Broken Harbours
New sprites!
Broken Harbours » Devlog
Hi folks!
For the past few months Haku has been working on a complete sprite rework for Dawn Chorus, with the whole cast done in a new style. While the work on that is still ongoing, the sprites for Rune and Devon are ready, so we decided to release a revised build of Broken Harbours first. So, inside the v1.2 update you'll find the new sprites for our two boys, plus some small improvements like resizing for full screen text mode or typo fixes. I hope you enjoy it!
The demo versions will come back shortly!
Files
Broken Harbours 1.2 - pc.zip 92 MB
85 days ago
Broken Harbours 1.2 - mac.zip 65 MB
85 days ago
Broken Harbours 1.2 - android.apk 73 MB
85 days ago
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Broken Harbours
Short visual novel about two unlikely friends
| Status | In development |
| Author | Dawn Chorus |
| Genre | Visual Novel |
| Tags | Adult, Bara, Dating Sim, Furry, Gay, Romance, Yaoi |
More posts
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- v1.3 and weekend sale35 days ago
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- Broken Harbours v1.1 - Chinese translation & fixesAug 30, 2023
- Broken Harbours v1.0 - project releaseAug 27, 2023
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I really like the Dawn Chorus VN but not gonna lie, I don't really like how they did Broken harbors' story.
I love the new artstyle!
RIP Twinks
If you want to redesign the sprites to better fit the description of the characters and give them more expression, you should at least keep the same, lovable artstyle everyone fell in love with. I feel like this new one doesn't fit with the tone of the novel.
Look what they've done to our boys
In the original work, sprites and CG already have different artist styles.
Now you're introducing another style to players
How do you decide to update sprites after continuing development for so long?
And the faces of Rune’s new sprites are really ugly.
It doesn’t feel as refined and distinctive as before.
Judging by the comments, will have to wait for a demo before i consider purchasing. Really loved how Rune looked, will have to see what he looks like now
Why is everyone treating the new sprites like it's the worst thing in the world? I get it that the original art style had quite the charm but that doesn't mean this one inherently looks bad. I personally think it looks really cute.
as much as i love the game... i kind of dont like how rune looks </3
He is quite de-twinkified, bringing him more in line with the intended design, illustrations and descriptions. He also got another pose and a front-facing head for a few expressions that make him more expressive. This is just the first glance and we know that it's quite a change and as every change, it needs some time for adjusting. We hope that you'll like him more in game!
I just can't get behind the new sprite for Rune. While the body is fine his face and head just look weirdly proportioned and goofy.
So the sponsors from Patreon did not joke on other forums ... And no one really listens to them. What an ugliness ...
Well, we did listen. After we've shown the first batch of redraw, there was a lot of negative feedback for Rune, and so he's received a completely new redraw. We've made some tweaks to the other characters too, and gave Rune a front-facing head as well. The new sprite got only positive feedback over there.
After we release an updated version of Dawn Chorus, we will be again looking forward to any feedback and continue to work with patrons on implementing any changes we will feel are needed.
The new sprites are definitely a radical change. We know that folks will need a while to get used to the new look, but comparing them to the old ones we're sure that they're an improvement. The rework aims to bring the sprites closer to intended design of the characters, which is super important to us. Hence the more buff Rune and younger-looking Devon.
I did want to ask about Devon. I feel like the hidden-ness of his patterns made him seem younger already and now with the designs now more apparent, he seems as if he's older now. Personal opinion but in my eyes he looks older now than when he did in the previous sprite.
This looks amazing!! It's a cute artstyle!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️
They're terrible
Love the new style.
The shape language, the textured line art brush, the good usage of both smooth and cell shading, the colors and for some reason the shape of the eyes. I like it a lot I think I want to make a study of it.
(edit : Only thing bothering me a bit if I had to be peckish would be Rune ears. One of the ear has very wobbly lines and the ratio between the two is noticebly off I think. Still; I love it. )
You're right, good catch! I'm sorry for that. It should be a quick fix, I hope to remedy something for that soon!