I'm still plugging away at the update. Exact ETA unknown, I definitely underestimated how much effort some things would take so it'll still be a bit before launch. Making some good progress though, and nice secondary progress with commissions; some light spoilers below. Got the art for the next angel in progress, and the normal theme for the next party member, Alicia (earth trainer) is coming out AMAZING - ubercrow is doing Juno-Seto's work. Sam CG is coming along very nicely too, signed off on her expressions recently. I've also been looking into backgrounds, I really want to improve the Temple background, but it's weirdly hard to decide where to go with that. I have zero experience with background commissions and idk how detailed they should actually be lol. As for the 'modding question' part of this; Divine Dawn was built from the start to have strong modding support. It's very easy to add new abilities/traits/etc, and harder but doable to add scenes, characters, combat areas, etc. That said, it is... not documented, like at all, and some parts haven't been tested. I gotta focus on finishing this update first, but after I do, would there be much interest in me buckling down and spending some time writing guides and setting up Steam Workshop? Probably a few days-week ish. I could do some small example mods to help learn as well.

[ 2023-08-15 00:46:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Unravel the secrets of a fading world as you investigate four missing goddesses and an impending cosmic threat in a fantasy adventure. Fight, fuck, and offer extensive therapy to a wide variety of cute girls, both human and monstrous. Decide whether gaining power and becoming closer to otherworldly beings is worth trading away parts of your humanity.

Divine Dawn allows you to step into the role of a young man with dreams of heroism, customizing your character with a huge variety of abilities, traits, weapons, and elements. While your character has goals and a personality of his own, you can shape how they handle situations; allies will remember and reference many of your choices, and some can significantly affect your character's development. It's up to you to decide exactly what being a hero actually means, and what kind of impact you leave on the world.

Weapons and elements have unique movesets, lending themselves to different styles of play. Hydromancy offers healing, support, and good damage with high-pressure water, while its sister school Cryomancy freezes and bleeds foes. Shortbows excel at quick attacks, inflicting a wide variety of debuffs and statuses, while Greataxes use your own vitality to fuel berserker rampages dealing ruinous damage.

Each party member has their own problems and aspirations, strengths and weaknesses. They're people, sharing some of the same struggles as your character. Some have it together better than others, but most could use a shoulder to lean on and someone to talk to. Relationships can bloom in unexpected circumstances, and friends-with-benefits can become something more. Earning their trust and blossoming affection will reveal new aspects to characters you thought you understood, and potentially benefit them in combat as well as they master new abilities.

Allies can also teach you new martial arts or types of magic, including otherworldly Aether and Nether magic. The Nether is a realm of emotion and feeling, an avenue to improve empathy, while the Aether is a stark understanding of fundamental concepts and raw willpower.