Sep 4, 2020

Star Alliance - Bruni Multimedia

Greetings fellow space officers!

First of all, sorry for the lack of latest updates about the game. This was due both to the holiday period and to a very bad personal family situation of mine, which slowed down things a bit.
I can only hope you are still with me on this project, because there will be many interesting stuff available real soon for you to enjoy!

Today I am introducing you a roadmap for the future of all my games up to December 31st, when I will publish a new roadmap up to June.

I hope you'll be excited as I am for the new features and upcoming in-game events!

SEPTEMBER

17th - update #15 for Yomi Alliance, including 4 new full classes, Academy stories, Dr. Li's full personal story, Sulijan interactions, assistant interactions and more!
30th - full revision of our Patreon Page, with new rewards and new tiers. Expect the Patreon page to be updated at least three times a week with new polls, behind-the-scenes, downloadable content and more

OCTOBER

15th - update #16 for Yomi Alliance, including the remaining part of classes, Academy stories, Aberoin's full personal story, Mivak interactions, the voice of Manu Intiraymi and more!
New content patch for General Practitioner, including two brand new medical examinations with moral choices to be made. A very deep bug fix wlil also be included to further polish the game!
20th - The Devil's Shoes Episode #2 available for all Patrons and on itch.io
The Devil's shoes is not available on Steam yet, but it will be in a few months after its sixth episode.

NOVEMBER

15th - update #17 for Yomi Alliance, which will include a fully featured mission, different for each career choice and taking part in Academy grounds after the Prophet's attack. Sulijan will also receive a full voice-over, stay tuned for the announcement of the Actress playing her!
30th - DLC #2 for General Practitioner "Emergency Procedures" will be out for Patreon supporters. The DLC will be free on Steam on December 20th for the Christmas Holidays
30th - The Coroner Saga Episode #4 will be available as a reward preview for Patroen supporters. The episode will be free for Season One owners and will be available on Steam on December 20th

DECEMBER

15th - update #18 for Yomi Alliance, including the full stories for Lt. Mkrell, Sulijan, Serena and Mivak
20th - DLC #2 for General Practitioner "Emergency Procedures" will be out for free to everyone owning the base game.
20th - The Coroner Saga Episode #4 will be available on Steam
25th - Special Christmas gift to Patreon supporters (it's a surprise!) and a special, free DLC update for General Practitioner, including a very sexy and nice christmas medical examination.

As you can see there's plenty of stuff becoming available in the next few weeks. I hope you'll keep enjoying my games and supporting them. And I apologize for any delay due to my personal situation.

Be safe and healthy, see you out there!

Jul 8, 2020

Update 0.0.14 is available!

Star Alliance - Bruni Multimedia

An update for Yomi Alliance is available for download!

Mivak lines are now fully voiced by actor Bob Baker!
Aberoin lines are now fully voice by acress Little Missy Otome!
Secondary characters during the Inquiry and Psychology are now voiced
The Alliance computer is now voiced

More and more lines are going to be voiced in future updates, including Lt. Mkrell's voice by Star Trek veteran Manu Intiraymi!
Keep following our updates for further info!

We recommend you to decrease your "music" volume in the Settings to about half-bar to better enjoy the acting.

Bug fixing
- Fixed an issue which caused the Human Female character to revert to the older model in some cases
Gameplay changes
- New hidden stat added: Sexual Need. This will only affect the game if vanilla mode is OFF.
  Every day your sexual need will increase by 5 points. More points mean more likely will become to get distracted during classes, thus hampering your chances to increase your stats. You can decrease your sexual need by having sex or masturbating in your quarters. Vanilla mode disables the sexual need. You can also set this off in the Settings screen.
- Sexual Need OFF and ON option has been included in the Settings Screen. Enabling Vanilla mode automatically sets Sexual Need to OFF.
- Sex interactions with Lenara are now also available to male characters
- Sex interactions with Jared are now available for Human and Nixanti Female characters
- You can now invite Aberoin to the Swimming Pool
- A new option to masturbate (along with new images depicting it) is available if vanilla mode is OFF in your quarters for female characters.
Various
- New set of options are available when choosing to stay inside your own quarters:
  - Have sex with your assistant (this will lower their standing towards you and decrease your sexual need to 0)
  - Masturbate (this will decrease your sexual need by 30 points)
  - Study (this will increase your standing with your chosen assistant)
  Please note that sexual options are only available when vanilla mode if OFF
- Swimming pool image has been replaced
- New different random images have been introduced when going to the swimming pool with a squadmate
- New Codex Entries: Personnel
  - Larissa Pitt
  - Sanuri Sulijan

Jun 4, 2020

Update 0.0.13 is out!

Star Alliance - Bruni Multimedia

An update for Yomi Alliance is available for download!

Bug fixing

Fixed an issue which prevented psychology and persuade classes to be undertaken correctly. You can now play them by choosing the "Social Training", provided you're playing the proper career path.
Fixed a rare crashing issue which occurred when loading a game saved before character generation was completed.
Visiting squadmates now grants the correct amount of Relationship points based on difficulty level

Gameplay changes

An animated character selection has been introduced early in the game. You can read informations about the character, its species and choose his gender as well from that screen. PLEASE NOTE: the animated character selection will only appear if you enable "Character Animations" from the Settings screen. Since this is resource-demanding we recommend you to turn them on only if you meet the recommended settings.
Difficulty level now affects the number of points you receive with each training. "Ensign" will grant you +3 skill points, "Lieutenant" will grant you +2 skill points and "Captain" will grant you +1 point. Default difficulty when starting a new game is set to "Captain".
Difficulty level also affects medical classes' outcome. On "Captain" setting you will need to rapidly solve the situation unless you want Dr. Li to scold you
"Ensign" and "Lieutenant" difficulties will just end the class as usual.
A new setting "Console Interaction" is available in the Preferences screen. You can set it on "Simulation" to deal with the animated console or to "Visual Novel" to have a list of choices brought to you in a clickable menu, with the animated console on the back.
You can set the difficulty of the game at any time, except during the simulation, when the choice you made will be brought until its end.
You can now visit Mivak in his quarters and spend some time with him

Story

New dialogues are available in the aftermath of "Mission: Alpha" (the one with the Kressari attack) in the first day of week 7. You can choose multiple paths which unlock different stories.
New conversation with Dr. Li added on Wednesday, Week 7
New conversation with Dr. Li added on Friday, Week 8
New conversation with Sulijan available after "The Prophet" events by choosing to talk to her

Classes

Medical Classes have been added. There are 20 different, randomly chosen, ailments your simulated patients might face. From Acceplexia Fever to Carmus Flu and Hydroga Aspisis. Of course those are ailments that are unknown to modern human medicine, so you'll have to learn how to recognize them and how to deal with them.

Various

Added a new option in the Settings Menu: "Character Animations". This will enable some animations in the game. Turning this off (predefined) has no effect on the gameplay. Since this feature is resource-demanding we recommend you to turn them on only if you meet the recommended settings. If you experience any kind of stuttering while playing animations we recommend you turn this to OFF.
A new setting, called "Console Interaction", is available in the Settings Menu. "Simulation Mode" will show animated consoles to interact with thoughout the game, while "Visual Novel" setting will only show a list of choices brought to you in a clickable menu, with the animated console on the back.
Added the following topics to the Codex:
- Known Diseases (Sciences Tab)
- Humans
- Nixanti
- Briallen
- Fuminoid
Lt. Mkrell's images were replaced by higher definition ones
Human Female character template has been completely replaced by a new version with loose hair (naked, casual wear, bathsuit) and cropped hair (uniform, underwear, bodysuit)

We're on the process to rewrite parts of the script in proper English thanks to the help of our amazing proofreader Esther Leigh. The script is also being updated to be better understandable and deep than it was on previous updates.
Give it a read and let us know what you think about it! We're sure you'll be amazed by Esther's job! The fixing is so good and changes a lot of lines.

I recommend you to start over a new game to enjoy the improved dialogues.

The script is updated through 90% of the game now. Sorry for a few lines which aren't updated yet.

Known Issues
Some systems might experience a memory overload when using the animated character selection screen. This issue is very uncommon and we're investigating the cause of it. Thank you for your understanding.

May 17, 2020

Different tasks for different careers

Star Alliance - Bruni Multimedia

Greetings fellow space officers!

One of the best features of Yomi Alliance is the ability to play different missions for each different career choice. And by career I don't mean just "Medical" vs "Command", but all the sub-choices you make when starting a new game.

After the mission which introduces you to the "Prophet" character, Captain Marston will instruct you to go in the Command Center and assign you a task. This task will be different for each career, and will unlock new parts of the story. If you play the game with a new character you can explore these different paths.

Are you curious about what you can expect from the first of many different mission paths? Let's dig them in detail!

Starship Commander
As a future Starship Commander it's up to you to understand the feeling of your companions.
Captain Marston wants you to interview every Recruit in the Academy and file a full report about their thoughts about the attack, their fears, their doubts, their opinions.

Diplomatic Representative
As a future Diplomatic Representative it's up to you to establish relationships with other cultures.
Captain Marston wants you to contact the Nixanti Council and ask them about this Prophet of Alarei.
Reaching the Council won't be easy, as they don't usually grant private audiences. Being a Nixanti could help you somehow...

Manager
As a future Manager it's up to you to manage Alliance resources with care. Many valuable equipment was stolen or destroyed in the attack.
The Captain wants you to assess the status of weapons and equipment inventory and make arrangements with our suppliers to restore them. If your character has a "Merchant" upbringing he will meet familiar faces during the mission as well.

Navigator
As a future Navigator you need to know your way around star maps.
The Captain wants you to track the Prophet's ship's flight path throughout Alliance space. As his ship was using some kind of cloaking device that won't be easy though.

Hot-Shot Pilot
As a future Hot-Shot Pilot you will become an expert of shuttle fighters.
The Captain wants you to prepare a flotilla of defensive shuttles and equip them as you see fit.
Next time the Prophet or any of his friends show around, Marston wants every available ship to be ready for them.

Mechanic
A lot of equipment is faulty since the attack, communications and food replicators most of all.
As a future Mechanic the Captain wants you to lead the repair crews.

Specialist
As a future Specialist the Captain wants you to program the computer for a set of safety precautions that will automatically activate in case of a new attack.

Starship Designer
You're going to become a Starship Designer. The Captain wants your help to design a new kind of reconnaissance drone to help security spot hostiles inside academy grounds in case of future attacks.

Systems Specialist
As a future Systems Specialist the Captain wants you to increase sensor efficiency for the next time the Prophet or any of his friends shows around.

Basic Operator
As a Basic Operator the Captain wants you to check if repairs at comm systems, replicators and internal sensors have been completed.
He also wants you to perform a full scan of each system and report any glitch to Engineering.

Operations Manager
As Operations Manager in training the Captain wants you to coordinate repair teams, switching personnel, equipment and priorities for the repairs.

Security Officer
As a Security Officer the Captain wants you to patrol the damaged areas of the Academy.
You received reports of armed civilians trying to loot military equipment from there. Your orders are either to arrest them or scare them off without using deadly force.

Investigator
Security captured one of the assailants. She was left for dead by the Prophet's assault team.
As an Investigator the Captain wants you to lead the interrogation of the prisoner.
Learn what you can from her by using any means necessary.

Tactical Officer
As a Tactical Officer you're an expert about space tactics and maneuvers.
For that reason the Captain wants you to analyze the flight pattern of the Prophet's ship and learn how it defied Earth's unmanned planetary defenses.

Interspecies Relationship Expert
As an Interspecies Relationship Expert the Captain wants you to study the current relationships between the Kressari, the Nixanti, the Awar and the Karis.
He was surprised they were working together during the attack and he wants to know what changed between their relationship.

Counselor
As a Counselor The Captain wants you to bring psychological support to the people injured in the attack.
Many of them lost someone important during the fight. The Captain wants you to help them deal with the loss.
Some of them might blame you for some reason (not spoilering anything), so that task might be more difficult than it should.

Alien Specialist
As an Alien Specialist the Captain wants you to solve a little mystery, especially if you're familiar with Kressari physiology.
Security found a body of a Kressari in the battlefield. It was hit by a direct blast of laser energy and yet there are no burns over it.
Captain Marston wants you to conduct a full analysis of the body and file a full report.

Emergency Medic
As an Emergency Medic the Captain needs you to go to the Infirmary and help Dr. Li treat those who were injured during the attack.

General Practitioner
As a General Practitioner you are required to perform medical exams on the people who were dismissed from the Infirmary and assess whether they're fit for duty or not.

Scientist
As a Scientist you will need to prove a theory right or wrong.
Sensors detected thorium particles on the Prophet's ship before it disappeared from sensors.
The Captain needs you to gather data about nearby star systems or spatial phenomena that could've caused the thorium's accumulation.

Science Officer
As a Science Officer you will need to be ready to unravel every scientific mystery you might encounter.
That technology the Prophet uses is indeed a mystery. The Captain wants you to analyze the data you've got on it and file a full report.

Social Surveyor
As a Social Surveyor, the Captain wants you to tell him how Nixanti religion spread amongst Kressari, Awar and Karis people.
Do they have anything in common? Do they share the same beliefs?

Planetary Surveyor
As a Planetary Surveyor the Captain wants you to assess any damage the alien weapons could've made to the planet.
He wants you to make sure there are no radiation leaks, surface damage or anything else that would cause any harm to Earth's people.

During those missions you will meet new and old characters, familiarize with console commands, unravel mysteries and discover more about the lore of Yomi universe. Each mission will be full of dialogues, choices and a score will be given to you. You can unlock achievements with that score and that will also influence your final evaluation before you are being transferred to a starship for the second part of the game.

Enjoy Yomi Alliance, enjoy the consequences of your decisions!

May 12, 2020

DEVLOG #5: Medical examinations, Console Setting, Difficulty Level

Star Alliance - Bruni Multimedia

Greetings fellow space officers!

I have been very busy over the last few weeks to develop the brand new medical simulation for the game. Some of you had a glimpse of it while examining Serena during the first lesson which also introduced Dr. Li, and now you'll get the chance to play a couple more scenarios.

At first I wanted to develop a simple situation: a patient, you, the teacher. While I moved deeper into it though I realized that things could've been more fun if I added some kind of unpredictability.

Medical Classes

Dr. Li will introduce a few classes where you will be randomly brought to scan 8 different patients:
- Aberoin, your teammate who kindly volounteered for the simulation
- Hergarr, a 21 years old Awar Female
- Syun-Ho, a 20 years old Karis Female
- Kormash, a 29 years old Kressari Male
- R18-20, a 27 years old Fuminoid Male
- Jowarr, a 39 years old Zalkan Male
- Meshal, a 25 years old Zurian Female
- Say-Gan, a 22 years old Karis Female

There are 20 different, randomly chosen, ailments your simulated patients might face. From Acceplexia Fever to Carmus Flu and Hydroga Aspisis. Of course those are ailments that are unknown to modern human medicine, so you'll have to learn how to recognize them and how to deal with them.

Codex Informations are available. They indicate the symptoms of each ailment and its cure, if any. You might need to administer medicines or antidotes, or even wake up a patient from a (simulated) coma.

This will teach medical-career players on how to deal with the medical scanner, which is also animated like many other consoles throughout the game.

Wait, I don't want to use the animated console! It's too difficult and annoying!

Worry not! A new setting, called "Console Interaction", is available in the Preferences screen. You can set it on "Simulation" to deal with the animated console or to "Visual Novel" to have a list of choices brought to you in a clickable menu, with the animated console on the back.

You can set the difficulty of the game at any time, except during the simulation, when the choice you made will be brought until its end.

It's too difficult!
Again, worry not! The difficulty settings have been renamed to "Ensign" being the easiest one, "Lieutenant" being a middle-level and "Captain" being the harder.

If you play on "Captain", for example, Dr. Li will grant you bonus or malus points based on the choices you made during the medical examination. The more useless choices you make the worst his judgement will be. However, some of you might not want to deal with this and prefer a smoother gameplay. By choosing "Ensign" or "Lieutenant" difficulty level you will just end the simulation like a normal in-game event without bad consequences.
You can set the difficulty of the game at any time.

Difficulty will also influence the chance your energy level will affect your learning ability. If you're too tired there will be a chance you fail to learn anything. The chance will be way lower on "Ensign" difficulty than it will be on "Captain".

I recommend to play the game on "Captain" difficulty if you want a real challenge, but feel free to play it on either setting if you want a moderate challenge or a plain Visual Novel experience.

It was difficult to develop this, but I can't wait for you to play it and give me many feedback about it as well! You will need different playthroughs if you want to explore every possible scenario, as some illnesses will only affect Fuminoids, Kressari, Humans and it will be challenging enough to figure out what a patient's issue is!

Stay with me for more informations about the game's development and new exciting announcements of voice-actors as well!

Stay safe and healthy!