A lot of great things. I'm glad to hear the progress and seeing some new sprites and the like. Crazy stuff with the whole Spain situation and your PC nearly biting the dust again. Hectic but I'm quite glad you are still able to progress regardless. It's also good to see some additional inspiration towards making the game a more unique experience. Keep at it, I hope you have been well. Not too much to say but I do like some of the new sprites in the list of NPCs. The lady with the lanyard and the last female interest in the box are quite interesting in appearance. Though it does surprise me that there is the option of a male interest. It does make me curious if we'll also get a chance with perhaps a much older lady or if we'll get to know their ages proper as development proceeds. I can tell things are only going to continue to improve and expand. I just hope the scope doesn't balloon too far away from being finished. Best of luck to the Patreon once it launches.
Haha yeah honestly, there's always something to do, and different ways to do so. When the PC was at the tech store I just wrote dialogue for the characters on the phone. No electricity? Just write ideas on paper XD
About the male, it's mainly the same deal as Astolfo (from Fate) or Bridget (from Guilty Gear). My tastes are fairly broad haha. I realize some people might not like it, that's why I won't force characters into the inn, every character except the main three girls, isn't mandatory. He could be at the inn too and attend events, and not be pursued romantically, that's up to the players to choose.
Someone else suggested to me the inclusion of an elderly woman,, and while I'm done adding extra characters for a long while now (for my own sanity drawing sprites), I'd like to add sex scenes between the parents of some of the LI. I guess in a semi-voyeur way. Sounds worse than when I picture the player stumbling at it and having a sweet short little scene. About the ages of characters, I have a ballpark with all of them, but purposely don't want have specifics myself.
About the scope, trust me friend, I have that in mind always. It's a big project, but having <30 characters, 10 being romanceable, doesn't sound too far fetched compared to other life sims. We will see if this becomes an Ikaros story, flying too close to the sun. But i really don't mind the time, I'll be doing this no matter what, it's my love in life at this moment.
Cheers Scott, thanks as always for the well wishes, hope you are doing great!
It'd make sense not to show the ages of some characters. Considering some would either be a bit more private about it or chances are you'd be slapped for asking ha ha. I'm not too bothered by the inclusion of a male love interest that is completely optional. I like that you brought up examples like Astolfo and Bridget. Some people think they're women when they're not. But I'm glad to hear what you did consider while being mindful of the scope not going overboard. Having 30+ characters to manage is quite ambitious all on its own for a dating sim like this, I'm thankful that you've limited it to about 10. That's honestly pretty healthy considering how some permit way more than that or focus roughly around 6 and maybe a few hidden paths or just 4. I'll be working toward my own project next year but for now I'm looking into visual inspiration and actually learning how to draw and color. Hopefully I too do not succumb to the ambition the same way Icarus did. Best of luck as always. I'm happy to see how much love you've put into this project. I'm sure it'll blossom into something that will blow people away.