Posted April 05, 2022 by Melancholy Marionette
So, I didn't want to post too many of these and wind up spamming people's inboxes with little progress reports here and there, which is why most of my progress on the DD update I'm currently working on has been posted on Twitter instead :3 But I feel as though this warrants a proper post now that March is over.
Not only have I managed to finish revamping all the existing content in DD, but over the weekend, the project's second funding goal was also met thanks to everyone here, on Ko-fi, and on Patreon who has supported the project so far ^-^ I cannot express how much it means to me, and I want to say a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has helped make it a reality!
I had listed the second funding goal as the next two episodes of DD being fully voiced, but I should point out that it was a rough estimate, and since the new update is shaping up to be quite large, with the introduction of not just 1, but 2 more characters to the lineup, it's more likely that the funding will largely be spent on covering the VA for the upcoming update. It's very difficult to tell exactly how much the total cost will be because I haven't 100% finalised the scripts for the update yet since I wanted to get the existing content revamp out of the way first. Once I've got the full line count, I should be able to get a slightly clearer picture of the cost. Either way, thanks to everyone, it should be enough to cover everything in the next update :3
I've now updated the funding tracker on Ko-fi to include CGs for the next update in the goal so that funding can still be tracked.
In order to celebrate this milestone, I'll leave all the videos here in this post that were Ko-fi & Patreon exclusive up until now, so that everyone can see what I've been working on in the revamped content :3 I won't be releasing an update just for the revamped content because it would be too awkward since it also includes roughly 100 additional lines of dialogue for Castor/ia within their existing story to account for all the new choices in that segment of the game. So, unfortunately, the update is still a little while away as I won't be releasing it until I've also added all of the brand new content. I wish I could clone myself or somehow work faster because I'm so excited to show you guys all these changes! For now, though, videos and screenshots will have to suffice x3
New features within the existing content include:
So yeah, thank you once again, everyone, for your support! You're all awesome, and I'm gonna keep doing my best to work hard and bring this next update to you as soon as I can :3
New title screen (with new original BGM):
New Pick Your Poison screen (with new original BGM):