Progress Log 9/20/21 - Story Work and Character Designs (Patreon)

So! Our goal with Crystal Road is to make the game more engaging. Because of this, we’re making some tweaks to the beginning of the game, as well as introducing more characters into the mix.

Story Work

The past couple of weeks have been spent on story writing and some game design work. We’re in the process of organizing the full story layout that we have, so there hasn’t been much programming going on recently. We want to introduce the following characters as the player progresses through the story, each with their own mechanics and features that they bring to the table. The first 4 will be available in Chapter 1 since having the barren town was difficult to work with and these changes needed to be done. The higher they are on the list, the earlier in the story they will appear.

Innkeeper - Kaneko (General Gameplay Guide)

Nurse - Nai (Sex Mechanics + Toys)

Merchant - Hazel (Shopping Systems)

Builder - Rua (Tree Chopping + Player Home)

Farmer - June (Farming + Livestock)

Tailor - PENDING (Outfits + Accessories)

Hair Stylist - PENDING (Hairstyles + Customization)

Fisher - PENDING (Fishing)

Miner - PENDING (Mining)

Artist - PENDING (Collectible Finding)

Aurelia - Special plot character.

A few things to note is that these are the core main game characters and we still have room for some post game plans. They may also not be limited to just these things, since we’d like for Rua to offer the option to upgrade tools as well.

New Character Being Added

With the story changes that we have in mind, there’s one more character being added to the beginning of the game.

Introducing Nai!

“Dr.Nai is a medical professional in charge of making sure that the Crystal Vale's residents are in good health. She is a staunch advocate of good sexual health and believes that overall well-being begins in the bedroom. Aside from her medical services, she runs an additional sex toy business, where you'll find all manner of things to spice up your sex life.“

This character is partially the result of the Monster Girl poll we put up not too long ago. We had already started a dragon girl design and were relieved to see that she got the most votes. As for game mechanics, she's going to sell different kinds of sex toys and handle things like clearing debuffs from the player.

Watering Can Changes

A small addition has been made to the way watering cans work in game.

They are no longer infinite! Watering cans can now be filled at water sources like the well and the lakes. When we introduce better watering cans later on, they'll have higher capacity and maybe consume less water per pour.

What’s Next

We need to make some time for Project Cappuccino 2. Crystal Road has been front and center with a lot of work needing to be done on it, but we’re going to make sure that PC2 doesn’t fall on the backburner for too long. If all goes well, expect some progress on that in the next log!

-Vanis & Doku