Hello everyone,

Another month has rolled by, and it's time for another update! Following the years prior, I have established a sort of tradition for January, where we start the year by re-examining some fundamentals and taking the opportunity to make some more general and more interesting changes to the core game.

This year, we are starting with a new interface! I am happy to announce that I've been working with a new pixel artist for a while, and you will get to see the first stage of a comprehensive systems-wide overhaul of UX elements - including animations! For this first rollout, you will see the new redesigned sidebar (animations are still not done there), as well as action icons (with one animation implemented). This goes hand in hand with new font designs and other style changes. Of course, there is a lot more that will be rolling out as its ready, but we're excited to show you the new look!

In the same vein of doing new things, the new scenes with the bruxas are in a new style/presentation, with multiple animated "glimpses" being concurrently displayed during a developing scene. This was the result of some iterations and trial and error, and we still have some room to polish this new visual candy, but I'm happy with how it's shaping up.

Last but not least, you will find an updated branch with the Elder in Chapter 2, with new art and scenes.

Alas, this month there is A LOT that didn't quite make the final cut, due to the highly experimental/iterative workflow we had. But it's coming. For February, you can expect, for starters, a new interactive scene with the Wolf during the pool game, a complete redesign of the Raven, and more scenes with our lovely bruxas.

Full patch notes below:

Design Update

-The sidebar has been redesigned with new pixel art icons, a new border, a new font, and adjustments to spacing and style;

- Story Action icons have been updated with the following new icons: CHOICE (and variants), TALK, RETURN, EXAMINE, WAIT, UNLOCK,

- Actions can now be animated, with animations triggering on hovering the respective choice. For now only the basic CHOICE action is animated, with the rest to follow;

- Story Chapters and location names have been updated with a new font;

- Bad Ends have been updated with a new font, as well as a low opacity text letting the player know that there is a clickable image that can allow you to continue playing after a Bad End;

- Location titles have been updated with a new font;

Chapter 2

-Feeding the bruxas has been overhauled again;

-feeding the bruxas now has 3 new interactive illustrations per bruxa, for a total of 6;

-getting your wings from the Elder has been overhauled;

-getting your wings from the Elder has a new interactive illustration, with multiple possible branches;

-talking to the Elder about your wings no longer forces you to accept his help;

-added new scenes and options during this branch;

Blanace

-Reduced the max challenge penalty for the cursed heads;

-Sabrina's portals will grant you slightly higher upsides and slightly lower downsides;

-entering the Crypt will temporarily pause hunger accumulation;

-the patreon "Travel" cheats have been updated to include more locations/characters/events across all 3 chapters for easier jumping around;