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Blending In With The Cult
🕑 Added 2025-03-21 17:57:07 +0000 UTCGood evening,
Over the last week I have done a lot of groundwork and now it's again time to give you an update on everything I've done.
The cover picture already hints at it, I plan to adapt the appearance of the cultists. On the one hand, the previous dialog pictures of them are getting on in years and on the other hand, it would have been difficult to portray different characters with them. Since they were never more than placeholders anyway, I have now set about creating a revised appearance for them in the coming update.
I had been thinking about using masks instead of faces for a while. It's not a new idea, of course, but I think it fits very well here and makes it believable how the MC can sneak in without being immediately recognized as an intruder by everyone. So, that was the work on new textures and then dialog images and character sprites.
Then I've been working on Arianna's model and updated her skin texture. I made new sprites and dialog images for her to replace her old ones which were very outdated. For a moment I had also thought about working on her earliest animations (in the forest) but for now I have put that idea aside since this update will have enough workload anyway as it is and I doubt that I will have time to do more rework (other than Arianna's dialog images).
The other bigger thing I've worked on this week was a new map that will be added north of the ruins map. Short background info:
The village of Darkholt was once founded by King Calan and was intended to show the people how things would continue after the war against the orcs. Back then, the settlers were lured there with promises of riches and prosperity.
None survived when the orcs finally drove back the humans and all that remains today is a ruin that reminds us of the presumptuousness of the old king.
The map will be a part of the storyline for the upcoming update. But as already announced I also plan to adapt/extend the underground map under the old chapel. However, I haven't started working on that yet as for to know what to add I have to work on the story. While writing it I will notice what's still missing.
So the plan for the coming week is clear, I will start working on the story. Now that the basics are done, I can fully immerse myself in the events and then add the missing objects/characters.
What should also not be missing, of course, are new animations. I will deliberately not add any new female characters in this update and instead focus on Arianna, Verena and Elisabeth. For the latter, I already mentioned that the content in Penny's update was a little too short and now that this update also concerns her story, I want to add a little more.
That's all for now. I will continue to work a bit more and wish you all a nice weekend!
Comments
MandalorianChristian
Good work. The Design of the Mask looks amazing
JoJo
i am excited, hell yeah ! keep up the good work :D
Bruce Barton
NICE!!!! Can't to have more content with Arianna
ExoReborn
I dont know if anyone else seen the vid of a Cult dancing its some animation i came across but was funny i was just thinking what if the cult they all did that dance when ya show up lol. I wish i could remember what that vid was called anyways still looking forward to it as always.
Your OWL
I am super excited to see what story holds in future
Didel
i would really really reeeaaally like to have a peek at your back story script for the game.
Kevin Daley
They’re a secret demonic sex cult that also have monsters in its ranks. Ya the masks make sense.
