Hello all! I have been working on giving the first three chapters of Celestial Crowns those final touches that will make it a game you want to play over and over! Here is my changelog for the tweaks I made yesterday:

added 15 new SFX

added existing SFX in places where it made sense to 

added additional art assets to ballroom scene 

added camera animations throughout first 3 chapters 

created chapter cards for first 3 chapters

implemented new skin tones in Sahi CG 

added voice lines where needed 

fixed bug where camera was not working properly when skipping 

updated textbox updated popup for increased stats 

updated save/load screen bg 

updated preferences screen bg 

added additional text effects in some places 

added new theme song added new sad song 

added new romance song

changed music on character select screen 

adjusted button size for title buttons to ensure the hitbox was working properly 

adjusted text size of save file names so they fit under the screenshots

Here are a few screenshots! Ugh I really wish itch.io would update how their devlog editors work, uploading images is such a pain.

Unfortunately, itch only allows me to post videos uploaded to YouTube, and I'm still trying to get a Harlevin YouTube account ready. 

Anyway, that's just what I've been up to! Check out the updates from the rest of the team:

Backgrounds

Stef has been hard at work on new backgrounds! Check out this field bg:

This is the next background I need for programming the rest of the game, so it allows me to move forward with polishing the routes while I wait for tester feedback!

Music

The OST is just about complete! I am just waiting on one more song from the composers.  The music in-game will be fleshed out with additional free and purchased songs. 

Voice Acting

I am sending out the new scripts for the VAs! This will include a few more voice barks, as well as about 20 full lines from their route. I made it so there's just about one fully voiced line per scene.

Conclusion and Coming Next

I'm really happy with how everything's gone so far! I've had a lot of fun adding polish to the game and I can't wait to start on the routes. It really looks and feels more like a completed game now! 

I will be traveling from 1/18 through the end of February, so posting will be on hold. However, the artists will still be working on their stuff, and the voice actors will be recording! Looking forward to updating you guys again!