Divine Dawn

Devlog

• 10/13 Progress
  October 14, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Been plugging away at new stuff. Got a pretty meaty Siofra trust scene with some Gaea lore and the setup for Zephyrmancy, as well as a very chunky Rosalyn scene that finally reveals some of the secret... Continue reading

  
• Divine Dawn 0.33 Release!
  September 16, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Divine Dawn 0.33 is finally out! Definitely took longer than I hoped, but it's a meaty update with more scenes than usual, and most of them are much larger than usual to boot, with several in the 4-5k... Continue reading
• 8/27 Progress
  August 27, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Been working away at the next update, and making good progress! Aspasia, Ina, Sarah, quite a few Siofra scenes, Ashley, Rosalyn, Sarah/Ashley, and Sarah/Metatron all come to mind as having recently go... Continue reading

  
• 6/23 Progress
  June 23, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Been getting some good progress lately, with a wide variety of characters. Maya, Sarah, Ashley, Siofra, and Ina have all gotten at least one scene, with a wide variety of subjects - some more affectio... Continue reading
• 5/5 Progress
  May 06, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Already got back to work last week but wanted to wait to post until today so I could do a rough roadmap. So, based on feedback/polls, this upcoming update (0.33) is going to focus on mysterious forest... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.32 Release!
  April 22, 2024 by Cryswar

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  For once, I actually managed to stick to a schedule. Miracles can happen! Anyways, over the last few weeks I busted ass to fit in all the main content I had hoped to for this update, with a good mix o... Continue reading
• 4/14 Progress
  April 14, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Actually had a really good week of progress, very happy with how things turned out! Managed to hit the main things I wanted to do, which in no particular order are; Ina gets some much needed 4 and 6 t... Continue reading
• 0.32 Plans + Samlica memes
  April 07, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Finally got 0.31 out this past week, and aside from some typos it seems to have gone over pretty well! I'm going to aim for a minor patch on Monday to fix typos and any bugs I can find, and then move... Continue reading

  
• Divine Dawn 0.31 Release!
  April 03, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Alright yeah this definitely took longer than hoped, but the Sam scene in particular is a fucking book, so here we are. Thank you all for your patience, after this we should be more or less back to re... Continue reading
• 3/26 Progress
  March 26, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Alright, surprising myself most of all, that last estimate actually seems to have been pretty close to accurate. I got almost everything done that I wanted to last week; Celica got a cute trust scene... Continue reading
• 3/18 Progress
  March 18, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Things are picking up again. Metatron and Ina scenes aside, I got a bunch of plot in a sizable group scene, with a new addition to the group and the girls agreeing on a plan going forward. Lotta bante... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.30 Release!
  February 07, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Holy shit I did NOT think it would take this long after Severn to get playable Ina, but at least the wait is finally worth it - ya gurl has finally joined the crew! Also Kuril and Kandros, mostly for... Continue reading
• 1/23 Progress
  January 23, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Been plugging away as I can on 0.30. Losing my voice for much of last week made it hard to use speech to text to write, and I've been pretty busy with IRL, but tried to work on stuff that didn't requi... Continue reading
• 1/10 Progress
  January 10, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Despite some new year family aggro, I've been getting back to work. Mostly infrastructure stuff so far - random camp events has been the biggest-name thing so far, which I 've been meaning to do forev... Continue reading
• Happy New Years!
  January 01, 2024 by Cryswar

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  Hey guys, happy new year! I know it's long passed for some and yet to come for others, but such is the reality of timezones. It's been a helluva year for me, and by extension DD. From getting two diff... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.29 Release!
  December 22, 2023 by Cryswar

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  As promised, 0.29 is done right about when I hoped it would be. While it was a 2-week project, I put a lot of work into it, and I think it came out pretty equivalent to a normal update, if not one of... Continue reading
• December 18 Progress Report
  December 19, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Made solid progress last week! A couple of new scenes for Sarah, Sam, and Memetron, including the first fight scene I've done in a while - hopefully it's fun to read. Sarah has a new CG now in progres... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.28 Release!
  December 09, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Definitely took longer than I hoped, but I used that time to make the knight scene a lot chunkier and more reflective of past choices, so hopefully it feels worth it! Changelog; A massive combi-scene... Continue reading
• November 18th Progress Update
  November 18, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Pretty good week this time around! Finished up the Aspasia stuff I mentioned last update - really starting to get good vibes of her and MC, their chemistry is improving nicely. At a reasonable pace gi... Continue reading
• November 9th Progress Update
  November 10, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Progress has been ongoing; Metatron, Ashley, and Aspasia are all getting their due, with some nice development that so far has been more focused on romance. Man, I try to act like I always know what I... Continue reading
• October 24th Progress Update
  October 24, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Got to work on 0.28 last week after a short break, so far that was mostly fixing bugs, revamping Greatsword and adding a bunch of new traits/abilities, and some new Hydromancy stuff. This week has bee... Continue reading
• 0.27b Minor Update
  October 18, 2023 by Cryswar

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  This is a minor patch, building off of 0.27a a few days ago. Fixes several bugs and typos with traits not doing what they should, Inferno Divider being messed up, Ashley nether training not progressin... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.27 Release!
  October 12, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Took longer than I had hoped, but finally got the update done. Focused mostly on the camp this time around, especially Aspasia's romance progression and a mix of romance and friendship for other chara... Continue reading
• 9/28 Progress
  September 29, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Aside from last week being kind of a wash due to IRL stuff, progress has been going along pretty well. Aspasia is definitely the big beneficiary of this update, going from whospasia to more content th... Continue reading
• 9/12 Progress
  September 12, 2023 by Cryswar

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  I've been making bretty good progress lately - lots of Aspasia content, actually beelining through a good chunk of her romance setup., We'll probably go from 2 aff to 10 aff by the time the update hit... Continue reading
• 8/29 Progress
  August 29, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Work on .27 continues! Made some really good progress on Sarah and Ashley romance stuff. They're both goobers, but more importantly, good girls. Commissions are also ongoing; Sam's first sex CG finish... Continue reading
• 8/15 Progress
  August 15, 2023 by Cryswar

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  I'm still plugging away at the update. Exact ETA unknown, I definitely underestimated how much effort some things would take so it'll still be a bit before launch. Making some good progress though, an... Continue reading
• 8/6 Progress Report
  August 07, 2023 by Cryswar

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  More commissions, music, monsters and waifus galore. Also got a certain someone's art started, you may catch a glimpse of her in Badon as part of its finishing plot stuff in an update or two. Writing... Continue reading
• 8/1 Progress Report
  August 01, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Work continues, in particular revving up the ol' commission machine. I forgot how much work went into that LOL. But we've got various music, art, and CGs in various stages of completion now, and more... Continue reading
• 7/19 Weekly Report
  July 19, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Last week was mostly typo fixes and bug fixes, alongside a surprising number of minor UI improvements, culminating in the release of the 0.26a mini-update. That rapidly evolved into 0.26b when I reali... Continue reading
• 0.26a Minor Update
  July 12, 2023 by Cryswar

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  0.26a is out as promised! Weird in-between of a bugfix update and some actual new stuff. Changelog ; Updated to Renpy 8, which is necessary for future development and will hopefully help Linux/Steam D... Continue reading
• Roadmap and 0.26a Release Date
  July 10, 2023 by Cryswar

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  First things first; I've gotten enough bug/typo reports that I think I should do a 0.26a. Already got it mostly done, along with a few new additions, but will probably need 1-2 more days to polish and... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.26 Release!
  July 03, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Divine Dawn 0.26 is finally done! Before we get to the changelog, I would like to thank you all for being so patient, and I hope that the sheer volume of new stuff will be well worth the wait! I'd als... Continue reading

  
• 6/25 Progress
  June 25, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Actually a pretty decent week this time around! Metatron got a pretty sizable lore dump conversation about angel fitness that somehow segued into angel body types and her rating their hugging abilitie... Continue reading

  
• 6/14 Progress
  June 15, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Had a lot come up over the last week or two, but I've been plugging away at the next update! Deepwoods finale is well under way, though I definitely underestimated the amount of work it would take to... Continue reading
• 5/30 Progress
  May 30, 2023 by Cryswar

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  This week was mostly development for the deepwoods finale - finalizing the various assets and getting going on the writing/final planning. Pretty happy with how it's going, though as with every other... Continue reading
• May 21st Weekly Update
  May 21, 2023 by Cryswar

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  More of a mechanics-heavy week this time around. Aether spells got a massive update, particularly completely reworking Chesed (1->7 spells) and updating Malkuth quite a bit as well. Some fancy new stu... Continue reading
• May 14th Weekly Update
  May 15, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Pretty decent progress this time around. About 7k words, split across a weird variety of Ashley, Celica, Aspasia, Metatron, and Sam. Some romance, some friendship, and some shenanigans. Also added a f... Continue reading
• May 7th Weekly Update + Sketches
  May 07, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Got back to work this week! Actually went pretty well, despite being a tad rusty and having a lot going on IRL. Around 8000 words of content written, with a few group scenes (Ashley/Maya, Sam/Celica)... Continue reading

  
• Divine Dawn 0.25 Release!
  April 20, 2023 by Cryswar

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  I finally got that out! Changelog; Sarah affection 8/10 Celica trust 8 Sam affection 10 Ashley affection 8 Metatron conversation 5 Charles gets 3 new worldbuilding conversations 7? new armors, with un... Continue reading
• April 17th Progress Update
  April 17, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Very productive week! Lots of content for Sam, Celica, and Sarah in particular. Also got cross-platform cloud saves and achievements working I think for Steam. Also getting a fair bit of progress on t... Continue reading
• April 11th Weekly Update
  April 11, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Pretty solid week overall! Got some more character writing (especially Celica), and a frankly concerning volume of conversations with Charles discussing the setting's lore and history, as well as a bi... Continue reading
• 4/3 Weekly Update
  April 04, 2023 by Cryswar

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  A bit of a quiet week mostly due to IRL issues, but still made some solid progress! Mostly Sarah and Celica content, though I'm admittedly a little worried that the Celica thing might feel too emo, wi... Continue reading
• March 27th Weekly Update
  March 27, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Pretty good week this time around! Since Sarah CG came out so well and fit her romance, I spent the week mostly focusing on her 'official' romance. Given how... poorly I've handled that with some prev... Continue reading
• March 19th Weekly Update
  March 20, 2023 by Cryswar

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  So I might have declared final victory over covid a bit early in the last proper progress update, I had some weird shit where it just changed symptoms every few days. Like I had 3 different kinds of c... Continue reading
• March 5th Weekly Update
  March 05, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Bit of an odd week. A productive one, though! Added I think... 7? new armor types, and around 30 ish traits spread across armors old and new. Some are more creative than others, but my goal was to hav... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.24 Release/0.23 Demo!
  February 20, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Divine Dawn 0.24 is out for supporters, and 0.23 is out free for everyone! This is my first time trying a staggered release, so please be patient if there are any issues. If you bought the game previo... Continue reading

  
• February 12th Weely Update
  February 12, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Pretty good week this time around! More Metatron, Celica cuddling, and Ashley bonding. That's not a weird metaphor, Ashley is a good girl. Got a cheat menu ingame and functional, then realized I was k... Continue reading
• Anniversary Post + Next Fest!
  February 08, 2023 by Cryswar

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  We've just hit the second anniversary of Divine Dawn! While I've been working on it longer, February 8th, 2021 was the first official release. I can't tell if that's exciting or terrifying; I finally... Continue reading
• 1/30 Weekly Update
  January 31, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Pretty quiet week, but still got stuff done. Mostly fixing bugs and typos and prepping for Steam NEXT Fest, with a bit of commission setup as well. I fondly remember the days when I thought making a g... Continue reading
• January 22 Weekly Update
  January 22, 2023 by Cryswar

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  With my throat starting to heal this week, I got back into things and we made some nice progress this week! Maya was definitely the big winner here, she got several new scenes pushing her growing rela... Continue reading
• 1/15 Progress Update
  January 15, 2023 by Cryswar

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  Ok so I spent the last week tryna survive an upper respiratory tract infection which got in the way of some of my plans, buuut we still had a decent week! Just less writing than I had hoped. Got a num... Continue reading

  
• 1/8 Weekly Update
  January 08, 2023 by Cryswar

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  I'm back from my trip and getting back to work on Divine Dawn! 0.23b was just uploaded for Patreon/Itch, with a variety of bug/typo fixes and Rosalyn's theme as new content. Maya's next CG is done, an... Continue reading

  
• Divine Dawn 0.23 Release!
  December 21, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Divine Dawn 0.23 is finally out! With around 5-6 hours of content and a new area, this is the biggest update yet! As I explained in a previous post , this update marks the transition to the latest upd... Continue reading

  
• 12/11 Weekly Update
  December 12, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Pretty good week this time around! Around 6-7k words of PLOOOOOOT, got Maya's first CG completed and it came out wonderfully, various sketches of other upcoming CGs (Rosalyn, Sarahtron, Sam), a second... Continue reading

  
• Upcoming Update News
  December 08, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Wanted to let you know that I'll be experimenting with how updates are released. I've been thinking about this for a while, but there are two main reasons to pull the trigger now; One, Steam dev ToS m... Continue reading
• 12/4 Weekly Update
  December 04, 2022 by Cryswar

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  A great week for writing! Ended up with around 12,000-13,000 words in total, covering a good portion of the next story area and some of the characters featured within it. Rosalyn is a sweetheart, and... Continue reading
• 11/27 Weekly Update
  November 28, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Well, Thanksgiving holiday and family aggro slowed me down pretty bad this week, but we still got stuff done! Got a bucketload of cool new weapon sprites for one, so everything has a matching, and muc... Continue reading
• 11/20 Weekly Update
  November 20, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Took a bit of a detour this week, focusing on the upcoming area and fleshing out some mechanics instead. For starters, I did the new Harp weapon, which will be unlocked in the Deepwoods Vale from the... Continue reading
• 11/13 Weekly Update
  November 13, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Another great week of writing, a bit over 13,000 words - probably about an hour of reading? Celica and Maya each got a sizable scene, while Sarah and Sam got two scenes apiece. I'm especially proud of... Continue reading
• Web Version Functional (maybe)
  November 09, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Itch finally got back to me about file limits so we can actually get a web version of the game working! I have, admittedly, never done this before, so it may not be set up perfectly. That said, it *se... Continue reading
• 11/6 Weekly Update
  November 06, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Great week of progress this time! about 9000 words written, which is somewhere around 45 min of content. Definitely not my record, but a good average to shoot for. Maya and Ashley were the main benefi... Continue reading
• 10/31 Weekly Update
  October 31, 2022 by Cryswar

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  I'm gonna be honest here I don't actually remember what I said I did last, so there may be some overlap Anyways, as evidenced by some of the previews, this has been pretty good for commissions! Butter... Continue reading
• October 24th Weekly Update
  October 24, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Downloads have been updated to 22d, which should fix *most* of the problems I've had reported. I mostly took the last few days off, aside from advertising, but I still got a few little fun things done... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.22b Released!
  October 17, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Changelog The pre-temple opening of the game has been completely redone. Pick between bespoke new premade choices or a custom character builder, meet a new character, and meet a more tolerable Sam. Fe... Continue reading

  
• Divine Dawn 10/10 Weekly Update
  October 10, 2022 by Cryswar

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  More progress! Finally got the update into beta status, which has gone... surprisingly well honestly, instead of a buggy, broken mess most things actually worked fine out of the gate. I HAVE gotten a... Continue reading

  
• October 2nd Weekly Update
  October 02, 2022 by Cryswar

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  God damn it feels good to be back to writing lmao. Got a lot done this week, from Metatron's 12 affection post-lewds scene (still a cute dork) to a bunch of opening stuff, with hopefully more natural-... Continue reading
• September 25th Weekly Updae
  September 25, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Making good progress on the opening! Finally got the early parts redone, with much more polish than before, and hopefully better dialogue. WAY more character gen options, with a selection wheel for pr... Continue reading
• September 11th Weekly Update
  September 11, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Pretty nice mix of progress this week I think. Alicia and Selendis's arts are moving along, and looking great! Siofra's music finished this week, and as always there's more coming Soon(tm). Opening-wi... Continue reading
• September 4th Weekly Update
  September 04, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Transitory week, partially spent on mechanics and partially spent working on some new UI for the opening choices. Mechanically speaking; Earth magic got a partial rework, splitting it into Lithomancy... Continue reading
• August 28th Weekly Update
  August 28, 2022 by Cryswar

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  "Yeah I'll be done with weapons this week easy lol" ~150 new abilities, ~40 reworks, and a lot of bugfixes later, I am once again forced to face the consequences of my own actions. On the bright side,... Continue reading
• August 21st Weekly Update
  August 22, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Weapon Week went well, with A LOT of new mechanics and skills added! Longbows, Greataxes, Dual Daggers, Longswords, and Shields all came out great, new and reworked alike - I'm super proud of them. Gr... Continue reading
• August 14th Weekly Update
  August 14, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Got back to work this week. As usual, this was sort of the 'tech debt + system upgrades' week, with some pretty fun progress I think~ Most importantly, Reactions are now ingame and functional. They ca... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.21e Released!
  August 02, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Divine Dawn 0.21e is out! The product of over two months of work, it offers 4+ hours of content, lewds with CGs, a new combat area, and much more! Changelog; Metatron's existing romance and Celica's n... Continue reading

  
• Next Update Nears!
  August 01, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Divine Dawn 0.21 is now in beta testing! The result of a little over two months of work, it adds around 4 hours of content, varying from lewds and CGs to new plot scenes, combat areas, a fancy new bos... Continue reading
• July 24th Weekly Update
  July 24, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Finally finished Metatron's mega-scene this week! It ended up being a bit shy of 9k words, with a lot of stuff going on, but I'm pretty happy with it! Also did a fair bit of work in bugfixing/polish a... Continue reading
• July 18th Weekly Update
  July 18, 2022 by Cryswar

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  A day late, my bad. FINALLY got Celica's first scene done this week! It's... very long, dwarfing any other lewd scene in the game, with more foreplay and aftercare than others. Nor's great work on the... Continue reading
• July 10th Weekly Update
  July 10, 2022 by Cryswar

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  The amount of holiday spillover and family aggro this week was too damn high, I just wanna write man. Still, I got a pretty decent amount done this week. Shortbows are ingame now, with a pretty wide v... Continue reading
• July 3rd Weekly Update
  July 03, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Another decent week! Despite holiday/family aggro stuff messing up my friday/saturday, still got a good amount done. Finally breaking my less than stellar record with romances, it only took 2 days ins... Continue reading
• June 26th Weekly Update
  June 26, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Great week overall! For once, it wasn't heavily commission focused LOL, so I got a lot more game stuff done. In particular, we got somewhere around 10k words of Ashley, covering her 8, 10, and 12 trus... Continue reading
• June 19th Weekly Update
  June 19, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Yes, we've had commissions week, but what about second commissions week? Memeing aside, this was a pretty solid week overall. Commissions did indeed move along, with very talented artists busting ass... Continue reading
• June 12th Weekly Update
  June 12, 2022 by Cryswar

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  If last week was mechanics week, this one was commissions week. Didn't get as much writing done as I'd hoped, but made phenomenal progress on various other things. In particular, we have an *amazing*... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.20e Release + Weekly Update
  June 05, 2022 by Cryswar

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  0.20e is a minor update to the previous 20c, fixing some bugs. You don't need to re-download if you've already played 20c. As for the weekly update.... Ended my break and got back to work this week! A... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.20c Released!
  May 24, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Over 3,000 years of work later, the update is finally out. Sam gets her romance going hard with a titfuck CG, Metatron continues to be incredibly cute, the equipment system is actually functional, and... Continue reading

  
• May 22nd Weekly Update
  May 22, 2022 by Cryswar

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  The 0.20 update is "done," by which I mean it's in beta, and after 1-2 days of fixing the inevitable torrent of bug reports, I'll release it properly. I don't want to repeat the trainwreck that was th... Continue reading
• May 15th Weekly Update
  May 15, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Surprising no one, Sam's romance took longer than I had expected, exactly like the last fucking 3 in a row that I apparently didn't learn from. HOWEVER, I'm very happy with how it ended up, and that p... Continue reading
• May 8th Weekly Update
  May 08, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Bit of a slower week due to the usual suspects of romance shenanigans and Ina holding up the plot, but things are still bumping along! Weapon swapping and the general equip system are all functional a... Continue reading
• May 1st Weekly Update
  May 01, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Great week overall! Allies can now gain masteries, following the same rules as the player (20 uses, go back to camp, pick one of two). Characters with normal abilities (ex. Metatron, Sam) all have mas... Continue reading
• April 24 Weekly Update
  April 24, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Taxes, DoL shenanigans, other IRL crap, and a lot of time spent on commissions definitely cut into my dev time this week, but we still made some surprisingly nice progress! I think the most exciting f... Continue reading
• April 17th Weekly Update
  April 17, 2022 by Cryswar

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  I got back to work this past week, and have a decent bit to show for it, along with a lot that I don't want to spoil just yet. Spent a decent amount of time trying to make camp/transitions a l i t t l... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.19e Update!
  April 05, 2022 by Cryswar

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  After an uncomfortable amount of time trying to get Sam's romance stuff to feel right, the new version is finally done and more-or-less stable! Changelog; All girls with art now use that art for portr... Continue reading
• April 3rd Weekly Update
  April 03, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Last week was spent finishing up .19, which is now in beta and will be posted here as soon as I'm sure it's not going to break horribly. It seems to be stabilizing, so hopefully tomorrow! Among other... Continue reading
• March 27th Weekly Update
  March 28, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Decently productive week! Lotta Sam writing finally got that romance going in a typically Sam way, which is both a blessing and a curse. We also have the first commissioned music! Maya's basic camp th... Continue reading
• March 20th Weekly Update
  March 20, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Art week 2: Electric Artaloo: The Artening: Art Strikes Back Ok I'm done. Anyways, jfc did an amazing job on Ina's art, very expressive and cute! With that done I can actually get rolling on Sahuagin... Continue reading
• March 13th Weekly Update
  March 14, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Seems like this is art week lol. Ina's art has been coming along super cute, and Severn enemies are getting filled out as well! We'll see how that syncs with release, and if there are any upcoming art... Continue reading
• March 6th Progress Update
  March 07, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Celica's Wind magic training went well last week, something like 14,000 words and a LOT of dialogue swaps, mostly based on your stats or romantic progress with her. This week was not quite as exciting... Continue reading

  
• Ina Art Preview (sorta)
  February 20, 2022 by Cryswar

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  I am proud to share a small preview of Ina's art, courtesy of the talented jfc! She'll feature much more in the coming update as the plot begins to grind along again, and will get proper art in the ne... Continue reading

  
• Divine Dawn 0.18b Released!
  February 17, 2022 by Cryswar

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  0.18a is finally out! Celebrating the first anniversary of the game (February 8, 2021), this is the biggest content update yet, both in writing and mechanics. While it's been a little bumpy along the... Continue reading

  
• February 14th Weekly Update
  February 14, 2022 by Cryswar

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  February 14th Weekly Update Yes, it's a day late, but in my defense, I spent 10 hours yesterday streaming dev work, previewing Aspasia art, and writing a 4300 word Ashley scene, so I think it was a ju... Continue reading
• February 6 Weekly Update
  February 06, 2022 by Cryswar

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  I guess the big fancy news this week is that Metatron's romance stuff is finally moving along smoothly after entirely too many issues (which were all my fault, to be fair). I'm hoping to have it sorte... Continue reading
• January 30 Weekly Update
  January 31, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Reasonably productive week! I got the new monster art ingame and Aspasia stuff sorted, as well as redoing most of the status icons, so the game will be 5% less ugly! Probably. Maybe. Probably spent a... Continue reading
• January 23 Weekly Update
  January 24, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Well, work continues. Not the most exciting progress report; I'm still plugging away at Metatron stuff. I can't help but wonder if I'm chasing perfection instead of good, similar issues to the Celica... Continue reading
• 1/9 Progress Update
  January 10, 2022 by Cryswar

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  Yeah, so, I know I said I wasn't gonna start working until this week, buuut I kinda lied and got to work early. Woops lol. I am really happy with how much progress I made on trait stuff in particular,... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.17a Released!
  December 27, 2021 by Cryswar

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  Changelog; Sarah now has art, courtesy of Mistimagi! Her old content has been updated with expressions, as well as various outfits. Underwear, temple/exercise outfit, normal sweater, and tights-only f... Continue reading

  
• 12/13 Progress Report
  December 13, 2021 by Cryswar

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  Celica stuff continues to march on. I'd like to think of it as prioritizing quality over quantity, but a less charitable way of putting it might be 'slow but steady.' We're definitely getting somewher... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.16b Released!
  November 02, 2021 by Cryswar

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  Changelog; The game has been ported to 1080p. Characters should look MUCH sharper and have their canon heights. The UI has been updated for the new size and improved in some cases. There's an all-new,... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.15a Released!
  October 01, 2021 by Cryswar

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  Changelog; Celica now has art, courtesy of Mistimagi! She has 40 something expressions and a few layers of clothing, though some of the uhhh...less wholesome options aren't available ingame. YET. Ashl... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.14a Released!
  September 06, 2021 by Cryswar

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  Changelog; Ashley now has art, courtesy of Mistimagi! She has 20 expressions (most of them smug) and a pretty decent variety of outfits, see if you can find them all! Ashley's Nether training part 1 i... Continue reading

  
• Divine Dawn 0.13a Released!
  July 30, 2021 by Cryswar

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  0.13a is out! Metatron art added! Only the clothed version is visible ingame atm, but there's a nude version for when her romance gets a bit further along. Please join me in worshipping those tattoos!... Continue reading

  
• Divine Dawn 0.12a Released!
  July 15, 2021 by Cryswar

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  0.12a is out! Changelog; Sam has proper art now, thanks to Houpo! With three outfits and a variety of expressions, she should have no shortage of personalititty. Previous events (hopefully) updated. B... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.11a Released!
  July 02, 2021 by Cryswar

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  Changelog; Two new group evening scenes, for Metatron/Maya and Sarah/Metatron. Both require 2 affection with each party, but grant affection for both. Headpats and wholesome ahoy! Whospasia finally ha... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.10 Released!
  June 16, 2021 by Cryswar

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  0.10 is released, and we now officially have art in the game! Only one so far, but gotta start somewhere lol. Changelog; Celica's water training parts 2 and 3 are done, culminating in the ability to u... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.9 Released!
  June 06, 2021 by Cryswar

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  Changelog; New adventure, the Severn Floodplains, with a wide variety of non-wolf/boar enemies. And some boars. New waifu to hunt down, Maya, the smug petite dog-girl. You can fight her, sex battle he... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.8 Released!
  May 19, 2021 by Cryswar

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  0.8 is out! Changelog; Sam finally has camp scenes! (S)he is still an idiot, unfortunately, but a cute one. Once you're on day 3 or higher (aka, slept in camp once), a new option will appear at night,... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.7 Released!
  May 05, 2021 by Cryswar

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  Changelog; New Trust and/or Affection scenes for Sarah, Celica, and Metatron. Metatron can now teach you the basics of Aether magic if you have enough trust and 5 Magic/Insight! Dawn timeslot lets you... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.6 Released!
  April 23, 2021 by Cryswar

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  0.6 is out! Changelog; New adventure, Arden Forest Expanse. There's a wide variety of random events throughout, so hopefully it'll be a fun challenge. How you treat the hobs will play into an upcoming... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.5 Released!
  April 07, 2021 by Cryswar

  Changelog: Metatron and Sarah now have camp conversations, trust, and affection scenes. 2 trust and 15 affection will unlock all current content for them. I welcome feedback on the scenes! 3 new H-sce... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.4 Released!
  March 22, 2021 by Cryswar

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  0.4 is finally out, bringing a number of major new systems! Some highlights; The first randomized adventure is out, with a mixture of battles, a boss, normal events, and a special event hinting at fut... Continue reading
• Weekly Progress Report 3/14
  March 15, 2021 by Cryswar

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  Looking over the progress of the last week; the Mastery system is now finished and functional, with pretty much all abilities done - 0.4 will include that for sure. The Adventure system is also essent... Continue reading
• Divine Dawn 0.3 Released
  March 08, 2021 by Cryswar

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  0.3 update released on time! Major changes; ~20k words added, mixture of conversations, lore, and shenanigans. Finishes off dinner, night, and morning content. 2.5 new H-scenes. 5 and 10-stat traits f... Continue reading
• Weekly Progress Report
  March 01, 2021 by Cryswar

  In the five-ish days since 0.2 came out, I've gotten a load of AMAZING feedback and useful feedback in various formats - thank you so much guys - so I've put a decent chunk of time into fixing bugs an... Continue reading
• Initial Release!
  February 24, 2021 by Cryswar

  This is the first version of the game that I actually feel comfortable sharing with a wider audience, less of a tech demo and more of a coherent experience, even if it still has a ways to go. It feels... Continue reading