Silver Thread Episode 2 Progress

Happy 2022!

First off, thank you again to everyone that played my game! I'm still surprised and thankful of the warm reception, Alicia and Beaford are two characters that I had for a very long time but it was only last year that I started gamedev. There's also a surprising amount of people who likes Beaford(?!), I really thought Alicia would be more popular.

To update where I’m currently at:  I was originally going to release a demo for Winter VN Jam but with how hectic end of year had been , I decided to work on it more slowly to make sure that I’m satisfied with the end product.

Some preview of episode 2’s demo, and a new face:

As you notice, I decided to modify the character portraits as:
1) I got feedback that the character expressions in the old one were too stiff, which I totally agree with.
2) I’m planning to have more characters and this saves so much time, really. 

Currently, the plan is to make 4 episodes that are self-contained and could be played independently from one another.

Looking back, Episode 1 would also honestly need a big rework both plot-wise and art-wise. Sorry for not patching it yet as I know there are some bugs/inconsistencies that I need to get to! 

Other things that I’m working on alongside episode 2’s demo:
- Character profiles for Alicia and Beaford. Here's a  preview since I didnt get to make one for Ep.1

 
- More updates on the UI, I probably need to learn coding or commission someone. Crossing fingers. 
- Commissioning soundtrack, I’m using free tracks right now which works but having a game theme would be cool...
(If by any chance, you’re a composer that’s interested...feel free to message me on twitter!)
- Implementing a RPG battle sytem. 

I'm currently aiming for March 2022 to release the demo. Until then, I'll post more regular updates/art in my twitter  @_puchi.  

That’s all for now, let me know if you have any comments or questions! Thanks again for the support!