#eah vn

Okay so based on the amount of love interests, non romanceable main characters, side characters, and alternate poses I want to do for this, I estimated it's going to be about 23 unique sprites, with about 17 alternate outfits. And for backgrounds I'm guessing at least 18, and for sure minimum 12 cg's (full illustrations at important story moments). I won't think about interface and UI art until I start actually making the game, so no estimates for that.

On the art front alone this project is going to take many many many months, since it's a lot of work I'll need to do to get all of that done and polished. But I'm having fun so far working on it!

Also as a heads up I'll for sure show sketches of about 70% of the art I do as I progress with it, but all of the cg's, late game designs, and fully finished versions of the art won't be shared until I'm actually done and start doing promotional stuff, or until the games released, for the sake of not spoiling everything lol

A lot of whats going on right now is just planning stuff, like what needs to be drawn and written and outlined, and these sprite sketches are more to get the ball rolling so I can visualize what I'm doing, if that makes sense.

It would take place their senior year of highschool, and the story would be set during Prom season (ofc prom would have a pun as a name like thronecoming, just cant think of one rn lmao), with Apple and Maddie being coleaders of the Prom planning committee. All 4 love interests plus other background characters would be on the committee, and you get to choose who you spend time with based on which prom planning activities you choose to check up on/help out with.

The story culminates in who Apple chooses to ask to go to Prom with her, and if the player has enough affection points with who they decide to ask for them to accept. Daring will have already asked Apple to Prom, to which she will have said she had to think on it, and if either who the player asks says no (due to not enough affection points), OR they willingly choose Daring, Apple will go to Prom with Daring.

If Apple goes to Prom with Daring, she will have a good time, but 'something' (comphet) will make her feel off and melancholic. If she goes with one of the female love interests, they will have a fun yet distinct and unique time from the other female love interests, with unique CG art for each.

Each ending will have an epilogue with unique CG art as well. If Darling was taken to Prom, Apple will end up with her and have fulfilled her Snow White destiny with Darling as her Charming, and will be happy and fullfilled as queens of the land, which is filled with unique and fluid destinies (aka Raven isnt forced to be the evil queen lol).

If Raven is chosen, Apple will have become a Rebel in the end and broken tradition and not become the next Snow White, and lives out her days going on adventures with Raven as her partner, NOT becoming queen and not living life as a royal, yet still very happy.

If Briar is chosen, she also becomes a Rebel like in the Raven ending, except she still lives a life of luxury and royalty with Briar as her partner in a grandiose castle, however she did not become Snow White or follow in her mother's footsteps, thus not becoming queen. Very happy in her life of luxury.

If Daring is chosen, either actively or by default, then... Apple gets everything she thought she wanted. Everyone's fairytale fate is enforced, she becomes Snow White, and becomes Queen. But she isn't happy. There is no love between her and Daring, and she is consumed by regret.

So 3 happy endings and one sad ending. Also Maddie would play a decent sized role, being someone Apple could go to for advice and friendship, as well as Ashlynn to a smaller degree.

1. This visual novel will be, at its core, about Apple discovering and coming to terms with the fact that she's a lesbian, and how she experiences comphet (compulsory heterosexuality). It will explore many queer themes in each route, and is a queer story through and through. That being said, I would love to hear any queer concepts, themes, or experiences you'd like to see explored!

2. This is also a dating sim, with set romanceable characters. Those being Raven, Darling, Briar, and Daring (with Daring's route not being a true genuine romance, as she is a lesbian deep down). For the sake of not overcomplicating things, I won't be including more love interests than this. However, I have a few non romanceable main characters and side characters in mind, and would love to hear which side characters people would like to see included!

3. This story takes place while they are in their senior year of highschool, during Prom season, so given their age there will be no explicit or nsfw aspect to this story, either visual or described in the text. They will still experience attraction and have intimate moments together physically, just nothing of an explicitly sexual nature. The focus will be the romance side of these interactions. (Basically no sex or fanservice will be included or hinted at). I would love to hear any romantic situations or tropes you'd like to see explored, and between which characters!

4. The story will take place awhile after the events of Epic Winter, in their senior year, and is in a lot of ways a continuation of eah from Apple's perspective, told through her relationships with the other characters. What are aspects of ever after high's plot and characters, that was left unfinished, would you like to see adressed in this fan work?

5. While this project is more focused on the characters and story of eah, I recognize that eah was designed to be a fashion doll line first and foremost. That being said, what would people like to see on the fashion and art side of this visual novel? What kind of outfits would you want to see included, other than their day to day main outfits and Prom outfits? Most if not all of the art for the game will be done by myself, however I be opening things up to include guest artists much later in the process as well!