Hooray it's December! My favorite month of the year!!

All of the art is nearly complete for this update! I need to sketch out one (or two) more characters and then do some other edits here and there, but the majority of this week has been spent scripting the game. Since the vampire route takes place in the future, I've been editing maps from the usual route to reflect this timeline. Additionally, I've had to go back and check all the interactions that have human Mila's portrait and change them to vampire Mila and edit the dialogue where necessary. There is a loooot to look through... Don't be surprised if a human Mila portrait accidentally slips through the cracks if you are the type that likes to check everything!!

Here I have a few shots of the updated Mor Town, mainly showing the areas that have the most change, since I still have a lot that I want to change. Mor Town is the area that will have the most changes (aside from Noctorna HQ which is, you know, in ruins...). This is still a work in progress so the release of the update may look different than what you see here.

I'm pretty sporadic lately when working on this update. There are days where my mind can't write dialogue or scenes at all, so then I work on designing the world. Some days I just go back and tweak other areas that I had neglected in previous updates. I'm kind of all over the place, but I try and work on the update a bit each day and even more if time allows.

You all have been great with your support with the game so far. I decided I want to set a personal goal for myself. This doesn't really have much to do with the game, but I hope you'll hear me out regardless. This next bit has to do with me personally, so if you are just here for the game update, that's it for today, i'll see you all next week!

My real life job isn't the best. I work overnights, which is fine, but it has prevented me from having a normal social life and has kept me in an unhealthy slump. Because of my odd hours, I feel like I'm stuck where I work and I am unhappy. I've felt unmotivated to look for a new job because my waking hours are reversed from the majority of the world and I just feel too tired. I'm not even that old, but I sure feel like I am. I want to change, but I'm not sure how.

Honestly, working on Crimson Veil has been the most motivating and fulfilling source of work for me all year and that drive is thanks to my audience and especially to my patrons. I'm going to set up a goal that I hope to reach sometime next year. I want to reach 100 Patrons. Once I have hit that goal, I'm going to push myself to look for work elsewhere. I want to improve my quality of life for the better. Perhaps that's selfish of me to wait until I reach a certain number of patrons. After all, just having more patrons has nothing to do with wanting to look for work. I guess I'm just looking for an excuse to quit my job and move on. I need a trigger to get me to say "Today is the day". I'm not sure what kind of work to look for, but what I'm looking for right now is to just make that plunge forward. Everything will fall into place eventually. Thank you for listening and thank you for continuing to support Crimson Veil! Have an awesome holiday season!