Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 15 / 2026

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This week has been all about that cinema experience...

And by that, I of course mean the one you can build at Castle Warrengard!
A total of 22 movies are now added in total, along a quite lengthy "feature film".
It took three days to get that one done as it has well over 100 frames, nearly 2 minutes of runtime, all with added dialogue, sound effects, carefully selected frame pauses, etc.
It's the full-length version of Laquadia's...headbanging, yes.

I'm on the fence if I should add sound to all the movies, but that one was special.
There is another movie that have audio too, so we'll see!   

With that, I'll see you next Tuesday as always!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 14 / 2026

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Almost forgot it was Tuesday again...been a busy week!

And no, it wasn't an April Fools' Joke, even if the beta was released on that day.
One could argue the joke was on me though, since I had to re-release it a few days later with some bug fixes, but also including the cinema mechanic for Castle Warrengard.
As tradition, I don't have much to yap about right after a new beta since all the time spent before, around, and sometimes a bit after, has been on fixing bugs.

But next week will always be there, and so will I!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 13 / 2026

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The next beta will be out tomorrow!

I can't promise everything will be flawless, but this is the first instance in a very long while I feel like the release isn't rushed and I have to cut corners to be done on time.
Five new locations will be available, several optional cutscenes and one new side-quest.
Castle Victorum will also be open for exploration, but enemy encounters and story progression is disabled since it would be an awkward spot to leave you hanging without the story arc being finished.

There are a lot of fixes and improvements of various sizes too, although the most obvious one you will notice right away is how the ocean is now rendered compared to the previous beta...and Velvstedt having a teleportation crystal, of course!
Oh, and let's not forget the whole "Concubine Maker" thing!

Enjoy what tomorrow brings and I'll see you next week!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 12 / 2026

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This week has been all about polishing, for the most part.
The Quick-Menu has been finalized, although it did alert me of an issue with it that's been in the game since the feature was introduced, it's a bit of an annoyance if you know how to trigger it so I'll have to get that fixed sometime before the whole game is 100%.
Also added a short cutscene with Mhu'Tiki that'll take place in your private chambers at Castle Warrengard during any time post Blackgard Stronghold, which sets up the Concubine Maker mechanic and lets you engage with it.

There are still some additional things I want to include, but I think it's fairly safe to say the upcoming beta will be out around Tuesday next week or very close to it!

And with that being said, I'll see you then!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 11 / 2026

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I don't really have a name for it, so let's just call the NPC romancing I mentioned briefly last week for "Concubine Maker" for the time being, and I ended up adding six candidates across the world you can promote into your nightly stress relievers.
I wanted to add more, but while looking over the maps, these six came the most natural with each being a unique encounter and not something copy/pasted for everyone.
I'd like to add more in the future, although that might require some extra effort so I'll wait.

I'm also in the process of updating the Quick-Menu button, mostly to make it way easier and faster for myself to edit it in the future, but also to move some graphics around to make more frequently used buttons quicker to access and to fix some issues I found.

That should be all for this Tuesday, me thinks...see you next week!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 10 / 2026

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After having an epiphany, Pandora's Box has been opened...

While I've finished all the beds with over 70 new collectables to find in what is probably considered late/post-game content busywork that some might find entertaining due to some in-game lore implications, I did start experimenting with the sex sequences you can have with your party members to see if I could expand upon it...and indeed, I stumbled upon a solution to a previous issue.

One that could open up the potential of engaging random NPC's with the same mechanic, with minimal effort apart from the initial asset creating...although, I only discovered it the other day, so I'm still in the asset creating process and don't want to promise too much yet in case there are some unforeseen consequences.
I'll hold my tongue until next week when I should know more!

Speaking of which, see you then!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 09 / 2026

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Aaaaand I'm done with the beds, all 326 of them, which is not counting those you can sleep in for in-game reasons or those that can only be seen but not accessed.
Also found some things I had to fix while going through all that, like Crystal Hall looking really bad (unintentionally) when you visit it in another timeline and Isolated Shack requiring a post Duchess Arc update.

I'm going to continue working on the optional islands before the beta launch this month, but the required assets needed to continue the main story was finished this week too!

See you next Tuesday, per tradition!