Hazelnut Latte v0.15.4.0 Progress Report 5
Welcome to the final progress report for v0.15.4!
A reminder that the next update is the final major content update for Episode 1!
But we are going to have another Episode 1 update in August, v0.15.5.
It will not feature any new lewds or anything, but it will have a lot of new dialogue. We aren't even done redrafting it, but it is already 6k words longer.
That update will also require a restart because we are implementing the gallery in v0.15.5!
With that out of the way, let's look ahead at v0.15.4!
Coding
Lotus is hard at work implementing all the sprites, CGs, and lewds into the next update.
Also, this new character sprite has some arm flailing problems that happened with Max, so Lotus is trying to figure out how to fix it.
Improvements and features are kind of on standby as we prep the next update.
Animation
The BIG lewd scene is done! Koth is now working on the last bit of the lewd scene, where the camera angle and positioning change.
We are hoping Koth will have time to animate 1 Special Moment for the next update, but honestly, most of them will be static.
We are hitting a crossroads where, now that we release monthly, it is difficult to animate every special moment in time for every update. So while we want to have every moment animated, it is just not realistic to animate them all in time to meet every release window.
I think for now on, unless it is a very SPECIAL Special Moment, like when we meet a new love interest or show off a new outfit, we are going to throw special moments on the back burner.
We just don't have the budget to hire a second full-time animator to help out with the animations.
Writing
I managed to catch up to Frisbee's draft, which has honestly been a delight to read! She's done a fantastic job adapting to the world and story.
And I managed to start writing for Episode 3! Not very far into it, only 1k words, but I'm excited to dive deeper.
Wrap Up
We are going to start doing internal builds of v0.15.4 and playtesting the hell out of it so that when it releases, it feels good and has minimal bugs.
Also, I set up the August 12th Livestream so you can click Notify Me, and then YouTube will let you know when we are live! https://youtube.com/live/orTdqwcfGeo
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or on Discord. I love communicating with y'all < 3.
Until next week, we shall be working hard on v0.15.4!
Thank you all for your continued support. Happy Pride Month, and stay Rad!
Comments (13)
Will it be available to $3 backers?
Always
When is the next release
Tuesday :D
❤️
Please do it in Brazilian Portuguese.
Once Ep 1 is done we are opening up a community translation program
Hey I've been following this for the past few months because I found the game somewhere and downloaded it and fell in love with it. But there's two versions of the game if I'm not mistaken. There was an earlier version (i think i have this one.) And the current version which is like a remaster of the original I think you did it in a different system. If I'm mistaken please correct me I just want to get the latest version and or finish the old version.
There is one version of the game we are supporting, with the latest build being v0.15.3.1. Yes, we did restart development of the game. So we are back to Episode 1, but the story is very different; we're in a new game engine with a load of new features. We are preserving the old version of the game because we know people still like it, and we don't want to throw it away entirely. But anything you play in there is not ""canon"" to the new version.
I've been waiting a while to see this sort of remake; I really liked the game, and although at first I thought starting from scratch would be a waste, with every image I see of the progress, I'm growing more interested. And now I want to see what the game will be like, especially since it will now include Android in the party. I can't wait to see that blond guy again, haha.
Not exactly from scratch! We didn't toss out the old sprites; a lot of content will still exist, we just might get to it in a different way. But yeah, it is a lot of work, but I think we're moving at a good pace :D
Братан когда будешь анонсировать в Стиме?
You can already wishlist it on Steam! As for a release, we don't quite know. It's a big game we need to make.