Crimson Veil News

[p]This past week was a little different from usual—it was my birthday week, so I had several plans and appointments with friends and family that ended up taking a lot of my free time. I want to take a moment to thank everyone who sent me kind messages on my day—it really meant a lot. 💖[/p][p]Also, if you haven’t seen it yet, my Birthday Sticker Sale is still going on until the end of this week! The bundle is still 30%! If you’d like to support me and grab a sticker bundle, you can check out my Etsy shop here:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]https://www.etsy.com/listing/4300639166/crimson-veil-sticker-bundle[/p][p][/p][p]As for progress, it was a bit of a complicated week productivity-wise. I didn’t get quite as much done as I had hoped, but I still managed to push forward with scripting some of the earlier scenes—like this one with Mila meeting Chryses:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]On top of that, I spent some time furnishing the rooms of the Lunar Sanctuary, and I can finally share a preview of what it’s starting to look like:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]There’s still quite a bit left to do, but every step forward—no matter how small—brings me closer to the eventual release. Thanks so much for sticking with me through it all. Until next time, everyone![/p]

[p]This week I focused on building out the Lunar Sanctum dungeon inside RPG Maker. I had already drawn up an outline before, but now I’ve started putting together the skeleton of the dungeon and linking the rooms together. It’s kind of like working on a drawing—I make the rough sketch first to get the overall shape in place, and then refine it later. The structure of the rooms is there, but the next big step is filling them out with decorations, puzzles, and of course, plenty of enemies.[/p][p]I also hit another milestone this week—I finished the last new illustration needed for this update! This one features the silver lycanthrope getting her paws on a helpless Mila…
 [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The full version is available right now in the Tier 2+ channel on the Crimson Veil Discord, and it will go up on Patreon later this week. If you’d like to check it out, here are the links:
[/p][p]https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign[/p][p][/p][p]discord.gg/Mqz6WGn95j[/p][p][/p][p]With that finished, I can officially say all the artwork for this update is done! That includes every new CG, character portrait, and sprite that was still pending. This also bumps the in-game Gallery total up to 170 illustrations—a nice milestone to reach.[/p][p]From here, I’ll be diving deeper into furnishing the Lunar Sanctum and putting together a fair number of puzzles. That means you can expect to see more gameplay screenshots in next week’s update.[/p][p]That’s all for now. Until next week, everyone![/p]

[p][/p][p]Progress continues this week as I’ve made some solid headway on expanding enemy variety in the Vampire Route![/p][p]The Lycanthrope enemy has been reworked for the vampire route, and now comes in a range of distinct combat styles. Each design has its own strengths and tactics, adding more flavor and variety to encounters. For example, shown below is the Silverbane Lycanthrope, a magically inclined foe capable of casting devastating spells![/p][p][/p][p]Of course, it wouldn’t be Crimson Veil if these fierce pups didn’t eventually fall to Mila’s vampiric charm. As such, each of them now has their own appropriate Vampire and Ghoul character portrait![/p][p]To cap it all off, I’ve also finished coloring Mila’s bite scene for these new Lycanthrope girls![/p][p][/p][p]Tier 2+ patrons can now view the full version of this artwork—as well as all the vampire and ghoul alts—on the Hall of the Hunters channel over on the Crimson Veil Discord:[/p][p][/p][p]discord.gg/Mqz6WGn95j[/p][p][/p][p]The full art will also be posted to Patreon later this week![/p][p][/p][p]https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign[/p][p][/p][p]That’s all for now. Until next week, everyone![/p]

[p]This week has been another round of slow but steady progress. I spent some time scripting early scenes and tweaking dialogue—here’s a fun preview where Mila teases Sigrun:[/p][p][/p][p]Most of my energy has still gone into artwork, as it has for the past several weeks. Although, I’m starting to worry I might run out of sexy previews to share soon! Once the art side is wrapped up, I’ll be able to fully shift focus onto everything else I need to finish. Whenever I hit this stage of development, I can’t help but feel like I’m behind where I “should” be—but any progress is still progress, so I keep reminding myself to take it easy. Speaking of previews, here’s a fresh wolfy close up of Claudia and Mila’s new forms:[/p][p][/p][p]The full version is available now in the Hall of the Hunters channel on the Crimson Veil Discord for Tier 2+ members and will go up on Patreon later this week.[/p][p][/p][p]discord.gg/Mqz6WGn95j[/p][p][/p][p]https://www.patreon.com/c/MKRUdesign[/p][p][/p][p]On a more personal note, I have some exciting news—my friends and I finally secured our tickets to Japan this October! It’s a trip we’ve been planning for nearly a decade, so actually booking it makes it feel real at last. The trip will be just over two weeks, and while my original goal was to release the next update before I leave, I realized I’d be cutting it way too close. More importantly, I wouldn’t be around to troubleshoot any issues that might come up after release, which wouldn’t be fair to players. So instead, I’m aiming for a November release window.[/p][p]I know it’s a longer wait than usual, but this chapter is a very important one for the story and I want to make sure it’s the best it can be. Thank you all for your patience and continued support—it really means a lot. That’s all for this week. Until next time, everyone![/p]

[p]I’m back from my trip! I shared some photos of where I went on the Crimson Veil Discord, and it was a really fun experience—though also pretty exhausting. Even with the travel, I still managed to get some work done on Crimson Veil this week. Here’s a screenshot of the next chapter’s title card:[/p][p][/p][p]With a title like that, there are so many possible implications for where the story could go. What do you think it means? Alongside that, I’ve continued polishing the script and working on sprite art for some of the new characters that will appear in this update. I tried to make the most of the limited time I had, chipping away at what I could.[/p][p]Before heading out on my trip, I also prepped a fun illustration of Mayor Sholz. [/p][p][/p][p]This isn’t something for the game, just a playful drawing I felt like making. Both the main version and an alternate will be posted on the art board of the Crimson Veil Discord, and they’ll also go live on Patreon later this week. I hope you enjoy them![/p][p]That’s all I’ve got for now—until next time, everyone![/p][p][/p][p]
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