Hello everyone! As described above, I wanted to share concept art of the next costumes I am considering. I would like your opinions before I start modeling, so that I can deliver content you want to see most!
The first 3 additions I am considering are;
- A new swimsuit (hopefully with the braids hairstyle but this is difficult to model for me, and if it can't be animated then maybe it's not worth it?)
- a special waitress costume! If you are familiar with Variable Geo or the restuarant Pomu no Ki you may recognize it's style.
- A shrine maiden costume which is very proper for our Hana-chan's pure heart.
I would love to know which you like most and would also like to know what your desired costumes are! Please don't be shy about requests. Though, I do not plan to add any nude costumes!
Some other things I am considering for a patch I hope to complete this weekend are;
- Several alternate hair colors for the current hair styles
- additional alternate colors for the current models, to celebrate the Chinese localization I will also make a special recolor for one of the dresses that will have lots of Chinese flair!
I am not sure which things will get done for this weekend because improvements and bug fixes must come first. Unfortunately my time during the week is very limited due to my daily work, and this weekend is mother's day, so I won't have enough time to achieve much. I'm sorry that I may be moving too slowly.
Gravure mode Update
- I am working hard on the Gravure mode update when possible! It will have a unique map, Hachishaku will be non-hostile allowing you to observe her doing cute things and take screenshots at your leisure! I am considering making some special activities that cost money to purchase in order to increase the gameplay
- I would like to add at least 2 new costumes, 2 new hair styles, and however many hats and accessories I can make in time.
- I will add a function called "call" that allows the player to yell for Hachishaku to come over. This will also work in the main game as a distraction method!
- I can't animate very well myself so I am looking for nice animations to use so that I can add plenty of cute things for hachishaku to do. If anyone is an animator and would like to get in contact, please reach out to me on X/twitter! https://x.com/TRPandaGames
Bug Fixes and Various additions
I will be fixing and adding the following things as soon as possible! I am doing my best to address every bug and push updates when I feel like enough was done to be worth updating your game.
My computer is not very good and it can take several hours to make the build in unreal engine, so I have to be a bit careful with timing. I would really like to get a new computer if Hachishaku continues to do well!
- Super melon bomb (can you guess what this would do?)
- Small fruit bomb (for the people whose taste is a bit smaller)
- Smoke bomb switcher function
- Improve the interaction system's stability
- improve the dialogue system's stability
- Improve the functionality of the map.
- improve the safety of dropping the jizo so that it doesn't become stuck anywhere.
I don't know how long it will take to add these or fix these bugs but I am working on them whenever I can! If you know of other bugs please keep posting them in the bug report thread and I will respond there ASAP!
I would also like to improve the general quality of Hachishaku's model in the future, but maybe it is too big of a goal for now haha. In order to add more options for "growth" I would need to remake it and all the costumes, so I think I would want to be able to hire someone with more skill and experience to do it properly. If the game can sell enough copies for me to do that than I will right away! For now I hope that I can continue to bring joy with the Hachishaku I made myself!
Thank you to everyone who has purchased Hachishaku! I hope our Hana-chan is helping you enjoy your visit to Naninanimura!