Hello friends! 

I have a lot of progress to share. I've finally gotten back into a groove.

Writing

I've added about 5,000 words to Aalam's route. This encompasses two new scenes that I hope will enhance the building romance. I'm thinking about adding one more for the overall flow of the route, but I'll see when playing through again if I feel it's necessary.

Programming

Now this is where I've made some major progress. I've added in all but one of the new backgrounds, most of the voice lines, and transitions/camera animations for nearly two-thirds of Aalam's route (not including the endings). I will definitely be finishing that up before January is over, and hopefully the endings as well.

CGs

I have started the hunt for a new CG artist. I have a few people doing test CGs to see if they can match Erupan's style. There are about 13 CGs left unfinished by my count, so I wanted to make sure the new artist has plenty of time to finish things up before December.

Erupan had done a fairly complete sketch of the assassin CG, so I finished that one myself and added it into the game. I have also changed the CG variables so that the gallery only shows you a CG for the current terra you've chosen (male/female/skin tone) so it won't confuse people by saying they have something missing when it's really just customization options.

Music

I will be adding three new songs to the game, one for each of the LIs. The composers have started work on it and the plan is for them to be complete by March.

Voice Acting

I am still waiting on some lines from a few VAs, but for the most part these have all come in. I'll keep poking the ones who haven't delivered.

Demo

Since the demo has a new background, CG, and voice lines, I think I will release a new update in April to include the new music. It's gonna look so fresh and so clean!

Kickstarter Rewards

No real progress on these but I just wanted to let you guys know I still have them in mind.

Shining

I have a design concept for the points screen and ending screens, I just have to program them in.

Game Guide

I'll start on this once I finish the routes. Since it'll be fresh in my mind I'll be doing Aalam's guide after I finish his route, Sahi's after his, and so on and so forth.

Lore Book

This will be worked on after release.

NPCs

Once I finish working on the routes, I'll be reaching out to you to get the details about your character and where you want them to appear.

After Stories

These will be worked on after release.

Early Release

I will be sending out keys on Steam and Itch.io once the game is complete, and two weeks later, it will be made public.

Side note, the pinups were posted long ago, please let me know if you weren't aware/haven't had access to yours!

Conclusion

We are moving right along and I think I finally got out of the slog I was stuck in with everything that happened in 2024. 2025 is a new year, it is Celestial Crown's year! I'm still planning on a late December launch, I'm confident I can make it.