7th Update, progress report

Hey, hey, people,

How are the machines holding up? Everything going smoothly? We're feeling pretty good ourselves. It's been month and a half since we launched the sixth version, and we're still riding the waves of that exciting moment.

One example of this is this fantastic gameplay that popped up on YouTube. Interestingly, it's gameplay from a recent Spanish patch someone else did (just to clarify, we had nothing to do with it!). The other example? That's all of you. Gradually, we're building a community of really cool people. We're getting closer and closer as we progress in the game. That's pretty dope!

Anyway, as I mentioned before, today we'll be talking about the upcoming version of Final Orginity, the seventh. An update that's already seen several hundred hours of work (with a couple of hundred more to go).

Synopsis: No matter which path Amy takes, there are events that can't be avoided. The death of Alex Botín seems to be one of them.

What can we expect from the seventh version?

New maps:

The seventh version will include, at the very least, 1 large outdoor map connecting the Patricians’ Park and Southern Gates areas. We'll also discover 2 large indoor zones. In total, there will be more than 15 brand-new maps.

What do we have? The maps and special events. We'll also introduce a new tile-set sheet in the seventh update.
What's missing? Adding more NPCs, secrets, and some general content.

New Characters:

In this new adventure, Amy will interact with many characters, some familiar... but many not! In fact, we're introducing 7 new characters with portraits (most of them with some extra poses). This section also includes a rework of a couple of familiar characters. We also include here a new skin-set for Amy.

As for NPCs (without portraits), we'll be including around 20-25 new characters in this version.

What do we have? 4 characters are already fully prepared and are being integrated into the story. The reworks are also complete, and we have many of the new NPCs!
What's missing? Finishing and defining the remaining three characters without portraits. Creating a couple of NPC sprites.

New Scenes:

The main thing... because this journey won't just bring Amy closer to her sister... For the next version, we've planned:

• 3 main events, each following the narrative arc of 3 NPCs (2 of these NPCs make their debut in the seventh version. The other is a familiar NPC from previous versions). These scenes are not mandatory and depend to some extent on the player's decisions.
• 1 secondary and optional event that will take place in one of the new indoor maps.

What do we have? One of the three important scenes is in an advanced stage. The optional scene is already planned, pending digitization.
What's missing? Two of the three scenes are still pending finalization.

Speaking in terms of programming, about two-thirds (66%) of all the content has been programmed. What's left is resolving the three main storylines, translation, and completing a few more scenarios.

For all these reasons, we've set our ideal goal to release the seventh version before November 1st. In other words, we'll aim to have everything ready by late October/early November. We're really excited to share the new content and to keep going because there are exciting things ahead, and the eighth update promises to be VERY important.

But there's still time for that. In the meantime, you know the drill – take good care, be happy, and we'll see you in the next post.

Ropo