Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 07 / 2025

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It is no exaggeration to say extensive playtesting has been going on!
Counting for the various parts, I've probably replayed the Duchess Mansion arc over 20 times.
All while tweaking and/or changing NPC movements and some dialogue, but I believe the only thing left to test is the wrap-up sequence back at Castle Warrengard and the initial ambush before going to the estate.

As I don't know how much or little trouble those two parts may cause, I feel it might currently be too risky announcing a precise release date at this time, although the beta is still scheduled for this month nevertheless!

I'll see you again next week with news regarding the beta launch day!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 06 / 2025

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While Duchess Mansion was finished last week...now I think it's done, even!

To elaborate since that sounded contradictive, what I mean is last week I finished stringing all the cutscenes together and now I've also completed adding all the NPC movements and emoticons.
Only thing left is to playtest the whole arc and correct whatever issues I find along the way.
The "optional" stuff I mentioned last Tuesday turned into manditory content and I ended up making one additional cutscene towards the end to really wrap things up.
So between today and when the beta is released later this month, it'll be all about playtesting, polishing and adding some extra tidbits I have in mind if there is enough time.

That'll be all for today, but I might even have an estimated release date for next week!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 05 / 2025

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Duchess Mansion Arc, finished!

Or at least everything at the location has been completed and stringed together.
Although I'll still need to add one more cutscene elsewhere to wrap it all up and prepare players for the next step in a later beta, while including some tiny, additional side content as well.
Size wise, it's probably about the same as the High Lord Gathering Arc at the Imperial Manor, maybe slightly bigger if you count the sequence leading up to visiting the Duchess Mansion.
Then I also have to playtest this portion myself, but it should hopefully not take too long if the branching choices and everything else involved is working as intended.

And that's that, I'll be seeing you again next week with another update!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 04 / 2025

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Still hammering away at the storymode content, piece by piece!
A few more interractions have been added, chains of cutscenes has been stitched together and some dialogue has been tweaked to fit the overall narrative better.
That's really all I can say, and I would've surely released a new beta this month if it weren't for those three lost weeks of sickness, but at this pace the Duchess Mansion arc should be finished in February and I'll be able to release the updated version during that same timeframe too!

So with that said, I'll see you again next Tuesday!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 03 / 2025

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I think it's safe to say I've finally recovered by now.
The snot factory has closed, my brain no longer feels like scrambled eggs and my cough is back to it's normal self I've been living with since contracting covid that one time 5 years ago, woot!

It doesn't make for a longer Tuesday update, though, as I've mostly just spent time on storymode content and extending a certain cutscene to include a segment I totally forgot to add before.
But hey, at least we're back in business!

See you again next week!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 02 / 2025

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One more week on this crazy journey called life!

And while I don't think I'm sick anymore, there are still parts of me that need recovering.
Most importantly, the big ol' noggin' up top since these past two weeks really wore me out.
I'm slowly getting back into things, but not much as I've mainly been working on some maps and tracking down what is (hopefully) the last bug related to the party remembrance mechanic.

So let's aim for all thumbs-up for next Tuesday, alright!?

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 01 / 2025

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Geez, been a whole year since last Tuesday already!?

I've sadly not been able to do any direct work across the week, though.
That flu I got was a really, freakin' nasty one and has been hanging on to me for over 8 days, but I do feel way better today than I did last week, when merely watching TV was too exhausting.
Thankfully I don't tend to get sick very often, as apart from one case of food poisoning the other year, I'm pretty sure I've not been sick even once since early 2020.
So there isn't much to say besides I'll hopefully be back to full health sometime later this week!

And with that, I'll see you again next time!