knightofsolace

[Progress Report]: 18th of May

Added 2025-05-18 21:11:45 +0000 UTC

Hey everyone,

It's crunch week and the screaming begins again!

I have got a very busy week lined up, with both a key Artemisia event and the Interrogation of Ojou-Trauma set to be finished over the next seven days! Needless to say, I'll be grinding everyday until release!

Above, though, you'll see Riley having some fashion trouble. I'm hoping to finish this one today to give me more time for the others tomorrow. If you think it looks baggy on her, trust me, she's noticed.

I always struggle to come up with topics to discuss around this time. The main story is what is occupying my mind and it's the one thing I can't talk about! I'm sure you've all noticed by this point there's been a shift in the pacing. The story beats are coming out faster, more characters are showing up in scenes, and I've been building up to big changes in the Academy. I would like to give hard dates, but I'm still working out how the Steam release will factor in. There are still several events that need to be replaced and I'm running out of time do it. Should I take a development cycle? Surely not until I've passed Steam certification. I don't know. It's a lot to think about when I just want to write and render.

The do know the pacing is some of the cleanest so far and that content is finally coming out at a good rate. I hope to keep that up by getting the interrogation event out this week. It's not supposed to be especially long, but the dialogue will be tricky. There's a certain amount of information that's going to steer the story right up until the very end. I've left enough clues in place for you all to figure out why Metal Mage was even in Nierhaven. You've got some time yet to find out before the story reveals it to you.

Anyway, I'm back to the grind!

Thank you for all of your support,

~Solace