Infinite Stars - The Visual Novel News

It's Friday yo!

It's been a busy week, intensified by everyone wanting to have everything done before the year's end. The fact that our national power grid has been struggling just made it so much worse. Yesterday we had no electricity for 7.5 hours, and the day before, it was 11.5 hours without electricity. Those of you that have been interacting with me for a while know that I don't use it as an excuse. We still got tons done!

Most of the week was focused on new art, but we did have a live stream on Monday where we continued to edit Lochem's scene for roughly 8 hours.

I do have a surprise for all of you in the form of a Design Insight post. It takes a while to compile them, but we were long overdue for one. Usually, these kinds of posts are Patron-only, but since it's been so long, I've decided to share this one publicly. If you've ever wanted to know what goes into the process of designing a new alien species, or if you just want to look at some gorgeous snail alien art, this is the post for you to read.

I've still got more to do, so I'll see you later. Remember to check out the Discord server if you want to receive a ping during our next live stream! It's very interactive, and you sometimes watch your feedback and ideas get implemented right there and then.

Have fun, stay safe and be kind!

Can you hear the people sing? Singing the song of Friday’s come–

Yup, it’s Friday, and that means devlog time, and in this case A NEW PATRON BUILD! Including the long awaited Android build with the new content! Wooooo!

November has not been kind to my creative work. I’ve been sick, I’ve been away, I’ve been having a busier than usual day job– you get the idea.

Despite all this, I’ve managed to finally finish Kiaria’s intimate scene to a playable state, and next I’ll be working with Lochem’s huge, monster of an intimate scene (no no, I meant in length! NO! Word length!) I think I mentioned it before, but it’s almost 10K in words, so that’s going to be fun.

I’d love to stay longer and chat, but Dobby has a check-up vet appointment and I need to take him. Have fun, and enjoy the weekend!

​It's Friday, and I'm super excited about this one! Going to spend some family time together while celebrating 2x Birthdays over the next week.

We're still sort of mending after being sick. I'm much better and almost back to my regular routine, but my wife is battling a bit more than I did. She is "better" though.

Had to spend the majority of my time catching up with day job work this week, and I suspect next week will be the same when I return from our family trip.

I did manage to do a bit of editing and writing for Infinite Starts, but the majority of my time went towards dealing with artists and design feedback. We are adding four more portraits + variations to the game today based on selfies or OCs by our Patrons on the Captain tier. It's our version of "Name in the Game" rewards. (If you want yours to be in the game, hit that Patreon Captain subscribe button!)​
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(Not the final artwork)​


I really wanted to release a new Patreon build today since we've made quite a few changes, but I'd have to cut some unfinished content from the build to do so, which seems counterproductive. Hang in there, we will have a new build out closer towards the end of the month!

Zaph is replacing his drawing tablet and should start working on the next two Cephilusk designs this weekend. Elyda, who has been drawing the portraits (and Lindi), has been rushing to have the current batch done before I leave for my family trip a little later today.

Stay safe, and be kind this weekend!

It's Friday! (Shhh! I've been under the weather, all right?)

Not one of my most productive weeks. My wife and I have both been in bed with the flu. It's the first time in years that we've had flu, and I suspect we got it from one of the many people I interacted with over the weekend while raising funds for charity. (We raised over 45K for kids with Cancer! Can you believe it!?)

Despite being bedridden from Wednesday, we still managed to make some Infinite Stars progress!

The mobile UI has been fixed, and the next Patron release (probably next week if all goes well?) will once again include the android build! Thank you for being so patient while we fixed this.

The next Patron release will also include Kiaria's intimate scene, as well as the improved Mah'Abeu screen that will allow you to pick a custom image for your MC and some other minor QoL changes.

Lastly, I also received the final artwork for our newest cast member, Lindi.

All in all, great progress for a "sick" week. Stay safe, and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Friday! (Right, I'm not feeling it today, but that's OK. You can still get in the mood!)

It's been a busy week with Brickfair 2022 happening this weekend. I've been running around trying to get everything ready. I'm taking the lead for the fundraiser for Rainbows and Smiles this weekend. They do amazing work for children with Cancer, and it's an honour to be supporting them. If you are in the Pretoria (South Africa) area this weekend, pop in and see some amazing Lego builds. I promise to take your money and enter you into the raffle. (It's for a good cause! Anyone can enter, but you'll probably have to pay for shipping if you win and live overseas.)

But let's get to the real reason why you are here. Infinite Stars.

We recently had the super important poll about the future of Infinite Stars' art style. It was close, but we decided to stick with Zaph's art style. We've already started collecting reference images for the Captain Tier Patrons and their custom Mah'Abeu Portrait.

We've also started the drawing process for two more Cephilusk pirate characters and a new crew member, which will be revealed soonish. :vibrating excitedly:

Miku has delivered the first batch of casual wear for the crew, and you can see Mayvheen's lovely outfit here. (Patron's only - I'm sorry :( I try not to link anything paywalled in the devlogs)

Soki has started coding the additional UI stuff that will allow you to pick your portrait image for your character, as well as some more info screens that we can use for all the newly added customization options. She is also working on fixing the UI for the android build

Stoffies has been drawing some of the smaller items, like Lebeny's flower and the mural options.

The live dev streams have continued to be very successful. We started coding Kiaria's intimate scene, we're nearly done editing Lochem's intimate scene, and we've made some progress with wrapping up the final few scenes for Episode 3.

And we also received our first TWO negative Steam reviews. :( Am I real dev now? Am I?

Thanks for all your support and kindness. I wake up each morning to 1-2 new Patrons, and I celebrate each and every one of you. (We're almost on $800 a month. Can you believe it? I can't!) I don't deserve it, but your support fills my heart with warmth and excitement. I honestly enjoy spending my days working on this project with all of you!

That's it for now! I'll probably start another live stream in an hour or two, since I won't be able to work on Infinite Stars over the weekend. So let's make today count!