More Than Just a New Dress (Patreon)

Good afternoon,

It's almost the weekend again, it's cold and rainy outside, and autumn has really set in. It makes you want to think about warm, cozy places, which is probably part of the reason why I've started revamping the tavern the way I did now. But let's start at the beginning.

The result of last Friday's poll became pretty clear early on, but I was still busy working on the animations for Kate and Frisha's scene during the first few days of the week anyway. I've made good progress on those, and yes, once I actually start writing the final version of the scene, I'll probably realize that I need another animation here and there. But for the most part, I'm finished with them now.

Yesterday, I started reworking the existing images in the tavern so that Kate can wear her new outfit during her shifts.

As you can see in the title image, where I've also included the version currently used in the game for comparison, I want to give the tavern a warmer and more welcoming atmosphere overall.

The original renders turned out very dark and rather uninviting, which isn't really how I imagine the atmosphere of the place. So I'm taking this opportunity to give the tavern a more thorough visual overhaul.

As you can probably imagine, there's a lot of image material I need to go through, but I think it'll be worth the effort in the end and give the tavern a completely different feel.

For now, though, I'm really trying to limit myself to Kate's images on the ground floor... If I started including the bedroom images as well, some of which could definitely use an update...

Well, we'll see. Maybe I'll at least rework a few of those too...
I know myself. Once something bothers me about how it looks, I just can't leave it alone. ^^
But the main focus for now is on the ground floor images, and afterward I'll see how much time I have left.

I've also already written some of the first dialogue for the new scene, mainly Kate complaining to the MC about wanting a new dress. But the interaction and main event with Frisha is still missing. So there's still quite a bit of work ahead of me... 

The release date for the bonus scene ultimately depends on how long it takes me to rework the old images and whether I decide to add any additional animations or similar improvements along the way for the tavern.
Unfortunately, that means I can't give you an estimated release date for the bonus scene just yet, but as always, I'm working hard to get everything finished as soon as possible.

That's it for now, it's time for me to get back to work on a few more images.
I wish you all a nice and relaxing weekend!