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Closing In on the Release Day

With the impending release of the Act I Revamp just days away (Friday, August 31st!), it seemed like a good idea to put out one last update blog, going over the current state of the build. There are three areas that I'd like to cover: the artwork, the voice acting, and the beta testing.

First, the artwork - and, all things considered, the "bad" news. There just hasn't been any very encouraging news in this category for several months now, and it seems likely that only the first half of the new picture cutscenes will be complete, and in the game. That's... very disappointing to me, in all honesty! It's certainly possible that I'll suddenly receive the remaining pictures a few hours before the 31st, but less then likely. Ah, well. I do hope it won't ruin the experience. As I mentioned before, if they're sent to me later on I'll release some sort of update patch.

Second, the voice acting - and the good news! The voice acting is 100% complete and in the game! It nearly killed me to do so, but it's done. *phew* Really, I thought implementing the voice acting into C'est Lavie! was tedious and frustrating, but this had over ten times as many lines for me to mess up on! Still, it was absolutely worth it in the end if you, the player, like it and find that it enhances the experience, which I very much hope you do. For those of you who are categorically opposed to voice acting, fear not - you will be able to toggle the voice acting on and off as you like - but I do hope you give it a chance before making that decision. It might grow on you! :)

Thirdly, the final period of beta testing has definitely been a success. Heaps of bugs, spelling errors, and design issues have been reported and fixed, and the game is a better and stronger product because of it! Out of five beta testers, three have completed the game, and two are about halfway through. All have reported back with useful feedback, which makes this one of the most successful periods of beta testing I've ever run. Fellow RPG Makers: I encourage you to always beta test your projects before release!

Some last minute observations: The final version will weigh in at around 160MB, which makes it about seven times the file size as the last version - mostly due to the voice acting, of course. I was actually shooting for "150MB or less", so I suppose being 10MB off isn't too bad! There are also a few new custom pieces of music (as well as a few new non-custom ones), so I hope you enjoy those additions.

Finally, for those of you who don't frequent the Love and War Facebook page (and if you don't, please consider doing so!), you've likely missed one of the recently added pieces of Lavie artwork. Check it out here - I think you'll find it's worth a look!

That should bring this blog to a close. Please look forward to the release this Friday, and if you have any remaining questions, I'll do what I can to answer them. :) Thank you for your time!

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