News From the Six Realms #32 - Rastedel is Finally Here

Hello seedlings,

Another month gone, and another release down. Again, like the last two months, it was a bit of a mixed bag in that release went smoothly, but there was practically no growth. Hopefully that will sort itself out, all we can do on our end is keep working hard, improving the game, and releasing on time.

Moving on, the date for the next backer release will be the weekend of the 27th-28th. As previously mentioned there will be a big focus this month on introducing Rastedel. This will involve opening up the second half of the Rosaria map (which will unfortunately require a new game to be started), with players now being able to travel to the capital, and begin the narrative arc that will form the conclusion of the game's first act. 

To that end, Winter has been working away writing, splitting his work last month to do double duty, and we are hoping to give you the first two stages of the Rastedel storyline (which should be something like eight events) to serve as a solid introduction.  He'll also be doing a bit more with Helayna, and a few small events, while Rein will be focusing on a few Alexia events. 

Art wise, Sommy has already finished one Rastedel background that we will be sharing over the next few days, and he'll be working on another for the release. He'll also be doing two CGs for this release, one of which is a non-sexual story CG important for the Rastedel narrative. MDN has been giving his four CG descriptions, and I'll be sharing those with backers as they arrive. Finally Keidi has been working on the sprites for new characters needed for Rastedel, including the baron above - here's Winter to say a little about him.

Meet Baron De Rosa, the ruler of Rosaria. 

Impressive outfit, right? Well, I'd say so. Anyway, for all of his power the Baron isn't there a 100% anymore. Kind of a problem in a system of one man rule.  I doubt I need to explain what role he's going to have on the plot in too much detail. When the ruler is weak, what does his kingdom (well, barony) look like? We're also going to go deeper into his psychology and motivations, and perhaps even get a few surprises. 

Back to you, boss! 

That's all for today. We're really excited about Rastedel, and we hope you are looking forward to visiting too.