Harmony: The Visual Novel

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Sorry for the lack of updates! Been really busy with Fallout 4, and the 3.1 patch of Final Fantasy XIV. All these games taking up all muh time!
But anywhos. Check out our next girl, Penny Patricks!
What makes her special, you ask?
Well… she’s amish!...

Sorry for the lack of updates! Been really busy with Fallout 4, and the 3.1 patch of Final Fantasy XIV. All these games taking up all muh time!


But anywhos. Check out our next girl, Penny Patricks!

What makes her special, you ask?

Well… she’s amish! Penny has been out on a journy called Rumaspringa, where quaint amish folk can go experience the world, then usually come back and be baptized, becoming a full part of the church.

Don’t worry, she’s still full of fun and random explosions of excitement, just like Pinkie. :)

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Welcome Fiona to the Harmony cast!
Fiona is our human version of the pony, Fluttershy… it does look rather obvious though!
So, what makes this gal Harmony material? All of the girls have some sort of.. special or odd characteristic, right?
Well.....

Welcome Fiona to the Harmony cast!

Fiona is our human version of the pony, Fluttershy… it does look rather obvious though!

So, what makes this gal Harmony material? All of the girls have some sort of.. special or odd characteristic, right?

Well.. Fiona is a wiccan. What’s a wiccan? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wicca

And uh.. why is she wiccan?

I decided to make her wiccan mostly because it really does fit her personality. Fiona is a shy girl, who would much rather be amongst nature than around other human beings. She respects the Earth and all creatures on it, which is exactly what wicca teaches.

Let us know what you think!

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Anonymous asked:

so is this like another starswirl academy?

Something like that. That discussion is a ‘Who came first? The chicken or the egg?” argument.

Basically, Harmony is a visual novel that is (loosely) based on the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic franchise. We have humanized versions of your favorite pony girls, that you get to interact with, become friends with, and become more than friends.

So, the same as Starswirl Academy then? Uhh.. only at the most basic of level.

Harmony is about.. well.. Harmony.  All of the girls are from different backgrounds, races, religions and cultural beliefs.

In Harmony, our Twilight, Tabitha, is black. I would say African-American, but there’s really not an.. Africa or.. America to be from. Not just in skin color, but in trials and tribulations as well. I’m trying to make each girl seem very ‘real,’ with their own beliefs, and problems. 

I don’t want to go into the backstories too much (as it spoils the big reveals from their routes) but, I can let you know the ‘difference’ between the girls. I won’t go deep into how or why that way, but it’s my goal to make each girl different, and a real version of the ponies you love in the show.

Tabitha (Twilight) is mixed race. Her father is black, and her mother white.

Fiona (Fluttershy) is a practicing wiccan and vegan.

Penny (Pinkie Pie) is an amish that has left her family home to engage in Rumspringa.

Rima (Dash) is a Hispanic girl whom excels in most sports and strives to be the best, regardless of the cost.

Renata (Rarity) is a high-fashion foreigner, who hasn’t adapted to life in a new country.

 Allison (AppleJack) is a typical southern girl, dealing with stress coming from family pressure.


Sooo, yeah! Huge post, but I hope it gave some insight as to why Harmony is a bit different from other pony-based visual novels. (And we intend to actually release a game)

If anyone has any other questions, please go ahead let us know!

Methods of Funding

Hey folks!

Today’s a gray rainy day here in Tennessee, so I’ve been keeping the deep darkies away by recording some things for my youtube channel(cough cough, shameless plug), and thinking about Harmony.

I have a question for everyone:

Would you join as a Patron from Pateron, or support us in a crowdfunded environment (Kickstarter/Indiegogo)?

I only ask this, because in order to get the game to the level I want to put out, we need really well done art. Getting an artist to do work for free is nigh-impossible, and usually free work isn’t as good as a paid commission.

As a reminder from our ‘One Heck of a Hiatus’ post a few days ago, I’m currently unemployed due to depression and anxiety. I would just pay for everything out of my own pocket, alas, the only thing I have in my pockets are old candy wrappers. :P

So, the big question is: Would you help fund Harmony either through Pateron, Kickstarter, or just paypal donations? 

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one heck of a hiatus

Hey folks!
Long time no see, probs been like 2-3 years now.

I feel I owe an explanation for our random hiatus that was forced upon us back in the day.

Harmony was the love child of myself and a really good friend, whom was the head writer. He was hitting the hard part of medical school, and started to have less and less time to devote to the game.

At the same time, I was switching career paths to something with a bit more growth. From the printing industry to the awesome call center tech support path. I worked for Dell for about 2 months before I began to get serious health problems.

I was sick for about three months, which lead me to losing my job. For a while there, I had random tests every two weeks for those long, long months. Luckily for me, my severe stomach pains was not a form of cancer or anything too serious.

It came down to the fact that the amount of stress working at a call center was slowly deteriorating my health. Again, luckily for me I was able to keep afloat and afford to live in an apartment with my college friends by eating into my savings.

It’s been about 3 years or so, since then.. I have been (mostly) unemployed all this time due to the level of anxiety I receive in the workplace. In the meantime, I’ve gotten married to a wonderful woman, and the other developer is entering his final stretch of schooling and recently got a nice house to have his family grow in.

Along side our personal conflicts; we had a bit of trouble communicating with our artist. Don’t get me wrong, he is/was a very good artist who has a decent style for our type of game. He also had very difficult schedule conflicts that made it harder and harder to get art in an acceptable time frame. Sadly, we had to part ways with few words for the best interest of all parties involved.

Now, you may be asking, why are you posting this stuff all-a-sudden? The real reason is, well.. I’ve been feeling very unfulfilled in my daily life, and wanted to work towards something that’s creative and would provide enjoyment for others.

As of right now, We might have an artist on board!
Other than that, my former head-writer is still too busy to devote enough time to be a big part of the project, which I can understand.

I will soon be reaching out for help when I get things a little more concrete. I might see if our previous writers are still available, or we might be getting totally new talent; can’t really say for sure at this juncture.

All that said, please bear with us as I get everything set back up, and we start to get some brand-new concept art for everyone. I do hope to have a demo done BEFORE or JUST AFTER the end of year (depending on art) as we already have a majority of the intro story complete!

I’m sure there will be many things going on this year, and hopefully we can put out a decent project many fans with enjoy.

So, please stand-by!

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Here is our first Harmony Girl headshot!
This is Penny Patricks, who is based off of Pinkie Pie.
We decided to make her hair a bit shorter (and no pigtails or drills!) to define her character better. Penny just hops out of bed, throws on some clothes...

Here is our first Harmony Girl headshot!

This is Penny Patricks, who is based off of Pinkie Pie.

We decided to make her hair a bit shorter (and no pigtails or drills!) to define her character better. Penny just hops out of bed, throws on some clothes and rushes off to school each morning.

Having long hair would impede her daily rush, and just doesn’t fit with her character design. She’s still a fun loving, sugar guzzling, party horse animal.

What does everyone think?

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Harmony Headshot Feedback

GENTLEMEN.

Sorry for the long delay inbetween posts!!

We’ve been working hard (more like hardly working) on Harmony lately.

This week (and part of next) we will be posting some concept art of our lovely ladies!

I want everyone who sees the posts to give their honest feedback and offer any suggestions they feel ‘fit’ with the character.

Later tonight I will post the first one, Penny! Look forward to it!

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