This past week, I completed my full run of the Vampire Route to help clear up a few lingering details as I continue writing Chapter 4. During that playthrough, something stood out to me that’s been nagging for a while—specifically, the pacing at which Mila and her Pets receive weapon upgrades. It felt a bit too sparse in places, so I’ve gone back and added a few more weapon chests to earlier areas. I also expanded the game’s database with several new weapons that will be introduced later in the story.
Alongside that, a new item will be debuting in the upcoming update: the Sapientia Laurel!
Until now, there hasn’t been a way to raise the Magic Attack stat with a Laurel, but that’s about to change. These new Laurels will be quite rare in the Hunter Route—replacing certain treasure locations—but they’ll be more common in the Vampire Route and even purchasable in select shops!
I also took some time to revisit and update one of my personal favorite illustrations in the game—Vampire Mila, curled up and cozy in her coffin. I’d never gone back to fix the missing belt holders on her pants until now, but more importantly, I’ve created a new alternate version featuring Mila in her dark vampire route gown… except this time, she’s about to be staked?!
All preview images are currently available to Tier 2+ patrons on the Crimson Veil Discord and will be going live on Patreon later this week!
https://www.patreon.com/c/MKRUdesign
Lastly, a quick heads-up: there will be no update next Sunday, as I’ll be heading out on a short trip with friends! We’ll be visiting Epic Universe in Orlando, and I’m super excited to check it out. That said, I’ve already scheduled some new art to go live next Sunday, so patrons and Discord members will still have something to look forward to at the usual time.
That’s all for this week—see you all once I’m back!