Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Emoticon 31

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"Attention, class!"

Here we are with the next emoticon.
This time the default expression for Instructor Stella, a recruitable ally who'll spearhead your troops during the expedition mini-game and also offer her services as an instructor to help your party members level up, in case they've fallen behind.

It's been a pretty Stella focused week too with a couple of small cutscenes in process, and your first/initial dialogue with Beatrix altered to mention your mentor during Crusader training.

I've also been making a bit more progression with the expeditions, and I think that's about everything I have to report for this week.

Tune in next Tuesday for more as always, though!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 29 / 2021

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Tuesday, don'tcha know!?

I figured out a good use for the old, previously unused stables in the courtyard.
A gymnasium/dojo that'll give Stella a second purpose where you can pay her to train your party members to gain experience and be boosted to the same level as the main character, but the higher the gap, the more expensive it'll be. (Currently a range between 5,000-30,000)

It went through a couple of iterations before I could find one that worked and I felt satisfied with, so while it's fully implemented now, it took up the vast majority of this week to get right.

And that's just about it for today, I fear! But another update is coming next week as always!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Instructor Stella Battlepose

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This 'effing heatwave can go away any day now, am I right!?

While I originally really wanted Lady Farah to be in focus for the expedition mechanic since she has the diplomatic skills required to enlist new recruits and make your army grow, I quickly realized she was a poor fit for leading soldiers into battle during the liberations.
Lady Farah and Queen Opala depended on Supreme Commander Seth to oversee the Egyptian Army for a reason, you know?
I'd also be a pretty big oversight on Devon's part to willingly put her in harms way, and while Beatrix surely would've been a good fit as well, having a character be apart of the expedition mechanic also mean they'll be absent from Castle Warrengard and/or your party during those sequences.

So to work around it all, Stella is being introduced.
She'll be the cruel, uncompromissing instructor who'll spearhead your operations and whip your recruits into real soldiers, as she was once with the Beldorian Forces and the teacher who trained the Crusaders.

She might look like Quistis from Final Fantasy VIII, but if anyone was the inspiration of her design, I'd say Meiko from Prison School.

And just like that, another week is ahead of us!

Legend of Queen Opala: Origin - Week 27 / 2021

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Y'all know the drill!

In a way, this week has also been spent on the expedition mechanic.
Although in a different way as I've expanded Castle Warrengard with two more things to build, a larger stable and a forward camp, both located outside the citadel on each side of the main road.
The stables will allow you to recruit Sunny-Sue Ellen to come living and running the show for you, and the forward camp will give your army a place to stay while also letting you send out expeditions without the need to visit your chambers or having it built/upgraded in the first place.
If you already have your private quarters done and ignore to build the forward camp, you can still send out expeditions, but you won't be able to boost your army with additional troops, making liberations harder to pull off.

The old stable in the courtyard will be repurposed to something else, and whatever I turn it into, you won't have to build/upgrade it again if you've already done so.

That's about it for now! See you guys again next Tuesday!