The Priceless Beam

Back to the Roots 0.11 - Public

Version 0.11 is available for download to all subscribers.

Changelog:
- Added 175+ images
- Sophie is now available at work

- Several minor bug fixes
- Several...

Dev-blog #19

This week I managed to finish Aoi quests and a small part of Yui's. Version 12 should be out without a hitch on Wednesday, February 7.

I also posted an example of the lewd animatio...

In the meantime..

Hey, everybody. Today I want to share a little bit about what is going on in parallel with development of Back to the Roots.

At the beginning of January, I started working on the n...

Dev-blog #18

This week I've been focused on releasing new version for Back to the Roots so today's lewd animation example isn't ready yet. But I've already done about 40% of all the body parts, so hopefully nex...

Back to the Roots 0.10 - Public

Version 0.10 is available for download to all subscribers.

Changelog:
- Added 180+ images
- Added 32 animations

- Fixed bug with quest about work on Lina's costum...

Dev-blog #17

11 update is ~70% ready. So on Wednesday 24th it will be released.

During this week I tried to slightly update some parts of the code that will be actively used in the near future. I will als...

Draft "leaks"

Working on the animation I had originally planned I ran into a few big problems. In general it was obvious that animation that is drawn frame by frame will take a long time. But when I got to work....

Dev-blog #16

Back to the Roots.

In the latest versions, MC has put down firstdeveloping roots of a new app. This arc will continue in the next, eleventh update. MC will also learn about s...

Back to the Roots 0.9 - Public

Version 0.9 is available for download for all subscribers.

Changelog:
- Added 220+ images
- Added 12 animations
- New character & new location

- Fixed a bu...

Dev-blog #15

A bit late with the dev blog, but there is something to tell.

Version 0.10 is 90% ready, there are a few renders with Lily's quests left to finish, test them and update will be available for ...

Just like mice

In the 0.10 update, MC and Sina will finally cross the line. 

Very soon MC will have his first thoughts about whether he is doing everything right or whether he is doing worse and worse ...

New, 2024, Year

A few days ago, we celebrated Christmas. In a few more days we will celebrate the new 2024 year. I hope that you spend all winter holidays in warmth and comfort, together with friends and family. 2023-12-29 16:23:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Back to the Roots 0.8 - Public release

Version 0.8 is available for download for free subscribers.

Changelog:
- Added 275+ images
- Added 24 animations

- Fixed a bug when using Quick save.
- Added M...

Dev-blog #14

During the development of 0.9 update, I made a lot of GUI changes. Starting from dialogues/namebox backgrounds and finishing with mouse hover sound over a button (which can be turned off). In gener...

New location and new character

In update 0.9 MC will need to buy some new books. Luckily, a new book store opened in his town a couple years ago.

There he will meet a nice girl - Umeko. She looks after the store at her par...

Plans - 12/15/2023

8 updates are behind us, more to come.

In the last update you met a new character - Sophie, a former colleague of the MC and co-owner of their company. Now the guys together with h...

Back to the Roots 0.7 - Public release

Version 0.7 is already available for download.

Changelog:
- Added 230+ images
- Added 44 animations
- Added 5 new home scenes (Yui)

- Lina and Sina's are now ...

Dev-blog #13

Development of the 0.8 update is in full swing, and the release will take place as planned - on Wednesday, December 13.

Development.
During this week 90% of all renders we...

Frequency of update release

Previously, I've started releasing updates every 2 weeks. There are a few reasons for this, but in general it's for convenience and to be able to more easily gather feedback about game.

But t...

Dev-blog #12 + Plans

Version 0.7 is already available for download, which means that the next update is already in active development.

Plans.
In the next updates, the main storyline of the MC...

Back to the Roots 0.6 - Public release

Version 0.6 is already available for download.

Changelog:
- Added 215+ images
- Added 28 animations
- Added 8 new home scenes (Hina, Aoi)

- Some old animation...

Dev-blog #11

Development of the 0.7 update is well underway. Without any delays it should be released on Wednesday.

The Yui scenes have been completed this week (scenes at home and the main story line). A...

Dev-blog #10 + Plans

Version 0.6 is already available for download, which means that the next update is already in active development.

Plans.

The previous update was originally planned to e...

Dev-blog #9

Almost done with the scenes at home. It really ended up being something more than repetable scenes. Let's consider it as "separate character arcs".

From what I had planned, it's left to add t...

[UPD] Back to the Roots 0.5c - Public release

Version 0.5 is already available for download.

Changelog:
- Added 300+ images
- Minigame was removed. A lot of people were complaining that minigame got in the way a lo...

Dev-blog #8

The development of repeateable scenes is well underway. They turned out to be a bit longer than I had planned, but it only got better.

Hina's repeateable scenes are almost done.

Plans - 10/28/2023

Update 0.5 is already available for download. What's next?

In update 0.6, I want to delve deeper into repeatable scenes. Mostly in the MC's house and Lina and Sina's house. In Mia's house I'l...

Girl's mood

In one of the next updates, I was planning to add a new feature - Girl's mood. The 6 girls (Hina, Aoi, Yui, Sina, Lina) will have a certain mood with three states: Angry, Normal, Happy.

The m...

Dev-blog #7

Over 150 images have been added this week. I plan to add another 200+-, though it all depends on events, because I've already chosen the characters that will get new content.

The mini-game ha...

Work mini-game

A mini-game has been added to the game instead of an empty dialog after completion. The design of the game will most likely not change anytime soon, but there are a few things that need to be chang...