Crimson Veil News

It’s been a busy week for me! Despite it being spring break and having a week off, I’ve certainly kept myself occupied! After finishing a checklist of errands that I had to do around the house, I was able to focus on just game development from Wednesday onward, which was nice.

I finished up all the art that was pending, including this new illustration for Aeriseth’s Bad Ending.



I have a preview available now for all my $5+ supporters on Patreon.

https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign

Working on this scene made me want to expand on the Casino content in a future update. There is a lot of potential left on the table with that scene! You’ll know what I mean once you get to playing it.
I also played through the vampire route from start to finish. One thing that dawned on me going from chapter 1 and 2 to 3 is how my writing style changed. Mila seemed a bit different in personality (to me anyway) during the early vampire route compared to how I write her now. I may go back and tweak some lines that I dislike at some point, but I don’t really have the headspace for that now. Not sure if it’s something anyone else will notice, but I thought it was worth mentioning. I guess returning to a work after several years will do that to a character!

Today, I have sent out a version of the latest update to my testers. We will be combing over any issues in the following days, but barring any unexpected delays, the latest update should be available on April 14th, 8 PM EST to all Patrons, followed by a public release on April 28th! Thank you all so much for your patience during this update cycle!

Before I wrap up this weekly update, I have one more special announcement!



I have commissioned @rg_18vhit to work on a sequel to the last comic! Bad Ends: File 02 will be a 10 page comic covering the events of chapter 2 of the main route. We are still tweaking a few things, but it should be available sometime next month for all patrons, then shortly after for everyone else to enjoy! The last comic got a wonderfully positive reception, so I want to once again thank @rg_18vhit for all their hard work on this! April will be a good month for CV fans!

That’s all I have for you this week! Until next time!

Another big task off the To-Do list this week! The previously mentioned Slime Queen quest has now been fully implemented into the game! Going into this update, I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with the new slimegirl content, aside from just really wanting to include it. I mostly had loose ideas and a character design to go with. This week I sat down to think about how I could differentiate this quest from the ongoing slime quest of the main route!

This quest is slightly more involved than going around whacking slimegirls for jellies. After obtaining the quest, discovering Queen Oozora’s location, and then defeating her, you’ll gain access to a new area which you will be able to frequent throughout the course of the game. The Sticky Arena!



Indeed, this is an arena in which you are pitted against three randomly assigned Slimegirls. You can fight as many as you want or none at all, but defeating all three will yield a random prize! These range from all manner of slime jelly, to exclusive optional equipment for your party!



Seeing as you can use this arena as often as you like (for a paltry fee) this is also another excellent location to work on improving your bond level with your Pets!

Each of these slimy warriors is matched with your current level, much like with Ophelia, so depending on when you choose to tackle this quest, these lesser slimes could wind up stronger than the Queen! Watch your back, because anyone defeated in the arena is added to the Queen’s slimy collective…


I have the full version of this illustration currently up on my patreon for all $5 and up members!

https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign

With that last bit of content behind me, it's just about time for me to do another playthrough and check that everything works and my goal for this week is to send a copy of the update to testers. The time for release is fast approaching. I hope you’re all looking forward to it!

That’s all I’ve got for you this week. Until next time, everyone!

How are you all this fine Sunday? This week, I suffered from one of the worst stomach bugs I’ve had in a decade. I was completely out of commission on Wednesday and Thursday. Could it have been something I caught while I was out the previous weekend? Possible, but I didn’t feel like heading to the hospital to find out! (waaaay too expensive!) I’m fine now, so no worries there!

Just yesterday, I finally finished up the Chapter 3-V scenario, Casino Quest, and the quest logs for everything in the update! The Casino Quest in particular was a chore that I had been putting off for a while because navigating through all the variables was giving me a headache… But, it’s done and tested, on my end at least. Let’s see what my testers find when they play through it.

Scenes currently have placeholder art while I finish working on them. I’ve got a few more to sketch out, but thankfully I’ve got another work break coming up the following week that should give me the time I need to finish that up. Speaking of art, I’ve got a new preview here for you of some art I recently teased of the high class and elegant Sigrun.



Definitely need to mess around with her more in future updates! I have a 2 image set of her, as well as another set of character portraits with her in a “more hindered” position.



Kinda spoilery, but it's there for all my $5+ patrons to enjoy a bit early.

https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign

Playing chapter 3-V from start to finish was enjoyable for me and after such a long of not contributing to it’s main plot, I’m satisfied with where the story is headed. I hope you’ll all agree when you get around to playing it next month.

Until next week everyone!

How’s everyone doing? This week I peered through my list of highest-tiered patrons and crafted the NPCs of everyone I hadn’t gotten around to yet. If you became a tier 4 patron between the release of the last update and this one, your NPC can be found somewhere within the new area of Fallholt! I also finished the last scene that takes place in this update’s dungeon, So I just have one more scene to go for the story and then tweak a few other side quest scenes.



This month is going to be focused on cranking out the illustrations, which I’ve only briefly worked on. This week I worked on two of them and though I’ve made good progress, they’re not finished yet. But, you can check out a cropped preview of this scene with Cassie, ditching her dorky glasses:



And this rather spicy expression on Sigrun’s face:



On that note, I can’t forget to mention that tomorrow is Crimson Veil’s 5 year anniversary! I posted version 1.0 back in 2019! It’s crazy how time flies! I’ve prepared an illustration for the occasion, which I will be sharing on patreon and twitter tomorrow, so be sure you’re following me on one of those platforms to check it out!

@MaikeruUrashima

Lastly, I will be out on a work business trip next weekend, so there will be no Weekly Update next Sunday. However, I have prepared something a little different to go live that day at the usual time, for my $5 and up Patrons. I’m curious to see if you’ll like it.

Well, that’s all I have for you this week. Until next time, everyone!

Still working on scripting events, but I’m now able to play up to the dungeon of the update itself! Just a few more scenes to go! A friend of mine told me that he was recently replaying the game on Steam and suggested something that I’ve decided to implement into the game. For certain puzzles that are a bit esoteric, I’ve highlighted keywords to make the clues more obvious. This can be seen in the very first dungeon, the Cliffside Library. The clues that give you the combination are now bright and blue!



A few of you have asked me if a certain feature would be returning to Fallholt with this update. I am happy to confirm that the casino will be added in. Mila will have the opportunity to obtain the ability to summon Aeriseth once again by completing the side quest. Even better, if you already defeated Aeriseth in the main route, you will skip the fight entirely!



However, should you choose to fight her and lose, you’ll get a slightly different ending than you would in the main route. Aeriseth can’t convert Mila and make her a succubus anymore, but that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t have another use for her…



I currently have an alternate preview of the succubus corruption scene for all my $5+ patrons. Take a look if you’re curious.

https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign


Well, that’s all I have for you this week. Until next time, everyone!