Hi all, version 1.0 of episode 1 is now out and available for purchase.
For the first week the game is on 20% discount for everyone, with an extra 20% discount on top for those who own Sword of Asumi as a loyalty discount.
The soundtrack is also now available for 20% discount for one week as well.
Episode 2 will be released October 12th 2015, it will be free update for owners of the game, but those who buy afterwards will pay a little extra as the price will increase slightly with each episode we release. The same is true for the soundtrack dlc item.
The game is also available to buy on MangaGamer.
Re: Uncensored edition
At the moment Steam has the censored edition and MangaGamer the uncensored edition.
However once all three episodes are released an uncensored patch will be made available to steam as well.
Updates
As with previous games we will be releasing updates to fix any bugs we missed or errors in grammar this week. Afterwards we will focus on the final development of episode 2.
Release Imminent
The official steam release of Beach Bounce is imminent... Episode 1 version 1.0 will be released and unlocked within the next few hours.
We are also happy to announce a loyalty bonus discount for those who already own our first game Sword of Asumi. That will double your savings if you buy the game in its first week of release.
Owners of the game will get the official message about the discount from 10am (pacific daylight time) via steam. This extra discount is in addition to the standard release discount of 20% we are already offering.
In addition we can now announce that being released alongside the game will be a dlc pack for the games soundtrack. And like the main game it will be updated with more music tracks as free additions as we release new episodes.
Remember as we release more content the price of the game and dlc will increase so buy early, buy now and get yourself the best price for the game.
Release Date
We are now just ten days away from the release of Beach Bounce episode 1 so we felt we should clarify a few basic parts of the release.
1) Episode 1 only will be available on release.
2) Episode 2 and 3 will be released later as free updates
- So all owners of Beach Bounce will get all three episodes at no extra cost.
3) On release the game will have two discount levels.
- Owners of Sword of Asumi will get a loyalty discount of 40% if they order it on steam on the first week of release. Non Sword of Asumi owners will get a 20% discount during the first week of release.
4) Beach Bounce will be $15.99 on Steam on release (before discount) - After episode 2 is released the game price will increase to $17.99
- After episode 3 is released the game price will increase to $19.99
N.b. the earlier you order the game the lower the price will be.
5) Episodes will be released every two months.
- Episode 2 will be released as a free update on October 12th 2015
- Episode 3 will be released as a free update on December 14th 2015
6) The adult edition of the game is available for pre-order on MangaGamer for $17.95
- MangaGamer is offering a 20% discount for pre-orders of the game.
Visit MangaGamer adult version, link is not safe for work:
http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=148
7) An adult patch for Beach Bounce may be available on Steam, however it will not be released until after all three episodes have been completed, released and patched to ensure completely stable.
We hope that answers all your questions on the games launch. We hope to see many people playing the game on Friday 14th August when we officially release and unlock the game on Steam.
Version 0.55 Beta
Hey all, two weeks of updates today as we forgot to post patch notes last week, progress is now going very quickly on the games development, as can happen with a second dedicated developer 'Chris' putting time into the game:
Game size increased by 90mb, bringing total game size up to 566mb ish.
- more scenes are now public, but dialogue only.
- Day transition and map transition some major improvements
- Map now contains buttons of the girls for certain events ;)
- The start of a new game now looks better.
- No more black screen followed by a white screen.
- Door transitions ~ Very Japanese
- More dialogue is now available.
- A variety of bug fixes
- 10 new CG scenes added to game build (hence size increase)
So that's about it for now, things are still going smoothly for the August release of the game. And we have about 12 CG scenes left to make.
We have also started work on the Trading Cards and Badge levels for the game. After those are completed we will turn our attention to achievement icons.
Version 0.39 & Story Updates
Hi all, sorry for not posting an update last week, we pulled the update at the last minute due to some late decisions on what content we should deploy as ready for you to view.
The recent update includes the following changes:
Removed thought dialogue that directed what Tomoyo thought about the girls
Day 2 morning is now linear, to accommodate for Sakura intro
Day 2 afternoon and further are locked until more content is finished
Removed original Sakura intro, in favor of the new intro on the 2nd day at the diner.
Mineko and her love for Melon Buns is not available to the player anymore.
Variety of new backgrounds, character art and CG scenes have been added to the game.
In addition to the game update. The steam store has been updated with the latest screenshots from the game, in addition a curator has been chosen and all of the 'about' information has been updated based on the finalized storyline.
Version 0.35 beta
Hi all, we have now released version 0.35 which sees more of the storyline added and a huge upgrade to the artwork, sound effects and music included within the game created so far.
Characters now have more animation between dialogue sentences and also some basic cg scenes have now been added to the gameplay as well.
New update will be coming in two weeks time, which include more cg scenes, some minor adult sections and more story content.
Our main script is also about 50% complete at this stage, slightly behind our original schedule, but we still believe we are on track to finalise the script by mid June, so that it is just CG scene delivery left. Which we still are hoping to remain on target for a July release.
Beta Version 0.27
Hi all, large beta update today, which is why it was slightly later than expected. This latest update is around 100mb in size, due to changes in artwork and other things...
- Added the entire musical score into the game build
- Finalized day 1's activities, game now runs through to the start of day 2.
- Added in all artwork for all main characters within the game
- Added the first CG scene into the game.
- Replaced 90% of the backgrounds with clearly marked placeholder images
- Also added in backgrounds for all places in the game, ready for replacement as artwork is completed.
- Editing all of the intro into the game so far.
- Edited all of the dialogue to 1 sentence per box instead of multiple sentences to ensure a better reading experience
- Added some additional choices into the current story-line that have larger story effects.
- Added more animations for every character in the game, multiple poses and more facial expressions to suit the scenes of the game.
- Included more music within the intro to suit scenes in a better way.
We have no signed off on the current build dialogue, we therefore are now excepting any grammer or spelling errors you may find in the intro leading up to the end of the first day.
Please feel free to post errors in the intro and day 1 content by posting in the steam hub or on the AJTilley.com Forums.
Make sure you update to version 0.27 on steam and start a new game before you post any errors you see.
Version 0.24 Beta
We have released version 0.24 today for our beta testers.
This includes more character art, a load of bug fixes and code revisions, more animations, extra scenes and a secret mineko intro scene.
The main announcement is that after consideration we have decided to switch to weekly updates on Fridays from now on. The main reason for this is 3 or 4 days just isn't enough to add a decent amount of content and test it for bugs to ensure it does not crash on opening or later on even.
Anyway so from now on you can expect an update every Friday afternoon/Evening with an update on patch notes.
In addition our main characters are now all completed which means our artist will be beginning work on CG scenes for the game whilst backgrounds continue to be developed and added alongside the event development.
Beta Version 0.23
We have now updated the build to version 0.23
Making the following changes:
Added Rei Intro to Map Section
Added placeholder segments to Map Section
Several grammar and spelling checks on dialogue so far
Added more images and coding
Aiming to release another update once Easter is over. Our aim is also to complete the main intro to the game by the end of next week. Moving swiftly onto Week 1 gameplay.
Once we have nailed down the dialogue for the Intro a placeholder graphic will indicate the end of intro and we will accept grammar or spelling errors with the intro sections.
Version 0.22 Beta
Release version 0.22 beta is now available for Beach Bounce today via Steam auto-update, adding the following:
- CG Integration scenes last longer - Scripting (no CGs added yet)
- Spelling Editing Completed on current scenes
- Map Markers with no dialogue now explain more to come
- Integrated more Music to existing scenes
- Map of resort is now musically themed
- Altered first music track to play in scene 1
- Finalized the menu music theme
- Added Fade-out to music track ends
- Replaced the placeholder Pool background
- Added the Bus-stop background at the game start
- Added Bus door opening sound effect at game start
- Added coding and images for Minami character
- Added coding and images for Mermaid character
- CG Gallery now includes all women & Others section.
