Hi everyone! After a month we’ve actually made some progress, so let’s get the ball rolling and talk about what’s up with our current projects.

DOLLED UP

Desruc Doll’s GUI is almost complete! There are a few coding issues to hammer out, but once that is done we will be able to release a new demo for the game: though truthfully, there are still a few images missing from the demo that we also need to complete. Here’s a sneak peek at a few of the finished screens!

CRAFTING A STORY

Minecraft: Story Mode Season 3 is on hold; primarily due to the fact that finishing the dating sim will already finish a good amount of the assets for Season 3, as well as the fact that I haven’t really put too much thought into Season 3 itself. 

Also, writers need to be... ‘hired’ for that, since this will be a free fan-project. While I have the basis of an idea, I want to also get other writers on board to help, as an entire five episodes is difficult to write.

In the meantime, Behind the Scenes has several scenes finished; and once we finish the general route we will begin coding the game and it’s most needed (and most complicated) assets. 

I’m thinking about releasing a poll to see how the players want to receive the routes: all at once, in small updates as they are complete, or allowing some beta players to play the entire route beforehand.

FATE OF A STORY

Fata Morgana is still in the middle of progress due to the above projects. Once Desruc Dolls and the dating sim are well into production, we will begin working on Fata Morgana in earnest. We apologize that the other projects we have been working on have taken attention away from this game.

We apologize for our general lack of progress and hope that by the end of August we can really get the ball rolling on Desruc Dolls (which will be renamed) and Behind the Scenes so that Fata Morgana can finally begin work!

Long time no see in terms of monthly updates. We apologize for the delay; school was hectic for a few months and then we had a vacation around the time that July began, so this is incredibly late.

DOLL IT UP

Desruc Dolls, upon the pre-release alpha demo, was using the GUI pack Fade by Luna Chai Li. While that was a lovely GUI, it didn’t entirely suit the theme or story of the doll game. Therefore, the past few months have been spent on updating the GUI. We do not have a completed coded GUI as of right now, but please feel free to see a peek of the new main menu below.

It Must be Fate(a Morgana)

Fata Morgana has had to undergo a few changes-- namely, the redrawing of the sprites due to artistic changes. So far two sprites have been redrawn.

The script for the game is in progress and is very nearly finished-- so once that is complete along with our current side projects, progress on this game will begin in earnest, although of course progress on the game will continue. Here is a sneak peek.

Behind the Scenes

A few new games are in the works-- though only the writing may be done by the end of summer. Two Minecraft: Story Mode games to celebrate a five year anniversary next year (because apparently we enjoy more work and MCSM too much here).

The first game is a dating sim based on a small video Telltale released around the time of Season 2, Episode 5′s release that you can find at the link. The dating sim will be called Minecraft: Story Mode - Behind the Scenes. So far, only some writing is complete, but production will begin soon once the doll game’s coding is complete.

Here is a sneak peek:

The second is a fanmade Season 3! This will take a significantly larger amount of time, so we hope that you will be able to stay with us through the process of finishing the game.

And that is all in terms of updates! We hope that in a few weeks we’ll have a bit more to show you, and we apologize once again for the delay.

https://astralautumngames.itch.io/desruc-dolls

Desruc Dolls is a partial nakige visual novel that mixes drama, hurt/comfort, and a lot of familial relationships with interconnected characters and a bright world.

SOME MYSTERY

Three very different men come into a doll shop and find this one doll rather interesting. Maybe even a little familiar... but why is that? I suppose you'll find out as the story progresses...

THERE'S A WORLD TO EXPLORE! OR A MAP, AT LEAST

You can poke around this world! Or at least whenever the option comes up.  You can go look at a fireplace, walk around a snowy city, and... deal with the aftermath of something crashing everywhere.

WOW, CHOICES

Make some choices and decide your fate. Is it going to be bad? Or good? Or maybe you'll find a true ending for each of your routes.

ROUTES (THIS ISN'T AN OTOME)

Oh, yes, routes were mentioned. You can pick one of the three men who come into the shop to go home with and figure out the story behind... why that one doll seems so familiar to them. Or... maybe there's a secret route?

A CUSTOMIZABLE PROTAGONIST

You can customize the protagonist's appearance, name, and pronouns so that the story suits what you like.