GhastRiv
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Progress report for August 2024
🕑 Added 2024-08-31 08:58:38 +0000 UTCLast month's report was combined into this month.
Astralaria
We have made quite a few class mods, but we still encountered a lot of problems when actually making map.
We have spent most of these two months gathering feedback and constantly revising various issues with the first beta dungeon of Astralaria. The current beta only includes 1 replayable map, 10 trinkets, and 6 new enemies.
Also, as mentioned before, we have adjustments to our translators. I've received questions about two previous classes missing words in their translations.
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1 September 2024
We have updated the translation file today
Floss: https://www.patreon.com/posts/98009482
Ailuoli: https://www.patreon.com/posts/108844169
I am currently in the process of contacting professional foreign language school students to work on the translations, and as soon as we have confirmed our working relationship, we will begin translating the missing parts of the previous translations. Hopefully, this will result in a better and more stable localised text.
I was actually going to wait until the translation of the current, more stable version of the Astralaria test dungeon was complete before posting the August work report, but apparently I haven't waited for the day when the translation is complete, so I have to go ahead and send out the work report now. We should have this part of the translation done by the first few days of September.
You should be able to notice that the images of the monsters are different from the ones previously released. We've actually stylised almost all of the illustrations to make them more in line with DD's art environment.
Actually, they're still not that ‘fundamentalist’ now, but I think the style is interesting.
Here's a screenshot of a portion of the folder of material we've completed so far (of a portion of the screenshot), let me explain. Here's a display of the enemy material, meaning there are a total of 23 new enemies and 4 new bosses.
The map will have five areas in total, with one boss for each new area except the first one.
As said before, we plan to update once a month and aim to finish this part of the replica towards the end of the year. At the same time, art materials are being prepared for the main Astralaria content to ensure that we can begin work on the core content as soon as we finish these current sections.
In fact, the part we're currently working on is sort of Astralaria's extra content. I chose to do this part first mainly because I wanted to familiarise myself with the crafting process and avoid the problem of repeated reworks in important major dungeons, and it's proving to be quite useful.
Also, because of the lag in translations, patreon releases will always wait until our local beta has stabilised before being translated and uploaded. We have a limited number of members, so please understand.
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New Class
Mystic
Work continues on the Mystic, and the artist plans to allocate more work time over the next month to finish illustrations as soon as possible.
Aeon
I regret to inform you that Aeon's current work has stopped and the artist is unable to continue contributing for personal reasons.
YueZhu
In order to fill Aeon's work cycle, we've re-planned new characters.YueZhu is a new class featuring Whitesnake and hand-held lamp.
Although the project has just been confirmed for about two weeks, this artist is more efficient and I think we should see the finished product relatively soon ......
There are a few other characters that weren't the main recommendation but have been completed that haven't made it to you yet due to translation issues.
Asti
The King of Delay returns once again to his loyal darkest dungeon!
The illustrator of warlock class brought in his new character, Asti, and I brought in his drafts for you guys to check out first.
*class will not include the Sea Dragon form.
The good news is that he's sure to finish the painting, the bad news is that there's no telling when he'll finish it.
...... The jokes stop here, let me be serious, he should finish it faster this time, I will supervise the work and make sure he can finish the job effectively.
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Peripheral Gifts
Unfortunately, I don't have the energy to send items overseas and I don't understand shipping costs.
I've put together a free subscription gift for fans in mainland China, consisting of a folio card, a sheet of letterhead, three different stickers and a fire-painted stamped envelope with DD's iconic Iron Crown on it.
Yes, it's the Lilith class trinket, the letter. Though it may not look the same ......
Let me translate what's on the letterhead for you.
Writing is just a pain in the arse!
But it's too far away to use telepathy.
Don't tell anyone, especially Tiamat, about my secret letters, okay? Otherwise I won't be able to control how hard I hit you next time. (I don't translate well. The original text here also has a sexual connotation.)
Don't forget the dating and come to my room when you have time.
Don't be late! Don't let anyone know!
Deovolente is the real name of the character lilith class. My id as author is GhastRiv ...... Sometimes people get the two confused.
I've uploaded the art materials as attachments, or you can print them yourself if you want.
The text on the envelope was handwritten and came from a female PhD in Mathematics from a leading university. She was also a cosplayer in the last chrono ark character, and one of the art participants in the Astralaria mod.
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Have a good day. See you next month.
Comments
Kurt Kobain
Looking forward to Mystic and YueZhu !!!!!++++++
GhastRiv
Mystic and YueZhu will have nsfw skin
팬텀맹글 영원의
I have one question do the 3 classes come with nsfw skin?
GhastRiv
In addition to the class that I mainly put effort into and promote, there are usually other class mods produced in 1-2 months. Sometimes of higher quality, sometimes of lower quality, as the producers involved vary. Generally the mods I mainly mention will have the best quality. Going back to Aeon class, I plan to have that illustrator take over work on that character after the Mystic is done, but it's possible that it will go to other new characters.
GhastRiv
Yes, it's unfortunate. It just so happens that the main character being advertised was halted from production. Mystic Class is expected to be finished this December, YueZhu maybe a bit sooner.Asti is still a new project at the moment, and while the strength of the artist is guaranteed, the efficiency will depend on the actual performance, and it's safe to assume that there will definitely be more than one illustration of the character per month.
팬텀맹글 영원의
So is the aeon class an unlimited suspension? I've been looking forward to it a lot, but it's sad... One more thing. When can you complete the other 3 classes you're working on?
