[EN]SHOWTIMExMONSTERS 2 Dev Letter [vol.30]

Hello, I'm Satoh.

In Japan, spring is in full swing and the weather has become very warm.

The cherry blossoms, which were in full bloom, are now falling and we are heading into summer.

I am steadily continuing my work, hoping that the world will return to a peaceful daily life.

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I finished making the skill sets for the 5th stratum monsters and the potential skills for the buddy system.

As usual, I racked my brains to come up with ideas and did my best to make the monsters unique and interesting.

In SxM, the monsters do not have any dialogue, but instead I have created them in such a way

that you can feel their identities and characters when you fight with them as a companion or when you confront them as an enemy.

Therefore, I have made it possible to express the individuality of each monster through its skill set,

so that players can actually experience the feeling of having a powerful dragon as a companion and using it,

or being bothered by a selfish werewolf that does not listen to you.

I'm going to make status settings and boss battles as enemy monsters.

Since there has been a bit of a gap since the last test play, I think I will do another test play up to the 4th stratum to get a feel for the numbers in my head before I start working on this one.

After making enemy monsters, placing symbol monsters, and creating events in the labyrinth,

I can then write the text for the event scenes, and the fifth stratum is complete.

In this letter, I would like to introduce two new monsters.

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This is one of the new monsters, Yasha.

Dressed in tight suits and a kimono, he is a cool-looking oriental monster.

Here is another one of the new monsters, Hakutaku.

Hakutaku is a very auspicious sacred beast, and its charms are said to ward off evil.

In SxM, he is a healer monster that excels in barrier-based skills.

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This time, with sincere gratitude for you, supporters,

I drew a "First storm of spring"-themed special illustration for you.

From the fairy monsters, this is Forest Fairy.

It is a refreshing monster, perfect for warm, soft spring breezes.

Forest Fairy is the standard healer monster that is the first to join you.

In SxM, if you proceed without a healer in your party, you will have a hard time, so Forest Fairy is always the first to follow you.

I designed it to resemble a small fairy in the forest, with a crown of grass and flowers, a tie, and wings that look like holly leaves scattered about.

I am very attached to him as I designed him in the early days of SxM development.

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SHOWTIMExMONSTERS Discord Server has been made (currently for English speaker)

Please join there to communicate to other fans or for new infos.

https://discord.gg/bqvYdWA

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That's all for this letter.

I'll post vol.31 on around 2022/5/20.

This is the 30th Letter.

As I had expected, it takes a very long time to develop a full-length RPG.

I would like to thank all of you who have always supported me.

I am steadily moving toward completion, so I will continue to work at this pace and do my best to complete this.

I hope you all take good care of yourselves.

↓Feel free to give me a comment (questions, impressions etc..)