Dawn Chorus
Version 0.5 - Public build
Hi, Keo here!
Today we're releasing the v0.5 build of Dawn Chorus to the public.
Changelog:
- 8.5k words of new scenes
- Some new renders by Roborak
- Few new tracks by me... honestly I've lost count
- A guest track by Lesli (Hop-Skip & the Chewtoys) - it's an honour for us! In game you can find it in the intro, before entering the guesthouse. You can listen to the track here.
- A new Mikko CG by Tintiai
- Redesigned Mikko sprite
Regarding Mikko's design, we have received mixed feedback regarding him, and in his previous design he came out a bit bland, while personality-wise he really isn't. We think that the new design suits him much better while still being distinctively him. We know that changing his species is not a small thing, but we're certain that this is a change for better.
Presenting his new sprite:
We hope you will enjoy this update ^^
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Okay, you actually made me creating an account for this:
Why. Just why. Mikko was absolutely fine the way he was. Letting him look a little "bland" absolutely suited him and I loved him for this. Now you took him away from me and replaced him with a cliche wolf guy that looks so norm that he probably makes "thank god it's friday" posts on facebook. I don't get it. Pretty sure lots of people like his new design but you HAVE to know that at the same time you will lose so many people who liked Mikko exactly the way he looked like. Who understood why he looked like he did.
But besides my fanboy rant talk: Changing a character design through the middle of the production when people already got used to the characters...I don't know... I just don't know, guys...
I don't want to say "Please change it back the way it was" because I'm aware of the amount of work this would mean and you have to stand your ground, but you lost a huge Mikko fan with this. Funny. I actually thought 2020 couldn't eff me anymore... I know this might sound stupid like "calm down, it's just a stupid VN". But I was really looking forward getting this baby growing up and becoming a legit adult. Right now I actually consider never looking at this game again, because it hurts. It actually hurts seeing what happened to my otter boy. Yes, I'm a crybaby. I know.
Hi! Keo here.
I'm sorry to hear you feel that way. We don't really see the current phase as the middle of the development, but rather the beginning. Until we have the whole Day 1 ready we will keep rewriting and reworking stuff, like the shorter intro or the new sprite Rune got in 0.5.3 and 0.6.1 builds. I know some of the players will dislike any changes, but I have a firm belief that in long term they're going to make this game better.
In case of Mikko, I wasn't a fan of his sprite from the beginning. We wanted to give Mikko a redesign much earlier, but we had other, more pressing matters to take care of. hq drew a few sketches of him it new outfits, but I wasn't happy with any of them either, so we experimented more with the design and the one we ended up with we liked the most and felt like it fit my vision of him the best. Now that we have a CG with him it's unlikely that we're going to change his design again, especially as it was very well received.
My otter buddy! 😭
Love the new design, the old one made me lose instant interest in his character and his update is greatly appreciated
Oh my I really love the new Mikko sprite! Great work ^^