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DevBuild #5 + End of February Update
🕑 Added 2025-02-28 07:06:03 +0000 UTCHey! So, it's the end of February and we have some things to talk about. Number one, I had a severe case of the flu over the last week which really hampered progress as well as took me out of my IRL job for a couple days. I had a fever that literally kept me from thinking straight for several days so I couldn't even spend my days off doing anything that required more thought than drinking bone broth and binge-watching tv.
Still, I managed to get most of the reported bugs addressed. I know there are still some problems related to Rox and Gwen's lunch scene as well as Joanne's scenes. I plan to go over those events with a finer tooth comb soon. I do.
However, going forward, I am excited. My plan for March is to speed ahead and wrap up some long planned story moments. This includes; Meeting E'los and getting to Sanctuary, Olivia's kidnap event, Tina's bedroom event.
These are my big stretch goals, prioritized in order. I think it's fair to say by the end of March I can have atleast the first two done. It's more of a stretch to hope for Tina's bedroom event, but I am trying to push myself to get more content done and so I'm setting loftier goals.
I'd like to talk about the gallery polls, too, for a moment. I think they've been a wonderful success. Even if I'm not entirely happy with all of the renders, they've done one thing very effectively, which is to allow me to go back over models I haven't really put much thought into in much longer than I realize. Every time I do a gallery poll winner, not only do I get an opportunity to experiment with new poses and camera angles, I also get a chance to revisit textures, outfits and much more from the new perspective of my upgraded rig. I've almost always been able to improve in every aspect with a little bit of time.
I also realize we're almost at the end of our current list of in-game girls, so... I guess the most logical next step is to do gallery polls for characters not currently in the game. If y'all have any ideas, feel free to offer them, maybe I could put it to a vote, but that's where I think we'll be headed next.
So, yes, that's the current state of the game. If all goes well, there could be a public release as soon as the end of March. For now, here's a changelog for the current dev build.
Added some contextual images to meeting Tom in the bathroom
Stamina recovering items now work as intended
Gabriel's quest now completes as intended (will not work retroactively)
Fixed bug with BGM returning to full volume rather than user settings volume in some instances
Fixed visibility bug with discovered mousehole in coat closet
Fixed several bugs, locks, crashes, and unintended behavior with Gwen's various events
Fixed several game breaking bugs with Gwen and Rox's dining event
When placed on bathroom sink without rope, you can now escape by passing time
Climbing Tina while she's walking will no longer trap player
Reduced enemy spawn rates dramatically
Download links can be found on the Discord Channel and, as always...
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Comments
Thomas Crinchman
I'm glad! It feels like returning to the roots of Elsa's Motel. Instead of focusing on gameifying every interaction in a predictable way, I think leaning more into the point and click/text adventure style of things just makes more sense. Plus, actual battles just hold more weight now when they do happen.
Thomas Crinchman
It's the second time I got really sick in the less than three months. I was very surprised by how intense it was.
Fidster
That flu this year was no joke. Its hit a lot of people really hard
swagtaco
Good to hear! I know this is a bit late now, but I really liked the combat overhaul being on an interaction-by-interaction basis instead of the typical Quest-style turn-based combat (I recall you asking if it was gonna be worth it and I definitely think it was haha)
