Spent a lot of time trying to come up with a way to do add-ons in #CosmicLatte. #RenPy loads scripts automatically, which is great, but what about new chapters? And cosmetics, and characters?

Long story short, add-ons can add labels to an array that is stepped through before a new game. And they have a way to add entries when selecting what story to start.

Cosmetics can be added mid-save without breaking, too. That was probably the hardest part.

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Happy to share we have a few new excellent writers that have joined, to help tackle the monumental task of writing the arcs we have planned for #CosmicLatte.

Turns out, making a game is hard. But on the bright side, our internal wiki now has over 200 pages. So the world building is going pretty well!

Oh and, Glimmer hopes to have some more screenshots to share soon.

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Glimmer recreated our solar system for #CosmicLatte inside of Universe Sandbox.

We can't wait for you to get to explore the mysteries of S19 and all of its planets and moons!

Canni has been hard at work on art lately. Check out this redesign they did of Romana, an NPC in #CosmicLatte and a super cool student.

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Meet Ismay, the barista here on Elysium. Her personal favorite is the Lime Shrub Latte, with coconut shavings-- it's so yummy.

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Apologies for the lack of updates. Canni and Glimmer have had lots of life stuff going on and development had taken a pause.

We have resumed working on #CosmicLatte as of a couple weeks ago. Hopefully we will have some cool updates to share soon! Thanks for sticking with us 💙

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For the first time in a bit, we will have some overlapping free time to work on #CosmicLatte, which hopefully means a bunch more writing and optimization can get done!

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Please ignore the placeholder button, but it looks like the jukebox is working! Now to brainstorm some futuristic alien band names.

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We are incredibly fortunate to have #Trans, #NonBinary, and #Queer writers working on #CosmicLatte.

We want our characters to come from real life experience, to have real depth to them. And we hope we can deliver that! 💙

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We are incredibly fortunate to have #Trans, #NonBinary, and #Queer writers working on #CosmicLatte.

We want our characters to come from real life experience, to have real depth to them. And we hope we can deliver that!💙

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We're thinking about making a first trailer for #CosmicLatte, perhaps showing off some character art and interactions. One slight problem is that we don't really have any experience making trailers... this will be fun!

Any recommendations for #VisualNovel or #DatingSim trailers you love?

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So... we're starting to think about putting together a first trailer for #CosmicLatte. Beyond just showing off some of the characters, what are some things you'd like to see in a trailer for a #VisualNovel or #DatingSim?

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#CosmicLatte just hit 3,000 lines of dialogue! The scary part is, there's still so much to be done. Like, so much. Can't imagine what the final line count will be...

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Our lead dev @Cannibalblue is doing a lovely #Art stream drawing some full bodies for #CosmicLatte characters. If you feel like dropping by, come vibe with us! https://www.twitch.tv/cannibalblue

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Very excited!! I brought up Cosmic Latte to my friend, who happens to voice act, and they were immediately interested in voicing a character in it. It really brightens my day to be able to ramble on and on about this silly game I love so much. #GameDev #VisualNovel #CosmicLatte

Our good friend ChrisIsCapable sat down and interviewed us about #CosmicLatte, including questions about development, achievements, and a potential release date. If you're looking for something cozy to listen to today, feel free to check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1UUdThYnXU

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Our really cool friend ChrisIsCapable sat down and interviewed us about #CosmicLatte, including questions about development, achievements, and a potential release date. If you're looking for something cozy to listen to today, feel free to check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1UUdThYnXU

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Hey fellow #visualnovel devs, what programming/scripting language(s) do you write yours in?

We decided on #renpy for #cosmiclatte, both because of ease of use and our familiarity with #python. It has its quirks for sure, but so far we've also been able to do some pretty cool stuff with it.

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#UnionGame #CosmicLatte https://pearseanderson.itch.io/latte

After a bit of thought, we're a bit weary of using "we" language when posting from this account. It can sometimes give off a non-personal, brand-ish vibe.

What are your thoughts on it? We want to use this account to share cool dev updates on #cosmiclatte, and it won't always be from the same dev.

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