Exclusive dev update of No escape: Game edition! (375)

Good Sunday afternoono folks, Scriptor here with the latest dev news bulletino!

Game development:

I’ve implemented the kennel area’s events/code into the game, meaning that now 2/3rd of the upcoming areas are fully into the game: Implementing the kennel area (and by extension Brutus/Rose’s events) has been quite fun! It’s been some time since I portrayed Rose in the game; and I have to say that she’s just a delight to do. As it’s fun to play a “inexcusable villain” like Rose from time to time; with her bordering on the “comically evil” side of the scale. (Which also immediately makes me realize why almost about everybody loved seeing her eat kitty litter in the Desert VR-world.) 😏😎

Anyhow with her and Brutus’ events (and chase sequence/mini-boss battle) implemented into the game, focus now shifts towards the last remaining “big” area of the upcoming build. Which is Primrose’s ward and her assortment of traps hidden there! I’m pleased to report that I’ve wrapped up the writing of the remaining two traps today, meaning that come tomorrow I can focus on making the sprite-work required for these traps. And implement it all on Tuesday/Wednesday; so that afterwards I can push the upcoming build into the beta phase (with only some fluff, extra scenes/events and secondary mechanics remaining to tie together). 💪

I’m still on schedule to make the release date next Sunday (27th of July for Tier III), though I will admit it’s looking a bit tighter than I’d originally estimated. What I mean with this is that if everything goes “smoothly” in the coming ~3 days I’ll be able to make the release; but if something “unexpected” or bad pops up (as sometimes can happen in game development) I might have to push the release back by a day or two (MAX). However, as things are CURRENTLY looking I don’t expect this to be necessary. But I do feel it’s only fair to be transparent about this. It’s a chonky update. :3

Oh and on the side (project) side of things: I’ve also been working some more on the “Best Friends Forever” comic! Progress has been a bit slower on that front this weekend (since I’ve used the Sunday to do some game devving as well). But know that progress on this one is also continuing on a steady(ish) pace (see the teasers for that)! Speaking of which:

Onto the teasers!

Teasers:

And even more in-game teasers of the upcoming build today! This time around of the kennel area, with Kathleen in her showdown against Brutus... And Rose looking at their battle from the comfort of her velvet throne; like the true snob she is. >:3

And a teaser of the next chapter of the Best Friends Forever comic! With Bambi having carted in a whole collection of items, it’s especially the bottle with the weird pink liquid and needles that concern Jess... Though unfortunately for her it’s also exactly what Bambi seems intending to use on her; whatever can it do? 👀

(Fiddlesticks, it seems that there’s some underground cell weeds all over the good bits in the teasers! If only there was some sort of “weedkiller” version out there that didn’t have this censoring... https://mega.nz/file/QmpnWJAK#4AOrvJYe96OmCoM-uD1vOk96fGiqWnb-6E9ODjY8Vn0 )

And that’s all for this dev update peeps, I’ll see you all at the next one this Wednesday!

Greetz,

Scriptor

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