Salutations folks o/

Another week gone, another progress report written. From new side quests to new environmental elements, we have quite a bit to talk about, so let’s get right into it!

The cover art sketch has now been finalized! With the conceptual phase now behind us, we anticipate rapid completion of the piece with colored flair, and just to not be a tease, we've also attached the sketch piece alongside for your viewing pleasure! Presently, things are being tightened up and cleaned up to make sure the cover pops!

Additionally, introduction scenes are being planned out. This includes new mapping as we will be adding 'tutorial' parts to the first steps of the game. Specific maps for the specific parts are absolutely necessary!

Sometimes, a galactic adventure is about taking some time off of the beaten path. Blackstar, one of our seasoned writers, has been laying out the ground for a spooky adventure that Caly and players can go on. We're digging through the material and taking the time to make sure it blends with a sci-fi adventure while presenting some unique scares for our hero.

Work continues on the intro section of the game with revision focus on the first dialogues between Caly, Vas and Dr. Cava for when Caly gets out of the tube. We realized that Caly doesn't really worry all that much about Earth after she is free and clear. Obviously it is a very dangerous situation, but as part of examining the intro, we want to make sure Caly doesn't have a Phillip J Fry moment from early Futurama.

Finally, new updates from our coder! Every space adventure needs some battlefield/environmental dangers. We're constructing and testing events like hazardous fogs and vents and other deadly threats to make Caly's life a little bit more exciting! ... though we doubt she would see it that way.

And that concludes our offering for this week. Sadly, no eye candy to share this time around, but we're told that our artist will be sending some interesting updates our way in a day or two, so we're very positive we'll make it upto you in the next one!

Till then though, we wish you well and will see you in the next one!

Kind Regards,

Cursed-Atelier Team