Boy. Let's get this party started.

So, last week I couldn't really do the usual devlog, meaning that this week's devlog will be twice as awesome as previous devlogs (and that implying that previous devlogs were awesome). There are a lot of things that need to be said, and there are also a lot of things I want to show!

First of all, we advanced 2 scenes, and all that's left is 1 scene for each gem and 1 for Connie. Honestly, if we can say so ourselves, the changelog chart isn't completely reliable. The original idea was to include in the chart what we thought is supposed to be essential for the next release, and it still is, however, as we work on the update we keep adding assets that, although not essential, are certainly important for the game, may save us sometime later, and just fun stuff. In the next release, we may switch to Trello to not only keep track of the progress ourselves but also so you guys can keep track of the progress. All the progress.

That being said, we weren't wasting time this whole week. First of all, I want to present the shop's system fully working already:

https://i.imgur.com/AmsdE5k.mp4

As you can see, the shop system is done. What you see there is that we still have to finish the icons for the pizza shop items and fries shop items. Items are supposed to be used for missions, which, well, are not available yet, at least not the gameplay part. However, you must admit they look cool as fuck, at the very least. Each shop will have at least two items and... There may be another missing shop.

Next, we are working on the "wardrobe" system. I don't want to get into a lot of detail about the system, but basically, the one in Rose's room will work as a gallery rather than a permanent wardrobe change. Here you can freely switch between styles and clothing without consequences or requirements, so to speak, as long as you have seen the piece of clothing or unlocked it in a different way. It won't be completely necessary for this version since we will most likely add new clothing starting with the next version, but having a gallery of characters is cool enough as it is. That being said, it needs a bit more work and love.

https://i.imgur.com/jMvqRAS.mp4

Coming next is the warp pad. Steven's Universe (I will never get tired of this pun) is pretty expansive so outside of beach city there are a lot of places you may want to see. That's where the warp pad is useful. You can travel to many different places in the world as long as there's a warp pad nearby. But, of course, that applies only to gem places, there are far more than that, but that will come in due time.

https://i.imgur.com/8El4cyJ.mp4

Moving on, I was planning on showing the party system last week. It wasn't complete then, though, but it is now. As mentioned before (probably), the party system will be necessary for a number of mechanics such as gem abilities in the gameplay segments of the game and even... GIANT WOMEN. We MAY implement other functionalities, but as it is, that's what we have planned so far outside of very broad drafts. What do you think? Secret team!

https://i.imgur.com/fQsk8OB.mp4

And finally, some other small things I need to mention and show, such as the fact that, as you may have noticed, there are more buttons per screen now. What do you think about that? Is it too much? The idea is for the player to be able to move anywhere just using the screen buttons. Furthermore, we also finished the background characters, and they will literally be featured in the background at random times and places.

And, well, that's all for now, people-

NO, NO WAIT, THERE'S MORE! THE REPLAY SYSTEM! It's a system where you can revisit the first time you experience a scene. You may have noticed from the demo that scenes themselves are divided into 2: The first part is usually reserved for whenever you don't have a key item or so, and the second part is the actual complete sex scene. After that, you can revisit the scene, which results in different dialogue because, well, you already did whatever you want to revisit before. However, you can replay those scenes from this screen. What do you think people?

https://i.imgur.com/JM630IP.mp4

And now, that's actually all. I still struggle with having to post different stuff on different sites, I hope the videos actually work, though. I'm very sorry I couldn't do the last week's devlog, which is why I tried making this devlog extra special, like those 2 part episodes of old shows in a single part. Thanks for your patience and I hope you enjoyed it. The tentative release date is still by the end of this very month, whether we manage or not, it shouldn't go past March, but it's very unlikely to go into march anyway.
Have a nice day! Or night.