Public news 01.03.2024
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Hello, everyone!
A new month is upon us which means it’s time to update you all on the current status of Innocent Witches, 0.11A and what will follow. Let’s begin!
First of all, an art-preview. This time it’s a preview of one of the events that will happen in 0.11A.
Next, let’s look at what's been happening during the past weeks. We’ve:
- Worked on and released a seasonal update revolving around the St. Valentine’s Day celebrations.
- Continued to fix the bugs and typos reported by you <3
- Discussed and added to the development plans several new updates for the game mechanics, such as activities in the potions classroom, more tight integration of alchemy into the game, time-limited menu choices (with the possibility to turn them off), and more.
- And of course, continued to work on 0.11A.
The current status of 0.11A is as follows. The content is around 75% implemented and added into the game. A fully playable version of the new chapter is expected to be finished before the end of the current week (prior or on the 3rd of March). After that we will need to insert all the missing art that is currently being drawn, and finally test the whole version fixing the bugs in the process. Since the new chapter has different branches depending on which prefect is your waifu, this will take some time to polish and flesh out. However, we’re working on the new version every day (including the weekends for some members of the team), so we hope to be finished with it as soon as possible so that you can finally play it!
In addition, we’ve composed a roadmap for the new content to expect in 2024. The roadmap itself will be shared soon. At the moment we’re looking at 5 releases this year (including 0.11A). They will follow the usual pattern that we’ve used before:
- First, an A version releases, which focuses more on the main plot for the chapter.
- Next, a B version releases, which will include more side content and activities for the chapter added in the A version.
- Finally, the next A version releases, introducing the next chapter, while the previous B version becomes public.
In total, this year we plan to add three new chapters in Act 2 (including the first one added in 0.11A), together with side activities and new content for them. As a sneak peek, the new chapters will include more romantic dates and fullscreen scenes with the prefects, introduction and development of new side characters, and a couple of new mechanics, among other things. More details will be shared in the coming weeks and months so please make sure to stay tuned for more!
But for now we need to return to finishing 0.11A, and after that implement some of the content that was mentioned in the previous news posts. Since it’s a very busy time and we have very clear goals for the near future, today the voting round will be about a more general, but nonetheless pretty important topic. As the development goes forward it’s crucial for us to know the tastes and preferences of our players when it comes to their choice of the favorite faculty so that we can use these data to make decisions during the development. So, what’s your favorite faculty in Hogwarts in 2024? Please vote or leave a comment below!
- Ravenclaw
- Slytherin
- Hufflepuff
- Gryffindor
That’ll be all for today, folks! We greatly appreciate you sticking around and continuing to support the development by donating and leaving feedback. Thank you!
We’ll meet again soon. Until then, stay safe and have fun!
Peace✌
Your,
Sad crabs.