Sorry about making everyone wait, but I have a good excuse, or two: 1. Things are getting busy around school, what with finals coming up and all, and 2. I've managed to get some serious work done on the game, including the code for one of the important systems (more important later, but it's necessary for the next Demo): The Character Select screen. I'd show a screenshot, but it's as exciting as watching grass grow (especially this time of year…), and you won't actually see it until the very end of the Demo, since it requires one playable character to be outside the party in order to reach the screen. If you're confused, well… the explanation is arriving in 3, 2, 1…

I've also mapped out an area you've been to before, but haven't had a chance to explore: Varr's Ship. After Loro-Kava, you'll be able to roam around on deck, use the save point below, and tell Varr where you'd like to go. At first, that's really about all you can do, but at the end of the Demo (and after), you'll also be able to talk to the characters who aren't in your party, and you'll be given a prompt to switch party members then.

This is a actually test screenshot; you won't actually see this exact one until all the characters are unlocked. Before that, you'll either see one or the other (or the third character who's near the bow off-screen).

I've also been mapping one of the sub-dungeons from late in the Demo, and as an early Saint Nicholas Day* present, here's a screenshot of a nice forest area…

I'm sorry. I meant an Ice Forest area (and I swear that's the dumbest joke I'll tell in this post).

I'd been mapping it, and was about to finish up the area when I realized… I couldn't. The story elements for everything before just weren't assembled, so I had to start going back, so… the Loro-Kava dungeon is all but complete (just needs enemies), and I've been working on the Varr's ship stuff right after. I'll either be mapping the stuff around Na-Koro or working on finishing up that secret Second Dungeon next.

Oh, and before I forget…

Here's the Demo, with Enhanced Soundtrack!

Hopefully it'll take less time for Demo 2's enhanced soundtrack to get released, especially since around half of it's done by now... Anyway, two things to note before you start up the game: 1. The music doesn't technically loop, but instead goes to an ending then re-starts from the beginning. I tried to make it loop, but the software I used won't allow it, and 2. The filesize is pretty big (around 55 MB), so if you have a slow connection, it'll take a while.

*-I just remembered it's the 5th, not the 6th. And yes, Saint Nicholas day does exist, for those unaware... which means that Saint Nick actually has two holidays to his name... and the Easter Bunny's getting jealous...