Starlight University 0.01

2022.11.10

Design document has been completed.

Excited to kick this bitch off. Been a nugget in my mind for a long time, I hope to bring this into reality.
Plan for moving forward at this point:

0.0.0 - Creating the design document

0.0.1 - Design document created

• create storyline requirements for each storyline

• find writers for each storyline

• complete character art (general)

• complete character sprites

• complete all character emotions

0.1.0 - character art completed

• draw each location

• color code each location for morning, afternoon, evening, and night

• create list of all tiles needed

• create all pixel tiles

• create intro screen

0.2.0 - environmental art completed

• gather stories from all writers

• find and assign voice actors

• collect and edit voice lines

• start making artwork to go along with storylines

0.3.0 - All stories and voicework completed

• import assets into rpg maker

• create CGs needed for intro sequence

• get all coding finished for introduction sequence

• publish very early demo itch.io

0.4.0 - introduction built out and functional

• create CGs needed for the first quarter’s special events

• create CGs needed for the first 25% of romance options’ events

• convert first batch of stories from writers into script format

• get coding finished for first 25% of romance options’ events

• publish demo to itch.io

0.5.0 - first quarter built out and functional

• create CGs needed for the next quarter’s special events

• create CGs needed for the next 25% of romance options’ events

• convert next batch of stories from writers into script format

• get coding finished for next 25% of romance options’ events

• publish demo to patreon

0.6.0 - second quarter built out and functional

• create CGs needed for the next quarter’s special events

• create CGs needed for the next 25% of romance options’ events

• convert next batch of stories from writers into script format

• get coding finished for next 25% of romance options’ events

• publish demo to patreon

0.7.0 - third quarter built out and functional

• create CGs needed for the next quarter’s special events

• create CGs needed for the next 25% of romance options’ events

• convert next batch of stories from writers into script format

• get coding finished for next 25% of romance options’ events

• publish demo to patreon

0.8.0 - fourth quarter built out and functional

• create CGs needed for the epilogue events

• figure out how the fuck i’m going to do either new game+ or sandbox mode

• publish demo to patreon

0.9.0 - epilogues and new game+ or continuous play is functional

• distribute penultimate demo to patrons

• bugfix as much as i can

0.9.5 - thoroughly tested and bugfixed

• distribute early release to patrons

• figure out how to get shit to steam if possible

• upload final copy to itch.io and require payment

1.0.0 - Launched