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I was hoping to get a bit more done this week, but I got sidetracked. I thought to myself "I haven't watched any anime in a while", deluded myself into thinking I wouldn't spend too much time doing that, tried the free option on Crunchyroll (tried the PS3 player, and I don't know if that's the problem, or if the free experience in general is absolute garbage, but it was pretty terrible, turned me off of it), ended up wasting a couple of days looking up something to watch, watching it, trying various services etc.

 Surprisingly, I did get a few ideas for the game while watching (definitely wasn't expecting THAT from my selection), but it was a black hole I wasn't planning for.

Anyway, I did eventually get off my lazy ass, and finished writing the first ending (I worked on the "breeder path" first). That's about 3 scenes worth of writing, plus some random rolls to add some minor variance here and there in the events. I also added interactions for both paths with the other cows, you can get some differences too, depending on whether you are a breeder or not. I also did some testing, to make sure the choices work as intended.

I still need to decide on a few things: I think I'll leave the scenes with a black screen, for now, since this is something I should probably get art for, I need to add options to go adventuring and then decide to retire (or fail to make enough money, which forces you to go to the barns as well), and there are probably many minor things I'll have to adjust for the release, but the main content is thankfully all there.

This is pretty much it for this week. I'll have to prepare polls and show off some other art for the game as well, so stay tuned in the coming week! ^_^

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Tanner

LOL! You didn't say it right. You didn't "watch too much anime." You were "Examining other media sources for potential ideas."

mdqp

Well, that's not entirely wrong, I actually do keep an eye out for ideas, of course, but I honestly feel like I was wasting too much time, in this occasion. XD

Admiral Cheesecake

Nonsense! The muses of anime simply seized upon you and took you on an adventure of discovery!

Tanner

Now you make it sound sinister...

Tanner

Personally, I look forward to seeing what he will do with the Outcasts. I could honestly see a story line involving them and your quest to find more shapeshifter temples. Say, for example, you rely too much on your uncle's friend to locate the temples for you. This would cause one of their operatives in the mage guild to overhear the two of you. Through this the Outcasts realize that you are a shapeshifter, and thus an asset to their plans. They then try to hunt you down and capture you. In this case, it becomes the Outcasts that drive your discovery of new temples and you gaining more power. You turn out to be their most valuable slave. This also opens up possibilities for what could happen when you have acquired a great deal of power as a shape shifter. Could that power help you break free of the Outcasts and turn on them? Then again, just for giggles, on a completely different path one of the temples could allow you to turn into a cow. I bet Zanti would get some kicks out of that.

mdqp

Well, the Uutcasts do have their own storyline, and it ties with a "royalty" path that isn't in the game yet. But you got something right, in that relying too much on Alpharius (among other things) will eventually lead to certain figures learning about you, which could lead to troubles. I am not sure if I want the Outcasts to be involved with that, though, I might use some other characters.

Tanner

Careful, you are giving me more ideas. I've already had to take the plot hamster out behind the shed and give it both barrels more than once.

mdqp

I feed myself off of disappointment, so I need to make people believe even greater things, before I inevitably let them down with my game. :p

Tanner

Could be worse, you could be a redhead like me. Then you would have to come out at night to feed off the souls of hobos