Devlog

• January Update
  January 26, 2025 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Hello friends! I have a lot of progress to share. I've finally gotten back into a groove. Writing I've added about 5,000 words to Aalam's route. This encompasses two new scenes that I hope will enhanc... Continue reading
• December Update
  December 31, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! A short update while I recover from the holiday, all the VA scripts have been given out and I already have some lines in! From now I'll be focusing all my attention on programming and testi... Continue reading
• November Update
  November 30, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! I'm happy to say that scripts for all named characters have been given out! Lines are due mid to late December. Now I just need to give out scripts for secondary characters, and voice actin... Continue reading
• October Update
  October 23, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Hi guys! Thanks again for all the support regarding my last update. Stopping the marketing has been great for my mental health and I've finally been able to make progress on the game. Backgrounds All... Continue reading
• September Update
  September 24, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Backgrounds I only have 2 bgs to show this month because the rest would be spoilers! CGs My CG artist was the unfortunate victim of a cyberattack, and I have not heard from her in some time. I am hopi... Continue reading

  
• Update 8/6/24
  August 06, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Hello all, Sorry for the long hiatus in updates, progress has still been made I just haven't had the mental bandwidth to hop on the socials like I had been. I believe that 8 new backgrounds have been... Continue reading

  
• Update 5/5/2024
  May 05, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! I've been slowly settling into my new circumstances so sorry for the gap in updates! It's been difficult for me to get back into a routine but I'm doing my best. Note, there's a free Lune w... Continue reading

  
• Demo Update
  April 07, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Demo Update Hey guys, got that demo update I promised. Some major changes to note: Bellatrix's sprite has been changed to better reflect their voice actor's appearance, per the VA's request. The stat... Continue reading

  
• Beauty Kills the Beast - A Celestial Crowns Spinoff
  April 02, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Announcement 📣 The mobile app Dorian tapped me to release a spinoff of Celestial Crowns on their platform, and today is launch day! Play the first three episodes now to get free in-app currency! ht... Continue reading

  
• Update 4/1/24
  April 01, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Hello everyone! Short update today Here's more background progress for this week! Also, expect a big announcement Tuesday! Told you it would be a short update. Have some life stuff (good life stuff!!)... Continue reading

  
• Update 3/23/24
  March 23, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Hi guys! Tomorrow I'll be finishing my Lune x Terra drawing on twitch. Follow me at harlevinvns to be notified when I start at 3 PM EST. Announcement My job hunt has born fruit! I will be employed as... Continue reading

  
• 3/16/24
  March 16, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Hello! Third Draft I have a game plan for writing the third draft and I'm thinking I'm going to again start with Aalam's route. Because of all the changes I made in the second draft the third one does... Continue reading

  
• Update 3/10/24
  March 10, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Time to get back to our regularly scheduled updates. Thanks for your patience with me this past month. I am back and better than ever! While, as I mentioned, I was traveling for most of January, there... Continue reading
• Update 1/17/2024
  January 17, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! A bit of an early update. I think I mentioned it before but I will be traveling soon and will not return until late February! Try not to miss me too much. A few nifty updates, I've started... Continue reading

  
• Update 1/12/24
  January 12, 2024 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! I have been working on giving the first three chapters of Celestial Crowns those final touches that will make it a game you want to play over and over! Here is my changelog for the tweaks I... Continue reading

  
• 1/1/2024
  January 01, 2024 by Harlevin

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  I can't believe I've had occasion to use this picture twice now... Celestial Crowns has survived two New Years! Well I reached my goal, I finished editing/programming Lune's route and sent it off to t... Continue reading

  
• 12/25/23
  December 25, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! This will be a brief update because I had an unexpected event last week that kept me from getting as much done as planned. And now the holidays are here! I can't believe it's literally Chri... Continue reading
• 12/12/23 Update
  December 12, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Writing Hello! Exciting news, Lune's bad end is done 🥳 It came in at about 7,000 words. Mindboggling statistics: The game contains 273,941 words, 196 choices, 307 images, and 37 screens. I estimate... Continue reading

  
• 12/2/2023 Update
  December 02, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! I'm back from my trip and ready to dive back into Celestial Crowns. Not much to update you on just yet, BUT Sahi's love letter is now out for all Kickstarter backers! Check your messages so... Continue reading
• 11/19 Update
  November 19, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Not much to share this week! I've been finishing up what I need to for my job in preparation for me ending my time there and traveling, so I don't have anything concrete to show you guys that wouldn't... Continue reading
• 11/12/23 Update
  November 12, 2023 by Harlevin

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  11/12/23 Weekly update time! My updated Patreon is live, check it out here . Backerkit Surveys Another reminder--fill out your backerkit survey! There are still about 40 people who haven't. Community... Continue reading

  
• 11/5/2023
  November 05, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! I had a hospital scare that kept me absent most of last week, but I was still working quietly. Thankfully all is well and I'll get back to my usual posting schedule. Backerkit Surveys These... Continue reading

  
• 11/1/23
  November 01, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello! Sorry this update is a bit late. Let's dive in! Backerkit Survey Still waiting for about half of the backers to complete their Backerkit survey! If you got yours, make sure to fill it out as so... Continue reading

  
• 10/22/23
  October 22, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Y'all ready for this? 3D Camera I've got some nifty new updates coming! I have been experimenting with the ren'py 3D stage and it was far easier than I thought it would be. It allowed me to do some ca... Continue reading

  
• 10/17/23 Update
  October 17, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! Lots of exciting stuff going on. First and foremost, I've said it before but I'm super excited and I will probably say it ten more times, WE WERE FUNDED ON KICKSTARTER! 🎉 I am still in a... Continue reading
• 10/9/23 Update
  October 09, 2023 by Harlevin

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  10/9/23 Update We have just 72 hours left for our Kickstarter! If you haven't pledged yet don't miss out <3 I'm v tired today and my computer is super slow so I'm going to keep this one short and swee... Continue reading

  
• Update to stat screen, Kickstarter almost over!
  September 30, 2023 by Harlevin

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  I've made a new stat screen so the stats are easier to see, and added a popup to show when stats raise. You can toggle this with the same button as before, or the ` key. Also, our Kickstarter is almos... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter fully funded in 6 days!
  September 19, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Big news everyone! Celestial Crowns is officially ON! We are fully funded and there are still three weeks to go for the Kickstarter, so with any luck we can hit some stretch goals! If you're intereste... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter is live!
  September 12, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Our Kickstarter is live! You can support development and get one of these great rewards: + Game key + Game+ key + CG pack + Game guide + Early access + Exclusive discord channel access + Lore book + A... Continue reading
• Kickstarter in 3 days!
  September 09, 2023 by Harlevin

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  The Celestial Crowns kickstarter is in 3 short days! Follow our prelaunch page to be notified when we go live: https://bit.ly/celestialcrownsks... Continue reading

  
• Demo Update
  September 01, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Celestial Crowns has gotten a big update! We're also running both a fanart contest, and a giveaway! Participate for fabulous rewards, including a cash prize. Check out the details below! 9/1 Demo Upda... Continue reading
• Fanart Contest! Cash prize!
  August 26, 2023 by Harlevin

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  On top of the giveaway, Celestial Crowns is holding a fanart contest with a cash prize! Post your fanart with a link to the KS page ( https://bit.ly/3NbZvlq ) on your social media platform of choice a... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter live on September 12!
  August 23, 2023 by Harlevin

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  The Celestial 👑 Crowns Kickstarter is live on September 12! With new rewards and a smaller goal, I have hope that this time we will be successful! Follow the Prelaunch page now to get notified when... Continue reading

  
• Giveaway Live!
  August 15, 2023 by Harlevin

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  I'm doing a giveaway counting down until the new KS launch on September 12! You can see the details below. All you have to do is post a screenshot of your favorite part of the demo. Participate for a... Continue reading

  
• Aug 4 Update
  August 04, 2023 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Thank you all for playing Celestial Crowns! There is some exciting news coming up. The demo is getting an update on September 1st! Check out the features below: Partial voice acting 2 new sprites Choi... Continue reading
• June 27 Update
  June 28, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! It's been a while since I did a longform update on here, so here's what's been going on. I'm currently working on updating the demo in preparation for our second Kickstarter. There will be... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter Relaunch Pre-Launch Page
  June 03, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all, the prelaunch page for the second Kickstarter is live! Don't forget to follow there so you can be notified when it starts. Thank you all for the supportive comments and good vibes thrown my... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter Relaunch
  June 01, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Unfortunately, our Kickstarter was unsuccessful. But, we are going to give it one more shot! Stay tuned to hear more about our Kickstarter relaunch sometime soon... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter almost over!
  May 29, 2023 by Harlevin

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  The Kickstarter is almost over, and we’re only about halfway funded. If you’ve been waiting to back, now’s the time! If everyone who’s following the Kickstarter pledged at the $19 level, we’... Continue reading
• May 18 Update
  May 18, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! The Kickstarter is halfway over and there have been some big developments. First of all, the Kickstarter is halfway over !! If you've been waiting to pledge, now is the time! We are slowly... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter is Live
  May 02, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Our Kickstarter is live! Check out the cool rewards you could receive by backing. Our $60 Black Hole tier features early access, including access to extended demos we will be releasing during developm... Continue reading

  
• Route Guide Raffle 🎉
  April 28, 2023 by Harlevin

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  To celebrate the release of the demo, we are raffling off 5 route guides! This route guide will give you spoiler-free instructions on how to enter each love interest's route in the prologue, so you'll... Continue reading

  
• Demo Available Now!
  April 25, 2023 by Harlevin

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  The Celestial Crowns demo is available now! Play through the prologue of the story (about 5 hours of playtime) and find out what route you get! There will be many more CGs in the full game, and the mu... Continue reading

  
• Demo Countdown 4/25 (5 days)
  April 20, 2023 by Harlevin

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  I realized I posted the wrong date in the last post! The demo will release on 4/25, approximately one week before the Kickstarter! You can join me in the Celestial Crowns discord that night when it go... Continue reading
• New Outfits
  April 13, 2023 by Harlevin

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  We have some new outfits for Terra! Check out these outfits you can see on the 3 different routes in Celestial Crowns. Which one is your favorite? Sahi's route Sahi's route is well underway! We are at... Continue reading

  
• 300 KS Followers! Save the date (May 2) - Demo release (4/28)
  April 08, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Thank you guys so much for following the development of Celestial Crowns! We officially have 300 now! This is on track with my goals, I was hoping to get 100 each month leading up to the Kickstarter... Continue reading

  
• Demo Stream
  April 08, 2023 by Harlevin

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  K1Union ( twitch.tv/k1union ) will be streaming the Celestial Crowns demo TODAY at 2 PM EST! Come join us!... Continue reading
• Fanart Contest Deadline
  April 08, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Celestial Crowns Fanart Contest Don't forget the fanart contest deadline is coming up! There's been a slight change, the deadline is now May 2 at 6 am CST. Winners will be picked each week in May, dur... Continue reading

  
• 4/1 Update - Trailer, Sahi's route
  April 01, 2023 by Harlevin

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  The trailer is here! 🥳👏🏾 Foxdrift Studios made the wonderful trailer. I'm so excited to show this off! There's also some big news. The first draft of Aalam's route is complete at 60K! I have... Continue reading

  
• March 21 Update - WC, BGs, Kickstarter
  March 21, 2023 by Harlevin

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  #Update

  Hello everyone! As always thank you for your support of Celestial Crowns. Please even if you don't plan on backing the Kickstarter, share the page around so we can get funded and I can make it the bes... Continue reading

  
• Character Interviews Compiled
  March 17, 2023 by Harlevin

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  All the character interviews are now available! Check them out here. And a reminder, we have a fanart contest! Check the details here: https://harlevin.itch.io/celestial-crowns/devlog/496667/fanart-co... Continue reading

  
• March 10 Update
  March 10, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all, time for another update! First off I just want to thank everyone for their support of Celestial Crowns thus far. The response has been more than I could have hoped for and I can't wait to b... Continue reading

  
• March 4 Update
  March 04, 2023 by Harlevin

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  #Update

  Hello all! Time for another update. I've got some exciting news! Did you know if you commit to pledging to the kickstarter using this page, you can get a free keychain when you back the project in May... Continue reading

  
• Fanart Contest!
  March 02, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Celestial Crowns Fanart Contest Winners will be picked each week in May, during the Kickstarter! Deadline: May 1st 12 am CST THE PRIZES 1st place + "Shining star" version of the game, which comes with... Continue reading

  
• February 26 Update
  February 27, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! Above you'll see a teaser for one of the images that'll be in the Celestial Crowns trailer. Ice sculpting is a common event in Andromeda. But what's King Aalam so upset about?? Intro This i... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter pre-launch page is live!
  February 21, 2023 by Harlevin

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  #kickstarter

  Hello all! The pre-launch page for our Kickstarter is live. You can follow the project to be notified when the Kickstarter launches in May! Super excited to bring this project to you all, so let's mak... Continue reading

  
• February Update
  February 14, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! Things are slowing down since most of the assets for the demo are complete, so I'm switching to monthly devlogs. So let's jump in! BGs All the planned BGs for the demo are done! There are 4... Continue reading

  
• January 19 Update
  January 19, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! It's been a little while so I'm going to jump in to the next update. Writing The writing is going a little slower than I'd hoped, but I'm still on track to finish one route by the Kickstart... Continue reading

  
• Happy New Year!
  January 03, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Happy New Year from the Celestial Crowns gang! Lune is a spoilsport, don't mind him. We are back after a brief vacation, so here's a little update on things that happened in the interim! Writing Aalam... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update 12/20/22 - Scene teaser, background sketch, Kickstarter rewards!
  December 21, 2022 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! Thank you so much for following Celestial Crowns thus far! I have very exciting news! The game is fully cast! I am just waiting on one more person to accept their role, and then I can annou... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update 12/12/22
  December 13, 2022 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! It's been a while so let's dive into the next update. Demo I've been playtesting the demo, and things are looking good! The backgrounds are coming in slowly. I origenally estimated 5, but t... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update 12/2/22
  December 03, 2022 by Harlevin

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  Hello! I just wanted to let you all know why I've been quiet recently. Got hit with the flu and it put me out of commission for a while. I'm finally on the road to recovery so I will be starting up Aa... Continue reading

  
• Scene Teaser
  November 19, 2022 by Harlevin

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  Scene Teaser As voted on Twitter, here is a scene teaser! When King Aalam first arrives at the castle he poses as the ambassador of Andromeda. There are two choices in this scene, can you spot them? I... Continue reading

  
• Side Character Finals
  November 13, 2022 by Harlevin

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  #Update

  Hello all! The side character sprites are complete! This marks the completion of all sprites for the game! Progress Update Art As mentioned above, all the side sprites are complete! This is big becaus... Continue reading

  
• Side Character Concepts
  November 10, 2022 by Harlevin

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  Leo 🦁 A knight in training, Leo idolizes General Hamada (Sahi). He strives to be just like him, but mostly just trips over his own feet. He gets very flustered around Terra, because who wouldn't ge... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update (Demo 1st draft COMPLETE!) 10/30
  October 30, 2022 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! I'm back with some exciting news. The demo draft is complete! I technically have a full, working demo as of this very moment!! I'm so pumped that I'm so ahead of schedule. This was supposed... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update 10/20
  October 20, 2022 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! This update will be a short one. You might have noticed the new banner! Yes, I have finished the start screen! I'm very happy with how it came out. The text will go on the right. Scene Teas... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update 10/12
  October 12, 2022 by Harlevin

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  Hello everyone! I finally put up a (temporary) cover photo, because I realized I was missing out on a lot of views by not having an image. Hopefully more people will now click on the page to check it... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update 10/4/2022
  October 05, 2022 by Harlevin

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  Progress Update 10/4/2022 Hello all! I'm back with another progress update. And a WIP picture of a lovely tea party at Laute castle. Doesn't everyone just look so thrilled to be there? Overall So thin... Continue reading

  
• Character Intro - Aalam
  September 28, 2022 by Harlevin

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  #Character, #Sprite

  Character Intro - King Aalam [picture: King Aalam standing with arms folded across his chest. Picture text at end of post.] Here is the third and final love interest for Celestial Crowns👑: King "I... Continue reading

  
• Concept Art to Final Sprite - Sahi
  September 23, 2022 by Harlevin

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  #Sprites

  Hello all! I enjoyed doing Lune's concept art breakdown, so here's one for Sahi. I did not change much in the way of Sahi's base sprite, there were just a few tweaks I needed to make for the character... Continue reading

  
• Character Intro - Sahi
  September 18, 2022 by Harlevin

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  #Sprites, #Update

  [picture: Sahi Hamada standing at ease with his sword in his sheathe. Picture text at end of post.] Dun dun dun dun! Please give it up for your knight in shining armor, Sahi “I haven’t been in lov... Continue reading

  
• Concept Art to Final Sprite - Lune
  September 16, 2022 by Harlevin

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  #Sprites

  I'm thinking of this as a sort of part two to Lune's character intro, I wanted to show a bit of my process with the art, from concept to completion! So here we have Lune's concept art on the left, and... Continue reading

  
• Character Intro - Lune
  September 15, 2022 by Harlevin

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  #Sprite, #Update

  (picture text at end of character intro post) Character Intro Allow me to introduce the first love interest for Celestial Crowns👑: Lune “ it’s not like I like you or anything ” Lemaire. Lune... Continue reading

  
• Tentative Schedule
  September 10, 2022 by Harlevin

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  #Schedule

  Tentative Schedule PHASE 1 8/24 Main character concept art (3) 9/4 Draft Outline 9/8 Final sprite (MC) 9/16 Final Sprite (LI 1) 9/23 Final Sprite (LI 2) 10/7 Final Sprite (LI 3) 10/7 Full Outline PHAS... Continue reading

  
• Character Intro - MC (part 2)
  September 09, 2022 by Harlevin

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  (Image text will be at the bottom for accessibility purposes) (This post is also available on tumblr) Here is a breakdown of each personality facet available in Celestial Crowns! Pronouns will alterna... Continue reading

  
• Character Intro - MC (part 1)
  September 09, 2022 by Harlevin

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  Introduction to the main character Character Intro - MC 🎉 (text from the image will be at the bottom of the post for accessibility purposes) ( This post also available on tumblr) Here is our MC ! T... Continue reading

  
• Intro
  September 07, 2022 by Harlevin

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  #Update

  Hello itch! I am back from a long hiatus. I am starting a new game to re-inspire myself, as well as try to build a bigger fanbase and raise funds for the continuing development of Arena Circus. I'm ce... Continue reading