Howdy🎉 The SIGURD contest that I entered this in has officially ended, with results coming in the other day. I've been waiting til then to post an update here! First! Omen of Apsides got 10th place out of 16, which all things considered is not bad imo! This game wasn't planned for any sort of jam or contest, cause ALL my published games so far have been for one... but the timing of me getting a solid grasp on this project idea and SRPG studio, and  this contest announcement, was so coincidental that I guess I couldn't escape the jams in some form lmao.

Now you may be wondering what's next for Apsides. I've basically stated all over that this is the start of a bigger project.

Before the contest, but especially since the contest submission period ended, I've been hard at work getting the full plot's first draft written out on a document. A lot of it's only in my head rn. But the document is also 57 pages as of writing this (tbf I also do some dialogue drafting in there). It's been a slow and steady type of process. I've also got different docs & sheets for database stuff like lists of weapons, items, character sheets, and more. That's been nice to sort out.

Since this game also has stuff like dungeons, and Acts don't have a rigid stage and dungeon count, its difficult to give some exact chapter count. But also cause not everything's set in stone story & gameplay-wise. Especially in the later parts of the story. The Prologue Act and Act 1 have their first full outline/drafts set, which is why I'm ready to start getting the Prologue in a playable state. Everything else is not written out nearly that much. But there is an act that takes place almost entirely in an arena. I fw tournament arcs okay🧍

With all that said, I hope to have the Prologue Act, which is 5 battles (one is an optional tutorial) and 1 dungeon, done and released by the end of the year! If I don't make it, then I don't make it. I won't be... too hard on myself. I'm one guy who's also got other stuff going on, mainly other stuff that needs art made for it, so we'll see what happens. I don't wanna overwork myself on the art front, you know? BUT, I will try :]

So quick summary: I'm hoping to have the Prologue Act (1 optional tutorial, 4 chapters, and one Gaiden/SoV styled dungeon and town, in FE terms) released by the end of the year. And that's about it for the update! Thanks, and hope you'll be around for the future of this story!