Hi!

The writing for UP! Episode 2, has been going well (726 words reached this week!).  Allocating 25 minutes of vomit writing this past week has proven to be effective in my case. Not everything makes sense, but it's enough to spark an inspiration for how I want the scene to flow. I admit I may have unnecessarily added superfluous dialogue and interaction between Koki and Liana, which will be revisited once I finished writing the entirety of Episode 2. In the meantime, I began listing down the core scenes I want to be present in Episode 3.  Hopefully, having an outline will make everything easier in the long run for UP!. 

In terms of in-game portraits, Meadow and Flavian are undergoing sketch revisions, which progress I have been sharing over at ko-fi. The first sketches weren't close to how I envisioned them. Particularly, Flavian's hairstyle has proved to be challenging to design.

For the other project, I toyed around with the gradient effect for the in-game background and title header (see here). The results were simply satisfying! It even has a game title now! 

Due to time issues, I believe the coming update for UP!, will only feature the new themes, missing credits, and in-game portraits at the moment. Early access to episode two's unrevised drafts should be accessible to monthly supporters until the public release comes around. Speaking of, from this month onwards, certain exclusive previews at ko-fi will become available to the public once that project has been released. That's all for this week.

Take care,

— S.H.