Crimson Veil News

Just a short update this week! I’ve spent the past few days finalizing some of the unfinished rooms in Basilisk’s Hollow, tightening up the script, and importing/scripting a few key scenes. It’s all coming together bit by bit.



Thankfully, I’ve got a full week off from my day job, which gives me a great window of time to really focus. If all goes according to plan, I’m hoping to have everything finalized and a working version of the update ready to send out to my testers by the end of the week. After that, I’ll be giving them a few days to comb through it and provide feedback so I can fix up any remaining issues.

If you haven’t already, be sure to join the new Crimson Veil Discord: discord.gg/Mqz6WGn95j

Not much else to say right now—just that we’re very close, and I’m really excited for you all to dive into the latest content in Crimson Veil.  That’s all for this week—until next time, everyone!

This week has been all about tackling smaller tasks and refining various aspects of the game. I updated the in-game picture gallery, which now features a total of 161 illustrations! I also completed the missing bad end scenes for the enemies in the Dryad quest, adjusted battle difficulty for some of the new enemies, giving them a better variety of attacks and stats for a more balanced experience. Additionally, I created new character portraits for Eve, adding fresh expressions for both her human and vampire forms.

On top of that, I’ve added another quality-of-life improvement to the battle UI. Now, not only is the font for damage values updated to match the game’s main font, but players will also get clear indicators when a skill is strong or weak against an enemy. Here’s a preview of how it looks in action:



Weaknesses and resistances have always existed in the game, but they were often too ambiguous. This small update makes combat feel more intuitive by giving players better feedback on their attacks.
Lastly, I want to share a final new illustration from this update—a snippet of Effie’s bite scene!



The full version is now available for all $5+ patrons in the Crimson Veil Discord server’s Hall of the Hunters channel, with a Patreon post coming later this week.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MKRUdesign Join the new Crimson Veil Discord: discord.gg/Mqz6WGn95j

That’s all for this week—until next time, everyone!

This week, I wrapped up the last of the illustrations needed for this update, which means I can scratch one more major task off my to-do list! One of the drawings I finished was Liora’s bite scene—here’s a preview below:


The full version is available now for my $5+ patrons in the Hall of the Hunters channel on the Crimson Veil Discord.

https://discord.gg/Mqz6WGn95j

It will also be posted on Patreon later this week!

https://www.patreon.com/c/MKRUdesign

If you haven’t already checked it out, Bad Ends: Enemy Archives is still available for patrons as well!



This latest comic dives into some of the game’s lesser enemies—Ghoul, Nosferatu, and Wight—bringing them to life in manga form. Be sure to take a look if you haven’t yet!

Now that the art is out of the way, I can fully shift my focus to RPG Maker and tackle the remaining tasks. Up next: importing the script for the second quest, creating those events in the game, tweaking encounters for balanced difficulty, writing and implementing bad ending scenes, adding discoverable loot, and polishing/testing everything. It feels like a lot, but without having to jump between programs, I’m hoping to mentally streamline the process… or at least try to!

That’s all for this week—until next time, everyone!

I have some disappointing news to start with—I’ve decided to postpone Version 5.6’s release to April instead of this month. Between multiple real-world obligations and other projects I’m working on this month, it’s just not feasible to wrap everything up in time. I’d rather take the extra time to make sure the update is in the best shape possible rather than rush it. That being said, I do have something exciting planned for this Tuesday in celebration of Crimson Veil’s 6th anniversary!

This week, I finished the last missing sketches for this update, along with a few other drawings. Take a look!



I also want to highlight that Tier 3 and up patrons now have early access to my sketches and WIPs as soon as they are done! I’ve started posting them in the Shardforge Sanctum channel, an exclusive space for Tier 3 and up patrons on the Crimson Veil Discord. Those who’ve checked it out already know that I finished sketching yet another illustration of Tera, from Netflix’s Castlevania. The full version is now done and is actually a short animated sequence! You can see a preview of it below:



It’s now available for all $5+ patrons to view on the official Crimson Veil Discord and It will be posted on Patreon later this week as well.

If you haven’t joined the official Crimson Veil Discord yet, now’s a great time to do so! Here’s the link to join: 

https://discord.gg/Mqz6WGn95j

Additional roles are available for Patrons of all tiers!

Be sure to look forward to the game’s anniversary this Tuesday—I have something special to share that longtime fans will love and I will be posting it on the new Discord channel. 

That’s all for this week. Until next time, everyone!

I've finished the event scripting for Liora's quest and took the time to playtest it all the way through—I’m genuinely satisfied with how it’s coming together. While I still need to finalize testing the bad endings, that half of the update is nearly wrapped up. 



Now, my focus shifts to the second half of this update, which I haven't shared much about in a few weeks. It's progressing smoothly, and after rethinking the story, I've made some changes to the script to give it a more compelling edge. I'm still refining the details, but I did manage to complete a new piece featuring Eve.



This new illustration is available exclusively to all my $5+ Patrons

https://www.patreon.com/c/MKRUdesign

—but there's a twist! It will debut on the brand new Crimson Veil Discord server, specifically in the Hall of the Hunter's channel, created just for patrons at the 5+ tier. The server had a soft opening for some patrons last week, and it's now open to everyone!



Here’s the link to join: 

https://discord.gg/Mqz6WGn95j

Please feel free to share it! 

Joining the Crimson Veil Keep Discord means you get to hang out with fellow fans and have easy access to helpful resources. It’s a chill space to chat, share ideas, and even score some cool roles if you’re a higher-tier supporter. Come join the conversation and be part of our inner circle! And if you’re not on Discord, don’t worry—I’ll also be posting the new Eve illustration on Patreon later this week! 

That’s all I have for you this week; I hope to see you all at the new server!