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Secret Minigame
Hey everyone, I want to give some more info on a new feature since I only briefly mentioned it once before and a lot of people probably missed it. This has been partially implemented since the 0.095 release with no bugs reported, so as of version 0.10 it will be fully implemented. As you play through the game, pay close attention to the backgrounds. We have created an effigy to represent each character and have hidden them throughout the story.As new romanceable characters are added, new effigies will be created for them as well. Each character...
RoE Devlog 10
Hey everyone, we're making a lot of progress on our milestone version 0.10 and still have 11 out of 25 art assets left to finish. To recap, this release has a lot more artwork than usual since it's wrapping up the prologue with some major story events and several romance scenes depending on choices that you make.The events take place on the night of the spring festival in the village, and we've been trying to build up a good feeling of atmosphere in the new backgrounds.So far we have completed all of the romance scenes available for...
Version 0.10 Update
Version 0.10 is moving along. So far we've completed 11 out of 22 planned renders. Most of the ones that we've finished are the romance & h-scenes, which are by far the most complicated because of the animations and layers. Over the next 2 weeks things will really start coming together as we finish illustrating the story events for the end of the prologue. Release looks like it will be done in 4-6 weeks.
July 2022 Pinup
Final poll results were:Raisa: 16Lucine: 14Lena: 13Rithe: 8Eryn: 8
June 2022 Pinup
Final poll results were:Eryn: 15Rithe: 13Raisa: 12Lena: 7Lucine: 3
May 2022 Pinup
Final poll results were:Lena: 17Eryn: 16Lucine: 15Rithe: 7Raisa: 6
Version 0.10 Progress
Hey everyone, we're moving into June so I want to give an update on when to expect the next version of Refuge of Embers. Version 0.10 is going to have more renders and new content than any of our previous releases. Since this is going to be the end of the prologue chapter we have romance scenes planned for all 5 of the main characters as well as some major story events. Right now we're looking at adding 14 new scenes, but we're trying to be clever about simplifying as much as we can to save time. It's hard to give a good guess o...
Discord Server Launched
Hey everyone, we have a discord server now. Come on in and hang out, we're livestreaming some artwork right now. I'm going to update the reward tiers to include the new benefits shortly, but here's a quick breakdown of what you get with your tiers:Ultra: Game Updates + Livestreams + Discord Item Store + Livestream Chat with DevsPremium: Game Updates + Livestreams + Discord Item StoreBasic: Game Updates + LivestreamsNon-Supporter: Game UpdatesInvite Link:https://discord.gg/xAu35v4x5R
Discord & Livestreaming
We're heavily considering starting a discord server and possibly even livestreaming drawing sessions. What kinds of features would you want to see?
Mini Release Tomorrow
We were originally hoping to finish up with our mini release by the end of today to squeeze it in before the month ends, but we still have one final render to wrap up so it looks like it'll be out tomorrow instead. We both wanted to add this undressing render to the first creek scene in the initial release of the game but haven't been able to get to it until now. Should be worth the extra day.
April 2022 Pinup
Final poll results were:Eryn: 24Raisa: 15Lena: 8Lucine: 8Rithe: 7
RoE Devlog 9
Hey everyone, as mentioned earlier we're getting ready to drop another mini release to replace version 0.095 with some bug fixes, performance tweaks, and the last of the content we wanted to complete before moving forward in the story. For this version we decided to replace the new title screen with a normal image instead of the advanced parallax since it was giving some people weird issues. We're also adding in the last of the content preview images into the menu:Mild BDSM:Multiple Participants:NPC on NPC:A new render has been added to...
Quick Update
We're getting ready to post a proper devlog in a bit, but we're going to be doing another mini release to replace the current supporter version within a couple of weeks. We're down to the last few sample content images, but all of the other placeholder assets and fixes have been completed and a new scene has been added. We're now free to move into the story much more quickly, and we'll be switching to monthly releases this Summer.
March 2022 Pinup
Final poll results were:Eryn: 23Raisa: 13Lucine: 10Rithe: 7Lena: 6
Touch-Up Renders
We're just about done touching up some of our early renders that didn't look quite right. All of the existing creek renders have been fixed and a new one has been added. We also reworked Lucine's first render.
Placeholder Backgrounds Finished
All done, the last remaining placeholder backgrounds have now been replaced with the final artwork. This weekend we'll finish the final touch up renders and get started on a new render with Eryn.
February 2022 Pinup
Final poll results were:Rithe: 20Eryn: 17Lucine: 10Raisa: 10Lena: 8
Quick Update
Hey everyone, we'll be spending this weekend wrapping up what we can and will have the new release out on Monday the 28th.
Upcoming Release Update
Hey everyone, the finish line for version 0.095 is fast approaching, so it's about time for an update on where we are with everything. This weekend we'll be finishing up the last couple of new renders that we need to be able to release. As expected we're still a bit behind on the touch-up renders and still need 2 more final backgrounds, but we'll jam as many as we can into the game between now and the end of the month and just bundle what's left into the next version. This is a pretty big update and we're looking forward...
H-Scene Progress
The first render in the new h-scene is finished. The x-ray view and impregnation overlays can both be toggled based on your content preferences.
January 2022 Pinup
Final poll results were:Lena: 23Rithe: 9Eryn: 8Lucine: 8Raisa: 9
New Title Screen Finished
Just finished the new title screen, and in the upcoming release you'll see some advanced parallax effects. Next up we're fixing up a few existing renders and moving on to the new h-scene.We've made a huge dent in our list, but still have to complete:2x Final Backgrounds4x New Renders6x Touch-up Renders5x Content Menu Sample PicturesThe touch-ups don't take very long compared to new renders, so those should go pretty quick. We're going to save the backgrounds & menu sample images for last so that they can be rolled into the n...
Another Render Down
We've wrapped up another render for the 0.095 release.
RoE Devlog 8
Hey everyone, with the month coming to a close I wanted to share what we've been up to since our release a few weeks back. We're excited to finally finish the prologue, but realized we would be looking at a longer than usual release window to include the last of our backlog content. In order to get everything out sooner we decided to add one more release between 0.09 and 0.10 to address only what we haven't been able to get to until now. We're going to call it 0.095, and it's going to be a lot more than just a housekeeping u...
December 2021 Pinup
Final poll results were:Eryn: 18Raisa: 15Lena: 12Rithe: 10Lucine: 5
Version 0.09 Last Update Before Release
Hey everyone, we finished the last animation for version 0.09 and are just about ready to release, but we're going to take a few more days to add more sample h-scenes into our menu:We completely revamped the entire options menu and now have all of the PC options available on the mobile version, including the now fixed cheat code input and description screens for the toggleable content. We've also been adding sample images that pop up when you hit the info button, like this one for the X-Ray view:Everything is coming together really well...
November 2021 Pinup
Final poll results were:Lena: 17Lucine: 10Eryn: 9Raisa: 6Rithe: 2
Home Stretch
In the devlog I mentioned that we'd have a better idea of the release date for 0.09 by the end of this weekend. We managed to get a lot done but there's still a bit left to do on the animation. We should everything wrapped up by the end of next weekend, but we may take an extra day or two to add in a few more of our sample h-scene images into the menus.
