Crimson Veil News

[p][/p][p][/p][p]I’m thrilled to announce that Version 5.7 is finally complete and has just been sent off to my testers for review! It’s such a relief to have the bulk of the work finished—I can finally stretch, take a deep breath, and enjoy a bit of rest.[/p][p]Once I return from my trip, I plan to release the next update to Patrons first, followed shortly after by the public release of the finalized version.[/p][p]Don’t forget that you can still check out the latest Crimson Veil comic on my Patreon![/p][p]The comic is 11 pages long and available in both English and Japanese! Your support helps us develop these comics. You can find it on my Patreon and the official Crimson Veil discord:[/p][p][/p][p]https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign[/p][p][/p][p]discord.gg/Mqz6WGn95j[/p][p][/p][p]That being said, there will be no Weekly Updates until Sunday, November 9th while I’m away. Thank you all so much for your continued patience and support throughout this development cycle. I can’t wait for you to experience the latest Crimson Veil story when it releases![/p][p][/p][p]
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[p]This week, I continued working on the game's remaining scenes and I’m glad that I have a version set up that is now playable from start to finish. While that doesn’t mean that I’m done, as there are still some parts in-between that need attention, I am that much closer to sharing this next chapter for you all. [/p][p]I also want to mention that anyone who is interested in being added as an NPC for the upcoming version 5.7, please be sure to become a tier 4 patron by this Friday, October 10th, as that is when I will be finalizing everything before I send an early version out to my testers. Otherwise, you will have to wait until the next update before your NPC is added.[/p][p]Lastly, I am happy to announce that @rg_18vhit and I have finished working on our next comic, Bad Ends File: 03![/p][p][/p][p]It covers the bad ending from Chapter 3 of the Hunter route, featuring Mila, Lucy, and Charlotte. It is available NOW for Tier 2+ Patrons![/p][p][/p][p]https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign[/p][p][/p][p]It will be posted on Patreon, as well as the official Crimson Veil Discord, which you can join here: [/p][p][/p][p]discord.gg/Mqz6WGn95j[/p][p][/p][p]The comic is 11 pages long and available in both English and Japanese! Your support helps us develop these comics, so if you are interested, please consider joining and read the comic early! [/p][p]Thank you all so much for your support! And I will see you all next week![/p]

[p]This week I kept my focus on fleshing out the scripting for the events. Much like editing a video, cranking out these scenes takes me a couple of playthroughs to really get them just right. All told, I’ve put in around 25 hours of work this week alone.[/p][p][/p][p]The good news is that things are progressing smoothly. From a story standpoint, the update is now playable to about the halfway point. As I go through it, I keep tweaking small things here and there, and each pass makes the experience feel just a little more polished.[/p][p][/p][p]If I had to put a number on it, I’d say the update is roughly 70% complete. At this pace, I should be able to get a working demo into the hands of my testers right before I head off on my Japan trip! My next focus is scripting the largest scene of this update so far, which is a big milestone in itself. There’s still plenty left to do, but I can finally see the finish line for this update out in the distance—and I can’t wait for you all to play it once it’s ready![/p][p][/p][p]Until next week, everyone![/p]

[p]This week I made a steady amount of progress scripting out the events for scenes I had written. It’s always so satisfying to see moments that started in my head, then made it to paper, finally come to life on screen. This update includes a few longer dialogue scenes than usual—one in particular that I worked on yesterday took almost the entire day to fully edit because of all its moving pieces. But now that it’s done, that’s one more big task crossed off the list![/p][p]On top of that, I have a very exciting announcement: a new Bad Ends comic by Jun is currently in the works![/p][p][/p][p]This comic is based on the events of Chapter 3 of the Hunter route, imagining what would happen if Mila were to fall into the hands of Mayor Sholz…[/p][p][/p][p]There’s still more work to be done on it, but I’m looking forward to sharing the finished version with you all soon![/p][p]That’s all I have for this week—until next time, everyone![/p]

[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]