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Hello everyone, dear supporters! Let's dive into our weekly development update.
I've just completed the scene I was working on, and it turned out excellent. You may remember the scene where Jaqueline wakes Lily in her room, only for them to be surprised by Russo, who is searching for Lily. This scene, which appears in Chapter 2, has always been a bit confusing.
Previously, Lily's room had wide-open windows while she slept, and we faced significant issues with the lighting, which fluctuated from too dark to overly bright. At that time, I made excuses in the dialogue because I didn't know how to adjust the lighting properly in a closed environment. Additionally, the background image visible through the window kept changing positions, which was an obvious error.
The advantage of redoing parts of the initial game is that we can correct these common early-project mistakes, especially when we're still getting the hang of 3D programs and image editing. Now, all these issues have been resolved. I'll share some images from the beginning of the scene so you can see the improved ambient lighting and integrated images in this remaster of Chapter 2.
To address the window problem, I added curtains to Lily's room. The room itself remains unchanged since it appears in other chapters, and I don't want to alter every scene where Lily appears in her usual room. The lighting is now consistently darker. Lily mentions to Jaqueline that she hates brightness and prefers a dark room, so the more gothic lighting prevails throughout the scene, giving a more vampiric tone to Lily and Russo's confrontation.
I'd love to share more images from the scene, but I don't want to spoil the atmosphere of the chapter. Let's keep the excitement contained for now and await the release of the fully remastered chapter soon.
Another confusing part of this scene was Anabelle's arrival, where the choices were complicated. Now, the options are clearer and more straightforward. All the dialogues are being refined, but my current focus is on creating scenes and rendering images. I believe we're nearing the final stages of the episode in terms of scene creation and image rendering. I'm excited to share all the changes made in this remaster of Chapter 2.
The scene I'm currently working on involves deciding which girl you will leave the place with. In the old options, you could choose to go alone, with Anabelle, or with Lily. These options remain, but now you won't miss out on meeting the other girl. All the encounters will happen, but you still need to choose who to go with first. But that's a topic for the next DevLog.
Now, let's talk about the schedule for creating new episodes of W2H. As you know, I'm carrying out my plans to redo the initial part of the game, and Chapter 2 is taking more time than Chapter 1. This was already anticipated in my schedule, as Chapter 2 of W2H is significantly larger than Chapter 1. With all the new changes in the remastered Chapter 2, it becomes even more extensive than the original version, requiring more development time.
With this in mind, I've decided that after completing the remake of Chapter 2, I will take a break from the remaster to focus entirely on creating Chapter 8. I don't want to delay the story development due to the remaster of Chapter 3, which, among the initial chapters, needs the least modifications at the moment. Therefore, I can leave the remaster of Chapter 3 to be completed after Chapter 8.
Here's the schedule so everyone can understand better:
Chapter 1 Remaster --
Completed
Chapter 2 Remaster --
In development
Chapter 8 --
In development (To be released after the remaster of Chapter 2)
Chapter 3 Remaster --
To begin after the release of Chapter 8
Chapter 9 --
Resumption of new chapter creation
My friends, thank you very much for your continued support! I appreciate everyone's patience while awaiting the remaster and the continuation of the story chapters. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish you all a great weekend and remember that I'm always online here and on Discord to answer any questions you may have.
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