October 2nd Weekly Update
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-feeling banter with Sam and now Amnelis as well.
A barrel of family aggro late in the week kept me from quite getting to beta status but 1-2 more days of work will get me there, so depending on how that goes we're FINALLY almost at the end of this tunnel.
Never doing another giant 2-month update again if I can help it, it's been an absolute trainwreck for me in most regards, stressful as hell to boot, and I don't think anyone enjoys waiting two months for stuff either. Just gonna finish this and go back to smaller but much faster updates lol.
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Divine Dawn
A fantasy roadtrip to save the world! Maybe.
| Status | In development |
| Author | Cryswar |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Tags | Adult, Dating Sim, Eroge, Erotic, Femdom, Hentai, Monster Girls, NSFW, Porn, Romance |
| Languages | English |
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Personally I dont think 2 months is that bad! I've waited longer for others games/VNs. But yes, frequent small updates are better than waiting ages. At least that's what I think.
The real question is, is it worth the wait?! I have yet to be disappointed. Unlike some other games/VNs I could mention...
I'm looking at you Baldurs Gate 3...
Haha, that's the catch isn't it? This update will have like ~350 new abilities, ~100 reworked ones, and a bunch of opening updates, Sarah/Ashley CGs, and more - but if that's not why someone's here, it may be a disappointment to them. If they just want Metatron content, she'll probably only have 1 new scene, and it's not even lewd.
At least with smaller updates, if you don't get what you want you can just wait another few weeks.
I dunno which is 'right' but faster updates also means more visibility and less patron bleed, so from a business and visibility standpoint I think it's safer.
I think you have a good way of looking at this. Right and wrong, like the concept of beauty, is quite subjective.
For me, Sarah is my best gurl, so I love it when she gets new content. But Celica is a wonderful character too, with her darker side and her sweeter side. Sam with her temper and her dorkiness. Metatron with her faith and loneliness... (breaks my heart)
The point is while I'm waiting for my best gurl Sarah to get more attention I can be happy with the content released for the other characters, because I like nearly all of them.
Also for me the lewds are a bonus, the story is why I stick around.
Sarah is an angel, and while she's only getting 1 scene this update (temple sex update and CG) I definitely want to go HARD on her next update. She really deserves a lot more content than I've been able to give her lately.
That makes sense though, and good point. If most of the girls are likeable it makes the wait for your waifu a little easier. I just need to do a better job of balancing that, and not getting sidetracked so easily with mechanics... thanks for the feedback!
Glad you like the story too, it's definitely meant to be an adult game rather than a porn game. Plenty of lewds for sure, but it's not my true priority.
Don't get me wrong, I like playing around with different character builds too.
I have 4 different concepts, 1 of which is on the back burner:
1) True mage. All of the magic, all of the magic in the whole world!
2) The Spear-God. Spears combo-ed with Air magic mainly. Touch of Aether and Nether.
3) The Sword-Mage. Usually I go with Earthmagic at first since none of the NPCS currently teach it, combo it with Water, Aether and Nether. I am thinking of trying a new build with a Greatsword.
4) The Shield Hero! This one is on the back burner until its possible to combo Earth Magic with the Sword and Board.
So I appreciate the effort you have put into combat mechanics and new weapons and armour.
Ayy, nice! Those all sound fun, earth magic got the first half of its rework this update and *should* hopefully be learnable 1-2 after that so not too far out! Spear with its upcoming rework DEFINITELY loves wind magic, that should be a fun combo too. And I'll always be a sucker for archmages/Avatar builds.
A small thing: some ability names are long enough, that parts of them clip into names that are below them in the progress menu. One such example is "Flaming Greatsword". For that particular one, I got a rename recommendation: "Flameberge". The flamberge is a type of real-world sword, that has a wavy, rippling blade. That would be appropriate to a fearsome blade of fire. And slightly punny.
Aside from that, I have an unfortunate impression for a piece of character art: Maya. The issue is that her doggo features don't stand out, it took me a bit to connect the dots between the writing and picture. The other racial characters have clear aesthetics to mark their existence, but Maya's is difficult to perceive.
What should be her two defining features are the ears and tail - but the ears blend into her hair, while the tail doesn't stand out against the background we see her against. I think that the ears are easier to improve - some white fluff on their interior and sides would help define them against her human hair. Having a stripe on the tail might work...but honestly, probably wouldn't fit quite right? Perhaps a accessory could? The tail seems a bit short, so there isn't much real estate to work with.
Thoughts on out-of-combat music: Usually it works alright or is nice. That said, it sometimes gets overplayed. For example, the music at the military camp. It is intense, which initially works well during the opening scene of coming upon it - but it keeps going, even though the circumstances don't call for excitement anymore. Transitioning to something less bombastic would help align the player with the actual mood.
Flaming Greatsword already got a mini rename in 22, ability name issues are slowly getting resolved over time as I explore various ways to make them display better.
Selendis's custom theme isn't done yet, music is slowly improving as I get commissions but takes time to perfect.
I don't tink Maya's art is bad, the inhuman attributes are supposed to be a little more subtle, though I also thought there would be a bit more tone difference between hair and ears originally. It may get touched up down the road.
Sorry to hear how everything's been going for you, though all that stress I can guarantee you are going to release an amazing update.
Aww, thank you for being so nice about it! I really do hope people enjoy the update, and even more than I can make much better progress going forwards to avoid dealing with this again lol. Live and learn I guess, the curse of being an amateur dev
Wait amateur!?! Also Im not even here for the nsfw, I'm here for the fluff and gameplay, it's surprisingly in-depth for this early of a version.
Yeah, this is my first experience making a game, and I learned to code by... making the game lol. Never commissioned anyone before this either. It has been an uphill battle.