News of the development #2

Glowing Stones : Heroes' Awakening

Glowing Stones: Heroes' Awakening is an Adult Visual Novel centering on themes of Romances, Friendships, Superpowers and Superheroes in a dystopian world dominated by mega corporations, where greed and corruption run rampant.Will you discover your True Power?!

Hello everyone! As promised, I'm keeping you updated on the development progress! Summary of the past month: A lot of work on GS, at my IRL job, and a bit of family time. But what we're interested in here is GS, right? So... First of all, the writing of the chapter is almost entirely finished. As of today, we're at 50,000 words for the entire game, and for Chapter 4 alone: 13,000 so far. I still have one or two dialogue scenes to write (planned for Monday :)), and I think we'll be at 15,000 for this chapter. But writing isn't the longest part. It's one of the most important (in my eyes) but what really takes a lot (a lot!) of time is the images and animations. For now, I've made 450 images and almost 2000 frames of animations for this chapter. By way of comparison, Chapter 3 had 1100 images and 7500 frames of animations. For the art, I'm therefore halfway through the chapter. But that doesn't mean you'll have to wait another 3 months! Firstly, a large part of the remaining scenes are two-character scenes, so much quicker to set up. Also, during these months since the release of Chapter 3, other things have been done: The music: I was able to have 13 pieces of music created for GS! They are unique, made especially for each character, according to my criteria. This music, made by a professional composer, will be included in the game, and its HD version (in .wav) will be included in the bonus pack, in case you want to have the soundtrack. I own the exclusive rights, which means you won't find it anywhere else. After the release of this chapter, I will continue to have music made, I need about a dozen more pieces. The graphical interface: I've learned quite a bit about Renpy (the game engine) and what it allows. So, I developed some things myself but, let's be honest, it's still amateur. So I've started looking and getting quotes for a professional designer, to have a nice interface that's worthy of the name! Furthermore, as I mentioned in my last news, I am now (as of today) part-time! So I will be able to dedicate more time to my game, while having a healthier family life! And for that, thank you from the bottom of my heart! As you can see, I've really not been idle, but there's still a lot of work to do. I hope you'll appreciate what I produce, I certainly love the result! Thanks for your support, and see you soon!