Posted May 03, 2025 by Brighter Days Studios
Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great Saturday! I've been able to check off about 62 items on the planning checklist this week, leading to the game being about 47% of the way through the planning period! Here are some notable things I managed to get done this week:
-Rival 1 Befriend/Betray elimination method is fully planned out and written
-Rival 1 Rejection elimination method is about 60% planned out
-Rival 1 Scripted events/dialogue are about 72% written
-Overhauling rival 1 and rival 2's unique elimination methods due to being functionally similar or identical to later unique elimination methods I liked more
-Rival 2 rejection elimination method is fully planned out
-Rival 2 Scripted events/dialogue are 93% done - all that's left is her befriend/betray dialogue
-8 more tasks have been completed and 1 has been redone. Tasks are now 25% planned
-One of Rival 2's exclusive expel steps have been planned
-One of Rival 3's exclusive expel steps have been planned
-Rival 3's Befriend/Betray elimination method has been loosely decided
-One of Rival 5's exclusive expel steps have been planned
-Rival 8's Befriend/Betray elimination method has been loosely decided
-Bios written for clubless characters 2 and 3
Want to read more about these things? Spoiler warning obviously, but here's the game's design doc:
Himawari High Design Doc - Google Docs
Thank you to everyone who's applied to work on the game! If you haven't yet applied and you want to, or are considering it, here's the link for more info: https://itch.io/blog/929150/joining-brighter-days-studios Remember, everything is due TONIGHT at 11:59 PM EST! Yes, as of posting this (around 5:00 PM on May 3rd), there are 7 HOURS LEFT! You better hurry up and apply PROPERLY if you want to work with us! If you apply late, or wrong, your application will NOT be considered. We will be getting back to everyone who applied on whether or not you are being considered and email everyone the next steps to decide for sure.
That's about it for today's update! Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for coming along on this journey.
-Brighter Days Studios