Hey everyone,
sorry about the delay, had a really busy month.
The topic of this progress update will be Kara's sprite with some previews as promised last time, and then a couple of other things. Kara's sprite is currently only lineart, but it should give you a pretty good idea of where it's headed.
Below is a side-by-side comparison. In defense of her old sprite, I don't think...
2024-05-26 09:42:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
we’re still a long way off from episode 6 release, but personal and professional life has slowed down after a few bumps so I’m looking to speed things along as much as possible.
I think many people figured out by now that even though it’s been a while, Elvensang’s sto...
2024-04-08 21:44:56 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
just to give a general update on episode 6 development direction, here's a little summary of how things will go.
Episode 5 was just a half of what I initially planned, which means that its "second half" will be coming in the form of episode 6. It's important to note that Episode 5 wasn't exactly all that "short" at 43k or so words (when 16 months development time is ig...
2024-01-05 03:56:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
I'll keep things brief for once! Here's the public version of Episode 5:
PC: WORKUPLOAD
MAC: WORKUPLOAD
S...
Hey everyone,
I should start this post with a huge apology for the delay. I'll go over things in more detail down below, but for now - sorry for keeping you waiting!
Let's address the most important topic first; episode 5. The early Patreon access will be on Christmas itself (24th, or 25th at the latest). Everything in the update is completed, so the public release will come out a w...
2023-12-23 05:12:29 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
just in case some of you have forgotten about Elvensang, I just wanted to quickly let you all know that work on the next ep is still underway. Earlier this month I passed my final exam, concluding my university studies once and for all and ridding myself of the academic guillotine that had been hanging over my head.
Throughout June, I've worked on dialogue and art, and...
2023-06-26 03:17:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
the additional content poll has been closed. So, without further ado - here are the results.
(note: at the time when I've almost finished the entire post, including the rambling parts, I realized that I did not add votes from Subscribestar. With those votes added, the final ta...
2023-03-31 10:20:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
I'm sorry about the prolonged silence - a month goes by quicker than I imagined. However, work is still underway on the next episode. I've made good progress with art and the last couple of days have been spent with reworking Sunny's new sprite. Since she's to get a wardrobe update ...
2023-03-03 01:56:10 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the public version of the Patron content poll. As before, this poll's results are only to gauge public interest. Remember that if you were a Patron in either December 2022 or January 2023, you can vote by sending me a PM with your preferred choice and your Patreon e-mail.
Unlike the previous poll (whose winner ended up getting an extra day instead of an extra scene), this bi...
2023-01-31 17:20:20 +0000 UTC View PostEDIT: I should have mentioned this before, but the poll is available to all Patrons regardless of tier - however, the votes will be weighed according to tier as any other previous polls. It feels weird to think of it that way, but basically every $1 equals to one vote, e.g. Knife-ear gets 1 vote, Kindred gets 15 votes.
In true spirit of democrac...
2023-01-31 17:11:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Just a small non-Elvensang + Elvensang update, and a bit of info about the upcoming Patreon poll (that will be posted within an hour of this post).
First of all, sorry about the delay(s) with this post and the content poll. As some of you might know, I had been studying for my state exams in January - and I managed to pass 3 out of 4, so it was a relative succ...
2023-01-31 16:50:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Here's the promised pack! Bear in mind that they are all in various stages of completion, so expect various stages of sloppiness that I will (do my best to) fix. I'll provide short commentary under each "set".
2022-12-24 15:03:31 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone,
Within a few hours I'll be posting the image pack for all Patrons as I mentioned earlier. There are not many pictures and they are all incomplete - far from anything extraordinary, but maybe you'll like the sneak peek. Aside from that, here is the plan for the next several weeks + some thoughts about the future.
Next progress log (in the first week of 2023), we'll have...
2022-12-24 13:15:38 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
initially I wanted to keep this (monthly+?!) progress update fairly short, but somehow it turned into an essay, so I will first give a brief update on how work is progressing for those who are short on time/patience and then delve into a little ART TALK for anyone who might want to read me ramble on about art - and then we'll end things off with a little art...
2022-12-13 23:20:39 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
sorry about the delay between posts - I had a nice work opportunity for a few weeks to help me earn some MONEY BAGS. I'll continue working there every now and then intermittently but now that I know what the work entails, it won't be as disruptive to my Elvensang development workflow.
I've spent the last couple of days finalizing the script outline, and now I'd mark it...
2022-10-09 18:27:29 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
here's the poll I talked about earlier. It's nothing significant, but like I said - I have a new tool for counting patron votes, so I am looking to see if it works before we vote on something actually important.
Regarding the specific choices:
Spear: A little unwieldy to carry around with a bow, but it's neat to imagine some Prince Nuada / Oberyn Martell fa...
2022-08-31 10:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, here's the roadmap for episode 5 and some more longterm plans. I will be adding things if needed and regularly updating it, just have to figure out the best place to post it first.
To explain a bit: Script outline is just an outline of scenes - I am usually very messy with keeping notes and have a tendency to never read notes I write for myself, but I solved...
2022-08-30 08:07:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, here's the public release of episode 4.
Let me know if there are any bugs, mistakes of any kind, and tell me what you think once you've played it. Tomorrow or so I'll be posting a roadmap detailing the immediate plans for the next episode and some more longterm stuff.
Enjoy!
MAC: https://...
2022-08-27 12:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
while the public release of Episode 4 draws near, I thought I would share with you the results of the feedback survey (and an impromptu ESSAY about fetishes, future ideas and more).
As of now, you guys submitted 914 surveys. Most of them did not come with the open field questions answered, but I was really happy to read the 200 or so that wrote out a message to me dire...
2022-08-23 15:42:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
just a small update to let you know that the release date of the next episode is growing closer. Right now, I'm fleshing out the final details of the dialogue, adding music and working on some last minute artwork. The early patron release will be ready in a few days. That's the big, important news - below you'll find some extra rambling about the development...
2022-07-31 10:58:23 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
just a quick update about the work I've done last week and the work I plan to do this week.
Last week, I've finished a couple of pieces and started work on the two major scenes that I mentioned earlier. Though I've made some sketches, I decided to put the scenes on hold until I finish the "story segment" that I mentioned in the previous progress log. Writing those majo...
2022-07-02 18:37:49 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
At this point, I think we can all agree that it's better I dispose of the "weekly" prefix for now. Nevertheless, work on the next episode is still underway and the only thing that's left to draw are two major "scenes", each consisting of several pictures, and then a little story segment that will also consist of several pieces. In this progress log, I'll talk about the story...
2022-06-22 08:36:52 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
sorry about the lengthy delay since the last progress log. I think I tunnel visioned a bit in my drawing endeavors and, well... a month has come and gone. I am making good progress on the artwork, though - I will not be giving any estimates as to the release yet (not until I can give a deadline that I know 100% I can meet), but I dare say that it is going well (most of the t...
2022-05-30 18:25:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
I've been busy drawing like a madman, so I don't have much to share this week except for this Trisha illustration; it includes a little change in her appearance - a "hime haircut". I'm prolably going to make a few other adjustments to her design, primarily changing the choker - eith...
2022-05-03 22:30:23 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I am sorry about the delay with the progress log - I had a slightly unpleasant distraction keeping my mind occupied for a few days, but it should be all good now. This time around I'd like to discuss exposition and some of my struggles with it - I will keep it fairly brief (if nothing else than to exercise brevity relevant to the topic itself). It might not be a very interes...
2022-04-22 14:47:59 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
this week it will be quick (under 200 words like I said last time) and sadly picture-less (I'll fix that next time)! I'm done with most of the writing - I will still gradually work on revisions, but my main focus will transition into drawing from now on. A bunch of the art is already finished, but I would like to add many more pieces - maybe even too many. I think I will sim...
2022-04-12 08:59:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
This week I'd like to share my thoughts on the "ladder of importance", i.e. the hierarchy of how much screentime characters get and the factors that influence it. On top of that, the post also includes an addendum to the topic of Sunny's unavoidable romance from two weeks...
2022-04-03 14:18:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
I'll keep this progress log much shorter than last week, just to give your eyes a little rest before I tackle another potentially lengthy topic next time - the "ladder of importance" which dictates how much attention will be given to characters (i.e. how many scenes they will ...
2022-03-29 23:29:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Like I said last week, I'd like to dedicate this week's progress log to the topic of Sunny's romance. As you might know, Sunny's romance is mandatory/canon and I would like to discuss a few reasons as to why that is, as well as my thoughts on the potential problems that come with it...
2022-03-22 06:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
I don't have much to share in this (week late) weekly progress log, aside from the fact that I bought a new drawing tablet, so I've spent much of the last two weeks drawing quite a bit. I'd like to increase the text:image ratio in the next episode and the drawing tablet w...
2022-03-13 00:02:19 +0000 UTC View Post