#bllol updates

Hey guys heh Osomaya here, uhhh so basically I've been struggling realllyyyyy baddllyyyyy with some stuff, but good news is that I'm doing better now ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ ) ! I wanted to come on here and say that the whole BLLOL team has decided to put the our weekly updates on hold for a little while, and that we probably won't get this done as fast as we expected,,,,, (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

We all still have school, so a lot of our time is taken up by that. We also have our personal lives and hobbies on weekends, and we don't get a whole lot of time to work on BLLOL. Unfortunately, we haven't done enough work for there to be updates every week (｡﹏｡") so we decided to not post updates the blog for a bit.

Another reason we decided this is because we're in VERY early stages of creating the game, like, we're still coming up with ideas for routes. We started this blog for funsies because we were excited to make a game and share our ideas, but like I've stated before, we barely even started writing anything when we created the blog. It feels like we're making you all wait a longgggg time for no reason, so we're gonna stop giving updates for a bit until we actually get to a spot where lots of progress has been made (˶˃⤙˂˶)

I'd like to clarify that we are still working on BLLOL!!!! We are simply taking a break from updating the blog, so don't worry! Even if it doesn't seem like it, we're all working very hard behind the scenes. It's on us for making the blog so early, we really should've waited for when we had more to share (ó﹏ò｡) but yes, we're still going to work on this.

Thank you guys so much for all the support! Every follower and like means a lot to us, since we're really hoping this little project goes well. Please just be patient for a little while and we'll make sure it's worth it (´∇｀'')

Also, check out our main blogs! You can find them in the pinned post. Supporting the people working on this would be really nice heheh ( •̯́ ₃ •̯̀)

Thanks for reading!!!

Hi guys I'm gonna try to give you guys updates weekly or bi-weekly now! (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧ Like Xena mentioned in another post yesterday. we REALLY locked in on the writing and planning for the game, so here are some changes and plans we have!

Reminder that none of this is final!!!!!!!! We are in VERY early stages of the game and things are definitely going to change. If there's something you like that you don't want to change, just let us know ^_^

Ok, starting off, we have plans for around 3 chapters that are decently long. Chapter 1 occurs during the 3rd selection arc, Chapter 2 occurs right before through a little bit after the U-20 arc, and Chapter 3 occurs during the Neo Egoist League arc. We're also going to include small interludes/dates that you have with the character after completing their route! For BLLK characters, you'll unlock their date once chapter 2 is finished, and for NEL characters, you'll unlock it once Chapter 3 is finished. Chapter 3 only unlocks once you've completed Chapter 1 and 2 (sorry Kaiser fans yall have to wait).

Because new datable characters show up in Chapter 3, you'll have the option to either continue your relationship with the character you were previously romancing, or you can start fresh and date one of the new NEL characters. If you choose to continue your relationship, the game will continue accordingly. If you choose to start fresh, the character you were previously in a relationship with will forget everything (dw you can still use save files to continue in Chapter 3 if you want) and you'll have a new selection screen for the NEL characters. In the NEL romances, you were still a manager for Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, but you didn't romance any of the characters.

One thing we do need to figure out is how we're going to make the content equal for both BLLK and NEL characters. BLLK characters get 3 chapters and a date while NEL characters get 1 chapter and a date, so it's pretty unfair to people who really want to be with NEL characters (｡ᵕ ◞ _◟). We're thinking about making the writing when you're with a NEL character in Chapter 3 longer than when you're with a BLLK character so it's somewhat fair, or we would add an extra date of some sort, or we could do both! If you have any ideas, PLEASE let us know!!! We're kinda stuck on this...(ᵕ—ᴗ—) Any kind of help or feedback is appreciated!

Another thing we adjusted was the MC. The 'canon' name is going to be Ritsuka Aikyou, but you can name yourself if you'd like! Leaving nothing in the name box when you click enter will result in your name being Ritsuka! ദ്ദി˙ ᴗ ˙ ) We also made it so instead of there being a male and female MC, there's only one androgynous MC that you can pick the pronouns for. The 'canon' MC would technically be male, but who really cares about that in a dating game ¯_(´ー｀)_/¯ MC will be implied androgynous but somewhat masculine in personality, but that has nothing to do with their gender, only the way they act.

We'll talk about MC's injury in a future + separate post due to how important it is to the story!!!

Yes, we’re going to add achievements. They won’t be added until the game is fully released though (after Chapter 3 gets added).

Also, we're going to be releasing the chapters separately! We feel like it'd be better to slowly release the game rather than releasing it all at once, this way we can have time to change certain things based on feedback we get, and hopefully improve by the time we release the full game! Chapter 3 and NEL dates + whatever extra content we have for them will be the last to release, so once again Kaiser fans have to wait (๑﹏๑//) This also means that we're going to prioritize writing BLLK charaters' routes and stories.

One last thing regarding shipping, this game won't include any ships outside of the Nagireo poly route and the Kainess poly route. If you don't like these ships or aren't comfortable with polyamory, you don't have to do them! These are only unlocked after finishing both characters' routes, so the poly routes are completely optional! Tabieita poly is very likely going to be added as a future route for a future update…(⌁° ‸ °⌁) Kaisagi is also a possibility but Kaiser having three routes is a little imbalanced but the players will have to decide that.

Please don't get offended or upset if your ship isn't here! We could always add extra poly routes in the future if enough people request it too (no rarepairs though). We are all big shippers here, but we can’t really add ships outside of the poly routes because it’s a x reader game.

Thank’s for reading all this!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!! <3 Hey guys heh so we actually did do some stuff... Specifically art stuff... I'll stop being mysterious and just get on with it (。•̀ᴗ-)و ̑̑✧

So we put our background artist to work, and she absolutely COOKED. We'll give sneak peaks later in the year when we're almost done. Eribum has also been practicing their style.

Next, Xena worked on Karasu's route a bit, and I've been planning some scenarios and stuff for the future. I'd also like to add that we've been working on developing the MC some more as well as their little backstory and relationships. I worked a bit on the in-game story, and Xena managed to code some things too!

I'd once again like to sincerely apologize for the lack of updates, I feel a bit bad because we put so much hype for this and it looks like we're being lazy ( •́︿•̀ ) WE'RE WORKING HARD I PROMISEEEEEE.

I'd also like to mention once again that I'm currently struggling with my mental health, and I'm also pretty overwhelmed with school, as well as doing most of the writing and managing stuff on the blog. I'm so sorry if I'm disappointing y'all I promise I'm trying (๑Ŏ﹏Ŏ๑)₊

Thanks for reading!

Hi so I don't have a whole lot to say this week, however I DO have some things to announce.

So... we might be saying less stuff in these updates for a bit or even missing weeks. It's nearing the end of the school year which of course means more work and tests, so we're pretty busy ৹ᵒ̴̶̷᷄﹏ᵒ̴̶̷᷅৹ Just know that we ARE working hard still and we're making good progress!

Another thing, I (Osomsya) am lowkey struggling with my mental health rn (like REALLY bad) so it's a little hard to find motivation at the moment (๑Ŏ﹏Ŏ๑)₊ I really hope you guys can be understanding and not get too upset about slow updates. I promise I won't let this affect the game or our blog too much!

Thanks for reading!

hi so its me xena doing the weekly update lololol. it's usually osomaya but they asked me to do it this week!!! sorry its kinda late tho cuz i was busy on saturday ^>_<

anyways, im so so sorry guys we didn’t do much :(((( i'm going to try to work on the game a bit more. Me and osomaya are having a bit of a hard time writing, so please give us a bit of grace; especially since were students and have our own lives and hobbies outside of developing this game (yes, surprising). Osomaya has been having a bit of a hard time too; so give extra grace to them!!!

however, we made a little progress! we’ve been talking about the game to our artists (notice how i said artists. heh) and they’ve been hard at work on making backgrounds for the game! i'll also be trying to get our sprite artist working on sprites.

Anyways, osomaya mentioned this in the last weekly update i think (?), but yes, we have a background artist now!!! she doesnt have tumblr (she’ll prolly get it sometime soon idk), but point is, we have one! this is great news; especially for erbium since they'll have to draw all the sprites and special character art🥹 now we have four people working on the game!!!

even though im not one of the artists, i’ve been making some MC concept art that i’ll maybe possibly be posting if i remember to. so sorry about the lack of content lately too!!! (Summer break and we’ll lock in trust)

Yay this is our first weekly update on a Saturday ˃̶͈◡˂̶͈ ! We actually managed to write a lot these past two weeks so don't worry we're still working ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ I do apologize for the lack of updates and posts recently, I’ve been lowkey sick and school has been pretty time-consuming for all of us >_< We still find time to work on the routes though.

First big thing… Xena actually worked! She genuinely locked in and reached flow state while writing Karasu’s routes and I am very proud (๑¯◡¯๑) I worked on Yukimiya and Bachira's routes last week and Reo's route this week, and I managed to get a lot done as well.

I also worked on the main story, aka the plot and how things are going to go no matter who you're romancing. We really want to make the main story good, so we're working hard on this!

Once again, I want to apologize for how little it seems like we've done despite it being a few months since we made this blog. When we first made it, we BARELY had anything written. We didn't even establish a lot of the things we have now. All I ask is that you be patient with us, we have lives and hobbies outside of this, so of course we aren't going to be working on this 24/7. I do try to work for at least 30 minutes every day if that counts for something.

Thanks for reading!

We’ve given little bits of info about the MC, but we haven’t fully explained the important stuff yet, so this post will do just that! ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

You play as 17 year old Ritsuka Aikyou, rather than just being a gray y/n blob. We’ll release their full, completed design eventually, but I can describe them a bit. They have an androgynous appearance so people can make their pronouns whatever they see fit. You’ll usually see us using they/them for Ritsuka though because we personally see them as gender neutral. They also have tanned skin and medium black hair. They don’t really have a style because they’re only seen in casual sleep-wear or in their Blue Lock uniform.

I will say that they’re implied to be masculine because they wear a suit and used to play football, but their gender identity and bits of their personality are up to the player. (。-∀-)

Now for Ritsuka’s backstory, they used to be really good at football. It was their life, what kept them going. Their father died when they were 4, and their uncle (Ego) was once great at football, so of course they wanted to be like him. Things were going great, and they were even on magazines! But……….. one day, they had a painful leg infarction. I’m not going to explain allat so quick summary is that a blood clot caused the muscles in their leg to die Σ（ﾟдﾟlll ) (go look at Dr. House’s injury if you want the full explanation lol.) Rather than getting it amputated, they just had some muscles removed, but it left their leg too weak and too painful to walk on. Now they use a cane to walk around, and they had to stop playing football. Very sad and tragic ik.

I can’t share much more than this because we’re still working on writing the story where more things are revealed. I hope this makes up for the short ass update yesterday (*´ー｀*)