Devlog - DarkZone, Character Info & More (Patreon)

Hey everyone!

This time we wanted to show you some of the things we've been working on recently. A lot of it is focused on making the game world feel more alive and giving you more information about the characters and what's happening around you.

DarkZone

We've been working quite a bit on the DarkZone lately.

The idea behind DarkZone is to have a place where you can discover posts, leaked photos, and guys commenting on them.

Posts will appear as you progress through the story. Of course, different story routes will unlock different content.

Whenever a new post becomes available, you'll get a small notification accompanied by a sound effect. When you open DarkZone, the game will automatically take you straight to the new post.

The goal is to make new content noticeable without interrupting the story too much.

Since you'll be unlocking a lot of new images from both chats and DarkZone posts throughout the game, we decided not to mix everything together and instead separate them in the Gallery.

This should make it much easier to find the images you've unlocked, especially as the amount of content continues to grow.

Character Information

Another thing we've been working on is the new Character Info menu.

Here, you'll be able to see basic information about the character, such as their age, occupation, relationship status, and other personal details. You can access the menu simply by clicking on the character's avatar in the chat.

Besides that, you'll also see parameters such as "Trust", "Mood", and "Current Goal". These values will change as the story progresses depending on what happens with the character.

Whenever something important changes, you'll get a subtle visual hint around their avatar in the chat. There is no sound attached to this notification, and the effect isn't meant to be flashy or distracting.

We felt this was a better solution than adding another sound or pop-up every time something changes.

** We're still deciding what information to include in the Character Info menu, so if there's something you'd like to see, let us know in the comments!

On top of that, we're also making a lot of improvements to the text throughout the story, polishing dialogues and refining many of the existing scenes to make the overall experience feel smoother and more engaging.

There's still plenty of work ahead, but we're happy with how these systems are coming together so far. We'll share more as development continues.

Stay tuned ❤️