Asset Update - Piper's Status and Skit Portraits

Recently, I commissioned for an updated status portrait of Piper and some skit portraits of her as well. Below is the old status portrait and the new one.

Given how the engine operates, save files will not update with the new image without some kind of initialization or the like. So when the Prologue Demo receives its update, you would have to start over or rely on the save files I will provide if you wish to jump ahead to certain parts of the story.

Now, because I now have skit portraits for both Aki and Piper, I can implement the skit system in said update. Below is an example of how the two characters are presented together.

Like the main story, the dialogue (and the way the characters talk) are a WIP. Outside of including them for demos, I'll be focusing more on developing the main story than actively insert skits. I will at least draft them out for later insertion, since I'll likely be inspired by something that will make me want to write it down.

In the meantime, I'm going to find time to have the demo updated with all this before I leave for MAGFest next week. I know it's been a long time since the last time I put it up or updated it, though hopefully it will be substantial until I can get more assets to turn this into a "Story Demo" that will encompass both the Prologue and all of Chapter 1.  So stay tuned for when the Prologue Demo receives its next update.

Art References

- Skit Art by Chu (https://x.com/sdamned , https://bsky.app/profile/raizap.com )