Scarred By Heaven

Devlog

• Miscellaneous November Progress Wrap-up
  November 24, 2024 by HSTopaz

  Hello! It's already the 24th...! The month has felt very fast for me... My work on SBH over the past few weeks has been more of the same for the most part--a lot of menial spritework and cutscene code... Continue reading

  
• Script to Cutscene Code Converter and More City Maps
  November 01, 2024 by HSTopaz

  Map Progress Hey! I've managed to get two more of the game's major outdoor locations into a playable (but very unfinished) state. My intent at the moment is to get the overworld into the correct 'shap... Continue reading

  
• Early Cutscene Preview & Tutorial Fight Showcase!
  October 18, 2024 by HSTopaz

  The game's opening sequence is now mostly complete! :) It contains the game's first few tutorial battles, and covers Saki's arrival in Jadewater, her discovery of the Otherworld, and obtaining her pow... Continue reading

  
• Opening Cutscenes Progress!
  October 08, 2024 by HSTopaz

  Hello! I've done a couple things since the last post. Firstly, I finally made portrait art for the tutorial boss, Leon! He's one of the first characters encountered--a petty gang leader that Saki has... Continue reading

  
• Devlog: More Overworld Progress
  October 01, 2024 by HSTopaz

  Over the past week, I've been working on drawing another of the game's major overworld areas, the Rosebank Bridge--a small pedestrian bridge surrounded by a handful of riverside stores and restaurants... Continue reading

  
• 11. Creating the City Map, and Making Random Encounters
  September 24, 2024 by HSTopaz

  Hello! Map Progress As I work towards my new goal of finishing Act 1 and 2 in their entirety, I've finally been able to start work on spriting the game's maps! Up until now, the only non-placeholder e... Continue reading

  
• Mini Log: Overworld Map Progress
  September 15, 2024 by HSTopaz

  I've finally been able to start work drawing more maps for the game's overworld! The city is divided into a handful of smaller maps, with West Jadewater (shown here) being the second largest. While I'... Continue reading

  
• 10. Writing and Release Plan Talk
  September 02, 2024 by HSTopaz

  Hello! It's another relatively short post today, mostly about writing, and recent plans I've had regarding the game's release. Script-writing and a Potential 'Episodic' Release There's not much new an... Continue reading

  
• 9. New Character 'Iris' and Their Boss Fight
  August 03, 2024 by HSTopaz

  Hello! It's been a little while. Iris! Since the last post, I've been working on introducing 'Iris', a major character and the game's third boss fight! A peculiar young person that Saki first encounte... Continue reading

  
• 8. Overworld Followers and New Character Art
  July 06, 2024 by HSTopaz

  Hello! This is only a very short post today. Since the last post, I've been mostly working on the game's script, which I still can't meaningfully show off in any capacity to my frustration. There are... Continue reading

  
• Combat Demo 6-24 | Patch/Bugfix Update
  June 21, 2024 by HSTopaz#demo

  Hello! This is a short update post to accompany a small patch to the '6-24' Combat Demo, making a few adjustments in response to feedback and fixing some bugs that have been discovered since it's rele... Continue reading

  
• Combat Demo '6-24' Release and Patch Notes!
  June 08, 2024 by HSTopaz

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  Hello! This is just a short post to commemorate the release of the new '6-24' version of the combat demo, as well as detail the notable changes. Content-wise, this version is largely the same as the p... Continue reading

  
• Spirit Stasis and Other New Attacks
  May 11, 2024 by HSTopaz

  (Cross-posted from the website .) Hello! It's been a while! It's been a sort of stressful past few weeks for me, but I've managed to stay productive despite it all. For the most part, I've been workin... Continue reading

  
• Combat Assists and Art Talk
  April 03, 2024 by HSTopaz

  Hello again! For the most part, I've still been mostly focused on script-writing since the last post, which I feel has been going well. I'm close to the end of the third chapter, and once that's finis... Continue reading

  
• Training Mode and An Obsession With Status Ailments
  March 09, 2024 by HSTopaz

  (Cross-posted from the website .) Hello again! As fate would have it, the break I claimed I was taking in my last post didn't turn out to be much of one, and I've ended up still working on the game a... Continue reading
• Creating and Releasing the First Demo
  February 16, 2024 by HSTopaz

  Hello! I'm very excited to finally be posting the game here. I've been working on SBH for about 3 years now, but have only just recently been sharing it online. This post is mostly going to be a rambl... Continue reading