The valley that Paardenrust is situated in is well-known for its beauty and mild climate, allowing the cultivation of many fruits and vegetables that otherwise would not survive the typically harsh summers or winters. This, combined with its relative proximity to the coast, has led to...
2020-12-24 20:02:48 +0000 UTC View PostI've been working away on some writing and I'm super pleased with how the opening is coming together. As always, I needed to just sit and write and see what happened for things to really start coming together.
Anyway, here's an incomplete version of the opening for you guys to take a look a...
2020-12-22 19:42:54 +0000 UTC View PostHello guys. Just an update on my development plans.
Writing is progressing in earnest, and I'm working on my automated workflow in between. I posted a super short build on Discord the other day, but my plan is to produce them regularly, on an automated schedule, after each writing session (...
2020-12-09 08:14:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The family arms of the as-yet-unnamed family that owns Paardenrust Manor and many of the surrounding lands. Their coat of arms is an equine head surmounted by the horns of a rhinoceros, symbolising strength and resilience.
I intend to use the escutcheon and it's blazon as the game's main lo...
2020-12-09 06:51:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been fighting with a neighbour over a rooster that's been wrecking my sleep, so I've had very little energy for writing lately. Instead, I've been applying my time to setting up the optional writing workflow.
As you may or may not know, Ren'Py (the most common tool for creating VNs) us...
2020-12-02 20:19:36 +0000 UTC View Post
As you'll know from his bio, Bokkie is six feet of attitude packed into a much smaller package. He'll be a fun one for sure :)
2020-11-26 11:28:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Meet Flax, the character you'll play as :)
Tanutanuki has been experimenting with facial expressions and poses, and I think you'll agree it's looking incredible. The clean & coloured version of this - along with additional poses - will hopefully be ready soon as well :)
What do yo...
2020-11-25 18:13:40 +0000 UTC View PostHello guys! It's me, the horse that does the words. After two months of exhausting labour, I am finally free of my shackles and ready to devote all of my energies to "Lord of the Manor" for the indefinite future. And, man, am I fucking PUMPED. So here's what's coming up in the next couple of mont...
2020-11-19 07:27:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone. Please meet Jheme :)
I have commissioned a series of concept sketches by a uniquely talented artist to help me begin fleshing out the look of the characters in LOTM. I did insist on grayscale, but the artist did colour anyway because he's too nice for his own good :P Note th...
2020-10-26 18:17:11 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys. Just a note to say that I'll be skipping November billing as I did for October. There's been a frustrating accumulation of RL shit I have to slog through that will likely keep me busy into the middle of Nov.
I'm still going to aim to get a build out during December, but as my init...
2020-10-20 12:53:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys. Just an update to say that it seems the Discord auto-inviter was acting up. I think I've fixed it now, but I'm not sure if it reinvites people automatically.
If you're not yet on the server and you use Discord, you can use the link below to join the server manually. Just ping me o...
2020-10-18 11:46:45 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! As I mentioned on Discord, I ran an informal public poll last week, asking for feedback on some of the species I've picked for the game. I was curious to see how my choices aligned with popular opinion, and to see if anyone could sway my mind with strong arguments.
It was supe...
2020-10-08 18:56:13 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning everyone. Just a status update on various aspects of the project for you to read over your coffee :)
Paardenrust is the sort of town that doesn’t see a lot of churn in its population. The kind people would describe as “sleepy”. Whole families are born there, grow up, and die without ever moving elsewhere. Tourists will visit, exclaim loudly and repeatedly about how quaint and w...
2020-09-22 18:29:11 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I started planning the game, I was sure which viewpoint I would go for: second person narration, first person responses.
However, I saw a poll recently about preferred viewpoints in VNs, and first person responses won by a HUGE margin. This has made me reconsider it as an option. It fe...
2020-09-19 21:46:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe people of Paardenrust have no particular idiom for someone of great wealth, but if they did, it might be "as rich as a Frin".
The Frins are old money, from other parts of the country. Where that money came from isn't too clear, and - even after all these years - rumours pers...
2020-09-15 19:47:52 +0000 UTC View PostA concept for the sex scene between you and Bull the boerboel. This is one way it might play out.
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The sun has set when Bull finally takes your hand and leads you to the edge of the clearing. Your excitement has been growing the entire afternoon, and you wonder what the Boe...
2020-09-09 18:59:19 +0000 UTC View PostWho's it gonna be! The anticipation is overwhelming!
2020-09-09 10:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe forest commune near Paardenrust has some real characters living in it, and it’s hard to say which one would draw the eye first - but there’s a solid chance it would be Koena the crocodile.
He’s big, even for a crocodile. In his forties, with a laugh like a small avalan...
2020-09-08 15:24:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys. Just a post to let you know that I've paused billing for October, so you won't be billed on 1 October.
October is the month I'll be focusing on completing another side project, and while I do intend to continue doing bios during that period, I'd rather pause billing and not feel s...
2020-09-07 14:00:33 +0000 UTC View PostNabo is an eighteen-year-old aardwolf, and he’s not happy about it.
Born in Paardenrust, he’s lived in the town all his life - and hates it. Everything about it annoys him. His quietly comfortable family who seem perfectly happy to live out their lives as tailors. He doesn...
2020-09-01 16:49:33 +0000 UTC View PostGot into a nice rhythm with these now. Who's next?
2020-08-27 07:12:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe Ironhoofs - or Ysterhoefs - have lived in this country for centuries, and for all of that time, they were known as master craftspeople. The Ironhoof maker’s mark on weapons or tools was coveted, and such items were passed down through generations. Over the years, the Ironhoofs b...
2020-08-26 15:43:00 +0000 UTC View PostQuagga is a zebra, born with the atavistic colouring of the quagga - hence his name. He grew up in Paardenrust, attending local primary and high schools. He was teased about his colouring in primary school, which made him somewhat shy, but that stopped when he hit puberty and started ...
2020-08-19 17:25:14 +0000 UTC View PostWhile working on the feral dragon character, I had a great idea for a reveal scene.
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You look around. "A dragon?" Off to the side, a springbok carefully plants seeds in some prepared earth, and beyond him a cheetah holds a fishing rod, intently focused on the floater in the ...
2020-08-16 19:47:42 +0000 UTC View PostThis week I'd like to introduce you to Claude "Bokkie" Erasmus, the klipspringer!
Bokkie’s real name is Claude. The son of a corporal, he was uprooted several times in his life when his father was posted to a new location. He learned early on not to get too attached to the peo...
2020-08-12 16:28:06 +0000 UTC View Post