Still working on the game but it might seem like I’m going radio silent publicly!
Right now I’m at the part of development that is basically 95% asset creation. This is the point where I buckle down and just make and make and make until it’s done. This doesn’t mean it will be done anytime soon, it just means that I’m going to be doing everything from making the sprites and all of the other associated imagery!
Thank you everyone for being patient and I hope to let you guys know more publicly in the future <33
That being said my Patreon will have monthly updates still on this project including asset previews and how the game is coming along in detail, I just won’t have much to show anyone publicly in this thread until I’m ready to release.
Even if I don’t write much, I am always very happy to know that this game is still in development and how it is progressing. I can’t afford patreon, so thank you very much for posting here every now and then and I hope this will be a good year ^^
Yeah I don’t expect everyone to give me 7 dollars every month, even a single check in is super appreciated, but to those who are at a point in their life who aren’t financially stable I don’t think you need to give me cash!!
Thank you for following my development though!! I’m hoping this will be a great year too!
Another month, another light check in. I haven’t written the paid report for this month yet, that’ll probably come in the next few days (usually the 27th, but it might be the 26th this month because of February being so short).
I want to say that Kazumi’s design has been going through iterations and holy cow does it take a lot of work to work on a sprite. Like even working on the tiny details of like, how to express her personality through posture, what looks good for a default, framing what multiple poses will be and even organizing everything correctly for when I assemble the sprite in the game. An insane amount of work to make sure nothing is fucked up and snowballs by the time I finish everything.
As it is another month I would like to thank everyone who keeps an eye on this forum, and folks who have found me and have given me support through this thread! You guys are the reason I’m making progress on this as steadily as I am for a now one person team. I did have a co-writer that helped me through the entire script, and she is still on the team, it’s just that when everything now comes to art asset creation I’m back to doing 100% of the work! But it’s okay, I honestly love to create and can’t wait to have something in your hands eventually.
I want to be very very clear about this: I do not plan on having a demo until the game is 100% done and released in the promised state. If you support my patreon or subscribe star at the 7 dollar project tier you gain access to 49 (soon to be 50 and growing) developmental logs that outline my entire progress of the game as well as sneak peeks into it’s more intimate development. I had a script test at some point that was playable (not anymore) that went over one out of 24 routes in the game and called for feedback, most of which was overwhelmingly positive.
Thank you for checking in and please, if you can support me on subscribe star or patreon <3
If not don’t worry! Just keep me in your hearts and minds and enjoy the rest of the month! As always I am free to answer any question you have!
Just a small update to say that I’m working on the art for the game still! Things are coming together very smoothly and it’s made me incredibly happy to have worked on this project for this long <3
Thank you to those who are supporting me whether financially and/or emotionally!!!
Thank you so much!!! Yeah I’m doing rather well. Juggling all of the work on the game but in a healthy way. I hope to finish some stuff that doesn’t matter like my own personal website and the like while still giving attention to my art and the game. We’ll see!!!
I just want to reiterate this very clearly just in case people are joining my patreon to try and play the game–
There is no game to play ATM! It is still in development! Any monetary support is to help the progress of the game and gain access to 3+ years development logs!!
I really really really don’t want people to be confused thinking they can play it yet!!!
Still working on the game! Major progress gets made every month and I’ll continue to make progress this month :o)
Can’t really show much since it’s both subscriber exclusive and stuff I want to wait until the game is almost done to show off but!!! I am making major strides every month!!!
I’d rather you take your time, avoid burnout and deliver quality in terms of a game, even if it takes 6-10 years in development. Seeing as your a solo dev (if I’m correct about that), fully understandable if it takes that long. Like what I’m seeing from the first post.
The only person I had working with me directly was my co-writer, Sweaty Neet (her alias atm). But for now I’m back to being the only person on the project-- except I still talk to her if I need some help on where to get what.
Thank you though t.t I really do want to make the best one of these I can!
Just want to say that I did post a small 4~ second video on the game’s current physical progress in today’s Dev Log on Subscribe Star and Patreon for people who are subscribed! You can see a bit of the text system, temp transition animations and Kazumi’s sprite jiggling. It’s come a long way to get to this point and there’s even more to work on but I want to thank everyone who is being patient or even just vaguely aware of this project <3333
The main goal is to get everything to look like the Prototype images I posted earlier in the forum thread, but physically in the game. Right now the game is almost there with the Social Media screen needing it’s template built. I won’t go into too much detail on what’s planned and where I’m going because that’s for people who have graciously given me cash, I hope you understand! Big love to everyone, stay cool, enjoy the rest of June, Happy Pride Month and I’ll be happy to answer any and all questions on the project at anytime!!! Disclaimer: There is no Demo available for the game yet, please do not give me money thinking there is a demo available.
Hi… Another update but this time please do not be upset at me for this. I’ve been working on this game so much that I cannot realistically have it be a free product when done. The end of this month marks 4 years since the start of it’s development (July 31st 2021 was when I designed Kazumi) and in my mind I’ve been tossing around what it means to have Mochi Moshi be complete. The idea a year ago was to make a deluxe version where every ending had it’s own drawing representing the route you went through-- I just want to do that for the project and skip releasing what would be an incomplete game. This means spending more time on polish and more time making sure that every ending is equal enough to be satisfied for finishing a route instead of being disappointed you got one without a fun picture-- even if it was your favorite! I don’t have a price to give you and I’m trying not to give promises surrounding that. I hope you guys can understand even if this is news that is a bummer. I know some of you support me financially through patreon/subscribe star already and possibly have read my message there talking about it (as well as other things I’ve done this month on the game) and some of you were already planning on giving me cash for the game even if it was free. Please please please understand and I’ll be answering any questions on the game including this.
Otherwise, the game’s development is going smooth and I’m working on animations for the game atm and carving a flow for what to work on consistantly. More information on Patreon and Subscribe Star (links above). I love this game, I love working on this game, I love Mochi Moshi and I love Kazumi. I hope you guys feel the same when you’re able to play it (There is no demo for the game. It is in development).
Edit: This doesn’t mean there won’t be a free demo, I just logically cannot say what that will entail until the game is finished. Thank you again for understanding!
This is all fine and dandy, but I do apologize in advance if this comes off a bit hostile, but how do we actually know if this is currently being actively developed? I’ve been keeping my eye on this project ever since the crowd fundraiser, but it doesn’t seem like there’s been any actual footage of gameplay or even a proof of concept past maybe a screenshot here, which even then seems like moreso placeholder assets rather than an actual game screenshot.
Again, I probably wouldn’t be coming at you so hard, but it does feel jarring to me that this is currently listed as a Weight-gaming project when all we’ve seen at best are a few documents going over PLANS to make the game, but nothing that points towards actual development, which scares me especially when people have invested thousands of hard earned dollars into this endeavor. I feel like you owe people at least a peek at what you’re doing with those funds.
Here’s a screenshot of the game in development. Currently the entire game’s text messaging feature is fully implemented, all of Kazumi’s sprite pieces (except facial expressions + alt arm poses + i think like 2 body pieces) are one step away from coloring. The game has a lot of temp art and the main gameplay loop is implemented as well. The reason I’ve been so quiet about it’s progress is more to keep people excited and also reward folks who are spending money on supporting me. I’m just some random artist so “trust me” isn’t enough. I hope this screenshot helps though (btw the screenshot is of a video I posted today about the transition I’m working on for the social media section of the game). This project has had a lot of effort poured into it from my co-writer and me! Thanks for reaching out instead of just saying that you don’t think it’s real. I’ll be happy to hear any other questions you have!
Aw, shoot, I was looking forward to that. But four years is a long time to put into something and give it away… Anyway, glad to hear you’re still plugging away. Rooting for ya!
I wouldn’t mind paying for this, but I would definitely need a demo before purchasing just to get a feel for what to expect. And I’m not a backer myself, but I feel like it would be fair to give people who donated/backed the game throughout all this time a copy
