Entropic Float Biweekly Update #3

These past two weeks have been busy for me! I went to a convention, Deltarune chapter 2 released. Uh. That's it. But anyway, since I more or less only make substantial progress on days that I don't have to go anywhere, and I only had three of those, one of which I filled with playing other video games because that is a weakness of all gamedevs... I made exactly as much progress as I expected to make since last time.

Writing:

In the last update, I said I would write two more segments before the next update. And I did! Amelie's nighttime route has got its introductory section and its first puzzle room and that's it. But this does bring us to 14 segments out of 54 total, and crosses the threshold into being a quarter of the way done with the writing! The time I spend writing has sped up quite a bit as well as I've gotten used to the style of calling and hiding sprites along with the lines.

Talksprites:

No change since last update.

Voice Acting:

No change since last update.

Background Images:

Since last time I received the scene for the Ballroom from my program collaborator! But since I haven't quite reached the part of writing which utilizes it (It's in my next segment, though!) the only screenshot I have is the example I sent my collaborator of how badly it loaded in before we got our mods synced up. Please enjoy this room in which every single piece of furniture turned into a plain white sphere.

Background Music:

I haven't added any tracks since last time, but I do plan on adding more soon. I want to either compose or commission a few more character-specific tunes, as it currently stands that some have got related music and some simply don't. I would like for them all to have some track that primarily evokes them, even if it's used in other places! (For current examples, the Nozomis have got Righteous Family, Peri has Schadenfreude's Princess, and Malcolm has Banksy Could Never)

Thanks for reading this little update! Next time, you'll see not a whole lot- I have a couple very busy weekends ahead of me. But after that, you can hopefully expect a lot more! Especially in November... Until next time!

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