The valley that Paardenrust is situated in is well-known for its beauty and mild climate, allowing the cultivation of many fruits and vegetables that otherwise would not survive the typ...
2020-12-24 20:02:48 +0000 UTC View PostI've been working away on some writing and I'm super pleased with how the opening is coming together. As always, I needed to just sit and write and see what happened for things to really start comi...
2020-12-22 19:42:54 +0000 UTC View PostHello guys. Just an update on my development plans.
Writing is progressing in earnest, and I'm working on my automated workflow in between. I posted a super short build on Discord the other d...
2020-12-09 08:14:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The family arms of the as-yet-unnamed family that owns Paardenrust Manor and many of the surrounding lands. Their coat of arms is an equine head surmounted by the horns of a rhinoceros, symbolising...
2020-12-09 06:51:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been fighting with a neighbour over a rooster that's been wrecking my sleep, so I've had very little energy for writing lately. Instead, I've been applying my time to setting up the optional w...
2020-12-02 20:19:36 +0000 UTC View Post
As you'll know from his bio, Bokkie is six feet of attitude packed into a much smaller package. He'll be a fun one for sure :)
2020-11-26 11:28:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Meet Flax, the character you'll play as :)
Tanutanuki has been experimenting with facial expressions and poses, and I think you'll agree it's looking incredible. The clean & coloured vers...
2020-11-25 18:13:40 +0000 UTC View PostHello guys! It's me, the horse that does the words. After two months of exhausting labour, I am finally free of my shackles and ready to devote all of my energies to "Lord of the Manor" for the ind...
2020-11-19 07:27:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone. Please meet Jheme :)
I have commissioned a series of concept sketches by a uniquely talented artist to help me begin fleshing out the look of the characters in LOTM. I did ins...
2020-10-26 18:17:11 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys. Just a note to say that I'll be skipping November billing as I did for October. There's been a frustrating accumulation of RL shit I have to slog through that will likely keep me busy int...
2020-10-20 12:53:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys. Just an update to say that it seems the Discord auto-inviter was acting up. I think I've fixed it now, but I'm not sure if it reinvites people automatically.
If you're not yet on th...
2020-10-18 11:46:45 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! As I mentioned on Discord, I ran an informal public poll last week, asking for feedback on some of the species I've picked for the game. I was curious to see how my choices aligned wi...
2020-10-08 18:56:13 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning everyone. Just a status update on various aspects of the project for you to read over your coffee :)
Paardenrust is the sort of town that doesn’t see a lot of churn in its population. The kind people would describe as “sleepy”. Whole families are born there, grow up, and die with...
2020-09-22 18:29:11 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I started planning the game, I was sure which viewpoint I would go for: second person narration, first person responses.
However, I saw a poll recently about preferred viewpoints in VNs,...
2020-09-19 21:46:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe people of Paardenrust have no particular idiom for someone of great wealth, but if they did, it might be "as rich as a Frin".
The Frins are old money, from other parts of the ...
2020-09-15 19:47:52 +0000 UTC View PostA concept for the sex scene between you and Bull the boerboel. This is one way it might play out.
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The sun has set when Bull finally takes your hand and leads you to the edge...
2020-09-09 18:59:19 +0000 UTC View PostWho's it gonna be! The anticipation is overwhelming!
2020-09-09 10:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe forest commune near Paardenrust has some real characters living in it, and it’s hard to say which one would draw the eye first - but there’s a solid chance it would be Koena the...
2020-09-08 15:24:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys. Just a post to let you know that I've paused billing for October, so you won't be billed on 1 October.
October is the month I'll be focusing on completing another side project, and ...
2020-09-07 14:00:33 +0000 UTC View PostNabo is an eighteen-year-old aardwolf, and he’s not happy about it.
Born in Paardenrust, he’s lived in the town all his life - and hates it. Everything about it annoys him. Hi...
2020-09-01 16:49:33 +0000 UTC View PostGot into a nice rhythm with these now. Who's next?
2020-08-27 07:12:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe Ironhoofs - or Ysterhoefs - have lived in this country for centuries, and for all of that time, they were known as master craftspeople. The Ironhoof maker’s mark on weapons or too...
2020-08-26 15:43:00 +0000 UTC View PostQuagga is a zebra, born with the atavistic colouring of the quagga - hence his name. He grew up in Paardenrust, attending local primary and high schools. He was teased about his colouri...
2020-08-19 17:25:14 +0000 UTC View PostWhile working on the feral dragon character, I had a great idea for a reveal scene.
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You look around. "A dragon?" Off to the side, a springbok carefully plants seeds in some p...
2020-08-16 19:47:42 +0000 UTC View PostThis week I'd like to introduce you to Claude "Bokkie" Erasmus, the klipspringer!
Bokkie’s real name is Claude. The son of a corporal, he was uprooted several times in his life ...
2020-08-12 16:28:06 +0000 UTC View Post