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Hello, hello. Post is self-explanatory! Production is a weird thing, in that it takes longer than you ever would’ve imagined BUT we’re finally near the finish line. Just a few more pushes to make, including finding another artist to help make everyones’ lives easier. Thanks for your patience! Here’s the link:

https://forms.gle/Q8RktW44YMSa8mLy8

Hello again! So sorry for the radio silence. We’ve been getting a lot of asks about Side B, so the air will be cleared starting now.

First off, yes, Side B is still in production! Wooooo. Unfortunately, there was a lapse in communication which led to confusion as a whole about what was going on with the project. However, we’re back on track with 2018. We don’t know when exactly the game will be released now, but we’ll give an estimated date when we can.

Anyway, yeah, that’s it. Side B is still going. Not too much rigamarole involved. However! We’re now starting auditions for voice actors since we have the extra time. All the info is in the link below, so yeah, if you’re a voice actor or know voice actor people, spread it around :) :)

Hi! Artist here ;)For the original CDC I basically googled incubus and “sexy anime demon” and started from there xDKael and has slight influences from ancient middle east because that’s where he originally spawned (he’s the oldest one).Mirari’s inspiration was the typical fantasy dancer class.Orias was funny because we said “we won’t have him in belts just because of his BDSM kink” and we ended up giving him belts regardless! He spawned... somewhere between the 1600s and the 1800s, iirc. We wanted him to have some airs of nobility, hence the coat and the ruffles.Akki is just... pretty much generic fantasy RPG kind of thing.I have a thing for gold ornaments and trims, so they all got them :P

For Side B, Siyu is chinese inspired. He’s very very old, regardless of his looks, and he’s pretty fancy.Julien is a mix match of things because... Julien. The base inspiration for him was... some sort of priest, but also keeping his teasy nature. So he got prayer beads and the rest was just mix and matching random ideas.For Berk, we wanted him to be to be a simple guy from the mountains. I ended up looking at some eastern european traditional clothing for references and his shawl ended up spawning from there! Rashne’s inspiration was a simple warrior. IIrc his clothing has some slight mongolian influences in there? My mind is a bit fuzzy on the details.

Hello! This is the writer, and project lead of CDC: Side B. I’m happy to say development of Side B is going smoothly. Although there is no set release date just yet, we’re continuing  to make steady progress. Considering the ups and downs that have come with 2017, I consider this a huge success! However, as we get further and further into development, there’s one topic I’ve been considering.

Voice Acting. (shhh I know the FAQ said it wasn’t going to happen)

Now, I’m aware the first CDC had voice acting, and it was very well done. I’d love to see Side B match this precedent. Unfortunatelyyyyyy, voice acting is not cheap. It’s a very intensive task, for both the actors, director, and mixer, and I believe it deserves compensation. 

Mind you, I believe that of my whole team. While I’m fine writing the game for free, the artist, colorist, programmer, editor, GUI designer etc. have gone above and beyond the call of duty imo. I’m grateful for what they’ve done to help make this vision a reality! You guys have no idea ;u;

But aside from my gratitude for my team, the question I’d like to ask you, the potential players, is this: is voice acting something you would like to see in Side B?

Personally, I would enjoy having these characters voiced, but there’s no way I’d ask my team to contribute money when they’ve already done so much already for free. So to that end, I see voice acting as a nice, but unnecessary addition. It adds to the charm and immersion of the game, but Side B can stand alone even if everyone is silent.

With that said, if voice acting was to be included, it would have to be based off donations from you, the players. It feels uncomfortable to ask this, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try!

So some brief logistics: from what I understand, voice acting would cost between 1.5k and 3k dollar-inos depending on whether it’s partial or full. Full voice acting would be the general favorite, but you have to pay for what you want. So consider the (hypothetical) fundraising goal to be around 2.5k to 3k. Yikes. A lotta bucks.

Considering this, please vote in the following poll about your opinion on voice acting in Side B. It’ll give me an idea of how to proceed from here. 

http://www.strawpoll.me/13195004

Berk and Rashne sprite samples. They’re amazing, right? All thanks to our artist and colorist. They really deserve some props for all the hard work!

Connor’s 19—a year older than Claire was in her game. (Fun fact: that would make her in her late twenties around the time this game takes place. Time flies!)