{"id":2153,"date":"2023-05-26T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2023-09-05T10:27:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T01:27:50","slug":"may-2023-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/?p=2153&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"May 2023 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2153\" class=\"elementor elementor-2153\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e76c20a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"e76c20a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2e56a\" data-id=\"6d2e56a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59dcfba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59dcfba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Greetings Backers!<\/p><p>We were able to use Golden Week to recharge and make great progress on both games. We hope you like what you see! Please let us know in the comments or on Discord!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a282661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_separator_with_icon\" data-id=\"a282661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_separator_with_icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator_with_icon\" ><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634218d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"634218d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discord Roles<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e155ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e155ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Development on the discord bot is largely completed and we plan to set it live in the next couple of weeks. Our amazing moderators let us know that Discord will soon be updating their ID naming system which will create some customer service headaches on this end. Due to the large number of backers we have decided to split this into two phases:<\/p><p>\u30fbPhase One: Upon launching the bot anyone who has filled out their survey and provided their Discord ID will receive their role up until the point that Discord implements the new name change system. Currently there are no specifics from Discord of when that will be other than &#8220;over the next few months&#8221;<\/p><p>\u30fbPhase Two: Sometime after the name change we will send out a revised survey that addresses a couple of bugs for a question involving one of the items. When this goes out anyone who doesn&#8217;t have a role and would like one will need to provide their new Discord ID in the new format at that time. We don&#8217;t have a specific date for this but most likely it will be close to the end of the year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c4772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_separator_with_icon\" data-id=\"a2c4772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_separator_with_icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator_with_icon\" ><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f109d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9f109d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Survey Update<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f79cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f79cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More backers have completed their survey and we were able to navigate the AppleID E-mail issue. We currently have 82% of backers that have filled out their backer survey. If you need support please reach out to the customer support team at pr@yukikaze.ltd<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6dce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_separator_with_icon\" data-id=\"9d6dce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_separator_with_icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator_with_icon\" ><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8efce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b8efce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Penny Blood Project Diary<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-effb793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"effb793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Good evening, everyone. Just like other nights thus far, I\u2019m staring at my monitor, keeping my heart sharp, forcing my eyes open whenever they close, and writing these sentences with all my might.<\/p><p>After the last update, Golden Week passed by at mach speed, and 5\/31 is now right around the corner. 5\/31 is the deadline for the walkthrough version. If God exists, I\u2019d want him to rewind back time to New Year\u2019s, but of course that wish won\u2019t come true, so every day I\u2019ve been immersing myself in my work with as much concentration as possible.<\/p><p>Now, allow me to begin this month\u2019s Penny Blood project report. In the past two updates, I\u2019ve talked about our desperate struggle with the walkthrough version. We\u2019re currently still fighting that hard fight, but it\u2019s finally started to take form, so I\u2019d like to release a clip of it in action for this month\u2019s update. Hmm\u2026but will it actually be finished in time? If they manage to edit it by tonight, it should be visible in this update, so I hope you\u2019re excited!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea9fc8 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5ea9fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;-webkit-transform:translateZ(0);transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/046_.mp4\" controls=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf16e3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf16e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"text-italic\">Surprise Encounter clip!<\/span><\/p><p>As for me, ever since Golden Week ended, I\u2019ve paused my work on the story (Don\u2019t say \u201cBut you didn\u2019t finish it yet!\u201d) in order to work on additional description text for the character, monster, and image board documents, while also recompiling them. As I was doing that, I got a new idea for a last scene that I really like. Pretty funny considering how nothing came to mind when I spent all that time groaning to myself.<\/p><p>Kato-san finished readjusting Goliath last time, and finished Luca and Candy this time. Since we can\u2019t change the fact that Luca is 10 years old, working on his art was really hard, but after putting it to the side for such a long time, it finally came together in the end, so she\u2019s relieved. Candy\u2019s coloring was the only thing that was supposed to be adjusted, but we added one last bit of adjustment to her design as well.<\/p><p>Hanya-san worked on the art for \u201cGol, the Tenebrous Knight.\u201d The deadline was pushed up so the art would make it in time for this update, and he did his best to meet it. Gol is the \u2018heaviest\u2019 out of the seven elements, but he has his own secret just like Demna, and I\u2019m glad the design ended up just as imagined.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318dac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"318dac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/e837b94f315c4095776b0727dfab001e_original.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/e837b94f315c4095776b0727dfab001e_original.png 700w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/e837b94f315c4095776b0727dfab001e_original-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d2f02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50d2f02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span class=\"text-italic\">Work-in-progress Gol<\/span><\/em><\/p><p>Watanabe-san is working on the image board for the location that will serve as the final dungeon to the Asia Arc (the first half of the game). Back when I was working on SH1, I spent a lot of time thinking about whether this location or Shanghai would be best for the fortress where the final battle with the evil sage Dehuai would take place, so I\u2019m glad I was able to finally use this location in Penny Blood.<\/p><p>Lastly, Hirota-san, our sound specialist, has been working hard on adding sounds to the walkthrough version. Once his work with that calms down, I\u2019d like to do another Creators Radio with him.<\/p><p>\u2026That brings us to the end of this month\u2019s update. The annoying rainy season is drawing near, but I hope you can all keep smiling daily without letting the muggy gloom bring you down.<\/p><p>Matsuzo Machida<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1a5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_separator_with_icon\" data-id=\"7e1a5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_separator_with_icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator_with_icon\" ><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c4c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14c4c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Message from Hirota-san<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c41a771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c41a771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Good evening. May sure went by quick! The town where I live is already getting some summer sun. How have you all been? We\u2019re reaching the culmination of our work on the walkthrough version and working very hard every day.<\/p><p>When the graphics\u2019 atmosphere and motions get better, it creates a phenomenon where the music and sound effects also start to sound like they\u2019ve been improved. It\u2019s also interesting how conversely, the sound can also make characters\u2019 movements look heavier and make it seem like there have been changes made to the graphics. I\u2019ve been working hard on production every day while enjoying this \u2013 one of the true joys of game development.<\/p><p>I need to do more composing work, but sometimes I\u2019m shocked to realize I spent my whole day planning production flow, managing things, and doing other miscellaneous tasks &#8211; but that\u2019s all important work too. It\u2019s only thanks to that work getting done that I can create tracks that fit each scene, and it also leads to the birth of unexpected sounds.<\/p><p>I\u2019m working very hard on production throughout the pressure &#8211; but there are also happy moments as well, such as when I give my allies who been working on the development with me a request from the sound POV, and they reply saying they can change the length or timing of an event \u2013 words that every sound specialist would feel blessed to hear. I feel so happy to be working on a project where the sound is treated with such importance.<\/p><p>We\u2019re moving the production along while choosing what we feel to be the best decisions and trusting in our visions for how we want the game to be.<\/p><p>The walkthrough version is short, but contains about six different songs. In this update, I\u2019d like to have you all listen to the monastery chapel music. This chapel is called the \u201cbeautiful corner\u201d by the dev team. What brings Matthew to this chapel, and what sort of incident happened within it? Perhaps Director Machida will tell us more about it on the next Creators Radio.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/penny-blood\/sacred-offerings-gulgalta-chapel\/s-tSWQ15CeNGB?si=7adfe17641cd43a3b06c76c2f7cc0cfb&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sacred Offerings (Gulgalta Chapel)<\/a><\/p><p>The work isn\u2019t finished once I compose the tracks. It\u2019s also very important to decide what time the music starts playing, how the music ends, and figure out the atmosphere for the sound effects that are necessary for each scene. I can\u2019t wait for the day when you can hear this music and experience all the work I\u2019ve put into the sound design.<\/p><p>I\u2019m working very hard every day, so please keep cheering me on!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings Backers! We were able to use Golden Week to recharge and make great progress on both games. We hope you like what you see! Please let us know in the comments or on Discord! 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