The release of v0.60, little under a week ago, has gone pretty smooth! Another update out on time. Just as I manage to draw from my experience, I also find myself constantly challenged by new obstacles, but thankfully so far nothing I can't manage.
Looking ahead for this month I've dabbled ...
2022-09-02 17:04:14 +0000 UTC View PostContent
The release of update v0.60 brings around 30k new words of story. On top of that it, it brings about 15 new illustrations.
All the new content is focused around expanding on the soldier-storyline, which picks up shortly after winning the battle for Bagrad. In ...
2022-08-27 11:57:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Not too many exciting things to report, other than the fact that everything is progressing smoothly. I now feel entirely confident in the previously announced release-date for the next update.
Initially I even considered not writing an update for this week, given that the update will be her...
2022-08-23 21:27:40 +0000 UTC View PostSo, just about halfway through the month I imagined it would be a good moment to give you an update on the current progress of the v0.60 update.
Right now the writing has been progressing very well, with the first draft more or less completed. In a few days, I'll loop back and do a last rou...
2022-08-15 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Giving shape to the world of TSSR isn't just a matter of writing, but it's also about slowly chiseling a vague idea down into a concrete piece of art.
The concept of the grand library for Xan's house (or now Sarah's, I suppose) was not in itself terrible unique. The concept of ancient or ma...
2022-08-08 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWith the release of v0.50 now about a week or so behind us, it's time to look forward towards v0.60!
Update v0.60 will be focused on expanding the mercenary/soldier route. It will pick up where the story left, right after the fall of Bagrad, and it will explore what happens...
2022-08-02 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostEven a little ahead of schedule, the release of v0.50 is here!
Content
The new content in this update is an expansion on the Mage-story. The story picks up right after Sarah leaves Bagrad, after her decisions to betray her mentor Xan.
This updat...
2022-07-27 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
In the upcoming patch v0.5, the game will expand on the mage story. Sarah will be exploring the house of her former mentor, Xan.
But not all things are they appear in the home. Even fundamental concepts such as space are not constant. Without a mentor to guide her, Sarah will have to find h...
2022-07-24 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostProgress on the next update has been coming along well. The script is mostly done, coming out to around 30.000 words, and about 20 new illustrations.
Now it's mostly wrapping up the final art pieces and going over the text one last time to make some final edits.
With where I'm current...
2022-07-18 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
A small sketch preview of an upcoming (not this patch) illustration, featuring Sarah and...someone from her past? Who could it be.
2022-07-13 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the artwork for the siege on Marion's castle during the revolution storyline, from sketch to final.
So much about this design that I love. The army, flanked by the siege towers. The open plain between them and the castle. The absolutely imposing fortress that is his castle. And last...
2022-07-07 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The release of v0.40 went quite well. A lot of new people continue to discover the game and the overwhelming positive reception has really been more than I could have hoped for when I first started this project.
So, with v0.40 now a little less than a week behind us, it's time to look forwa...
2022-07-01 09:34:28 +0000 UTC View PostBeating my predicted deadline by a few days once again!
This month's update is v0.4, introducing the "Old Road" story, which takes Sarah from the city of Lethram to the city of Rahayal. Exciting new branching options/stories will unfold in that new city, but for this update, Sarah will need...
2022-06-25 19:23:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes there isn't all that much exciting news to report. Progress on the next update is coming along well, giving me a chance to get ahead on some other future updates. As of now, I don't see any serious obstacles preventing me from hitting my stated goal of the 28th for the ...
2022-06-15 20:34:15 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick progress update on v0.4. The work is coming along nicely, it's been a bundle to write, coming out to about 30k worth of new text and a whole bunch of new illustrations.
A few side branches sprout off from this new route which I think will be a lot of fun to write in the future, but ...
2022-06-08 20:28:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the development from sketch to finished product for the very first Sarah x Carolyn scene cg.
One of my personal favorites from the last update. One of those pieces that I think really sets the bar for the level of quality that I hope all the pieces can reach up to.
Developing ...
2022-06-03 08:59:26 +0000 UTC View Post
With the release of v0.3 about a week behind us, it's time to start looking forward to v0.4. I shortly remarked before that v0.4 will introduce the last of the major storylines. The only major storyline that has so far not made much of an appearance in the game.
Rahayal, the capital of the ...
2022-05-28 08:44:40 +0000 UTC View PostGood things come to those who wait.
And sometimes, you don't even have to wait as long as you think! Releasing about a week earlier than I had initially expected, this is the release of v0.30.
Work on the update ended up going a lot faster than I had first expected, and it's actually ...
2022-05-22 20:20:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a brief update report on the upcoming v0.3. Work continues go come along quite well. Only a small bit of story remains to be written, but it's all plotted out. Just a matter of bringing myself to put words to the page.
The good news is that I only feel myself more confident about being...
2022-05-13 20:48:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is an illustration from the most recent update, the v0.2 expansion on the warrior storyline; Sarah (and her soldiers) meeting Xan.
It's a good example of how differing storylines in the game will sometimes cross-over in similar moments, only to have those moments play out differently....
Work on v0.3 is coming along quite well. The script itself is nearly ready, an advantage from the fact that I had been able to get some work done ahead of completing v0.2. Most of the challenges for now are managing to get all the code to work properly.
v0.3 faces new challenges because it ...
2022-05-02 19:31:03 +0000 UTC View Post
A small sneak preview of some content planned for a future update (not for v0.3).
This illustration features Sarah on the slave-path, where she has failed to protect her country from the tribesmen and has been brought to the city of Al'Gahaem. Entering the great hall, Sarah is brought befor...
2022-04-28 16:18:22 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the most expansive scenes in terms of artwork from the recent update was Sarah fighting the beast in the throne room.
From the moment I wrote that scene I knew that it would be one of the more important scenes and that the art would have to match. Most scenes in TSSR consist of a sin...
2022-04-24 06:44:25 +0000 UTC View Post
With the release of v0.2 still fresh, less than a week ago, I can already say that measuring by what few analytics-tools I have available, this update has managed to generate the most engagement so far, suggesting that an increasingly large number of players are managing to find the game. Feedbac...
2022-04-19 12:57:36 +0000 UTC View PostWell, here it is, just in time, if not just a little bit early, update v0.20.
As I've mentioned, patch v0.20 focusses on expanding the "Warrior" storyline, introducing the first chapter/arc that takes place after Sarah completes her exam and joins the mercenary company.
When I first r...
2022-04-15 20:05:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Progress continues to go well, baring any meteors, nothing is likely to get in the way of the upcoming release date on the 16th.
Here is a small preview image to tide you over until you actually get your hands on it this upcoming weekend.
Another small preview image of the upcoming update. The next update will focus on expanding the warrior-narrative, and in it, Sarah's going to see plenty of action (the violent kind and the other kind).
Creating the warrior-route has presented many interesting challenges, because it is inc...
I thought it might be fun to do an initial poll about how some of you most early fans of the game feel about all the characters currently featured in the game. For the time being, I won't exclusively limit it to characters that are potential romance/sex options, and I'll go alphabetically.
As I mentioned in my last post, the work has advanced quite well and I now feel comfortable pinning down a concrete date for the next release. The current release date for v0.2 will be:
April 16th!
Patch v0.2 expands on the soldier/mercenary route, offering another ...
The work is advancing well, in fact I feel comfortable that by next week I'll be able to pin-down a not-so-distant release date for version 0.2!
Until then, much like Sarah in this preview-image for the next update, we'll just have to grin-and-bear-it.