Their stories will take place in the same village, but you'll explore different parts and get to know more about some side characters. For both, the stories & visuals are heavier but won't cross 18+.
WHo are they?
Roya - The other brother of Junoru. He appears in 2 storylines. Throughout the story, it is hinted that he hopes for a better life in a different universe. He talked about a book "Bright Days" that seems like a part 2 of Dark nights. Maybe this will become true? In his story, I'd like to write more about his interactions with the MC. Perhaps focus on the romantic aspect. His story will be accompanied with a bit more background details of Blace & Jace. In the original game, their appearance were brief even though their roles had a large impact on the plot. |
Chain - A man seen wearing a gasmask 24/7. He plays different roles in every storyline. A little is revealed about his past. He is the only character who interacts with all of the maincast. I hope to write about how he turned into the character he is today and if involving the MC it would change. The accompanied characters with this route are Lioji & Kaichi & Rasumi. I've written a bit about Lioji & Kaichi but these two are highly requested. |
I've considered starting a crowdfunding campaign on Ko-Fi with multiple goals. Why Ko-Fi? Since I started working full-time, I'm unable to dedicate a lot of time on personal projects. People recommended Patreon, but my workflow is pretty inconsistent. Keeping up with monthly rewards is difficult and I don't have that many projects ongoing. I feel guilty if people pledge for no particular goal. A kickstarter project only runs for a short time, but perhaps I'll consider it if this doesn't work out.
I'm unsure how many are interested, so I keep this campaign running until 31st October 2022 (1 year). If there are pledges but no goal has been met, I'll use the funds to create an artbook.
Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/pinlin
€0~€2999:
- Dark Nights artbook (scrapped CGs, unpublished & new works, creator's notes and more!)
The artbook will be send to all pledgers as a pdf. A physical version may be considered later (would add bonuses such as postcards, stickers, posters etc.)
Goal - €3000: One storyline of top 1 choice (voting via poll) as a DLC. It contains:
- A new storyline of Roya OR Chain
- 12 CGs
- New OST
- Extra cut scenes
- Bonus content
Stretch goal 1 - €5000+ Both storylines as a DLC. It contains:
- Two new storylines - Roya & Chain
- 24 CGs
- New OST
- Extra cut scenes
- Bonus content
Stretch goal 2 - €6000+ Everything from stretch goal 1 with these additions:
- Rework sprite art
- Hidden route
- Steam release
Finally, the DLC would be around €5 after the campaign is over. The artbook around €10 (pdf).
- Any pledgers in this campaign of €3+ will receive the DLC when it's produced.
- Pledgers of €5 and above will receive both DLC & Artbook via e-mail when they're produced (DLC only if any goal has been met). Please let me know if you like the DLC/Artbook if you pledge via Ko-Fi or somewhere else. For other questions, feel free to e-mail me at: [email protected]
If you are interested, but cannot pledge, sharing is greatly appreciated Thank you so much for the support on this project!
I've tried doing Roya's sprite art rework. A small test to see how much has changed. I wanted to redesign some details and make him look a bit more distinctive with his tie untied. If the final goal has reached, I'll rework all characters!
Warm regards,
Pinlin