Starlight Shores: Our First Update!

Hey there, thanks for taking the time to read our first Devlog!

The Starlight Shores Demo was our NaNoReNo 2020 submission, and we're very happy with how it went. When we first began work on the project, we quickly realized the scale of the idea would result in multiple months of work, not just one. However, we decided to push forward with it as our NaNo entry because the team loved the concept and story.

With NaNoReNo 2020 complete, we've continued our work on Starlight Shores. 

We've got a task-list and a rough idea of how long each item will take us, but it's not enough to make a concrete release date at the moment. So, as we have already announced on our Twitter page (@TidalBlossoms), our release window is tentatively Summer 2020. 

At this very moment, our Background and CG Artist Tanuma-San (@mintstea on Twitter) is working to complete their work so that we can remove our placeholder backgrounds and bring life to the world of Starlight Shores. With only 2 backgrounds to go, we're getting close to finishing that stage of development!

Our Character and CG Artist Liah Momiji (@Liah0227) is working on the remaining CG's, which is a larger portion of the remaining workload. We expect there will be another 14-16 CG's in-game, some of which Tanuma-San will be taking on to share the weight.

AlcaKnight, our lead composer, just delivered Lena's Theme! You can check it out in YouTube video we've attached to the this update.

We're also working on a custom GUI and redesigning the Main-Menu. Along with this, Sam has been programming, writing, and managing the team daily. 

Discussions with a publisher has also begun... but more on that later!

An Updated Demo with New Backgrounds, CG's, and an Expanded OST will be coming in May-June 2020. 

That's all for now, have a great day and stay safe at home.

-The Starlight Shores Team