The announcement before the announcement
The "hard part" is finally over. As of today all the Event CG art (and one last pesky art asset) for the initial release of Cruel Serenade Chapter 2 are finished and in place.
I'll now be moving on to a whole bunch of odds and ends: finishing up stray bits of programming and writing, fleshing out things here and there that only exist in rough form currently, and generally making sure all the connective tissue is in place. And of course, a lot of playtesting and bugtesting. It's always hard to gauge these things, but as of now I don't foresee any issues with completing this by the end-of-June deadline.
To everyone who's supported this project, on SubscribeStar, through buying the first game, or just through comments and help finding bugs and tuning things, thanks. We're nearly there.
If you're not already, be sure to follow me here so you can be ready when it drops.
I think you're gonna like it.
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Cruel Serenade
| Status | In development |
| Author | bitshiftgames |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Tags | 2D, Adult, Furry, Gay, hypnosis, NSFW |
More posts
- Cruel Serenade 0.4.2 is up!24 days ago
- 日本語のウサギ: Cruel Serenade now available in Japanese!35 days ago
- Cruel Serenade 0.4.1 is up!Jun 29, 2023
- Cruel Serenade 0.4.0 is up!Jun 26, 2023
- It's here ("Cruel Serenade 2" released)Jun 17, 2023
- Doing anything this Friday?Jun 15, 2023
- Cruel Serenade 0.3.3 is up!Jun 09, 2023
- Chapter 2 Update: Maps are done!Jan 01, 2023
- Chapter 2 Update: Some bad news, and some good newsSep 15, 2022
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Oh, but I'm sure there are plenty of hard parts ahead of us 👀
Jokes aside, I'm really happy it worked out so well, and props to you for keeping up your schedule and us in the loop about your progress :)
Can't wait to see our cute bunny boy again!
Certainly there will be for Mezz.
And thanks!
what a great news!!!! I am very happy that your second project is reaching its terminal phase. although the deadline is at the end of June, don't worry if you don't meet that deadline... as I've always said, 'good things come to wait'
Thanks! It is a good feeling to be this close.
I can't wait for the next release. Now I have to figure out how to to casually recommend Cruel Serenade to others during Anthrocon lmao.
Pfft. I'm sure you'll find a way. Everyone likes bunnies! Didn't even occur to me, but it is coming up at the end of the month, isn't it?
Yup! The end of June into early July. I might miss the first few days of the release, but I'll be sneakily trying to convince folks to play CS hehe.
Love it. Well let me know how it goes! And enjoy the con!
SO excited about the release <3 your writing is absolutely amazing!! I'll make sure to share it with friendos to spread the love!
Aw, thanks! And definitely do, I need to get the word out on this. Plus, that'll give them time to play 1 before 2 comes out!
Cool to hear the game is going to be up soon. I will be rushing a redo of the previous game and regaining a completed save for when the next chapter releases, as I was under the impression it would be unusable/unnecessary. Just did it two weeks ago and I got the speedrun down to 18 minutes by the last run, so won't even be a sweat.
If you're doing a replay of 1, be sure you drop a save right before the ending of your choice. That should be what you'll need once save transfer system is ready.
Cool deal! Already done, have three separate ones set up (One for a pure run, one for a slut run, and one where I'm considering messing with a specific value to see if that changes anything specific, because I have a suspicion)
Very excited and glad to hear,
Loved the first chapter, I hope you are getting supported and paid very well for all your hard work making the second chapter.
I am worried about needing to pay for the second chapter when it comes out, I am poor and would love to keep playing all the chapters but I understand if you need more money.
I hope more people support you and your game becomes a masterpiece.
I wish you the best of luck and hope everything goes well for you~!
Thanks! Yeah, gotta make ends meet and all that. Shouldn't be too pricey though.
Had to play through chapter 1 again once I saw this. XD Got a question for you though. Will saves transfer over from chapter 1 to chapter 2? I know RPGmaker isn't always great about moving saves between versions. If it's not something you're trying for or isn't necessary, no big deal.
Edit: I should add: for anyone doing a replay of 1, play however you'd like the your version of Mezz's story to go, and drop a save right before the ending of your choice. Will be needed once the new save transfer system is ready.
They will! Not the traditional save files, but I've got a special system rigged up to transfer over the key bits of info I'll need. I'll be explaining more once it's ready to go. Fairly simple though, just moving a single file from one location to another. The wackiness involved is one of the reasons I haven't even tried doing a mobile version though. Some stuff just only works on desktop.
Super excited for when it comes out!
In the original cruel serenade, theres a story route where Mezz remains pure and a hero, and that the writing for that path was just as good as the others. It shows mezz's character to be an actually really cool vigilante! I hope we get some more cool moments with him in the future!
( Dont take anything here as a suggestion, just excited and thinking out loud! thanks, bit! :3 )
No, no worries. Definitely have some fun stuff planned for the story.
very epic and neat, glad to hear things went relatively according to plan and to just seeing ur general enthusiasm about the whole thing, absolutely gonna check it out when released.
Oh believe me, you don't work on something for a year without a fair bit of enthusiasm, though it takes different forms at different times.
dope
Remember to get someone else to playtest so you can see where struggles are
There will be tuning and fixes for a bit after initial release, as with the first one. I'm just hoping to catch the big stuff with my initial passes.
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Fanboys out
You just made my day so much better with some good news
Let’s A fucking Go!
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CONGRATS ON THE PROGRESS :D
So glad to have downloaded it since 0.1 only to see it grow up to what it is becoming now! Very fun! Wish you the best bitshift!
Thanks!
This is the feeling of dopamine running through my body rn.
Have you ever thought of making a discord server?
It's been suggested. I'm not really a Discord sort though, and I don't want the extra work of moderation. So I'll probably just stick with what I have for now.
YESSSSSSSSSSS I WAS LITERALLY THINKING ABOUT THIS SO MUCH RECENTLY,,,,,, Good to know you're still making progress!!! Kudos to the effort it is ALL appreciated I guarantee