Romancing the Sun

Devlog

• Should You Change the Begining of Your Game?
  April 27, 2021 by TheSugarRay

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  #game design, #story writing, #choices, #beginings, #starts

  There are a lot of triple-A developers who make their first level last. (I'm stealing this point from Jacob Geller.) This is a great way to put all of the best mechanics and set pieces in the part of... Continue reading

  
• Evocatize your game description
  April 01, 2021 by TheSugarRay#game discriptions, #writing, #advertising, #emotion

  I've almost completed my second game. Though, the first game is far from complete, 2/6ths complete. The first game was a slow burn of improving the page and I'm not quite sure if it is great yet. Stil... Continue reading

  
• I Want Candy, This is an Oblivion Update
  March 24, 2021 by TheSugarRay

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  #adult, #visual novel, #progress update, #candied oblivion, #ff7

  It's best to make a post every ten or say days, says advice based on nothing. I didn't post an update last week because I didn't have a blog topic to drive numbers sense these blogs mostly exist for d... Continue reading

  
• How to Make a Casting Call
  March 10, 2021 by TheSugarRay

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  #how to, #tutorial, #casting call, #cast voice actors, #voices in games, #casting advice, #casting step by step, #voicing your game, #voice acting, #game update

  This devlog will focus on how I found voice actors. This is part two of a discussion and post mortem of sorts on making a trailer. Part one is: How to Design a trailer. https://thesugarray.itch.io/rom... Continue reading

  
• Can You Taste the Oblivion?
  March 04, 2021 by TheSugarRay

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  #adult, #oa, #adult only, #18+, #game update, #visual novel update

  For some reason, I had the idea in my head that I could have finished the game Sunday. The thought excited me so much that I felt like I needed to get an update out on Saturday. You know, TWO DAYS AFT... Continue reading

  
• New Adult Only Game
  February 21, 2021 by TheSugarRay

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  #nsfw, #Adult only, #porngames, #new project, #side project, #one-shot

  Project Details I've begun work on a solo project called Candied Oblivion. It is going to be a one-shot adult-only game. I'm aiming to have it be around three thousand words and I am estimating that I... Continue reading

  
• Press Kit: Romancing the Sun
  February 19, 2021 by TheSugarRay

  Developed by Sweet Potato games Released - July 29th,2020 Last update - Feb. 12, 2021 Price - PWYW Platform -PC Game Download! Romancing the Sun Date and find love or the sun goes out. The player char... Continue reading
• Chapter 2 is Live
  February 15, 2021 by TheSugarRay#major update, #kissing, #trailer, #wallpaper, #downloadable, #romance, #cute girls, #valentines day, #dating sim, #goal, #daz3d, #dating simulator, #music

  The site tells me I should make a post. Here is that post that I should make. Romance! A date, a party, drinking hot tubing, hair styling, pranks, and nice discussions with grandma about the doomed ea... Continue reading

  
• UPDATE The Sun Rises on Chapter Two
  February 12, 2021 by TheSugarRay

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  #2021 release, #valentines day, #major update, #marketing, #ren'py, #dating, #daz 3d, #new dev, #free demo, #romance, #dating sim, #dating simulator, #Goal reached

  Chapter Two continues after the sneak peek of the first date update. There is a lore dump if that is important to you. A green hair prank, and a party! We also completed the Game Trailer! -15,000 more... Continue reading

  
• Joining a List of Visual Novels and Audience
  February 01, 2021 by TheSugarRay

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  #marketing, #visual novel, #voice acting, #f95, #database, #update, #ren'py, #culture, #anime culture, #custom renders, #daz 3d, #vndb, #visual novel database, #lemma soft forums

  Fishing for Audience Crunch-free working conditions leave me some time to explore the world of visual novels. The more I learn the more I feel like our game is an oddity. A blessing and a course. A bl... Continue reading

  
• Romancing the Sun Trailer Casting Call (Filled)
  January 16, 2021 by TheSugarRay

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  #casting call, #voice acting

  Romancing the Sun Trailer Casting Call Wednesday, January 27! by Sweet Potato Games ******The roles have been cast. Keeping this post for educational purposes. Submit your voice reel or audition by W... Continue reading

  
• Planning a Trailer
  January 13, 2021 by TheSugarRay#trailer, #how to make a trailer, #marketing plan, #selling points, #dating sim, #colaberation

  A trailer, like a sentence, should give convey the feeling that you want your game to give. The focus should be on the Why more than the how. Waiting for the programming to finish, I have a bunch of s... Continue reading

  
• You Can be Male Again
  January 08, 2021 by TheSugarRay

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  Minor bug fix. I turned this "+" into "=" I, Ray, am the writer. Bee's Knees is the programmer and editor. I put the first date update together myself and I didn't test the new pronoun tags. If you do... Continue reading

  
• The First Date Update .02
  January 01, 2021 by TheSugarRay

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  #update, #first date, #dating sim, #visual novel, #indie lift, #happy new year, #games

  The first Date Update is the introduction to chapter 2. There are two story paths to explore as well as alternate dialogue options. Two routes means there are two endings, other than the game over. *t... Continue reading

  
• Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
  December 22, 2020 by TheSugarRay

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  #culture, #merry christmas, #holiday post, #update, #doomsday, #2021 release, #free demo, #hot tub, #dating sim, #dating, #POC, #announcement, #daz 3d, #game update, #game design, #happy new year, #2021

  I wish everyone a Merry Christmas or your preferred Yule-time holiday. The days are about to get longer and that is universally a good thing unless you live in the southern hemisphere. The Us and par... Continue reading

  
• Cyberpunk isn't the Only Delay
  December 03, 2020 by TheSugarRay

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  #update, #general update, #writing, #game design, #announcement

  Technicly, we haven't had to delay the next update because we never promised a launch date, until now! I can't wait to dissapoint everyone. In seriousness, I didn't think it would take us this long an... Continue reading

  
• Writing Complete!
  November 19, 2020 by TheSugarRay

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  #writing, #milestone, #update

  Thanks to constant plugging away chapter 2 is written with 27k words. That is mostly story but there are some programming tags mixed in. I'm still in the midst of NaNoWriMo but to a certain extent, th... Continue reading

  
• Does Your Game Just Need a Tip Jar?
  November 04, 2020 by TheSugarRay

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  #tech disscussion, #culture, #game design

  Could your game be improved by a tip jar? Could your game be improved by microtransactions? There is a game jam that was made specifically to have people use and implicate their tip jar and it is just... Continue reading

  
• Blacktober and I've finished one part of Devtober!
  October 14, 2020 by TheSugarRay

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  #update, #blacktober, #POC, #Goal reached, #visual novel

  Blacktober is an unofficial thing that has just popped up on twitter. It is a really cool tag and I like seeing the adorable characters. I had some reservations about posting my characters to it becau... Continue reading

  
• The Wrong Game Jams
  October 08, 2020 by TheSugarRay#marketing, #new dev, #game jams, #mean game jams

  I have probably joined too many game jams. Even if I haven't it feels like they really clutter the corner of the game page and I'm not sure what kind of impression it leaves on people. The few people... Continue reading
• Ren'py Screen 3-Way
  October 05, 2020 by TheSugarRay#ren'py, #visual novel, #character sprites

  I was having trouble getting all three of my characters on screen for a dialogue sceen. I've done a lot of trial and error, as is expected while leaning. So, when my old sprite renders, that I had to... Continue reading

  
• Bee's Knees Speaks
  September 30, 2020 by TheSugarRay#bee's knees, #design philosophy, #dating, #dating sim, #fun

  Bee's Knees is very private. I have offered to publish anything they say about the game because they are the coder and editor, which I expect would be more interest to other devs on the devlog. I got... Continue reading

  
• Some of My Uglier Character Models
  September 10, 2020 by TheSugarRay#tech discussion, #daz 3d, #postmortem, #art style

  I'll fix my ugly character models, if I learn how to, and if I must, I guess. I put a lot of work into getting Dawn right. She needed darker skin. She needed to be cute enough to carry a game. I am so... Continue reading

  
• My Game isn't for (18+) but it kind of
  September 01, 2020 by TheSugarRay#erotica, #eroga, #feedback, #daz 3d, #skills, #culture, #art style

  Romancing the Sun is not an Adult Visual Novel. Well, the subject matter is mature to coming of age level but there isn't nudity in the game and none is planned. I thought of this problem in planning... Continue reading

  
• I was hit by the Iowa Derecho Hurricane. Work has continued
  August 24, 2020 by TheSugarRay#derecho, #word update, #writing, #irl, #game update

  My city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa might have taken the worst hit from the Derecho thunderstorm that had winds from 115-160 mph. I went without power for eleven days and even the cell towers were knocked o... Continue reading

  
• Everything is a Skill
  July 31, 2020 by TheSugarRay#lessons, #skills, #feedback, #growth, #postmortem

  I was talking to one of my friends that played the earliest build with Conney's Ride. She remarked that the visuals got a lot better (but she prefers drawn sprites). I flippantly told her she was wron... Continue reading