05/08/2023 Patreon Devlog (GS)

Hallo~oo again! Time for the GS devlog for this week.

This Week's Summary:

• Completed all remaining sprite art
• Imported all sprites (and tested
• Completed 1 CG
• Started two additional CGs
  • Lined, flatted 1
  • Sketched out 1
• Added the glossary links

The Ramble:

So I finally started work on the last *major* bit of work for Yuu's route. There are a few small things left to be done but completing the CGs will be the last major thing I have to do.

All love interests have 8 CG moments + variations + hands mini CG.

Yuu now has 2 complete CGs...but...I realised I had slightly miscalculated something. All of the kiss CGs in Gilded Shadows have at least two variations. There is one pre/post kiss variation and a 'lip on lip' variation. Ari has three variations and Caleb essentially has two totally separate kiss CGs due to the fact his first kiss can happen in one of two ways.

And I realised that Yuu is........the same way. His kiss variation is going to have to be a separate CG like Caleb because, in the same fashion, his first kiss can happen in one of two different places entirely.

So after finishing his first kiss variation, I started on a second version of the kiss.........that I got completely sketched out and decided I hated.

So I re-did it. Now that CG is lined and flatted and just needs rendering and recolouring. I also took some time to sketch out one of the other "complex CGs."

The point is that Yuu's CGs are well under way.

It's been a bit weird starting to tackle this remaining thing because this whole time the CG art has been sitting there as this untouched barrier between 'incomplete' and 'complete' - of course, there's still beta testing but that relies on other people. The CGs are kind of the final thing that is *all* me.

Starting to tackle that definitely signifies that this really is the final turn in the final lap for Gilded Shadows.

Very odd feeling. I've just been working on it for so long and I don't really remember having this feeling with Changeling. 

It's not that GS has really taken me that much longer than Changeling. I really started Changeling at the end of 2015 and it released at the start of 2019. I would say it was just over three years of development. And Gilded Shadows has been longer. I started it in 2019 - so it's been around 4 years now.

That's not a small amount of time. 

With Changeling, I really hated that project by the end. I was so ready to never have to think about it again. I am ready to move on from Gilded Shadows but I actually haven't reached taht same place of absolute loathing that I was for changeling so maybe that's why there's this odd feeling. I don't know.

Anyway. I still have a bit to go before I'm 'done' with my part. But...definitely getting there.

Sneak Peeks:

;o; Spoilers...but maybe I'll be able to do a couple of CG sneak peeks next week when I have a few more options to choose from.

Upcoming Week:

CGs, basically. CGs until they are done. I will probably spend a little time between CGs to do other stuff that remains (minor things.) But for the most part...CG art and CG coding are my main focus.