Posted September 19, 2022 by Crow Tree Entertainment
Hello Everyone!
First of all, a thousand apologies for taking so long to do a Devlog. But let me fill you all in on what we’ve been working on.
We have a large arc we are ramping up for. Where we will be introducing several new side characters, lots of events, explore character growth and dynamics, and have some revelations about characters we know and love. This should be super fun but also a lot to juggle and a little daunting, but hopefully this arc will help make the world feel bigger and more lived in.
We don't have a word count to share this Devlog because we've been mostly planning these scenes in more detail and laying ground work for this arc in transitional scenes, which CrowofWhimsey has been doing a lot of work and outlining on. She has also been doing some additional historical research to help prepare. Our hope is that even if we take some creative liberties in these scenes it will still feel grounded in the period.
Hopefully all this planning will also help prevent branch creep ( like we have had in previous scenes that were a beast to do and almost cost us our sanity :) There is going to be a lot going on and needing to be tracked in these scenes, but we hope to avoid that by not making too many branches and paths.
We have also been playing around with some narrative aspects which we will soon be making some minor changes to in the demo to better fall in line with these new ideas. Don’t worry, nothing major! Most of you would likely not even notice them if we didn't tell you about the planned changes. ;)
Lastly, we have a Ko-fi account set up now for CrowofWhimsy. Ko-fi works kind of like a virtual tip jar. Its just a way to show some love and appreciation through monetary tips for anyone who would like to.
Here is a message from Crow going in to more detail about that:
“You might be asking, why open a Ko-fi? It is a way to contribute and show support. I love working on the POVs. They give me a use for my overactive imagination and let me continue sharing new content with y'all. Which, in turn, helps keep me excited and motivated to work on the game. But having said that, writing them is also hard work and time-consuming. And while I wish I had unlimited time and resources, that just isn't the case. Opening up this Ko-fi allows those of you who are financially able and willing to contribute to show your support.
Don't worry, nothing is changing with the POVs themselves. The short stories I write for Truths Untold have always been--and will continue to be free for everyone to read and enjoy. Having the option for people to give financial support just allows me to justify spending more time on the POVs and helps ease my mind a bit.
Every little bit helps and is much appreciated, but believe me, I know that times are tough right now, and a dollar doesn't stretch as far as it used to. So if you want to contribute but are unable to give money, there are still other ways you can help out. So no pressure. Simple things, like sharing our game with people you think might enjoy it, or leaving an encouraging comment for us, are both great alternatives.”
If you'd like to give and show a little monetary love to CrowofWhimsey please follow the link here: https://ko-fi.com/crowofwhimsy
Speaking of the POV's... I have attached the most recent ones, in case you haven't seen them on our Discord yet. These are the final two in the situation we've called "Miss Fernside is a Crying Mess" hehehe. These POV's describe how each LI would hypothetically react if they found Miss Fernside crying. We hope you enjoy them! (Please read the numbers at the bottom right, They keep loading out of order, sorry for the inconvenience.)
So, that's the update folks. As always we want to give a warm welcome to all our new followers and a special thank you to everyone who has commented here and on social media. Your support means so much to us!
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