I haven't posted for more than a month but I have two good reasons for that:
ONE
being the DLC for Victorian Debutante - Ever After - I would have linked it in here directly but, alas, I have to show Steam gods what makes the DLC an 18+ piece. Then, they'll have to think over it for some time, so I'm not sure when I'll be able to share the store page with you (my bad, though, I need to create enough content for Steam to know what I want Ever After to be like).
TWO
- I'm remaking an old game of mine! It'll be cute and colourful and bouncy just look at the logo below! However, I don't intend Kitty Kitty Bounce Bounce to be a kid game, regardless of how sweet it seems. It will tackle some serious issues and contain a bloody secret level, so maybe don't buy it for your younger relatives and friends (I totally would but you can be better than me). I am, however, getting ahead of myself. Let's quickly return to here and now. Today's update:
texts for story 8, 9, 10, and 11 have been replaced with improved ones,
ending portraits now also have hover animations, behold the beauty of breathing,
new background for wiki, now it looks slightly more like a book
That'd be it for today but I shall be back with more cool info soon enough! Until then, enjoy the summer and the Visual Novel Fest,
Stay safe and awesome!
Hover animations are here!
Dear Dudes, Dudettes, and Duddos!
The time has finally come and the update with hover animations is LIVE! I'm very happy with how it all turned out, with the scarce framerate making them pretty retro-looking and the sounds completing each composition. I do hope you'll share my sentiment when playing and exploring each picture anew!
I'll be uploading some animations and sounds for the ending portraits later on and enlarge the size of the game even further - I mean, with this update it's doubled and for some reason it makes me very happy. On that note, I wish you a happy and relaxing summer sale season! I'm sure I will, treating myself to some cute indie games!
Stay safe and awesome!
Victorian Debutante's debut on Steam Summer Sale!
Dear Dudes, Dudettes, and Duddos!
I know the announcement's title is corny but it'd be a lie to say I'm not absolutely amazed by what it means to be. Last year, Victorian Debutante couldn't part-take in the sale because it has been published soon after. In a very short time now, my debut game will celebrate its first anniversary and I - my first year as a game dev. It feels unreal and quite motivating and I know this is the way of life for me. I can't wait to put in use all the skills and knowledge I have possessed during those 12 months of being published into new projects.
ANYHOW
, Victorian Debutante will be on discount for the duration of the Steam Summer sale but also on Itch Summer Sale, so you'll have some time to get yourself (or some else, for that matter!) on the platform of your choice!
Oh, and one last thing! I'm uploading a huge update with hover animations tomorrow! Can't wait to share it with you!
Stay safe and awesome!
Victorian Debutante on sale on itch!
Dear Dudes, Dudettes, and Duddos!
Itch's Summer Sale begins and this year Victorian Debutante takes part in it! I hope it will make more people able to buy it and play. I'm still developing my very own debut as a game developer but in order to progress, learn, and, well, develop I need a lot of feedback. It would also be amazing to build up a little community that would very much help when I publish further projects and believe me when I say they are plenty and various.
Here the link to the game on itch: https://liquiddarkness.itch.io/victorian-debutante
I will come with some exciting updates soon so keep your eyes peeled and feel inspired to benefit from the sale! Don't worry if you can't at the moment as there will be more to come later on.
Stay safe and awesome!
Hover animations
Dear Dudes, Dudettes, and Duddos!
I'm more than happy to be able to show up with some news not only on time but rather early. I haven't been this proud of myself in a long time, let me tell you. Feels good! And I'm very hopeful that I'll be able to keep up this pace of working. Especially because I'm cooking up a special announcement for the 1st anniversary of Victorian Debutante, hehe.
Hover animations
Before I go on to purposelessly tease you about something you probably have figured out months ago, let me show you what I'd promised in the previous post: the hover animations!
As you can see before, I've prepared two alternatives: one on the left has less frames than the one on the right. I'd love to hear your opinion on which one you'd prefer or if I should create another one with even more frames. Should there be no replies to this announcement, I'll just update the game with the more-frame alternative because I like it more.
When will it be live?
I'm planning to update Victorian Debutante with the animations later this month, probably on the very last day so I have the time to perfect it just in case I needed it. After that, there won't be any big exciting updates on the game itself until I find some translators who'd find being credited in the credit section enough of a payment. I wish I was joking, but alas...
I hope you're doing great and I wish you a lovely summer! Relax and have fun as much as you can but remember...
Stay safe and awesome!
May Update but I forgot to push 'Publish'
Dear Dudes, Dudettes, and Duddos!
First of all, Happy Pride! Secondly, sorry for the delay!
I was so excited I've finally figured out how to do what I wanted I forgot to push the Publish button after I updated the files. Then, I went on a trip and didn't check how the update went down. My bad, but I'll remember to check everything twice with the next one! At least, I got it done in time, as I'd promised!
May update
As promised, you can now navigate the game using your keyboard. You can actually use both, go crazy! I also added new texts for the Bride ending and the 9th situation.
June update
I have finally figured out how to make the hover animations a thing and will be working hard on them, so stay tuned and be excited. Similarly to the pictures already in the game, the animations will also be hand-drawn, so don;t expect 120 fps ones, I beg of you, don't.
That'd be all from me, I hope to be telling you about how much progress I've done soon!
Stay safe and awesome!
Belated April Update
Dear Dudes, Dudettes, and Duddos!
How have you been? I've certainly been well and working! I come to you with the planned April update - hovers with sounds! Those took some work so I hope you'll enjoy them and they'll help with the immersion. Next on my list of to do's are making the game playable with keyboard and then animations for the hovers.
May update
The first is not on the official roadmap because I've never realised it might be something anyone would need in Victorian Debutante but I've heard some people would actually like to play the game on their laptops without having to use their mouse. I admire optimalisation of one's use of energy so of course I'll do my best to deliver.
June update
The second, which is listed on the roadmap even before the SFX part (how much I believe in my skills and time management!) - the hover animations! I plan to make them look a little choppy for two reasons. First, I'll be animating them manually because I don't know better and absolutely don't respect my time. Second, I think the effect of somewhat low fps animation will fit better with the overall mood and style of the game. In a post in the future I'll definitely ask for your opinion to check if I'm right, though.
April update
In this update, wiki got a face lift and the hyperlinks with further reading I've promised. I had so much fun implementing that - and I'm joking just a little - and I've learnt some Unity sorcery I'll be using cheekily and irresponsibly. I didn't touch the texts themselves but I'll be improving them for the next update. Turns out Victorian Debutante is an actual book. I might publish it one day just so I can call myself a game dev and an author.
That'll be all from me. I've been doing walks for mental health and I'm exhausted. Still, loving my life and wishing the same for you, dearies!
Stay safe and awesome!
March (Belated) Update
Dear Dudes, Dudettes, and Duddos!
The reason I've been gone
It's been a while since the last update and I now realise I probably should have posted something about the reason behind this tardiness. I was and still am quite sure, however, that writing about how beginner-like my game deving skills still are might bore you. So I'll just say that I decided to push the first kinda working version of wiki out in the wild and promising you to soon fix it and add some helpful links that I'd also prepared for each exempt of the wiki. Believe in me and give me time!
The roadmap update
Another goal on my roadmap is achieved and I'm slowly preparing another project to share with you. I've heard many times that I shouldn't put too much work in Victorian Debutante. It's a just a visual novel, after all. It's not some AAA people would go bonkers about every time the developers push new content. And I know, somewhere deep down, I both agree and disagree. See the roadmap below, for instance: It's pretty vanilla, right? Maybe because of that I'm already temped to add, add, and add... I mean, it would be a cool practice, right? Yes and no. The longer I linger on Victorian Debutante, the longer it'll probably take me to address this game in another one as a superb Easter egg that I'd been fantasising about for the past couple years. All in its time so I need to let go of my debut product at some point.
Not today, though!
Today we celebrate! The first iteration of wiki is finished an working and you can now check out some more important issues I address in Victorian Debutante. If there's anything you'd like me to write about in the wiki, let me know and I'll do my best! If you find some mistakes in the entries, also please let me know!
As for now,
stay safe and awesome!
Ah yeah, you can access the wiki by clicking on the portrait in the main menu!
February Update
With new year come new ideas, resolutions and plans! I've divided 2023 into month-long chunks. Today come the first of the bigger updates: new improved images and portraits! I won't be meddling in them anymore which gives me more time to polish up the story texts and finish up the features I'd promised to deliver. I would also like to announce that the wiki is coming up nicely and should be ready next month!
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Apart from the pictures, I also improved three texts of the story. Enjoy!
