Hi all! Just wanted to do a quick update to showcase some of visual novel stuff I’m working on.
This was supposed to be the first Dysgenesis devlog, but it’s taking a little longer than I thought, so I’ll save that for next month! Stay tuned!
Dysgenesis
As always, writing is going well for this project! I think I’ve really nailed down a writing process that works for me and, while time-consuming, I’m getting the results I want while staying invested in the project, so that’s a win for me. It’s working so well that I’ve actually managed to finish drafting another shorter project a couple days ago (which I’ll talk about a little later.)
More excitingly… I’ve hired an artist for this project! Details below.
March Progress
– The outline/zero draft for Act 1 has been (mostly) finalized! It’s now been sent off for beta-reading.
– The outline/zero draft for Act 2 (Father Abel) has also been finished! However, I’m not completely satisfied with the flow, so I’m going to be working it a little more before moving onto Act 3. Poor Father Abel can’t catch a break.
– I’ve officially hired an artist for this project! I’m happy to announce that kidhellion is going to be on the project as lead artist. He’s already finished the concept art for the main cast and it’s absolutely killer! I’ll be including all the concept art in next month’s devlog, but here’s a sneak peek of my favorite guy, Father Abel.
A sneak-peak of Father Abel’s design. More to come later!
Other Projects
I was originally working on a Nosferatu fangame for the “But They Fuck” Jam, but I’ve more or less fallen out of love with it and I’ve moved onto greener (and more productice pastures.
Instead, I’ve switched gears to working on a project for the Torture Jam and Yaoi Jam 2026! Progress is going a little too well. I may have lost my mind a little and hammered out a 21k rough draft this weekend.
I’m now working on editing this mess while the iron is hot and planning to get it out to beta readers this weekend!
Part of why it was so easy to get this project moving was that the core of it was already written for a Kinktober prompt. The characters are old OCs and while this was meant to be an AU… I’m afraid that I think this is just their story now! I’ll include more on the history of these characters in maybe a post-mortem once the game is released, but I’m very happy with their new development and story direction.
If you’re curious about the project, here’s a short-and-sweet intro.
A meet-cute at a dive bar except one of them is a serial killer and the other is a werewolf. It goes about as well as you’d expect.
You can expect some long bad endings, dead dove content and two very terrible people falling in love. 😉
I’m also working on coding the UI into Ren’py during my free time. While I haven’t finished yet, here’s a sneak peek at the mock-up.
A simple title menu.
A NVL-style dialogue UI. The left image will be dynamic. I’m still not sure about including sprites.
That’s all for this month! See you next time.
– Gaara