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EF2 April Update 2: Once More, a Daunting Task is Conquered!

 Hi everyone! It’s the second April update~ This time, I’ve got a bit more to say, since I can now sit and type at my computer without worsening eye pain! But even so, let’s jump right in to the past period’s goals:


  • Digitize a character zone (not necessarily implement): Done! I was able to digitize Munya’s first zone.

  • Finish implementing Greta zone: Done, for now!

  • Write an additional 7 conversations: Done!

  • Finish some previously sketched CGs: Done! I had a total of five CGs that had been sketched but not completed, and I ended up being able to finish all five of them~


It turns out that the digitizing process was… A lot easier than I had built it up in my head. I was pretty worried I wouldn’t be able to make it work in a way that made sense, but it turned out just fine- It didn’t take too long, and my approach worked on the first attempt without needing to adjust, so I’m much more confident about the process moving forward!


Meanwhile, with Greta’s zone- ‘done for now’ is where I’m going to leave it. It’s fully functional! There’s one visual-clarity effect that I haven’t been able to figure out just yet, but that’s going on the bottom of the priority list to come back to much later. In short- It’s good, but there’s an optional improvement I may or may not eventually be able to make. For now, I’m just glad it works right!


My next update will be 5/10 - That’s mother’s day, so I do need to account for making my mom’s gift before then too! I’m also tabling at a pride event on 5/2 (For historical reasons, this town holds theirs early to be the first pride festival of the season for the region) and my birthday is 5/4 (If anybody wants to draw an EF character or make an etsy purchase as a birthday gift to me, I wouldn’t complain-) so with all of that in mind, I don’t want to get too ambitious with this list. So…

  • Implement that digitized Munya zone

  • Digitize another zone, maybe Tony’s?

  • Make the assets for another zone


Focusing in on some more zone-related tasks for this development period, just one of each flavor! A reasonable amount for me to take on that represents a fairly large step forward in the development. At this point, all that stands in the way of early testing are some zones and some conversations. We’ve still got quite a ways to go with the game, but the foundations are here~ So, following up on that list, what else will I be working on in the rest of May, before the 5/24 devlog?


  • One more zone’s assets

  • Finish all first convos for Tony

  • Finish all first convos for Cobalt

  • Fill in some small writing gaps (eg. some characters are placed on the map without a full introduction segment written)


Per usual, I’ll be jumping right into the second-half goals if I happen to complete the first-half ones particularly quickly- I’ve got my fingers crossed! While I’m already becoming busier again, I actually got ahead on some things this past month. Spring has sprung, and with it, some extra energy, it seems! I’m hoping to get a lot more done while I can.


I’ll leave you for today with one of the CGs I was able to complete in this development period. Thank you, as always, for reading! See you next time.
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