Hey there! Condensing all of our updates into one update this time as I'll be traveling internationally for a good chunk of November and be Christmas-ing this December.
Writing in the year 2026 is a lot different than it was back when I first joined Somnova Studios all those years ago. My writing style has changed. My preferences for how to give a voice to my favorite characters has changed. My outlook on what I want Missing Stars to represent to our audience has changed.
But what hasn't changed after all these years has been my love for this project. I was never expecting to lead Somnova Studios, but I hope that I've done a good enough job with all of my fellow developers both past and present as we've worked towards finishing Missing Stars.
Progress is hard to measure when a project has gone on as long as this one has. While I work on this in my spare time, there's part of me that feels guilty that I haven't worked on this more often, or that I haven't had the energy to work on this project at all. Sometimes it's both feelings at once.
But even so, I have moved forward. I have loved this story since the beginning, and I don't want to ever let it go. So I make whatever additions I can in the name of progress. And finally, my progress has reached a new point:
Jeanne Lefevre's Act 2 is now complete.
There'll be a round of edits before it goes live, of course, but the shape of the emotions I wanted to put into this portion of the route is finally done. In addition, the art assets are coming along nicely, like this one!
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We'll put some stars here eventually... |
Also, I know I say that we'll have a new game update incoming, but this time I promise to get things out -- hopefully with Jeanne's new content -- sometime early next year, should everything line up appropriately.
(I've probably jinxed it... 😜)
Please look forward to more updates soon as we continue our work on Missing Stars. Thank you all for your patience and support on this wild, wacky journey.
- Hamadyne
(P.S. Today is Jeanne's birthday! Didn't intend for that to happen but it's a pleasant coincidence that I made this announcement on her special day.)