Hello!

As some of you may know, Hello, Boss! was a collab project between me and a friend, Kalie, under Studio Calamari. At the beginning of October, they had to step down from the project. I didn't want to project to go unfinished since we both worked so hard producing it. Thus, I assumed control of the project and will continue working on it along with our writer and editor, Steph! It will still be released under Studio Calamari though!

WRITING

Steph and I had split up the work a bit. Before Steph came onboard, Kalie and I split the work up too! I wrote the common route and Kou's route, and Kalie worked on Daisuke's route. Since we added Momotarou, we were happy to have Steph join us! She'll now be working on both Daisuke and Momo's routes. She'd planned out amazing and fun stories and events for them! Both outlines for Dai and Momo are complete! Just need to get through the writing. 

As for Kou's route, I'm going through and making some edits per Steph's suggestions! But Kou's route is nearly complete! I'll continue working on editing the endings next month!

CODING

I want to focus on completing the writing and art assets before programming it all into Ren'Py.

ART

I had asked Studio Calamari followers on Twitter if they wanted me to redraw the sprites since there were some outfit changes Kalie wasn't able to get to before having to leave the project. 

Since peeps were ok with me redrawing the sprites, I'll be finishing the new sprite art and programming them into the current demo. Later this month, I'll put a build up for patrons to play with the new sprites! Anyway, here they are!

You'll be able to toggle between my sprite art and Kalie's sprite art too!

I've also been planning out the CGs for Kou's route. Since writing for his route is nearly complete, it's easier to sketch out CGs for him first. 

CLOSING

The plan is to release each route to patrons as they are completed, but ultimately, the full visual novel will be free-to-play for non-patrons some time in the distant future. For November, I'll continue working on the writing and art assets for Kou's route. Thanks for checking in!

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The above update with more art previews and WIPs was available to patrons first! If you'd like early access to project announcements, updates, builds, illustrations, and NSFW content, consider supporting me on Patreon! I update every Friday!

Here's a link to the update for patrons!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/hello-boss-1-57939717?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&ut...

Much Aloha,

Ari