#aka me i'm bitches

[crescencestudio]

๋࣭⭑ Devlog 36 | 11.26.23 ๋࣭⭑

:rises from the dead: I'm.... BAAAAACK!!!!!!

Long time, no talk (kinda) everyone! I hope you've been happy, healthy, and well since we last saw each other and that the wind-down for the year is being kind to you all <3

We have a lot to catch up on, so let's do just that ^^ This is.... so long. I'm really sorry in advance tbh---I thought I hadn't done much because break, but there's quite a bit to show.

It's been a while since a formal update on the routes, so I'll start by telling you all where they officially stand. Before I do, it might be helpful to tell you all how I define percentage completion in my head. Basically, when I finish the draft of a route, I consider it 70% complete. This means I could ship it as is. I wouldn't be happy with the product, but it's playable and makes enough sense---just not the best quality.

When Wudgey finishes their edits, a route is 80%-85% complete, meaning I could ship it as is. I think it'd be pretty good actually and players would be happy. Beyond this point, I am just making fine tuning edits to incorporate more player interaction, polishing the flow of things, etc.

After that, there's basically only Elm and Vi's edits left. When Elm finishes, a route is 95% complete. Again, I think at this point, it's good. Like edits from this point onwards are purely for polishing purpose. After Vi, it's 98% complete. Then the last review comes back to Elm and I for it to be 100% complete. Right now, this is where the routes stand:

Kayn: 98% Complete

Fenir: 95% Complete

Druk: 80% Complete

Etza: 60% Complete (Still working on their draft!)

Do Not ask me about Kuna'a or Aisa LFMASOEIDJ

So most of the routes are actually looking pretty good! They're just getting bounced around to different editors at this point, but the changes made for most of them are basically small. Fenir and Kayn especially could be shipped as is in my eyes if I really wanted to.

Art recently has mostly been focused on commissions. Vui actually is almost done with ALL of the BGs for Alaris!! Isn't that crazy?? In about a year, he was able to create almost 25 BGs with daytime variations!!! He's a phenomenal artist, and I couldn't be happier to be working with him. It's also a bit bittersweet (and alarming??) to know that part of development is already close to ending! q.q

The most exciting art update I have is that we got the GUI assets finished and I've started coding them into the game!! AAAA!! These were the final updated assets I needed, and seeing the fully revamped demo come to life has been so.... Emotional HAHA! It's crazy to see how far Alaris has come from when I was first making it with my little fingies and throwing things together like paper mache. I'm incredibly in love with how all the assets look together, and I couldn't be more grateful for the artists who helped me update the assets!

Updated History Log. Please say you like the dividers between entries---I'm most proud of those

I'm still making my way through coding everything, but here's a couple screen previews so you all can see how things now look in the game!!

First off, is the Dialogue/Choice Screen. You can see that we have a brand new dialogue box (She's Stunning) and Choice Screen! I'm hoping to add some sfx for the choices when you hover over them, and sfx for the new UI in general so there's more user feedback when you click and hover on things. But for now, enjoy this preview of the new dialogue box, choice screen, and the new personality indicators!

Updated Dialogue/Choice Screen: You can't see it as well in GIF format, but the BG also has particles floating around, so there's a tiny bit of animation going on in some of the BGs as well!!

Next, we have the Free Time Screen. I actually posted this on Twitter recently but I don't think I posted it on Tumblr! ISN'T SHE STUNNING... ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW BGS.... I'm especially happy with the text animations that show up at the bottom when you hover over the different choices! I was inspired by a couple other devs (specifically GUI god, @siyo-koy, and renpy animation master @just-a-carrot) to start incorporating animation style elements into my GUI. And I really like how it adds a little ~something~ to the feel of everything ^^

Updated Free Time Screen: begging someone to say they like the text animation so I feel validated for finangling with it

Finally, for our last preview, we have the Save Screen! While it looks new obviously with the new assets, I also did a lot of backend coding revamping for how it actually functions since my coding experience is a bit better now compared to when I was first fighting for my life figuring out save/load screens. The biggest change for you all is that there are now chapter markers so save slots will tell you what chapter that save file is from! And instead of screenshots, it's now a custom icon inside that shows the chapter card. I think it'll make the save screen look more cohesive now and hopefully more intuitive as well!!

Updated Save Screen: With a sprinkle of updated Chapter Card screen preview

That was long. Are any of us surprised, considering I had two months' worth of devlogs piled inside of me, begging to burst from the seams?

Anyways. Only two miscellaneous updates. One is that all soundtracks have been completed for Alaris! Peter finished the last of them recently, and they're all beautiful!!! For ppl who love piano soundtracks... :holds hand in piano lover solidarity:

Other update is that I finally fixed that godforsaken sprite bug that was associated with the energy vision feature from the demo!!! FINALLY!!! AFTER.... SO LONG. Extremely huge thanks to @robobarbie for taking time out of their day to do that; everyone please say thank you!!!!! OGs know how long that bug was bothering me!!!! Robo also gave me a pretty new rain code, so I'm showing you how both look in the new demo so you can appreciate them with me!!

Last miscellaneous update is more on a.... logistical development level?? Basically, now that I have new GUI assets to code, that means I can get a beta build of the routes currently written out. I was feeling really overwhelmed by that idea because most of this year has been focused on writing and making assets, not really coding. Knowing that I can Code and get Playable Builds out to people was stressful because I have to divvy up my time a bit more.

After an extremely insightful talk with beloved and admired Esh of @steamberrystudio I decided I'm probably going to be shifting how development goes from here on out. Instead of focusing head low on getting as many words written for the remaining routes everyday, I'm going to be making smaller but consistent progress and spend the rest of my time coding so that I can have more of a continuous cycle of production going on (e.g., writing a bit, making playable builds, gathering playtester feedback, etc. instead of doing each stage in blocked, sequential order).

I'm mainly telling you all this because it means writing updates will probably seem slower from this point on, but I think production overall will be more efficient because of it! This is also exciting news for playtesters and/or early access backers/patrons because it means you'll have playable content in the near future for content outside of just the demo :')

have u all heard of wudgeous of herotome. of course u have. they r all i talk about at this point

No market research because I've actually been addicted to BG3 LFMAOLSDJF. Actually, I'm taking some inspiration from it for the personality mechanic but eh.

On a more important note, @herotome demo is coming out December 2nd!!!! PLAY IT WITH ME. Wudgey is my editor, so you might think I'm biased but I'M NOT!!! I WAS A FAN OF HEROTOME BEFORE WUDGEY EVEN WORKED W ME!!! They have an exception eye for detail and player experience, and they are actually one of the devs that inspired me to even get into game development.

I just know the demo is going to blow everyone's socks off. OG Herotome prologue build fans know exactly what I'm talking about. Please mark December 2nd on your calendar---you will not regret it.

This was so unbelievably long, but I hope it's appreciated since there was no real devlog update for a hot minute. As always, Thank you all for your patience and continued support. With the year ending soon, I'm getting wrapped up in my feels in usual Crescence fashion. I am a Cancer so no one is surprised.

Next month will probably be more of an end-of-year devlog rather than the usual format. I know the devlogs of late have been all over the place, but once we get into the new year, it will be back to business as usual! Hope you all have a wonderful end to your year; I'll talk to you soon! <3

#alaris #devlog #bitches don't stop talking #aka me i'm bitches #also why did i shout out so many devs in this devlog #usually its like only one #that one being seyl of ravenstar games who i share a codependent relationship with #SODIFJ

[seagullcharmer]

practice!

#my art #seagull scribbles #the way the seagulls have more depth than the person............. oops #aka 'i got a new sweatshirt and i'm delighted' #with alt reviews such as ivy's: 'this bitch be charming seagulls ig' #self portrait #digital art #twosetviolin #twoset apparel #it's me....... the Seagull Charmer................ #< that feels cursed. it's seagullcharmer all one word #anyway. hai.

[cotaco-witch-blog]

There is a pro shit weirdo assigned to be in my group for a project in one of my grad school classes. I could scream. I know she's a pro shit because she writes on Ao3 during class. I managed to snag her user and it is something else! And not in a good way.

At this point, Imma just smile and nod. I don't have the energy to confront her, but I literally would not care if she died in a car crash.

#important #housekeeping #discourse #pro shit DNI #casual reminder that I'm an anti aka a normal person #I hate her I hate her I hate her!! #She told me I was doing UML wrong?? #bitch do you THINK I want YOUR help??? #anti shippers are normal please and thank you

[whatudottu]

...So yeah turns out I was lying in the tags butch Bulkhead actually gave me inspiration for t-swag Breakdown??? Inspired entirely by big naturals (not that you can tell) I did this in like... 30 or 40 minutes??? Never doubt the power of a butch I learnt that!

Look at this and tell me he’s not canonically trans I swear to god (projecting)

#breakdown #tfp breakdown #transformers #tfp #humanformers #maccadam #fanart #okay okay so this is fucking insane because i have been suffering making a breakdown human design for at least a year #and i came up with this shit in half an hour and everytime i look at it i don't regret it once? #maybe i forgot a headband to put on this bitch like i did with bulk but like i'm not risking changing anything i've suffered too long #imagine this bitch has a headband and he's not wearing it at the moment #also might've forgotten the whole eyepatch thing but like i was looking at two eyed breakdown forgive me #the reason why butch bulk and t-swag breaky are a combo pair because bulk introduced break to butch life #(aka the bitches are exes and our bi king found immense euphoria in being he/him he didn't notice the swag) #then plagued with both paranoia and dysphoria only really came out to bulkhead because he deserved to know #while bulkhead wasn't into guys he was at least still friendly with breakdown but like #unmedicated breakdown is utterly fucking terrified about being outed and it's really just that refusal to get help and stuff #that drives breakdown away and idk maybe bulkhead assumed he was way too jumpy to not be hiding something else #turn to con- get hit- go through transition etc because breaky gets idk either anti-anxiety or anti-psychotic (paranoia baby 😎✌) #bulkhead and breakdown meet again and it's like 'congratulations on transitioning' and literally still fighting like a bot and con would #and wheeljack who is also butch is unaware that breakdown pre and post are the same person so it's like #'remember that scout you used to date' *simultaneously* bulk: 'she's dead' break: 'she's my sister' #wheeljack: '...oh yeah i can see why you hate each other' and just gets on with it #confused euphoria and like 'i know this makes you happy so congrats but like also i don't like you that much' dynamic #yeah-

[bewitched-bullet]

Dude chill! It's just roleplay, not the Royal Family. lmao

I'd love a chilled beer, thanks bud! *runs to get one*

....who cares about the "royal family" anyway? (Don't come at me Stuart lolololol, I'll make you a yankie rebel yet)

Anywho, I care/don't care about what I want and you are awesome for caring/not caring about what you want. That's the brilliance of being an individual.

#British Rebel Desendant #aka #I'm a 'Merican #which also means #HALP #the government is holding me hostage!!! #practical anarchy #bitches #sherlock rp #a scandal in tumblr #be punk

[because-its-eurovision]

Hey! I read your tags about your smile on that tooth gap post and I just wanna say: Don't ever stop smiling again! 😁 Our smiles are the most adorable thing we have to show the world ✨✨ so don't hide yours whatever people say. I'm glad you started smiling in pics :D

thank you so much for reaching out, this was a lovely message 🥺💖

#I still have the tendency to hide my mouth when someone else takes the pic but I'm trying!! #being self conscious is such a bitch sometimes #like the pic we got with Käärijä in Liverpool? #my face is hidden behind the Finnish flag because I didn't want to ruin the pic by being ugly aka smiling #but I am working on it I promise #it used to be even worse because there are no pics of me at all between ages 19 and 24 #none #and it makes me very sad #oh! but there is also a pic of me on Esc FB where I'm wearing my Käärijä cosplay and smiling with my teeth showing #and my sister is in the same pic and she is laughing and we both look super happy #and it's possibly my fave pic of us ever #tysm for this message <3 #asks

[altruistic-meme]

ahem. man. can't these poor bastards ever catch a BREAK

#aka i finished bungo stray dogs #me seeing akutagawa in the 2 hours later: oh he went to find more cloth :) #bitch i'm so CONFUSED #shh ac

[lukasadss]

>:)

#dream cosplay for iber porto '24 here i come :) #actually really proud of the wig #I'm not worried about the other things too much. im a crafty bitch. but HAIR? it was stressing me out #this one got the older brother seal of approval aka 'wait let me take my phone out to show [his gf]' dhsj

[sassymajesty]

I JUST FINISHED MY LAST EXAM OF THIS GODDAMN SEMESTER FROM HELL!!!!!!!!! I'M FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!

#stress levels at an all time high i haven't slept well in two weeks today i woke up with my NOSE numb with how anxious i was #i failed two classes and got catapulted into the worst pain flare up from the last three years but it's finally over #i love learning about biochem and everything that goes into that major i really truly do #i fucking hate professors who put their ego and personal drama above teaching students #and ableist professors who are either condescending or don't believe me despite the page long list of issues my doctor sent them #and more than anything: i hate group projects #i'm talking half the ''suggested'' (aka mandatory) classes next semester i don't care i need to be in less pain than this #i forgot how to relax i'm balding i'm breaking out i can't sleep without anxiety dreams #now i get to spend half my winter break recovering from a procedure that i wouldn't even need if not for the rampant ableism #anyway! I LIVED BITCH someone hug me #nina says things

[bophamet]

hmmm. what if i wrote a fanfic about my spidersona in first person as a miguel x reader. hmmm. imagine that

#i am very interested in doing that #but i'm writing that man on my own terms #aka dont bitch at me for making him mean cuz that's what im gonna do #miguel spiderverse #miguel o'hara

[halinski]

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#me: being in the mental ward on suicide watch and in the bpd clinic was horrid and traumatizing #also me: what if i romanticize it with my fave ships and make them fall in love there 😍😍😍 #my 1am delusions: this must mean i miss it #mentally ill experiences tend to be a double edged sword don't they #when they're not plain horrible #like i guess i wouldn't be alive without my stays there but am i randomly triggered by just casually thinking back to them #yeah #absolutely #ignore me #also also me after being triggered by my parents today: what if... #all my life im just being prepared to mentally endure to step in and be in the midst of (probably when and not) if #violence (or war aka genocide) breaks out again in bosnia #what if i'm meant to heal and not want to die so i can go and actually survive fighting for my life in real life life-or-death #and then use my now kinda first aid knowledge to help too #i'm falling back into *hackles raised* fighting to my last breath instinct no thoughts panic tonight #but i am aware so we can work on processing that #are we tho? probably not #delete in the next 5 mins probably #bc im being a whiney bitch

[sassy-bitch-since-2007]

I love how in every post/video talking about TD winners and who deserved to actually win each season we just... collectively agree Heather deserved to win TDWT. Like, I haven't seen ONE TAKE being like "Actually, X deserved to win TDWT", all of them keep Heather as the winner and I love that for us.

#Heather deserved to win at least one season fight me #Btw in my country Heather was the winner so I'm going with that no I don't care Alejandro is the official one fuck off man #sassy-bitch-since-2007 #Also people hating on Heather - without her the first season would have been boring/lacking any kind of drama like EACH SEASON NEEDS AN #ANTAGONIST otherwise it wouldn't be as interesting. Yes she's a mean bitch but she's our mean queen and she's done her job guys #td heather #tdwt heather #Don't mind me just vibing #Actually I'm a lier I saw one that said Cody deserved the win which I disagree. However we did deserve a finale between Heather and Cody #Alejandro should have gotten eliminated the same way Heather got during TDI lol #This way they could have make a parallels play omg (yk given that Noah I think called Alejandro a male version of Heather and all that) #Like him being so overconfident and sure of himself despite no one rooting for him (cuz it makes no sense for people to side with him but #Not with Heather like hello???) just to lose to Cody of all people #Just how Heather lost because of Lindsay aka that one good weak guy no one expects :) #Also Alejandro joining team Heather because this guy is smitten 🙇🏻 #My brain is going brrrrr right now damn I want that now

[lightningfilledsaber]

Ever hear a song that you KNOW is something someone you cut off is fucking playing to act all sad and mopey about you leaving? Follow up question: how do keep yourself from beating the shit out of someone without feeling like you're going to literally explode

#mud rambles #bad coping mechanism hours el oh el #just ruminating dw #I need to fucking sleep lmfao #anyway to indulge my paranoia a bit! #reminder to people I explicitly cut off and/or don't speak to for a reason that you're doing nothing but stroking your own bitchass ego by #'checking up on me' aka stalking my page #learn to not be such a self centered bitch and grow actual human decency <3 and sincerely fuck you #if I wanted your fucking concern i wouldn't have cut you off #it's kinda fucking late for it especially when i was literally fucking begging for it while we were still 'friends'! #you don't get to keep pretending you care! #and as much as you wanna delude yourself into thinking you actually do care trust me as someone who has actual delusions. you don't #you wouldn't have treated me the way you did if you actually had. especially when i literally. fucking begged you to work with me #stop making excuses. stop 'explaining.' i don't fucking care. it doesn't fucking matter #i've already gone over every possible fucking reason you would've done what you did. trying to 'offer an explanation' does nothing #except. again. stroke your own fucking ego #i've already recognized i'm at fault for letting myself be your fucking doormat and not standing up for myself sooner #however! lol! doesn't fucking mean i deserved what happened or that your 'reasons' matter #you assholes know i'm incredibly self aware. more self aware than y'all like to pretend i am #because to y'all i'm either a stinky dumb man who doesn't get it or just 'your boy' who apparently has just as much self reflection as y'al #which is to say. lol. absolutely fucking none #some advice. stop projecting and work on your motherfucking selves. i've been doing it since beffore i even met y'all #as much as y'all wanna ACT incompetent. you're not. grow the fuck up. you're both literally significantly older than me. #anyway that's enough for now I need to be normal. do something before i go to sleep so i don't just stay up thinking about this lol #because i'm at least actually putting effort into being a functional adult :-)

[ashenxrogue]

things to add to my never-ending list of "shit that people have told me/ive seen be called a spoiler"

announcing the winner of the splatfest

no i dont fucking get it

#jordans bitching again #my mood? dead #wanting to share in my excitement for being 3 for 3 on the “big splatfest” teams? unallowed apparently #as it turns out it doesnt even look like it was a “big” one aka alters the fucking plot #alters the plot in a completely non-described way mind you #anyway my gnc queen shiver won and now I'm bitter and annoyed #me? vague blogging? of course #the other option is saying this in the discord and probably making myself look like an ass #for the crime of being annoyed at someone for asking to tag spoilers via a bugs bunny meme for stating the winner #are they allowed to think its a spoiler? yes #am i also allowed to be annoyed by that and express that away from them? also yes

[arklay]

i was tagged by @urgathoas​ @ianeiras​ & @morvaris​ to do this for some of my ocs – thank you guys ilysm! ♡

tagging: @aartyom​ @avallachs​ @brujah​ @calenhads​ @cultistbase​ @denerims​ @faarkas​ @leviiackrman​ @liurnia​ @mendev​ @montliyets​ @noonfaerie​ @qverida​ @reaperkiller​ @shadowglens​ @snowthroat​ @solasan​ @steelport​ & you! ♡

UNUSUAL MUSE ASSOCIATIONS.

seasoning: dill, chicken salt weather: cool temperature with sunny skies colour:

sky: cirrus clouds over a pale yellow and blue sunrise magical power: immortality house plant: dracaena trifasciata weapon: biological agent, pocket pistol subject: biology (herpetology, virology) social media: linkedin makeup product: concealer, mascara candy: fantales, lemon hard candy fear: dependence on others, imperfection, loss of autonomy ice cube shape: crescent method of long-distance travel: private jet art style: neoclassicism mythological creature: gorgon piece of stationery: fountain pen, clipboard folder three emojis: 🐍💉🔬 celestial body: uranus (discovery, freedom, ingenuity, individuality, revolution)

seasoning: bay leaf, parsley weather: hot and humid summer night colour:

sky: purple twilight obscured by skyscrapers magical power: thaumaturgy house plant: stromanthe sanguinea weapon: submachine gun, brass knuckles subject: business (finance, management) social media: myspace rip makeup product: lip gloss, eyeliner candy: orange dark chocolate, ferrero rocher fear: losing her daughter, amnesia, becoming her parents ice cube shape: cube method of long-distance travel: muscle car art style: graffiti mythological creature: phoenix piece of stationery: highlighter, sticky note three emojis: 👑😈🌹 celestial body: sun (ego, identity, leadership, pride, vitality)

#aka the blorbos who are always on my mind no matter the time of day. also i only put business cause like yeah that's what i would associate #with reina but she is actually indeed a hot stem bitch like diana (my stem brain just goes oh spinkle some there) because she did go to #nursing school lmao i know. you wouldn't think so at first glance huh but there is so much to reina i love she... #me putting linkedin and myspace thinking it's the funniest thing in the world... an actual loser oml reina just doesn't get socials okay? #for celestial bodies i did astrology meanings. i didn't do pluto for diana solely cause it's the obvious choice and i was stuck between the #two and also cause it's mainly like a later on Situation... i'll just leave that to wesker. and for reina i could have also chosen mars #also um. chicken salt had me thinking about diana bringing him to aus and them getting fish and chips and sitting by a beach and i'm soft #their emojis unintentionally matching their colour palettes... so sexy. also idk magical powers that would fit them don't @ me. okay i'll #shut up now <3 #oc: diana #oc: reina #tag games.

[joanna-lannister]

guess who got sunburnt again? 😭😭

#this bitch aka me #i'm annoyed tho because my tattoo got half sunburnt 😭 #and it's burning #marie talks to herself