Dev Log #43 - Trucking along!

Hi all! The middle of August fast approaches, and the work on Episode 2 is well underway, so let's get right into the updates!

Development progress
Currently, the development of the first free-roam is well underway, with about 50 scene files in the queue at the moment (about 80-100 renders). This free roam aims to be a story-heavy free roam, intending to pick up on where things left off at Marie's home.

Aside from this, I have also been designing and creating the few characters that will be introduced in Episode 2. Alongside Monamon, there will be three new characters joining the misadventures of Cara, which will be introduced in due time once their respective scenes are in development!

Game-wise, I will be looking to incorporate the renders together with the dialogue over this weekend, as there are some scene files that require rendering before the work can resume.

Episode Overview
In summary, Episode 2 will be adding seven days' worth of content (using days as a metric is kind of weird but I am not sure how else to put it), which means it intends to be the combination of what the entirety of Episode 1 has delivered in terms of content and story.

It should be noted that, as a result of this, the release window will be somewhere in the ballpark of late October at the earliest. While I understand this would be disappointing to hear, I stand by my commitment to delivering quality updates as well as being transparent about development progress as well as its ups and downs.

The window above is mostly a guesstimate and will be something I update once I hit certain checkpoints in the development process.

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Story: 95% done. The ending is decided. The remaining 5% is for any re-ordering or additional scenes. Up 5% from last week.

Renders: 12.5% done. Free-roam renders are currently underway. Up 2.5% from last week.

Dialogue: 5% done. Free-roam dialogue as well as the opening to the episode is written and awaiting the queued renders. Up 5% from last week.

Gameplay: 5% done. Same as Dialogue and is awaiting the queued renders for incorporation. Up 5% from last week.
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Overall, it is a small breakthrough in progress after an admittedly dry streak I've been having and I will be looking to speed up this progress as the weeks go by.

Stay safe and healthy!