Development Update #01

Been thinking long and hard on how to inform you of the progress in development of LC. Since I'm still early on, might as well redo it however many times I need.

• Build 1_18 is coming on August 10th for Supporters (New name for Players tier)

• Build 1_19 progress is at 45%

I made a really good progress from the last few days, applying Kali's new look or rather, what he was supposed to be as well as the behind-the-scene scripts that I do.

Yes, there is still a floating plate! Again! Thankfully, we caught it early on, gonna fix it asap. Had to do a slew of fixes on the environment too, which thankfully is done.

There is something else though, because the game is supposedly open in dialogues, like there are different outcomes based on the choices you make. Hell, depending on what you choose, your interaction and scene might differ slightly from the others. But anyway, what I'm troubled with is the theme and general "vibe" of the game.

I like happy-go-bubbly whatever kind of feeling, and Build 1_18's overhaul to the intro went on a different direction. I like it, but I'm hoping that you don't like it because I will make some changes to the setting on Build 1_19. And there are also bits where it no longer make sense to have Vilvie's section or rather you, making decisions for Vilvie. So, yeah, there'll be an update to that new intro.

And the End_Sequence!

If you finished 1_17.2 you'll see the girl up top, been using her as my profile picture, and that section is called End_Sequence. Imagine, like text of credits at the end of a movie, but being playable. It gives me the opportunity to show my appreciation for you all who have supported the project. But that is not going to be all of it, I have plans for it to be something more.

If you played Resident Evil 7 and have like the DLCs to the game, you can sort of choose like different playable scenarios. So, my idea to End_Sequence is sort of having many short scenarios where you can choose and play, be it lewd scene, funny scene, or having additional context to the story or even alternate perspective of the characters you interact with.

All that sounds neat, but will I lock it behind a special edition or something? I promise, I won't. Everyone will have the equal opportunity to play, you just have to be patient for it. Like right now, Build 1_18 is already available for Recreational Divers tier with its 2 weeks early access, but it will soon be available to Supporters tier (Which is the new name for "Players" tier) on August 10th.

And one more thing, if you wish to remain anonymous, simply tell me via Community private messages that you wish to be excluded from Credits/End_Sequence. I will have a simpler way for you to opt-out soon via a Voting Poll. And also, Build 1_19 is when the Supporters tier will be credited in Lasting Connections.

Thank you all for tuning into our first development update, yes it's the first, there hasn't been any development update before this, definitely not. But anyway, thanks again. Have a great day.