Oy. so I figured I get this underway. I left a small update at hongfire but for those of you who check here exclusively, I haven't died and the project hasn't slowed down... much. I bought a new cintiq, it doesn't work, getting it fixed. That'll be about two weeks. Also moving, that's kind of a major annoyance.

As for actual progress, I've been doing character sets, writing events, finishing touches on maps. You know, stuff I do without my cintiq. Just finished a char-set today actually and I think it was the last one. Maps are about 75% done. Thanks to CosmicKitty and GoatRider for your hard work. I want to update a few character designs. but that's kinda periferal/last thought/finish everything else first sort of deal. So most of what's left is eventing and drawing H scenes. The latter of which I can't do right now.

And I'm sure there's plenty of people out their who would like a release date, or even a ball park release. Well last time I said June and then work picked up. June went Bye Bye and it's still many months off, which is why I don't like release dates. Shit slides sideways at any given time. For now just know the group is puttering along consistently as ever. Take care and I'll keep you posted.

aw shoot

Vindi here, news on the music, Collection is faring well... however.... I THINK I just lost one of my hard drives.... which had SOMETHING in it i cant find.

Update: probed about, I cant seem to find some of the songs I collected..... uh oh... 

Small update. I got two new mappers and a backup two on the waiting list. In short, this means I have most likely found a sufficient amount of mappers for the game, and have finally started working on the eventing remaining art assets. I'd like to commission the H art too, but the artists I like aren't always available and consistency counts for a lot. Either way, this basically means progress has picked up bit.

Update June 13/13

Alright. So plenty of little things have been going on. Got a new desk which I had to assemble, twice, cuz I misread the instructions. That killed a week.

Ryo's not gonna be as fast as I'd have hoped but I sure as hell ain't turning away any help.
He's getting better too so that's a positive.

Had another mapper with us on a trial bases. But it's not gonna work out. *shame too cuz she was really good* But she wasn't comfortable with the job, which is perfectly understandable and I can relate to quite a bit actually since my mind went blank the first time I considered drawing an H pic. XD. But anyways, wish her the best of luck. She said she does intend to finish the task given to her so that's a plus.

I've started advertising for the position, although not on offbeatre. I don't want to put myself in a position where I might actually get funded because I tend to blink on and off the internet for days at a time randomly.

On that note, anyone with mad PS skills looking to make a few bucks in there spare time, I pay $60 for a 30x30 tile map, $120 for a 60x60tile map, and $200 for a 100x100.tile map. I have all the resources you'll need and you don't have you worrying about the crazy coloring, shadowing. I can do that myself. Just need someone to lay the areas out. I pay half in advance, rest upon completion, and despite the nature of the game you won't be exposed to any inappropriate content.

As for personal progression. It's basically more of the same slowly but surely stuff I've been saying all long. I've been editing some of celianna and lunarea's steampunk tiles which are sure to come in handy for quite a while. This is actually a pretty good example of why I hide from funding. Her tiles are pretty popular so there's a decent chance someone could locate the game on offbeatre and report back to them, especially if the game becomes more popular. If that happens it'll be too late to say 'oh oh, I never really intended to get funding;.' It's on offbeatre! That's like the entire point of putting it there. Also I've been bouncing around doing a bit of character designing too.

I should be able to upgrade my cintiq by the end of this month as well and I'm not gonna lie, I'm giddy as a school girl about it. Last Of Us comes out tomorrow... *waves bye bye to the weekend*

Just felt like giving an update. work has slowed a bit but not stopped with my new work hours and that Ki No Kuni game... which is freaking amazing by the way. Finished a couple maps and started on eventing. also been redoing a couple of the crappier Facesets. For example, Leia.

...One on the Right is the new one. Cheers.

New mapper

Alright. We may have a new mapper with us. Actually the same dude that came up with Ryo. if it works out *Which so far it looks like it will.* This will probably help me save me a few months and give me more time to focus on the art. Which is ironic because my work scheduled is about to kick it up a notch. Anyway. Wish the guy luck and I'll see you next update.

Parallax Mapper Wanted.

You don't need to be a master of the screen and hard mix layers or anything. I can add the effects on my own. But a standard paralax mapper would be great. I've spent much time fiddling with my own shoddy area layouts, throwing out some areas and revamping others. It's a huge time sink. If anyone wants to help, lemme know.