Just a little character art of Raif...taking a break? I don't know. He's sitting on the floor somewhere with indigo eyes and a smile. 🤣
I thought about having him actually in the engine room but that seemed like way more work than I was willing to put into this art at the time I drew it. He's not actually wearing his work clothes anyway. LoL
2023-12-26 00:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post22/12/2023
Hi everyone! Time for this week's update!
With Chapter 5.5 out of the way I have finally (FINALLY) been able to move on into editing chapter 6.
Chapter 6 is sort of a critical junction. It contained some set up for the previous more messy plo...
2023-12-22 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The final Veleian zodiac sign is associated with creativity and hard work. These individuals are focused, shy individuals with a strong association to the arts.
They can be fussy perfectionists but are generally thought of as being gentle dreams who see the beauty in the world around them.
2023-12-19 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Yren and Raif each have 7 different eye colours that appear in the game (or will appear).
Canonically, Mylorien chromatophores respond to several things (emotion, strength of the emotion, and even body temperature). So they would likely have a much greater range of colours - for instance "red" would probably vary in intensity and shade depending on the exact circumstance. It might be a more orange-red in some situations, a blood-red in others, and a more violet-red or maroon in other si...
2023-12-18 23:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post16/12/2023
Hi everyone. As usual, this time of year is a bit wild so I feel like my overall productivity has...decreased a lot. There are just a lot of distractions during the day and I find myself with a few silent hours after 10 PM when I can really focus.
Leaky Roof Saga:
🤷
It's gotten a bit worse. We've heard nothing from anyone who can fix it.
The penultimate Zodiac sign is The Sparrow - which, of course, isn't really a sparrow but a small, sparrow-like bird native to Veleia.
These are optimistic and easy going people who have the fortitude to weather any storm. Though they can also be unrealistically idealistic and a little gullible at times, they remain eternal optimists who will cling to hope even in the darkest of times.
The character who falls under this sign is Kav.
2023-12-12 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
And here we have the full sized Yren music room image. This can be unlocked in game (during chapter two, I think).
2023-12-11 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone. We have reached December. Somehow.
Let's jump in. But first!
Leaky Roof Saga:
Someone came and verified the roof is leaking...again. (A different person).
Then someone came to look at the roof (not just the ceiling inside) where they verified that a tree branch had impaled the roof THROUGH THE TILES and was still there. Which we knew. Which we had reported. This is the first time they sent someone up to the roof to actually ...
2023-12-10 05:19:55 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here are this month's questions and answers - only a few this time!
How do you say "Raif, I want you to crush my head between your thighs." in Eswoian?
Rofl Stahp. It's so hard to construct sentences like this. 🤣🤣
Um.....like this I think:
Raif, spu lí híthapû ní mu gigh gínt bonyeme qít.
Also, Raif: 😩 Wtf
Wil we get to meet Wil's dad during the story? And will we get to punch him?
Yes. ...
2023-12-08 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
An autumn sign, Ha'lo (said like hah-low, not like the English word 'halo') is a sign associated with those who are thoughtful intellectuals. They are detail-oriented people who are naturally inquisitive but when their negative traits are prominent they can be analytical and cold rather than warm and compassionate.
2023-12-05 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I forgot I wanted to include this image with the update post. =w=
So I'm posting it now. Rofl
Just made this one for fun - of Asher listening to the cosmos. Attached a couple of different resolutions that can potentially be used as a wallpaper if anyone wants.
That's all! 💪
2023-12-02 02:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostShe was beautiful.
The first time he had that thought, he was taken aback. He'd never really thought something like that before about another person.
He knew, objectively, when someone was attractive. Van was objectively attractive. Caleb also was attractive. It wasn't as if Ari didn't have eyes. He could compare features for symmetry or appeal. But Morgan was the first person he had seen where a slightly wistful thought about her beauty lodged in his mind and wouldn't leave.
<... 2023-12-02 01:41:17 +0000 UTC View PostRamble
Helllll~o! Time for this week's update.
Leaky Roof Saga:
Someone came and verified the roof is leaking and it's going to become a bigger problem if it's not fixed ASAP.
Rain continues. Ceiling looks like it's going to become sentient soon and explode alien spores all over me.
🙃
Chaos continues. I did make progress this week but it feels like I did not. LoL.
Hi everyone! Today starts the beginning of our next Q&A.
Just like before, I'll take questions for a week and then go through them and post all the answers.
As before, you can send questions about:
For any of my games and characters. I will collect them and then post a Q&A style post w...
2023-11-30 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The 7th of the ten Veleian Zodiac signs - the Traveller. This sign is one associated with those free spirited individuals but also associated with repeating cycles. Rather than being associated with wanderers who can't find their place, this sign is associated with the reliability of those who always return to their homes eventually.
Those born under this sign can sometimes be restless, unable to settle in one place and discontent with their current circumstances.
2023-11-28 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here we have Raif's unlockable music room image at full size (which can be used as a wallpaper, but not reposted anywhere online please).
For Raif and Yren I realised I couldn't go with over-the-ear headphones and ended up doing "futuristic" ear buds for the space Elves. LoL
2023-11-27 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHallo! Time for this week's update.
Leaky Roof Saga:
The report of the issue has been "passed on" (whatever that means). It's been raining for three days.
🙃
Otherwise, it's been a chaotic week. I'm exhausted and need 12 consecutive vacations. I am also running out of the house after typing this so forgive me if it ends abruptly. I've literally been trying to type it up for two hours with constant interruptions.
My life. 🤣🤣...
2023-11-25 02:02:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The 6th Veleian zodiac sign - the coiled serpent. These individuals are considered to be honest, confident, and witty - they are usually good at reading others and are known to make snap (but well-informed) decisions. Conversely, they can be impatient and quick tempered, as well as very stubborn.
Wouldn't you know it, the character associated with this sign is Raif.
2023-11-22 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostA few years ago I watched an interesting presentation that was about the idea of the "skip" function as an important game mechanic for visual novels and how developers should consider the experience of skipping through VNs as part of their game design.
I thought it was interesting because, so often, "skip" is an overlooked feature. It's there, but we don't lend a lot of thought to how it integrates with the experience of unlocking the story or moving through the content...
2023-11-20 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostRamble
Hallo! Time for this week's update. It was a lousy week and our roof is leaking AGAIN. 💪💪
If you are thinking "Wow, Esh. Your roof leaks a lot." - you'd be right. We live under a massive gum tree that drops HUGE branches onto our *tile* roof. It's constantly cracking and breaking the tiles, causing leaks.
Apparently this time it dropped a branch which STABBED INTO THE ROOF like a javelin. We only knew because a neighbour from up the street...
2023-11-18 00:51:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Here we have the 5th of the 10 Veleian zodiac signs, the wolf. Like other animals, this is a wolf-like creature native to Veleia but isn't, strictly speaking, a "wolf."
Those born under this sign are loyal and passionate individuals who tend to have a lot of natural charisma. They can be obsessive and controlling if their more negative personality traits take over - often out of fear of losing what they care for.
So this poll is about in-game achievements (as opposed to something like Steam's achievement system).
How do you feel about in-game achievements? They would pop up similarly to Steam's achievements and probably have a gallery page listing them all.
Since I'm not sure if I'll release When Stars Collide on Steam at all, I'm curious if people would want to see an achievement system in the game or just be kind of bleh on it since it's not part of a larger system on Steam or something....
2023-11-14 06:17:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! Here is the full sized image of Noel's music room image. This will be unlockable in the game to be able to have as the image when you are listening to tracks in the music room. But this is the full sized image for use as a wallpaper if you like.
As always, please do not repost of patreon. This is only for personal use by patrons.
2023-11-13 23:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! Sorry this is a bit late! I didn't update over the weekend since my spouse got back from a 2 week trip and I've just been busy hanging out with him. 💖💖
Then today, of course, he's back to work so it was chaotic. LoL
Here we have the fourth zodiac sign - The Life Tree, made up of six stars.
People under this sign are considered compassionate individuals with a nurturing personality. They are natural care givers but can be predisposed to being clingy and overbearing at times.
2023-11-07 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHow do you say "Raif, please marry me" in Eswonian?
🤣
"Raif, u noli lhara."
How long is When stars collide going to be?
I think I've mentioned an exact word count before but my estimate is somewhere between 460k - 500k. I don't know for sure where it will land.
Right now, my target word count in my spreadsheet is set at 466000 words. and that's based on how long Asher's route ended up being.
There is a 100% chance that t...
2023-11-07 01:47:28 +0000 UTC View PostJust out of curiosity, what is everyone's favourite genre for VNs? After When starts Collide, I'm probably going to be moving back into fantasy for a while, which I know tends to be the overall preference for the community. But 'fantasy' is really broad.
What is everyone's favourite genre?
2023-11-04 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHallo. Time for this week's devlog everyone. I took a semi-break for a few days this week (I was working on something tangentially related to games but tried to keep it chill. I did write as well but wasn't really trying to push myself as hard as normal.
So this will be a short update!
This week I finished up writing Raif's scenes and started on Yre...
2023-11-04 03:21:39 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! Today starts the beginning of our next Q&A.
Just like before, I'll take questions for a week and then go through them and post all the answers.
As before, you can send questions about:
For any of my games and characters. I will collect them and then post a Q&A style post w...
2023-10-31 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
So here we have the third zodiac sign.
This sign inhabits a star cluster and there are 15 stars that make up the constellation. People under this sign are thought to be courageous and pioneering who walk forward into the future without flinching. However they are sometimes viewed as reckless and overconfident as well.
2023-10-31 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post