Hi all!
It's been a minute. Life insisted on throwing loads of shit at once my way over the last 6 months. It's settled down now and I'm hoping to fall into a consistent routine with updates again.
Thanks for your patience. A few big bits of news:
Flowerglade v0.2 will drop on May 17th!
69 new CGs in version 0.2 and over 2800 new lines of dialogue - it's a big update.
The new chapter will be available in a free version on itch.io, and the full version via Patreon for the Visitor tier and upwards.
A number of new gameplay systems are implemented in v0.2, such as the bouquet crafting.
Create beautiful bouquets to give from flowers picked in the Glade and beyond - these flowers can be sacrificed at the shrine for different effects or simply given to the girls as tokens of appreciation, and help Rose fill up her horticulture book.
The request system has been overhauled with a new success bar mechanic, displaying how the character tags affect the request you're making, along with other factors.
Discover Rose's secret library and gain permanent upgrades from reading a number of available books.
Patrons will now have their names in the Ledger - a mysterious book in the library that provides daily bonuses and rewards to everyone else playing the full version - along with the ability to acquire "Affinity Pearls."
Affinity Pearls are a rare gem currency to spend on powerful, permanent changes and boosts to your favourite tags - given to you by the community and the patrons themselves!
There are plans to add more uses for these rare pearls as we progress; more powerful upgrades to come!
Along with this, we have the Voyeur and Exhibitionism side quest. This was voted on by patrons and won by a mile.
It's a host of new scenes, leading to a new mechanic that acts as a gallery for all the non-request artwork in the game.
Want to see Juniper's introduction image a second time? Or maybe the CGs from the one-off scenes of Sunflower bathing? This is how you do it.
We have Flick's shop too. Currently he sells flowers for bouquet crafting, but his stock will expand as new updates drop. Plenty planned there!
All this along with a whole new chapter that sees you exploring the swamps of Flowerglade and deep mines and discovering Rose's secret garden.
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So yeah, lots of new stuff!
This will act as a strong foundation for the chapters going forward. I'll be adding depth and polish to these new systems to make them more refined and enjoyable, but future updates will focus more on narrative development and new NSFW content - which is why we're all here
Your enthusiasm and love for this project have been incredible. Thank you all!
If you haven't already, please consider becoming an official Flowergladian via Patreon.
It costs money to make, and it's my hope that eventually it will be self-sufficient. It all helps, no matter how small.
This will also grant you votes in the next content poll - planned for June. Keep your eyes peeled for that.
Thanks again for your patience with this. I'm am still alive and still working on FG. The next few updates after v0.2 will likely be bug fixes and things of that nature.
Life can be chaotic, but let's keep this garden growing!
Love to you all and enjoy v0.2!