House Chores Beta 0.11 | First Look!

Hey everyone!

Today I wanted to take a deeper look at the next update coming to House Chores, Beta 0.11!  

== Julie ==

One thing that is certain is Beta 0.11 will focus on Julie!  She'll be getting new interactions around the house including some on-screen scenes that are currently in progress!  With so many rooms, you have to make use of them all, right?

It's taken me a little longer to post this first look because I've been back and forth on if the main content of this update will focus on the "busted" storyline or the "travel" storyline like I mentioned in the previous update.

Luckily, at this point, I'm quite certain this will be a travel update with a brand new location that you'll be able to go to with Julie.  I feel it's important to learn a little bit more about her back story and this update will focus on that before any group activities begin.  She'll also need to wear an elegant new outfit for the occasion ;)

Once her new outfit is complete, I'll be sure to share it here for you all!

== Backgrounds ==

Since this is the first 'travel' update, there's a lot that I need to play around with and test.  But some of you might be wondering about the need for a new background.

I'm going to try using more traditional VN backgrounds for these new locations which means they're already complete!  But a top priority is making sure the backgrounds fit in and don't clash with the general art style of House Chores.

If I'm just not happy with the results, then maybe I'll make a quick pivot to the 'busted' storyline, hah!  Or maybe I'll need some extra time for a custom background.  I'll keep you all updated.

There's still some time to make those final decisions since the art that's currently in progress will work for either direction that the update goes in.

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That's all for this first look update!  Stay tuned for more teasers/sneak peeks of the update as it continues to progress!

Thank you all so much for playing House Chores.  Have a Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!  I'll see you soon with another update =D