Hey guys it's Paradise! Just a small update for you today~ So right now I'm still in the very long process of moving (and studying for finals), so I haven't been able to do as much as I would like to do on my end. However, as soon as I complete my move, I'm hoping to get the long awaited wallpapers out! I will also be putting an order in for the posters which I will have a preview of in the next update. As far as the other rewards are concerned, they will be out at a slightly later date. 

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GRAPHICS/SETTINGS

So we've received some feedback about the censor options. We will be changing the clickable squares to just 'on/off' boxes instead. 'On' meaning that the option is enabled, 'Off' meaning the option is disabled.

We will also be changing a few of the other options to make the settings more user friendly. One of the changes we will make is having a save button available rather than just having the player right-click. We do know that some players had an issue figuring out how to 'Save' versus 'Quicksave,' so this hopefully will no longer be a problem. The option will be included on the dialogue box options ribbon at the bottom of the screen. We will also be changing the brightness of the writing to make it slightly more readable.

Another update that we will introduce into the game is creating a guide for the exclamation points on the phone. We know that some players rarely clicked on the phone unless it was necessary for a phone call, so we will create a guide to show what each color represents (i.e. red = phone call, green = definition available, etc.) Right now we currently have red, blue, green, and pink exclamation marks for the phone.

We have also noticed the phone gets a little awkward sometimes when answering phone calls, so we will work to fix that. The icons of the characters will also be changing for the full game. They will be similar to icons you may see on social media (selfies basically) rather than just the letters and sprite headshots. Yes that means Rei gets one too~

We will continue updating the graphics until we are satisfied with them, the updated versions will be in a future update! We may also make a tutorial for phone usage available in the tutorial tab on the main menu.

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BACKGROUNDS

As we said in the previous update, there will be MANY backgrounds throughout the visual novel. Right now we have about 14 currently created and are still planning roughly 10 more. 

Background #1: Library...studying...gross

Since the university will play a major part in the progression of the story (after all, two of the routes spend a lot of time there) it obviously has to have quite a few backgrounds. One of which is the library! Rei and the twins will spend much of their time here.

 

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Background #2: Help I'm scared of the dark

Now at this point, I'm pretty sure everyone knows that 1st Degree isn't a game for the faint of heart. There will be quite a bit of gore (that you can censor if need-be), so this means at least a few backgrounds will need to be dedicated to Rei's err....tendencies. We will have at least two different backgrounds dedicated to his murder sprees~

 

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If you have the time, please answer this short questionnaire!

1) Has playing 1st Degree's demo changed how you initially viewed a character?

2) Are there any issues in the demo that you think needs to be fixed? (e.g. a bug, a typo, etc.)

3) What do you think could make the graphics/settings more user-friendly?

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Thanks for reading! Please look forward to the next update which will be either right before or right after I move in May!