#progressreport

For some reason I can't find report #1... I might have deleted it by accident. Oops.

Gonna keep this short n sweet cuz I'm half asleep rn

Managed to get some lore out in the open, including roo's "origin" story. Use #imi200 to see it

Backstory & list of characters finalised. Next step is finishing designs, then drawing ref sheets (I need to draw like 10 ref sheets... Eek)

Been thinking of another concept to explore alongside UE. The two are kind-of connected but this one's a bit more 'serious'. Also only 2 new characters involved. More info later

This concept and UE will both get separate side blogs. Art will still be posted here - everything else on those blogs. More info later

Hello, Lovelies!

 We are here with some news from the last month. First of all: we have two new members on our team!

Mitchellk96 - Composer

Dama - Environmental Pixel Artist

Both are already working and done amazing things that we hope we can show you soon! Their inclusion means that Love Me will have, for the most part, original music and art, which is amazing.

That said, march have been a month of organizing and redesigning. A lot of work has been put on making sure we have a clear vision of the game, and we are working hard on all the features and concept for them to work properly together in the new format. It’s mostly work that we can’t show (sorry!), but it was completely necessary to making sure future progress is fast and concise. Some things that we have achieved this month include:

A proper walking animation for Miki.

New tiles.

A new layout for the school.

Two music demo tracks.

New characters and new traits for existing characters.

We found a program that allows us to directly import layouts to Unity.

A lot of features are already working on its basic stage: interactions, inventory, items, rain, day/night cycles and shops, among others.

We are putting all together for the first build, that should be ready in a month or two with the basics already working. Isn’t it exciting? We may also upload some music or video footage on the YouTube channel, as soon as it’s an option. Right now, we are too early on development.

Still, we can show you a few sneak peaks!

I haven’t been able to post as consistently as I would have liked to this past week. With final projects/exams, and the culmination of my COOP happening right now I just haven’t had the time. I am hoping to get back on track with my scheduled posts for next week. 

That being said, I am ahead of my projected sales by quite a bit. I have also seen a steady increase in followers across social media accounts. For the budgeting assignment, I projected my annual sales to be $9000, which is $750 of services sold per month. Now that I am operating the business, I see that $750 was a low-ball projection. I believe that I will be able to clear far more than that with the release of my website in the coming weeks. 

Also, having sponsored content across social media, and the marketing campaign from media force has really helped get my content out to new demographics. 

Household Inventory:  No new items.  Threw out rusty bobbins.

Reuse/Reduce/Recycle: Paper/plastic.

Emergency Fund:  Fuck my entire miserable useless life.

Breakfast: Bagels with cream cheese and pumpkin butter

Lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes and corn, all from home

Dinner: Same as lunch, nom

Home Improvements:  None

Fast Food Incidents:  None

Catastrophes:  Car still leaking oil.  Property taxes are due.  Still owe boss money.  It’s fucking cold and the furnace still does not work.

Sleep Quality: Crappy.

Water Only Deviations:  Small coffee each morning. 

Work:  40 hours.

Relaxation:  Naps, snuggling foster kitten, watching Charmed and Outlander

Outings: None

Walking:  None, it’s cold and I’m an awful human being