📢 Inquisitor Shepherd - February Devlog
Hello everyone,
This is Narrow Deep, the developers of Inquisitor Shepherd.
The past month of January was truly a period where we poured every ounce of our energy into the game. We’ve been focusing on strengthening the game's core design and, most importantly, preparing the demo version for the upcoming Steam Next Fest.
We are excited to share our current development progress and the schedule ahead.
🔔 Jan/Feb Development Highlights
Chapter 2 & New Content Progress: We are enhancing the quality of Chapter 2 by simultaneously working on the scenario, new OST tracks, and system development.
Global Demo Ready for Launch: English translation reviews and bug fixes for Steam Next Fest are complete. The update is now ready for upload.
Special Backer Reward Planning: We are preparing to communicate with our backers regarding the creation of 'Traces of Heresy' and 'Oing-Didi Resurrection' rewards.
Upcoming Tumblbug Occult Exhibition: We plan to participate in the 'Fan-call (Pre-order)' exhibition with new, exclusive rewards.
🎮 Detailed Development Progress
1. Chapter 2 Scenario Refinement & New Systems
We are focusing on scenario and direction to deliver the world of Chapter 2 with even greater depth. Below are some glimpses of the illustrations and videos currently in development.
New Characters and Environments: We’ve completed the illustrations for new locations and the OST for new characters. Please look forward to the mid-game story as it takes a progressively eerie turn.
Fast Travel System Completed: As mentioned in our previous devlog, the "Point-to-Point Movement System" within the village is now finished. You can now explore various parts of the village more conveniently.
2. Ready for Steam Next Fest
We are fully prepared to introduce Inquisitor Shepherd to players around the world.
Global Support: We have conducted a thorough review of the English translation and established a systematic localization framework that will be applied to the full release.
Quality Polish: We have completely fixed the bugs reported by our community and various typos found during internal testing. The updated version will soon be available on Steam and STOVE.
3. Backer Reward Production & Communication
We are beginning the production of the Special Edition rewards from our Tumblbug funding campaign.
'Traces of Heresy' & 'Oing-Didi Resurrection': These rewards involve incorporating new characters, evidence, objects, or locations based on concepts provided by our backers, which will directly or indirectly influence the in-game world.
Individual Contact: We will begin reaching out to the respective backers individually starting from the end of February. We will do our best to ensure your precious ideas are seamlessly integrated into the game.
4. Upcoming Tumblbug Occult 'Fan-call' Exhibition
We have an early announcement regarding a new exhibition. We are currently preparing for the 'Tumblbug Occult Special Exhibition.' Along with our existing rewards, we are preparing special rewards available only through this exhibition. We will provide more details once they are finalized.
✨ Closing Notes
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all of you for silently supporting Narrow Deep and Inquisitor Shepherd. Your encouragement motivates us to renew our commitment to creating a better game every single day.
As we move further into the new year, we hope you are having a wonderful and healthy February. For our fans in regions celebrating the Lunar New Year, we wish you a joyous holiday filled with warmth and prosperity.
We will continue to work tirelessly throughout February and return with more exciting news next month.
Thank you.
Narrow Deep
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