Posted May 01, 2021 by Stormsinger Studios
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Hey guys, Devilizer here!
It’s been a couple months, hasn’t it? I hope everyone’s been doing well! As for us, we’ve had, let’s say, a lively time these past two months, and our break ended up less restful than we’d hoped, hehe.
Have no fear though, that didn’t stop us from working on Santa Lucia, although most of the work we did is “background work” that you guys should, hopefully, never see. Planning, outlining, sketching, preparing… All for the sake of writing one big coherent story and regular updates!
Speaking of updates, I’ve been working on several things for the game. First, and foremost, new sprites for Chris and Carlos, alongside new expressions. Carlos isn’t quite ready to be shown yet, but we’ll link Chris’s new sprite on this page. He won’t be in the game just yet, as I want to make everything as polished as I can make it, but both of them will be ready by next update for sure.
Second, I’ve been working on several artworks to spruce up our Patreon and Itch.io pages. A brand new banner, thumbnails, pictures, all that fancy stuff, and I’m really happy with how they’re all coming along.
Third, I’ve also been working on CGs, and we’ll soon get a whole new brand “group photo”, which has been WIP for, well, quite a while now. It’s quite hard to take the time to look back when the wheel keeps spinning, but I’ve managed to dedicate some time to it still.
Finally, I’ve also been putting in some work writing some side stories for our higher tier patrons. With this update, you’ll be able to enjoy a new one called “In Five Years”, in which you’ll be able to get some insight into someone you might not quite expect…
Anyway, I’ve rambled quite long enough. It’s good to see you all again, thank you all for sticking with us this long!
Cheers,
Dev
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Hey everyone.
We’re finally back with the first build of Act 2. This month features primarily content for Carlos since he was the winner of the popularity poll, alongside a sizable chunk of common content that will be shared between routes.
I should probably clear the air on a misconception concerning the route priorities. Every month we cycle through the husbandos giving each one an update to their route content, with Carlos having an extra month weaved in between the other two. What seems to be an issue I see popping up is this favoritism towards Carlos will come at the detriment to the other husbandos.
This is not the case, and let me explain.
Because of the way I have Santa Lucia structured, there is a lot of shared content between the routes. Since Carlos gets the focus most months, that means I’m spending just as much, if not more time writing the content that will be shared between routes as I do Carlos exclusive content.
What this means for the other husbandos is they will get larger chunks of content to read through during their months since I won’t have to spend as much time writing shared content during their months.
Overall, the husbando routes should grow at a roughly similar rate despite what the update schedule looks like.
Thank you, hopefully this clears up this misunderstanding!
~Dzahn
Build 18 Notes:
+ First portion of Carlos's route added
+ Saves now record your in-game day for reference (as well as which route you're on)
+ Blurred backgrounds are now default when you launch the game for the first time (you can switch to the classic Painted backgrounds in the Preferences menu)
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We hope you enjoy the build!
~ Dzahn & Dev