Developer Diary 41 - Full Body Experiments (Patreon)

Hey everyone! Haven’t done one of these for a while! I got a lot of feedback from you about the game since releasing Alpha 3. One thing really stood out though: Full Body. I’d love to have the character be full body, so after considering how I’d approach it, I’ve begun doing some experiments. There is one harsh reality to face with doing a new body though, all the old art becomes… technically unusable. It was set up for a half body, and no matter how hard I tried to give her legs, it just looked awkward. Of course things like makeup, hairstyles, etc, can be used as a basis for redrawing and will be quickly implemented once it’s all set up.

So, I’ve settled on redoing the art, which will look a little bit less detailed (since it’s more zoomed out), but in return you get: hip sizes, genitalia, way better clothing options, shoes, nails, longer hairstyles, and more! Finally there is also posture. Currently, the character looks fairly stiff, because of the symmetry in the artwork. I designed the full body with contrapposto in mind to give it a much more natural look. I know redoing art means a step back in development, but the amount of design space that opens up for character customization (which for me is still the biggest aspect of the game) is tremendous, and it’s simply something that has to be done for the game to capture my full vision.

I have some more surprises for you that I will share in the coming weeks, but for now, please enjoy this gif showing the possible hip sizes!

As always, thank you very much for the support!

Alba