Changes and Progress

Hello once again! Red_B here, with a long-overdo update for you fine folks. 

We have been very, very busy getting things together for Layla's prequel release. However, because of a few setbacks, we'll be pushing the release date back a bit. As it stands, expect it to be released in the fall. We can't give a set date because... well, we don't have one. For now, it's "When it's done". 

That being said, we'll be keeping you guys updated every step of the way, and we'll also be posting some more cool stuff like art and music again very soon!

We also will be having a few new artists joining us who are VERY talented and who I'm sure will make wonderful additions to the team! I won't name them right now, but you'll meet them soon. :)

And now, a personal update from me. As most of you know, I am the writer for one of the girls' stories. Over the last few months I've essentially been brainstorming ideas 24/7, which has probably been more than a little frustrating for my colleagues. However, after thinking up about five or six different stories for this character, I have finally decided on one that takes elements from every other idea I've had and ties them up in a nice, wholesome story. Now as much as I'd love to tell you all, I obviously can't. All I can say is that I cannot wait to get started writing it for the full game, and working with the others to see it through. Aside from that, you'll just have to play the game when it's released. Of course, there will be a little summary on our website once it's finished as well.

That's pretty much it at the moment. We're still starting out, but we're making progress every day. We still have a long way to go, but we hope you guys will come along for the ride. Rest assured, this game will be released, and it will be great.

Oh hey there. Who are you again?

It has been a decent amount of time since my last post, but this is Mocha speaking :D.  I have fabulous news! The main website template is done and ready for content! WOOHOO!!  Wonderful things have been happening the past couple of months. Wonderful ideas have been brought to the table which is really going to make CoLoCo so very unique from a lot of Visual Novels.  I can't wait to see where this goes!

As for future projects, I'm not quite sure what I'm going to be doing next exactly. I think my next main focus though will be collecting content for our website and setting it up to go online. After that, we shall see!

Anywho, this isn't a very long update or anything, but a hello was very much necessary.
Lots of wonderful things to come!

...Always forward, with spirit!

P.S. I didn't mean to make this highlighted white, but I don't know how I'm going to fix it so please excuse the unnecessary highlighter :|.

Heeeeeey-yo

This is Tacochickenwings, the object of all your wildest fantasies, speaking to you this evening.

Vivian's mini VN is almost finished.  All of us are making some pretty damn good progress, and a big kudos to everyone involved in the project.  All our artists and musicians are doing EXCELLENT work as well, and we will be paying everyone in sexual favors and finger food.

No, seriously though.  Great group of people to work with, very smashing ladies and gents.  We have recently revamped some very important business in our VN, and it's going to play out a little like -

Can't tell you that for free.  Yet.

I intend to elaborate later.  Just know that it's going to be good, and it's going to be very different from the standard fare.  Trust me babes.

As for my end of things, let me be the first to admit that I have minimal experience with VNs.  I have played only a tiny bit of Katawa Shoujo, and that's it, because I think I put it down to do something stupid and potentially dangerous.  I also have absolutely no love for anime either, which is what a lot of VNs connect with.  I'm writing Vivian's VN purely on my love of psychology.  I'm a psychological horror/surrealist writer by trade, trying to write a romance - so I think I've concocted something, uh...interesting.  

But see, that's what's nice about the fact that all of our writers are different people with different styles - we are creating something that blends, but also has a little something different to bring to the table with each story and writer.  And we have a really lovely team of editors that is hard at work making everything sound all pretty and fit together nicely, and they're just going to make everything flow, so our stories don't read like rabbits trying to hump donkeys.

Well folks, it's almost midnight, and I wrote all of that sober.  Not that I even drink because I'm bad enough without it.  Surprising as that may be.  Just know that I love each and every one of you the way you are, and another team member will probably come along and write something more coherent.

Here is (FINALLY) my own little avatar.  Yes, my hair is actually purple from my magical hair stylist powers, though my land lady is not happy about the hair color stains on the shower walls, I'm sure.

~Tacochickenwings

Our Work, Our Time

Tick Tock


Every day brings us closer to our ETA for the release of Layla's Mini-VN, No Rain.

Now, i'm sure that all of you wonderful people have questions -

What will the mini include?
Is this simply a beta-release?
Aren't you worried about spoiling things in the full VN?
Why is her story titled No Rain?

My intention with this post is to answer these questions, so let's get started :D

1. What will the mini include?

• Full In-game Soundtrack
• Multiple CGs, Sprites, Backgrounds, and special effects.
• A comprehensive and engrossing introduction to one of our heroines, Layla.
• Extras, Previews, and Notes.

What the mini will NOT include -

• FMV

Yus :I CoLoCo will implement FMV, but these minis shall not.... until a later update perhaps ;)

2. Is this simply a beta-release?

NO. No Rain is not simply a product created to say we've got the skills to back up our talk - though it does help serve that purpose coincidentally.

All of the Mini-VNs are being created to better introduce and engross the reader - YOU - into the universe of Coda: Of Love and Composition. Through moving passages and stirring imagery, we promise to make our Mini-VNs something you will never forget, and will long to play again.

3. Aren't you worried about spoiling things for the full VN?

- No worries here. We're going through great lengths right now to ensure that the Mini-VNs do not spoil the characters for CoLoCo, but rather leave the reader even more curious and wanting more :3

To Summarize: The Minis will not spoil you for the full game, but only whet your appetite ;)

4. Why is Layla's Mini titled, No Rain?

-Inb4blindmelon

But seriously, that's a hard one to answer without spoiling things. What I can tell you:

• Rain holds a special significance to Layla
• Rain washes away, renews, and in many senses cleanses.
• Rain is both sad and beautiful to many people.

Ultimately, I plan to post a spoiler-free introduction to Layla's mini as the release date gets closer, but know that the name holds a special significance.

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We ARE moving forward, step by step c: As it stands now, look for Layla's Mini to be released early in September.

But hey, we're still looking for team members, specifically dedicated artists - if that's you, then come on down and apply :D

Be sure to like our facebook page, and check out our new forum design as well :)

~The_Judger

You might have noticed something is different..

Hello! Mocha speaking.
I haven't been able to do too much recently as a lot of things have come up in life that has left me stranded away from SC7 for a little bit, but I am still here!  A few adjustments were made to the forum tonight, as well as the blog. We have a semi-new banner and background, as well as better forum category images!  The only thing really I have left to do to the forum layout is the news table, which will display notices and updates near the top of the forum.  Apart from that, I think my work is pretty well finished.

Coming up, our main website! I will give previews on that soon.
That is all. c:

Well, it gets the point across at least.

I know.

I know.

This is gonna be really lame.

But...well, the Vivian concepts I made, I made with Sims 3.  Hey though, I mean, come on.  Computer game or not, it's a pretty damn good way to make some art.  And we haven't really seen what Vivian looks like, right?  So here she is.

So, there you have it!!  Vivian DeLoren.  Hoping to get some official art soon, but you get the idea, right?

Anyhoo, talk to you all later.  With love - from Tacochickenwings~

(Edit from Judger - We do have some Vivian art up from a few posts ago in "The Teaser" :3 )

Oh my god who is THAT

Hello all, long time no see.  Why, it's Tacochickenwings~  I know I know, it's been a long time, let's all keep our trousers zipped here.

I just wanted to give a few updates regarding my contributions.  As you may or may not know, I'm the path writer for Vivian, who, thus far, we've released very little about.  Later this week I will show my concepts of her (which I made on The Sims...yeah, don't judge me), and we are hoping to get some REAL art of her quite soon too.

Because I am certainly not a real artist anywhere besides my wildest fantasies, no matter what I tell the ladies.

Anyhoo, all characters have been designed for her mini VN.  The outline of the story is finished.  Kind of a hot, heavy piece of work, sometimes I gotta open a window in here, but ya know.  What can you do.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have not encountered any freak accidents that have ended me.  I work in the salon industry, so I spend many hours a day making people fabulous and pretending to be a friendly person.  And proof of my existence is coming very soon, here, on this blog.

Stay beautiful.