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Dev Update 18/04/2021

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Short update this week as everything is currently on schedule. The writing process is continuing with the next city story being worked on. As well as some more general notes for Kat and Eves dates. My day job is threatening to become more time consuming in the near future, I’ll keep you updated if this becomes a serious issue.

On the art side I’ve gotten the background artists going already, early sketches look promising. The next step is to get Phoenix up and run...

Dev Update 11/04/2021

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The writing process for v 0.3 has begun. The third date for Jess has started to take shape, as well as a new city traveling story. It’s still rather early in the process and changes are likely to happen, but I’m going to try to get the artists going a little earlier this time around to avoid the bottle neck they had last version. That’s always a bit of a gamble as it locks a few details in earlier then I’m used to. But hopefully it’ll be an overall good for the pr...

Dev Update 02/04/2021

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The v 0.2.1 release has gone relatively well. While reception is still slow (to be fair, as slow as my dev process), it’s been generally positive. You all reported a few minor typos since the release. I’m going over them right now, but I’ll generally be rolling fixing them into the next release. So let’s talk about that for a moment.

Body Language v 0.3 is currently planned to contain one more date for each of the girls, another city story with an associated m...

Body Language 0.2.1 Release!

I'm happy to present the public version of Body Language 0.2.1 for all platforms!

This version includes a few minor bug fixes and typo fixes over 0.2.0. If you've played that version with no issue, you can safely skip this one.

As always, please let me know if you encounter any issues, typos, or have any thoughts on this update. Feedback is vital to me in this games early stage. And have ...

Body Language 0.2.0 Bug Hunt Release!

Alright, so. I was a little late getting the latest version to QA, so I don’t have much in the way of bug reports yet, however, I did promise a release today, so here’s what we’re doing. Attached is the bug hunt, win64 only version of Body Language 0.2.0. I’m putting it up so those that are anxious to play can try it out. It’s been through enough testing that I’m confident in releasing it, but things like typos or grammar issues might be a bit more prevalent in this version (pleas...

Dev Update 14/03/2021

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Phoenix pulled off the unexpected and managed to complete Kats date art today. I’m going to take one extra day to implement the date into the game, as well as do my own run of QA. Which means by late Monday (the 15h) I should be ready to make a limited QA release of version 0.2 to a few select individuals. I will then take in their reports and fix things as needed, so I anticipate a public release including all 3 girls sec...

Dev Update 06/03/2021

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Let’s start by ripping off the band aid, Kat’s date art is not likely to make it in time, so her date will have to wait until the next version (0.3). I’m working together with phoenix to create a more transparent schedule (as much as is possible within the limitations of working on commission). So hopefully we won’t over extend like this again. The good news is that Eve’s date art is likely to just make it under the wire, so her date will be included in the upcomi...

Dev Update 27/02/2021

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Another one of them good news bad news weeks. On the good news side, Eve’s second date is practically done and implemented into the game. The bad news is that “practically” there means implemented with placeholder art cause the art delay is still a thing. With two weeks of dev left before this versions QA deadline, it looks like I may have to hold back one or more of the girls dates due to missing art. I don’t want to delay the version even more at this point. I’l...

Dev Update 20/02/2021

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Short update this week as it’s another week with lots of "invisible" writing tasks. I’m a bit behind with Eve’s second date. It’s written, and it's a fun one. But It still needs some touch ups and edits and of course, implementation into the game. On the other hand, I’ve already gotten a good start writing Kat’s second date, so in terms of task completion, it all balances out all right.

The art team is done with their national holiday and are up and runnin...

Dev Update 13/02/2021

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A relatively easy-going week, I completed well over half the writing needed for Eves second date. And I’m expecting to finish writing and implementing that date by next weekend. I’ve also received Jess’s second date sexy reward image from Phoenix and put it into the game and reward gallery.

I’ve mentioned a delay in my last update, so let me give you a bit more details about that. As you may know, all my artists work on commission. This means that I’m one cl...

Dev Update 07/02/2021

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Another rather hectic week here in Mipsville. I got the first dose of the vaccine this week, made a joke about it on twitter, got banned for 24 hours over that, and also managed to work on Body Language a bit :P

Writing on Eve’s second date is still progressing, I have a good sense of where the scene is going, and hopefully I’ll be done with it by next weekend. I also spent a bit of time this coding up a new minigame for an upcoming exploration event. Which curren...

Dev Update 29/01/2021

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A bit of a slow week as I’ve been a little under the weather. Jess’s second date is finally in the game. It’s still missing a few final art assets, which should be ready by next week. Since I don’t have much progress to report this week, here’s a sneak preview :)

With that out of the way I’m now free to work on Eve’s second date. The background art team is alrea...

Dev Update 23/01/2021

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It’s been a somewhat busy week for me, but progress on the game is still going strong. I’ve completed the writing on Jess’s next date. I’m still waiting on a few pieces of art for it so instead of going right into implementation, I’m instead focused on writing Eve’s next date instead.

Phoenix is still working on Jess’s date images. The sketches so far are looking rather hot, I can’t wait to see the finished version. Once I get a bit more writing done o...

Dev Update 16/01/2021

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This week was thankfully uneventful. Writing on the various dates is progressing on schedule, with Jess’s second date already about half way done. I expect to get it fully written and into the game by next weekend. Phoenix should be done with the art for this date by next weekend as well.

I also took on some long standing tech tasks this week. I’ve figured out a quicker way to apply run permissions on my Mac and Linux builds, which will make multi platform relea...

Dev Update 09/01/2021

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So ah… this has been a bit of a crazy week hasn’t it? Like most people on the planet, my productivity wasn’t 100% this week for obvious reasons. I did manage to write up the skeleton for both the Jess and Eve dates. As well as handle some typos that were reported this week (thanks Gwaxer!)

On the art side Wyne has completed this lovely background image which will work nicely with one of the girls dates. The next step is for Phoenix to add some character sprites ...

Dev Update 01/01/2021

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Early update this weekend since it was a rather busy week. As you know I built and released v 0.1.1 for Mac and Linux. I’ve also added some quality of life improvements like windowed mode for all builds and gesture support for the Android version. With no more major bugs reported I’m considering version 0.1 done.

So I’m now moving on to working on version 0.2.0! I’m currently writing the next date for Jess (Oh look, I can use the girls names in updates now). I...

Body Language [0.1.1] is out!

This is a minor version that adds Official Mac and Linux builds, as well as gesture support for the Android version and general typo and bug fixes for all builds.

V 0.1.1

• Official Mac version!
• Official Linux version!
• Gesture support added to the Android version (swipe up for menu, swipe right for text skipping, swipe left or hit the back button for rollback).
• Switch between full screen and windowed mode in the settings (all version...
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Dev Update 26/12/2020

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As you should be aware, I released version 0.1.0 of Body Language yesterday! The feedback so far has been good. I’m looking forward to some more player feedback in the coming days. If you’re inclined to leave a review on the game, those really do help a lot. I’ve also shared your general appreciation of the art with Phoenix and she was very happy with the response.

So, now what?

Well, I’ll be spending the next week or ...

Body Language [0.1.0] is out!

"Listen... You're a fun, clever guy. I know that. But that's the problem, I know that. No one else does. You're a bit... shy, you know? I don't think I've ever seen you approach a woman you don't know and ... just ask her out."

"So I'll make you a deal: You pick up a woman and close the deal, during this trip, and I'll pay for your flight back, in time for your precious classes. Sound good?"

Body Language is a game about communication, verbal and otherwis...

Dev Update 19/12/2020

The important stuff first: I expect Body Language v1 to be out publicly around the 25th of this month!

And now, update time.

Well this was a crazy week! I finished implementing the last girls first date as expected. I also found a bit of time to work on the girls details page some more and take into account some helpful early player feedback. It’s still a bit bare since much of the details I want to show there aren’t really in the game yet. But it’s already ...

Dev Update 12/12/2020

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I’m happy to report that I’ve hit my writing target for the third girls first date. It is now complete at a little over 2k words. I still have some minor editing left to do, and of course, transferring it from the page to the game. But I’m confident I can get that done during this week. Phoenix is also on track, having delivered the final sketches for this dates last assets. She is now working on coloring them. It’s going to be tight, but I think I’ll be able to k...

Dev Update 05/12/2020

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Where does the time go? I spent most of my time this week polishing the third girls first date. I’m still a little behind schedule with it, but hopefully by pushing a bit during next week, I’ll have everything ready in time. All background art for this date is now done. Phoenix has completed the sexy date reward CG already and is hard at work on one final piece of art required for this date. So now it’s a race between us to see who’ll get their task done first. Here...

Dev Update 28/11/2020

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Another week of writing done. I’m not progressing as fast as I’d hoped. Turns out long term quarantine isn’t great for creativity, who knew? Seriously though, I had enough already written down to allow both the background art team and phoenix to work concurrently with my writing, so they should all make the deadline for this last scene. I’ve allocated more of my own time next week for game development to hopefully compensate and catch up. It’s going to be tight, b...

Dev Update 21/11/2020

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Despite struggling with my sleep issues this week, I did accomplish quite a bit. The second girls first date is now fully in the game. I really like how it turned out and hopefully so will you :)

I’ve started the writing process on the third girls first date, I have enough down to get the background art team started. But it’s still in a rather early draft stage. More writing will be done during the next two weeks or so.

I also had time to patch up a few anno...

Dev Update 14/11/2020

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The writing and editing of the second girls first date is done. I really like how it turned out! It plays with a kink I don't remember seeing used in a game before, so that should be fun. I’m currently in the process of putting the date into the game (managing branching dialogues, drawing backgrounds and sprites, and adding sound). Since all the art is already done, I figure this process will be done either today or tomorrow at the latest.

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Dev Update 07/11/2020

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Eventful week we’re having. I hear there was some kind of vote or something? Sounded important. Anyway, I spent this week working on the second of three dates I have planned for the release. I’d hoped to have it done by this weekend but I may have spent some of my time anxiously scrolling and refreshing news pages. On the up side, it gave me time to improve the end of date reward I had planned. I think the result will speak for itself when it’s out. Currently planning...

Dev Update 31/10/2020

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I’m happy to report another productive week. In addition to hitting my writing targets for the date I’m working on (including some fun subtle references), I also got some very helpful feedback from a fellow dev. Not only has Mr. Hands clued me in to some less than clear elements in the games intro, he also gave me some handy tips about UI design. As you can see, the games text boxes now look much better. You can thank Mr. Hands for that by following him, and the game he...

Dev Update 24/10/2020

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I like it when weeks go according to plan. I wanted to wrap up the last girls mood system this week and I got it done yesterday. I sent the latest build to a few patrons for even more feedback. So far so good. Hopefully nothing major turns up.

In art news the backgrounds for the next date and associated reward image are done. I’m now focused on writing and implementing this...

Dev Update 17/10/2020

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This week started with getting some more helpful feedback on the current state of the game. As usual, that meant a round of fixes and tweaks. There’s still one major bug that only happens some of the time (and never on my machine), those are always… fun… to get around. But like all bugs, it will be found and squashed eventually.

Bugs are fun!

I’ve spent my remaining ti...

Dev Update 10/10/2020

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This week was super productive! I completed the second girls mood system. Including writing, editing and implementation. I just got done reviewing it in the game and it works well. I think I have her voice down now. Which is why I’ve already started writing up her first date. My goal for the public release was to have the mood system done for all girls, but I’m now hoping to get the first date done for most, if not all the girls for the end of the year deadline as well....