Another Side [Ongoing] - Version: 0.1

What's New in Another Side Version - 0.1?

v0.1 | Initial public release

First public release of Another Side, available for free with approximately 1 to 2 hours of content.

Story and characters
– Added the opening story, covering your return to Redvale, moving into Helena’s house and starting university.
– Introduced Chloe, Helena, Iris, Selene, Maya and Eryndra through the opening narrative and character interactions.
– Added dialogue choices and responses that establish the protagonist’s relationships and influence later conversations.
– Introduced the book left behind by your parents, the first supernatural events and the beginning of the investigation into them.
– Added Eryndra’s adult dream sequence, with multiple illustrated CG stages.
– Added illustrated story moments including Chloe’s bathroom and kitchen scenes, the broken vase and the discovery of magic.

Exploration and daily routines
– Added map navigation between the locations available in the opening.
– Added exploration of Helena’s house, the university, the library and the mall.
– Included the university classroom, cafeteria, gym and corridors, along with Selene’s shop and the convenience store.
– Added interactive characters, objects and passages within locations.
– Implemented a calendar with weekdays and four daily periods.
– Added character schedules and availability that change according to the day, period and story progress.
– Connected story events with exploration, allowing the narrative to temporarily guide access to locations and interactions.

Social interactions and relationships
– Added 33 authored social interactions: 16 casual conversations, 13 personal questions, three contextual follow-ups and a study session with Iris.
– Implemented individual social profiles for Chloe, Helena, Iris, Selene and Maya.
– Added conversation menus for casual talk, personal questions and contextual topics.
– Added follow-up conversations connected to earlier events and discoveries.
– Implemented affinity changes through conversations, choices and shared activities.
– Added character information and personal discoveries to the phone’s contact profiles.
– Introduced studying together with Iris as a shared activity.

Magic, inventory and objectives
– Added the interactive Spellbook, with its opening presentation, spell pages and selection interface.
– Introduced the first learnable spell, Mend, through the broken-vase sequence.
– Added spell selection and targeting for compatible objects.
– Added visual and sound feedback for selecting, applying and cancelling the spell.
– Implemented story items and backpack inventory used during the opening quests.
– Added objective tracking for the first day, the discovery of magic and the investigation of the book.
– Connected quest progress with dialogue, item interactions, travel and story events.

Art and scene presentation
– Added illustrated environments, character artwork and story CGs.
– Added character expressions, body poses, entrances, exits and scripted reactions.
– Integrated character presentation across the social conversations, including dialogue emphasis and staged movement.
– Added camera direction, timed pauses, transitions and visual effects to narrative scenes.
– Added lighting variations for locations across different periods of the day.
– Created a custom main menu with rotating character artwork, music and credits.

Music and sound
– Added music for locations and key story moments.
– Added environmental ambience to support the atmosphere of the different locations.
– Integrated sound effects for objects, doors, magic, interface actions and narrative events.
– Added music changes and audio transitions between exploration and story scenes.

Interface, saves and settings
– Added a HUD displaying location, day, period and current objectives.
– Added quick access to the phone, map, Spellbook and game menu.
– Added phone panels for objectives, contacts, schedules, backpack inventory and player status.
– Implemented manual saving and loading, with ten manual save slots.
– Added automatic saves at the start of a new morning, retaining up to five rotating autosaves.
– Added text speed and automatic dialogue advance settings.
– Added text scaling and reduced-motion settings.
– Added audio settings for the game’s different sound categories.
– Built the story, exploration, social interactions, inventory and spell systems into the custom HTML engine.

Languages and platforms
– Added English and Brazilian Portuguese support.
– Prepared release versions for Windows, Linux and Android, alongside downloadable HTML and browser access.