Dawntide VN

@dawntide.bsky.social

A queer visual novel set in a small seaside town. Available at: dawntidedev.itch.io/dawntide

With it being a year since Billy's update, I decided to set myself a deadline, which I'm happy to say that I've met. That deadline was finishing the story structure for the project. As of tonight, I'm putting a big 🔒 on everything that happens in Joe's route. I'm happy with it (& I have to be!)

With the recent updates to Itch (and many other sites), I'll likely be archoving the current build of Dawntide in some shape or form. Though I don't think this build will be affected by the changes, the changes themselves show which direction a lot of online platforms seem to be moving in.

As promised, I've put together some information on why I've declared a hiatus and what my plan is for the project's future. The full document is available to download from the game's itch page. I suggest reading it if you'd like to know all the info, but I've included some bullet points below.

Bild

Patch v1.13 fixes the following: - The 'Sayer: Scorn' error across all scenes - The issue with Graham's scene triggering the wrong opening if you spoke to Joe at the Wheelhouse - General typo fixes - Credits not fading out the music in Ranzo & Griff's routes dawntidedev.itch.io/dawntide/dev...

v1.13 Patch

Just uploaded a new version of the build, featuring the following changes: All known typos have been corrected. I'm sure there are some more swimming around; just let me known in the comments below if...

dawntidedev.itch.io

We've had a few more bugs reported, so we',re going to provide another patch for them this week. Unfortunately, I'm back at my day-job now, so this will take a bit longer to fix.

Billy's always first off the mark and Riley's thoughts move a mile a minute, so what happens when circumstances bring everything to a halt? The bunny's update releases on Easter Sunday 🐰

A promotional image with titles reading: "Dawntide. Billy's Route, Chapter Two: Paralysis. Coming April 20th.

The illustration features Riley and Billy standing atop a hill in sports gear. The hill, as well as a pilalr at its peak, are silhouetted in hot pink. Behind them is a huge, billowing cloud and a set of contrails, cutting through a bright blue sky.

General update: the final elements of the Billy chapter are underway. This is mostly a case of... - Cueing music & SFX - Checking player choices paths - Putting together the title card animation & updating the credits - Final playtests Hoping to have a date announced soon!