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Hi everyone!
Over the past week, we've made some serious progress toward completing the core work on the next Tame It Too! update. There's only a little left to do before we can move on to testing!
Right now, we're mostly tying up loose ends and trying to wrap up as many outstanding tasks as possible. At the same time, we're continuing to work on the biggest mini-game in this release.
But let's take a closer look at everything we've been up to!
Quests & Dialogue
Most of the quests and dialogues are already in the game! Just two quests left to finish, and the story content for the update will be complete.
We've fleshed out the chapter's ending in greater detail, then made some adjustments to the questline for freeing Cat. One of the central quests in this update, which revolves around breeding, has also received a major overhaul. Since breeding is finally becoming part of the main story, we've given this questline extra attention to ensure that all the story elements flow naturally into one another and lead smoothly into the new gameplay.
In addition to the quest dialogues, we've written a tutorial for the breeding mechanics, since the sandbox mode only provides general hints about the process when you first get started.
Minigame
We've made great progress on the new minigame, which is designed to complement the breeding process and make it more engaging. It will also give you additional ways to customize girls of future generations, as successfully completing this minigame will let you influence their genes.
Almost all the assets for the minigame are now ready, the track's main terrain is in place, and we've added effects for the damage you take while playing.
Language Learning in the Northern Valley
We've added several word scrolls to the new area, along with words for all the stone steles placed there earlier. The steles now have the obstacles we originally planned for them: some are blocked by copper-bearing rocks, while others are covered in vines that can easily be chopped down with an axe.
You'll also be able to discover plenty of new words in the temple library, where there's quite a lot to learn!
Lava & Geyser Biome Improvements
We've continued refining the new lava and geyser biomes in detail. We've added steam effects, along with Lee's reactions to being burned by lava and scalded by hot geyser water. We've also improved the small new lake in this area.
Steam Demo
The new Steam demo for Tame It Too! is almost completely ready. All that's left is to put it through thorough testing, after which it'll be available on the game's Steam page.
Steam Achievements
With the game's Early Access release getting closer, we've come up with a whole list of fun new achievements for you to unlock on Steam as you play. The first few achievements have already been illustrated, but there are plenty more to come. For now, just take a look at how adorable they're turning out!
New Sounds
Work on the game's sound design continues. We've added new sounds for the biomes and Lee's various states, as well as sound effects for fishing and the fight against a new enemy. Next up are the sounds and music for the minigame!
Progress Card
As an experiment, we've created a Progress Card with approximate figures, since we're already wrapping up work on the upcoming update. If you like this format, we'll try to publish these cards regularly whenever possible, with figures that more accurately reflect our current progress. However, keep in mind that the numbers will always be estimates, as the game has a huge amount of different elements, and we work on them at different paces, constantly switching between tasks.
We'd love to hear what you think about this format! Is the information clear enough? Are there any important stages of development that we've missed? Don't hesitate to share your thoughts with us!
Thank you all so much for your support, dear friends! We're happy to have you with us, asking questions, reporting bugs and issues, and sharing your ideas for improving the game. All of this means a lot to us!
The update is coming very soon, so stay tuned and don't miss a thing!
Have a fantastic week and stay awesome!
_____Natsu 🐰