Lasting Solstice - A Story Rich Visual Novel

Update with a new Beta
almost 3 years ago – Fri, May 21, 2021 at 06:46:22 PM

Hey all,

As some of you may have noticed, I sent out the beta of the game a week ago so the people that have that tier are able to get a copy of it through Backerkit. 

This Beta includes an almost completed Shiori route. There are one or two more scenes that I want to add onto the end of it, so I just want a little bit more time to think about how to end it properly, and the same goes for Yukari's route (But it is currently not in this beta because of the same reason in that I don't think it's ready YET but it is ALMOST done). When you are playing through the beta, do keep in mind that it IS a beta so I didn't really proofread it. If you want to report some misspelling or some suggestions, please message me on discord at: Eric#3733.

A couple of things. The way beta works is that the choices that you choose do not matter, you will be forced onto Shiori's route no matter what. And also if you happen to get the game a few minutes right after it was published, then it might crash, but it's already fixed in the current version (I THINK)...

Completion-wise,  both Yukari and Shiori's route is finished, just need some final touch-ups but that will come later. That just leaves Emily and Saori's route to be written. 

Anyway, I'll be keeping this update short so until next time,

Eric

Overdue update
about 3 years ago – Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 09:57:41 PM

Whew, okay well first of all, sorry for not posting an update for a while. For some reason, this update seems a bit hard for me to say. The reason why is because I want to say that I definitely underestimated the amount of time I needed (even though during the time when I was making this Kickstarter, I thought it was an overestimate). So I might need more months to work on this and so does some of the other people working on this game. I would say Q4 of this year maybe.

Personally, I'm still in university and so that has been taking a lot of my time and I also want to spend some time on drawing since it's been a hobby that I've picked up about over a year and a half now. BUT I'm still passionate about this game and so I've been working on it here and there, but I do have to admit that it has been going slower than I would like.

Anyway, let's get to the actual update part of this.

Common Route:

Concepting: 100%

Written: 100%

QC: 60%

Implemented: 100%

Yukari's route:

Concepting: 100%

Written: 90%

QC: 40%

Implemented: 20%

Shiori's route:

Concepting: 100%

Written: 80%

QC: 40%

Implemented: 0%

Saori's route:

Concepting: 80%

Written: 10%

QC: 0%

Implemented: 0%

Emily's route:

Concepting: 100%

Written: 10%

QC: 0%

Implemented: 0%

In other news, the code for the game has been cleaned up and organized as well as being on a private github where collaborators can see it, if they choose to. 

I did have thoughts of having another writer to speed up the process and take the workload off of me, but I'm not sure if I want to go with it.

Here are some more backgrounds to share (Some CGs can't be shared and so I would like to keep those hidden until release):

And again, sorry for the super overdue update. It's been pretty stressful for me recently and this Pandemic ain't helping lol. But yeah and also sorry for the delay. Making/writing a VN is a bit harder than I thought--

Till next update,

Eric

UPDATE
over 3 years ago – Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 12:20:40 AM

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Closing Backerkit soon + Beta soon
over 3 years ago – Sun, Aug 02, 2020 at 05:49:07 PM

Hey all,

First of all, just want to remind everyone that changing your tier/reward on Backerkit will be closing soon, which will be on August 10th 2020 @ 11:59 PM PST!

And for the people that have the higher tier and access to the beta, I will be distributing a beta soon around mid-August, after closing the Backerkit. So if you're interested you still have time to change your order and gain access. If you did not back the Kickstarter in the first place, then you are welcome to contact me and then we can work something out from there!

The beta will consist of having the majority of the common route, right before it starts branching out. It also gives you hints about how each character's route will end. In total, the new 'patch' will have around 30k words. The demo has around 20k, to give you a reference, but the word count is split amongst a lot of choices and if you constantly pick a girl, then you will only get to see that girl's 'hinted' story. So if you only play through the game once, then it will be around 10k  words of reading or so, just to give you an idea!

Lastly, I want to say that delays on the full release of the game will happen, especially since we now have the liability to provide an 18+ patch DLC. Progress is a bit slow, I do have to admit, but regardless, work is still being done and progress is still progress!! I hope that everyone understands that times are kinda rough right now and it gets a little bit depressing. We are still trying and putting a lot of effort and attention into the game!

Anyway, until next update!

-Eric

Updates!!
almost 4 years ago – Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 11:31:41 PM

Hey everyone,

I have a couple of things to go over so I'll be going over these quick.

The team has been busy with some stuff, but I personally have much more time now and will be working on this a lot more than before so hopefully, more stuff will get done.

I've also updated the game where the beginning of the game has been completely rewritten and some parts along the way have also been tweaked. The google drive will not be updated with the new version, so if you want to play it, then it is already updated on steam and itch.io!

And to answer some of your questions, yes the game will be free! The DLC will remain under a paywall, but that means that the people who bought the game will get the DLC content. If you want a refund on your pledge, then don't be afraid since it's understandable!

Another thing, Backerkit has been up for a good amount of time so I will be locking down orders and such on August 10, 2020 11:59PM PST  so if you wish to change your pledge or buy some add-ons, that is the last day (or somewhere around that time, idk I might forget lol). 

Lastly, while on the topic of Backerkit, we will not know what the posters will look like before that August date so please keep that in mind while buying add-ons and changing pledges, BUT on the bright side, we have the artwork for the keychains! Here's what it will look like:

Yukari Chibi

Shiori Chibi

Emily Chibi

Saori Chibi

And that's all for this update! If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask through comments or messages!

Anyway, stay safe!

Eric