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Private Eyes

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DEMO DRAFT UPDATE

It's done and edited and off to beta readers! 

Thank you again everyone who volunteered!!! I very much appreciate it. Next time I need beta readers, I'll choose a better way to contact everyone than private messages in Patreon because apparently Patreon does not email patrons when they get a message. 

2021-03-14 18:52:03 +0000 UTC View Post

The Demo Draft 2.0 is DONE!

Finished this baby late last night. It currently sits at 15,017 words. 

I need to give it an editing pass... BUT I'm ready for beta readers at long, very long, last!

It's literally just the game script. It's not been plugged into Ren'Py yet, but I want feedback on it before I go there. Not necessarily gr...

Sneak Peek #2

This isn't from the Demo/CH 1--I've been jumping back and forth between rewrites and later scenes--but here's another little sneaky peek from a later scene in the game.  

Also, I've started using Morgan as a stand in for MC. Typing MC just kept taking me out of the moment, espeically during dialogue... "Please, MC,...

Demo Writing Update

Demo rewrite is currently sitting at 8,149 words! I should be a little more than halfway done. About 65%? I have five more scenes to write, and four of them should be short so I should slide right under my self-imposed word limit of 14,000.

I also did one more BG, a hallway in Xander’s hotel. I ended up adding an eave...

Update Time II

Demo Completion: Still around 50%. It's a two steps forward, one step back kind of situation. 

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Demo Art Stats:

RO Sprites: 8/8

Side Characters: 4/6 (two are design rewards for the Kickstarter, so they won't show up on screen yet)

BGs: 14/15 (I might not need the last one, so I'm holding o...

"What Are We Doing?"

Just a little peak at the draft 👀 

Here be MCs

These are my personal MCs for Twin Coves! Having characters I can picture when writing that represent the different directions the MC can take has been super helpful for me. Obviously, you're not playing these exact characters, you can imagine whoever you want, but they just help me with my writing and make sure I am taking d...

Azriel's Loft

Those who guessed Azriel were correct! 

Farpoint Teaser

...did I ever post this here? I don't think I did. Anyway, this is a super short teaser I made for space VN project of one day, Farpoint, back when I was trying to get better at making videos! 

Cove Holden

Our Life by GB Patch Games was my favorite VN of last year and I'm very much looking forward to Step 4!  So, I had to draw older Cove being embarrassed by Jamie taking a picture of him 💙

Lir Aesthetic

Me, staring at my Twin Coves script:

How many parties are too many parties?

Also, please enjoy this very niche meme I made myself. 

I Want a Baby Meme

Now that all the RO sprites have been revealed... I can post all my memes! But I thought it would be fun to post the blank version first and let you all guess for this one. 

I made this meme using real answers from that gfs texting theirs bfs they want a baby thing... so that's why one says "yes ma'am" (spelled inc...

Demo Progress

I thought visual progress bars would be cool, so here's how far along I am on Chapter 1/ the demo.

I'm rewriting Chapter 1 and almost done with the art! I have yet to work on any CGs. Still figuring out the best scenes to illustrate. 

Also, I will need a couple beta readers soon! So, if that's something you m...

Loft WIP

Oh, look! It's MC's suspiciously nice apartment that they can somehow afford even though they have no money! 

Kidding. It's not MC's apartment... but who oh who could it belong to?

In other news, I'm making headway on the BGs for Ch 1! Still not my strong suit, but I'm getting better. 

New Logo

Finally designed a new logo for the new and improved Twin Coves! It still needs a bit of tweaking, but I'm happy with it.

AND! I mocked up how it would look as a pin! With two color versions too. 

It’s UPDATE TIME!

Demo Completion: 45%

Game Completion: 5%… maybe? 

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Art Stats:

(these numbers are the running totals for the whole game, not just the demo)

14 of 36+ sprites done! I might need to cut down on side character sprites… 

6 of 10+ animal/creature sprites (so...

Sneak Peek!

So, I entered a creator's grant contest thing to get some funding for Twin Coves and lessen the burden on the Kickstarter, but I wasn't picked. Hey, I shot my shot! But I threw together a preview of some game stuff for the contest video, so here's part of that...

It's a look at the UI, a scene that's not in the game it'...

POV: You and Azriel hanging out on New Year's Eve

And Az is wearing his glasses. 

Happy New Year's Eve, all! Thank you for being a patron. Truly. (And thank you to everyone who was a patron, no matter how long. Most of you won't see this, but I appreciate you.) Hopefully y'all are excited for a lot more Twin Coves stuff!

Anyway. Please enjoy this art a day b...

Annual Membership Now Available!

Since we're on the cusp of a new year, I thought now was a good time to start offering annual membership for my Patreon! You can save 10% with an annual membership, which works out to be a free month and a bit. 

Obviously, if you want to stick with a monthly subscription, I completely understand. Paying for a full ...

Hark, A Quiz!

Please enjoy this quiz about who you should romance in Twin Coves, but it's just for fun so don't take it too seriously ;)

Commission for Julia

Thank you for commissioning me!! 

Scene is from a fanfic by the commissioner! Go check it out: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14631294 (Scene is in Chapter 28)

Twin Coves Teaser II (warning: flashing images)

Another video editing experiment, this time with some hints! If you can catch them. Warning! This video has flashing images and briefly shows a photo of blood. Be aware.  

Patron Commissions

Two recent commissions for two of my lovely patrons! Thank you again Kenzie and Evan!!