Concept for the ship layout. I had to look up navy carrier maps for a sense of how something of this scale exists, but there's still plenty of artistic liberties being had.

Most of this will never be touched on during the game, but to create a convincing setting I want to think it all through.

First coloring attempt: I do not know how lighting works in space, and I can't help but feel this looks more like a chunky flip phone than a spacecraft.

Still, we are going places. We are learning.

My initial sketches are fairly direct 1-to-1 copies, with a few minor adaptations (windows, mostly). I might try to be more creative with future drafts.

But first I want to try adding color and details to see how ship-like I can make them look.

Like all the sci-fi tech in Terminal Status, the design is inspired by medical devices.

Specifically, I'll be referencing an oximeter—a cute little gadget made to measure blood oxygen levels.

The openings can be the loading dock where UMAs go in and out... 🤔

As soon as I can come up with an actual game concept to attach to this, I'm gonna make this idea my first foray into learning RPGMaker.

Maybe another Terminal Status sidegame. I'd make these two Viscera and Concuss if it didn't lose me the Enter Name gag.

I'm glad it was still clear despite my pussyfooting, I honestly wasn't sure if the implication got across 🙏 that's a good sign, past me has earned some forgiveness

Diluting the meaning from my story only does it a disservice, a lesson I'm grateful to have learned in my training wheels game. I will not be repeating that mistake in Terminal Status.

Menhera requires a certain degree of bravery & shamelessness I didn't have back then, and I couldn't fully commit to saying what I meant to say.

In my mind his reason for being hospitalized was obvious, because the inpatient metaphor was obvious. But mainly I was a coward & got cold feet.

There was originally a line where Lacerae says, "No one will take me seriously unless I'm bleeding out in front of them." When it came time to publish the game, I lost my nerve and had him trail off, leaving his scars to fill in the implications.

Right now 4/7 songs have full demos with chords, 2 are close to having demo instrumentals, and the rest still need some love. I'm not sure if I want to release early demo tracks when they're recorded, or keep the songs a surprise.

Until then, I get to keep making allusions to them for fun.

These songs will also be influencing the rest of the game's OST, with motifs from the various tracks sneaking their way into the background music. I hope that when you first unlock the songs there will be an exciting sense of recognition that will follow you through the rest of the game.

A lot of thought has been put into each song, which can be unlocked after completing a character's Free Period scene every chapter.

Not only do I try to communicate things about the character through their lyrics, but also through the genre of music. Every song is written in a different style.

...okay, it's MOSTLY legible. The white border around the letters is currently way too thin, I need to make it thicker.

I don't know how to do that, but one day I will learn or kindly ask someone for help.