Hi! This is my fourth proper devlog! I have lots of news and screenshots to share! There's a surprising amount of screenshots I was able to make this month, despite me being sick for 3 weeks and spending another week on holiday. This month, I've been mostly working on Chapter 2 content. I added lots of new locations, a new minigame, and did lots and lots of writing. Let's get to it!
New minigames!
But I'll only show you just one. Actually, if you're on our Discord, you may have already seen it! It's another hangout with both Venya and Pauline.
"I gotta say, bro. You're, like... Changed. Seriously. You never agreed to hang out before. And now you're, like... Really active for some reason?" "I don't know. I think that... "incident" in the park had something to do with it. I started seeing things more clearly. And I realized that doing nothing will lead me nowhere. So I'd rather embarrass myself over and over than never even try." "Alright. I hear ya. I have an idea. Let's see how much you've REALLY changed." "NO"
https://discord.com/invite/AU4Jhj8aEE a mysterious entity appeared and dropped this link here. Where could it possibly lead?
Five endings?
I've finally realized how I want to go about the game's endings. Essentially, depending on the choices you make throughout the game, how much of a completionist you are and whether or not you find secrets, you'll get one of several endings. Some are bad. Some are really really bad. But if you get one of the "good" endings, your fate will be decided by who your friends are and who you choose to stay with.
The teasers...
As you might remember, the next chapter content will partially take place in the village a few kilometers from the city. Here's what a small portion of what it looks like! To the right, you can see the hotel where you'll spend the nights. The area isn't finalized yet, but at least it's now good enough to show you!
Speaking of the hotel... I've only recently started redrawing it and it turned out pretty sick. Cozy, even. I wanted it to have a vibe of a small cozy village cabin way out of town. Actually, there's a lot of it that you can't see here! There's a little museum just to the right of the staircase. Spooky, incredibly powerful artifacts that were found in the village over the years! Are they real? Do they hold actual powers? Can they summon your profile picture into existence? Is there an infinite water bottle? I don't know. But let's not ruin the fun by verifying that.
Have you ever been to a summer camp? What about an abandoned one? What if you were told that something nefarious was happening there and it holds some dark secrets? What if the place was abandoned for a reason!? (besides being super old and run-down and underfunded)
Do you remember the dark tunnel screenshot I shared a few months ago? This comes right before that. Something bad is about to happen...
Also, you may have noticed I got a tiny bit better at drawing. In the future, I plan to revisit most Chapter 1 locations and improve their design! I'll share some of them in one of the next devlogs. By the way, I plan on posting one of these every month! On 15th or 16th day of the month. Also, keep in mind that the content that you see here is FAR from everything that I've added to the game. There's so much more you haven't seen yet!
Final thoughts...
We've reached 2,404 wishlists and 1,493 total players! The last promotional video did... Pretty okay, actually. I have a few ideas on how I can promote the game further.
I'll add a few more screenshots to my Patreon page! I want there to be a little more unique stuff so that you guys will have more reasons to subscribe eventually. Don't feel pressured to subscribe! Only if you really want to support me! The best way to support me right now is to spread the word, recommend the game to your friends and... well, say something nice:) Reading your comments and reviews every now and then really helps a lot. I made so many of these new changes after I read your guys' reviews of the game on itch. So thank you!