I'm sure it's been quite a month for everyone, and it's been a fairly productive month for Soma Union's development. I can't really say why without mentioning the big elephant in the room, so yes: current events in the world have left me with considerably more time to work on the game. While I haven't been able to dedicate every waking moment I have to working on the game, I've been able to take out a large chunk of Chapter 2 over the past few weeks.
I picked today specifically to report this progress log, as today would have been my soft deadline to have Chapter 1 finished. Look like I'm still considerably ahead of schedule!
The good news is that I now know exactly the pacing that I need Soma Union's story to be at, and which major events happen at what points of the adventure. The other - I wouldn't call it BAD - news is that this means I had to make my chart just a bit longer, to include three shorter, combat-free areas of the story that feature a second playable character and covers story aspects that tie heavily into the main cast's adventure.
Below is the new, updated chart!
Unfortunately, since these three interludes are a bit too spoilery to show off for the time being, I won't be able to share any new screenshots or footage until I move onto Area 4.
On the bright side, I think Area 4 will be the dungeon that is the most in spirit with Soma Spirits' sense of style and humor, so please look forward to it! I will hopefully have more of it to show before long.