March update and future direction with 'Dark Druid' (Patreon)

Hello All,

I wanted to give you all an update on how things have been progressing since last I gave an update, as well as inform you of how the next few months are going to look. Yes, this includes a new direction for HEROES OF CELTICA, and you can read more below:

      CURRENT WORK

Work is progressing on STELLAR INCOGNITA EX, with the images for one new story branch almost complete. Over the coming months my aim is to complete the images and writing for four new story branches, that include many sub-choices. Along with Xandra, there will be new characters and the return of some old ones.

I am currently making new images for the next release of HEROES OF CELTICA, which will be v0.5.1. This update will have a continuation of the Champion and Warlord routes, which wasn't really part of my initial plan, but it makes more sense when considering the next part of my work.

DARK DRUID

Starting with v0.6.0, HEROES OF CELTICA is going to focus on the Druid route until it reaches the end of its pre-planned story outline. That is, the druid story will now take priority every update over the other three classes until the druid story is complete. As you can see in the image above, HEROES OF CELTICA will have a sub title of "Dark Druid" to signify this new focus where the Scythian can really cut loose with the dark Formorian side of his blood.

All the current content in the game will remain, but there will be a few things to note. First, there will be a Dark Druid Prologue that will retell the prologue story, already assuming you are a druid. Remember, the prologue to HEROES OF CELTICA is essentially a character generator based on the choices you make, so the Scythian's personality is a blank slate. With v0.6.0 and the beginning of "Dark Druid", you'll be able to play the new prologue by selecting it from the character select menu that appears when you start a new game. I will render a few new scenes for this new prologue.

I initially planned to have patron exclusive content start with v0.5.0, but since all the exclusive content I've already created is in the druid route, holding the start of the exclusive content to "Dark Druid" is a better fit. Apologies for the delay for those expecting the exclusive content in the next release, but I don't think you will be disappointed when it is released in v0.6.0

So what does that mean for the Champion, Bard and Warlord? Well, my first two priorities are the Druid path and STELLAR INCOGNITA EX. When STELLAR INCOGNITA EX is done and released, there will be more bandwidth to consider how to get momentum on these other classes going again.

Thanks for reading and I'll keep you posted with new information in the weeks to come!