Episode 2 progress, and looking for a new Character Artist

Sooo expecting an end-of-June release date was probably a little overly ambitious, but hey, that happens in the game dev sphere.

We've been taking development slower than we did during NaNoRenO for episode 1, which we expected to, just not to this extent. Initially we thought a two-month timeline would be perfectly reasonable because we managed to get episode 1 out in just one month. Now we're looking at at least three months, potentially more. We're not going to set another expected release date we can't stick to, but we'll keep you updated when there are updates to make.

We're in the process of finalizing our script now, and the focus is shifting to art assets. Unfortunately, that's where we hit a snag. Our character artist has to drop because of Life Reasons, so now we're looking to onboard a new CHARACTER ARTIST for Episode 2. (and possibly the rest of the expected 8-episode run)

Are you interested in joining our the Blink Crew? If so, here's what we'll be needing:

• Two new character sprite sets in an art style that closely imitates Episode 1's character sprites, so we can reuse assets. The characters we'd need sprited are a businessman and a werewolf. 1 pose and 3-4 expressions each at a minimum.

OR

• Remakes of ALL the characters in your own style, plus the additional businessman and werewolf. Current list of sprites is: Blink (2 poses, 6 expressions each, + 1 special sprite for teleporting), Force Master (1 pose, 5 expressions), Frigid Fox (2 poses, 3 and 4 expressions), Informant (1 pose, 2 expressions), and Thug (1 sprite)

You can contact me (Jazz, project lead) on discord (EdgesSystem#6379) or by Email (jazminkjohnston@gmail.com) to send your portfolio or some examples of your recent art and to discuss joining the team.

And now, because you're supposed to share art things in devlogs: we've reworked the UI to fit a more comic book-y aesthetic. Check it out! (screenshot taken from E1's script for not-spoiling reasons)