Hello everyone! So sorry for the radio silence, but I've got some AMAZING news. After 7 long months, I've finally finished Day 1 of Act 2. THIS IS BIG AHH
In case you don't know, Act 2 is divided up into multiple "days". Day 1 is the most difficult day by FAR. AND ITS DONE.
I still don't know a release date or window yet, but I'm going to release it as soon as I can. But remember, quality over quantity! I will not rush Act 2 or anything like that, I won't release it until I'm completely satisfied with it.
With that being said, let's get into the nitty-gritty details!
Act 0 (2.0)
Act 0 has definitely been neglected the most, but I've worked on it here and there! I actually streamed it a few days ago, check it out:
During the stream, I improved Lucas' house and I improved the bike scene's map! It was great fun!
Overall, this act has been neglected.
Act 1 (2.0)
Act 1 has received a lot of amazing updates! THE PINTER IS DONE. Her chase is completely done and I love it! I finished it in this dev log:
The chase is broken up into 4 parts:
- The Backstage: A super intense buildup full of mind tricks and illusions
- Part 1: A short but intense confrontation, first time seeing the pinter!
- Part 2: A much more involved chase, truly showing the Pinter's powers and abilities!
- Part 3: The Finale. Only the strongest of players will get this far. The finale use an extremely advanced AI that is able to learn and self-correct to best attack you!
You may have also been able to tell, but her model has MASSIVELY been improved:
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The map for 2.0 has also been (mostly) completed! The following are the new rooms that were never part of 1.0:
- Plunkastein Wing
- Staff Entrance
- Daycare
- D Wing
- Back Offices
- The Aquarium
- Backstage
- Wine Cafe
and a list of all of the rooms that have been updated:
- Front Entrance
- Headspace
- Front Bathrooms
- Main Hub
- AES Room
- Theater Entrance
- Pool Room (character design)
- Room 666
- Animation Wing
- Render Farm
- Theater Entrance
- Theater
and a list of the rooms that still need to be updated:
- Public Entrance
SO NEEDLESS TO SAY PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE! :D
Once I get bored of Act 2, I'll start working on the brand new flipped world of Act 1. Which includes completely remaking all of the bosses from scratch, remaking the whole era, adding a story to the act, etc etc etc.
Act 1 (2.0) is going to BLOW you away.
And finally, Act 2
DAY 1 of Act 2 has been completed. Now Day 1 is only about 15 minutes long, its the shortest day, but it was the most difficult to create. Here is what I have been doing in the past 7 months:
- Finished Lucy's complex AI and remade it MULTIPLE times.
- Finished Lucy's house, the MOST COMPLEX SET I have EVER made. That house is so insanely detailed, it's crazy!
- Coded an automatic animator for lucy, which can procedurally animate her legs, head, body, fingers, etc.
- Coded an automatic lip-sync tool + reader that lets me instantly lipsync Lucy's dialogue to her mouth
- Planned the entire act out and wrote most of the script out. I think it is extremely well written! I'm so excited for you guys to see it! There is a ton of plot twists and really cool character arcs, ya'll will LOVE IT.
- Made a good majority of the music for Act 2
- Hand animated about 25 minutes of animation for Lucy (so far)
- Scripted out the entirety of Day 1 and implemented everything
- Beta tested the HECK out of Act 2, found and fixed a TON of bugs
- etc etc etc
SURPISE! One last thing...
I HAVE VENGE MUSIC ON SPOTIFY NOW! I released the Halloween song I made for the Halloween update way back in 2020, just as a test to see what its like to release stuff. I'm planning on releasing some new music from Act 2 soon! Maybe Trojan Horse? This month? 👀
Here's some places you can stream it:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7GohifhzTM
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6z91T6bVWGR1uEATN3Ct6A?si=a2e9b6dcb82d4267
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/troubled-webs-single/1636057195?uo=4
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/troubled-webs-single/1636057195?uo=4&app=itunes&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard
anndd if you wanna see what songs I have finished + which ones are being worked on, check out my own personal venge playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1bCf6Pe3Sm8eDhhOkiwssv?si=037099097d2944bf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7GohifhzTM
What? You want EVEN MORE? Alright...
- I stream and release videos regularly on my Coaster Games YouTube channel!
- I'm extremely active and talk a lot in my Coaster Games Discord Server! (almost at 1k members!)
- I sometimes post tweets on my Twitter (almost at 1k followers)
annddd if you want to take things a step further, check out my Patreon!
Venge is expensive to make and I don't have a day job or anything like that, I'm just a college student living off of YouTube adsense lol, def check it out, theres some cool perks >:)
I've been working on venge tirelessly every single day for the past few years, and its going great. Thank you all so much for your patience, support, and kindness! This community is truely exceptional and I'm so honored to say that you guys like my game. Thank you <3