been grinding out content:

  • Building the Forest dungeon's first zone

    • Creating environmental assets for the forest biome - such as wild crops not seen before

    • Working on UI/UX improvements for combat, to make it more readable and exciting

    • Creating emotes/expressions for dialogue characters

• Writing team has been hard at work:

  • Expanding & revising early Savannah to become a better intro to the dungeons, with added quest-worthy content

    • Completed the story introduction sequence for Kiram - the 10th & final recruitable NPC

    • Bridging Kiram's sequence with the introduction to the game's 2nd major story arc that leads into the Forest after the Poacher fight

• Animation team are full speed ahead on the new HD sex scenes!

If you have any questions we are always readily available in the following places:

Introduce yourself, discuss the game or send bug reports directly under the eyes of developers - in our very own Discord [ https://discord.gg/cloudmeadow ]

Drop in on our Livestream where Artists, animators & programmers work daily on Piczel [ https://piczel.tv/watch/Spurple ]