77% Funded + Merch Preview!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 03:45:31 PM

Hello, everyone!

We're well on our way to hitting our initial funding goal for Dreambound - yay! Once we hit it, we'll unlock our first stretch goal... any idea what it is? How about a hint?

Make sure to share this tweet and tell your friends about the game, too!

Merch Preview

We received our sticker sheets! They are the cutest things ever... so cute, I'm not sure if I can ever use them... make sure to add one to your tier as ana ddon if you haven't already!

Completed Dakimakura

Our dakimakura designs are now complete! We hope to have the time to complete a third one in October of Ivan, so you'll have three to choose from once the surveys go out.

I can't wait to have these boys on my bed...

Game Previews

Work is still plodding along on the programming for chapter 2. We're taking our time and checking everything thoroughly to keep everything to the standards we expect.

After chapter two you'll reach the character routes.

We've decided on general themes for each route, which has really helped us to further develop the stories we want to present with each character.

It goes something like this:

Crow - Dreams

Ivan - Bordering each

Kaine - Reality

Which will make more sense when you play - each route will spend more time in its respective theme. Crow's route will be the most dream-filled, while Ivan will spend time in both dreams and reality. Lastly, Kaine's route is anchored in reality.

Each story will feel very different and go to different places because of this. We also expect you will need to play all three to experience the full story.

The suggested play order is as follows: Crow -> Ivan -> Kaine. Of course, you can play in whatever order you want, but this would make the most sense story-wise.

That's all for now! Thank you for all the support so far, and see you in the next update! 

Chapter 2 Programming & Promos!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 09:26:31 AM

Hello everyone!

Programming work has begun on chapter 2 of Dreambound, which picks up where chapter 1 left off - with Noah's apartment invaded(???) by Ivan.

Work is progressing nicely, with around 1/7th of this chapter complete. It will feature a new escape room, which is still in the writing/planning stage, too. It focusses more on dialogue and people related puzzles.

I also added the choice menu into the game. There weren't any choices during the demo section, however we have a lot more coming up.

Promo - Jago Games

If you haven't yet seen it, go check out a fellow Aussie's Kickstarter project which ends in just 6 hours!

Jago Games is partway through creating "The Lost Delinquents of Rollings High". A highly animated & engaging visual novel! The game tells the tale of high schoolers in a  1980s American mountain town where bizarre & disturbing things begin to happen on their final week of school.

We love to support fellow Australian indie devs, so show them some love! :D

Promo - Crescence Studio

Fantasy and romance??? My favorite things!  

A world of magic awaits! A game inspired by the lore of Dragon and Fae, Alaris is a fantasy-romance visual novel, where you can customize your character for a dynamic and immersive experience steeped in magic.

With choices that will shape your story, relationships, and even personality, you decide whether you will be brave, kind, wise, or charismatic. You take command of your fate as you uncover a history lost to the ages.

Make sure you go show them some love in the final week(ish) of their Kickstarter!

That's all for now - thank you for pledging towards our project, and let's try our best to hit 100%!

Gabby

Create your own character - The Divine Speaker Universe Character Creation Sheet
over 1 year ago – Thu, Sep 08, 2022 at 04:39:10 AM

Hello everyone!

We're over 200 backers and pushing our way over $20,000AUD as we speak - I couldn't be happier! We're well on our way to getting fully funded, which is amazing. Hopefully we'll also have time to reach some stretch goals.

Character Creation

Today I wanted to hand out the "Character Creator from Another Universe" character creation sheet! 

You may remember that we offered a very limited number of chances to create characters during our The Divine Speaker Kickstarter. This resulted in a number of characters that we've all come to love—Illran, Zarryn, Titus, Hone, Ashe and Elliot.

So, when we were planning the "Dreambound" Kickstarter, it just made sense to open up a few new slots for character creation to our fans, considering we're still working on TDS projects that won't have funding campaigns.

Find the character creation sheet here!

Even if you don't plan to back us on that tier (only one slot left!), feel free to use the sheet to create your own personal TDS OC!

Over 50% funded + new character reveal!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Sep 01, 2022 at 11:46:47 PM

Hello everyone once again!

We're over 50% funded! Yay! What an amazing thing to wake up to. Thank you all for your pledges, you won't be disappointed with what we're creating ❤️

Now, let's try out best to push up to our goal so we can unlock our first stretch goal...

Stretch Goals

...What do you think it is? Any guesses?

Each goal with only be revealed upon reaching the one prior, and anything not revealed by the end will be our secret forever.

New Character

How about a little teaser for a new sprite that Sinran, our lead artist, has been working on?

Who do you think it is?

You'll meet him in the next chapter of Dreambound, which will be playable FIRST by those on the beta tier and up.

If you're able to, please share our tweet on Twitter so we can reach even more people! Tell your friends, your family, your neighbours, your... mortal enemies (maybe) about the Dreambound Kickstarter! 

Thank you all again!

Over 100 backers and 39% funded!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Sep 01, 2022 at 11:46:37 PM

Hello everyone!

Gabby here from Two and a Half Studios.

What a start it's been, wow! We launched at 2am in Australia, and I was up until 6am posting everywhere and making sure everything was running smoothly... and to my surprise, when I woke up I found us already nearly 40% funded! That's amazing!

You have probably heard it time and time again, but it's recommended you try to raise at leas 33% in your first day to have more chances of succeeding, and I was a little nervous... but we've blown it out of the water, thank you all!

We've still got 44 days ahead of us to push towards our goal and hopefully unlock some of the still hidden stretch goals. 

For now, lets take a look at a few of our tiers:

Ultra Character Creator

One of these tiers has already sold, with two left! This tier lets you create a character for Dreambound that will feature majorly in the character route(s). We're SO excited to see the characters you come up with.

Character Creator from Another Universe

Are you a big fan of "The Divine Speaker"? Well, we have ONE tier left that will let you create a character for an upcoming The Divine Speaker universe game. In the past, we've had six other backer characters join us... Illran, Ashe, Elliot, Hone, Titus and Zarryn. Each one brought so much to the game, so we decided to open up six more slots! 

I was definitely not expecting 5 to sell so quickly!

Merch Packs

We worked with a HOST of amazing artists to come up with a range of awesome merch to offer you. Here's a look at our standee, which will actually swing!

Designed by Kuwagata!

That's all for now!

If you have anywhere you can spread the word of the Kickstarter to, we would love if you could! Lets make the next 44 days fantastic!

Gabby