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Behind the Curtain - Ling-Ling Xiao
almost 4 years ago – Fri, May 29, 2020 at 06:33:25 PM

Race: Human (Chinese)

Power: Integration of Technology

Occupation: Staff, XIAO Technical, Innovations Department

Age: 19

Height: 5’4”

Birthplace: Beijing, China (Haidan District, Zhongguancun)

Current Location: Beijing, China (Haidan District, Zhongguancun)

Likes: Her Soligram Generator, designing, progress

Dislikes: Import shipping costs, YNN, Alien Lifeform T-37R

XIAO Technical’s innovations have allowed highly advanced technology to be affordable to the masses. As a member of the Innovations Department, Ling-Ling strives to create technologies worthy of her family name. Her magnum opus is the Soligram Generator ver. 2.23–a device that creates holograms which can solidify into tangible matter. With her power to integrate technologies into her form she is able to use this generator to phase her body and create anything she desires at will.

She rarely leaves her lab, being fully self-sufficient between her own inventions and the constant stream of deliveries, some of which aren’t marked with dubious labels. Her peers view her inventions as impractical at best and try to ignore the endless stream of dialogue and noise coming from her lab at all hours of the day. Peers that visit her talk of nonsensical terms and theorems. Even her eight younger siblings find her overbearing, walking out with a variety of strange “gifts”. Little do they know her eccentricities stem from something much more dire than they could imagine…

Ling-Ling views bullets as no more than trivial series of numbers that, when configured correctly, result in nothing more than progress towards a greater goal. The higher the numbers on the bullets she adds, the greater number she clears outside of the shape of her patterns. If she adds too high however, she clears within her pattern, breaking forms she could use as the basis for future patterns.

Ling-Ling's timer music is also finished! Check it out here!

Behind the Curtain - Adelheid Beckenbauer
almost 4 years ago – Thu, May 28, 2020 at 12:05:00 PM

Race: Human (Romanian)

Power: Musical Alchemy (Classical)

Occupation: Musician, Composer

Age: 18

Height: 5' 8"

Birthplace: Transylvania, Romania

Current Location: Eisenach, Germany

Likes: Her replica antique violin, composing music, her boyfriend Claude

Dislikes: Black coffee, current music trends, traffic

Adelheid practices a very common power on Earth known as Musical Alchemy–the manifestation of magical powers via sound. The power is dictated by the genre of music performed. Adelheid practices an old world genre of music discovered after studying many archaeological finds from old world sites. This classic style allows her to tap into primal elements, weaving torrents of fire or sheets of ice into her surroundings. Most practitioners of Musical Alchemy only have enough will to subtly affect those around them–putting an idea in someone’s head or changing the colors on a dance floor. Hearing a live performance from Adelheid could literally chill listeners to the bone or cause them to spontaneously combust, so she normally releases her songs on digital media.

Her success under the alias Bach allowed her to abandon her educational pursuits to focus fully on her career as a musician. She lives a quiet life with her cat Beethoven and her boyfriend Claude. Eventually she’d like to try her hand at other artistic pursuits, perhaps that game thing that Claude busies himself with. For now, she’s content with perfecting her current craft and coming up with a composition that will “move the world”.

With her hi-tech music equipment and unique sound, she can tune bullets to any color she chooses, allowing her to compose the configurations on her patterns much easier than other Heroines. Playing correctly can allow you to keep these wild bullets in play for multiple rounds, increasing your capability to finish multiple patterns at once.

Behind the Curtain - Esfir Volkova
almost 4 years ago – Sun, May 24, 2020 at 09:22:35 AM

Race: Human (Russian)

Power: Manipulation of Gravity

Occupation: Marshal of the Russian Armed Forces

Age: 14

Height: 4’6”

Birthplace: Lake Vivi, Siberia (Evenkia district), Russia

Current Location: Moscow, Russia

Likes: Winning, boxing, borscht

Dislikes: Waiting, losing, invaders

Esfir grew up in a military family, her father being the previous Marshal. When he was killed in action during a particularly large scale alien invasion, the Russian Armed Forces were in a state of disarray. With no one in the chain of command having enough nerve to pull everyone together, Esfir stepped up to take the place her father once held. Though lacking any formal military experience or training, Esfir had two things going for her: an aggressive personality and a new power that would change her life.

Esfir’s power to manipulate gravity sharply turned the tides of battle, reducing the invading force to dust and making Russia’s military might second to none. She remains one of the most powerful individuals on Earth and her words carry just as much weight as her power. Other countries view her reckless, stubborn personality as a danger to the Earth, but all agree that Earth might not be around still if it weren’t for her.

In Bullet♥︎, her gravity manipulation is reflected in her unique Actions. She can move bullets in her sight much more freely than other heroines. Her Unique Ability, Full Power, allows her access to more patterns than other heroines. These two mechanics make for a very straightforward heroine, giving her a wider range of patterns to choose from, while making it easier to set up for them.

Esfir's theme song is also finished! Use it as a timer or just jam out to some tunes!

White Proofs and Physical Components!
almost 4 years ago – Fri, May 22, 2020 at 02:59:43 AM

Today I wanted to make a small post to show everyone a bit of what to expect with the final copy of the game! What follows are some images from our white proof that we received recently. What's a white proof?  It's a test print from the factory containing pure white versions of the components. We use these to make sure that the size and material of components is what we are looking for before we go to print later. We also ordered a test proof of the deluxe bullets to make sure they're exactly what we wanted!

Please note that the following component images are not necessarily an indication of final component size or material. We'll be making a few small updates from what you see below. In particular, the deluxe bullets will only have color on the face, bags are planned to be canvas (not nylon), and the punchsheet bullets will not be cut out with scissors by me from a solid sheet of punch material.

Behind the Curtain - Cycle 617
almost 4 years ago – Thu, May 21, 2020 at 01:18:57 PM

In the beginning, there was Time, so that the Universe might have a future. Then Whimsy came, and filled the Universe with substance. Mostly rocks. Like way too many rocks. No one could move. Balance cleaned up a lot of the rocks, so that the Universe had less rocks. Then Whimsy made bigger rocks that Balance also cleaned up. This continued for a while, until the rocks were really big, and Whimsy got tired of the whole "making bigger rocks" thing. She started making life. Mostly cats. Force allowed the cats to move so that they could eat, and the Universe wouldn't be full of dead cats. Memory remembered all of the cats’ names, so that the Universe wouldn't have too many cats with the same name. Eventually, Gravity showed up to keep the Universe together, because a Universe without a Universe isn't much of a Universe, is it? Finally, Whimsy made Existence, so that our Universe mattered.

-A Brief History of the Universe, volume 617

The world that Bullet❤ takes place in isn’t just a single planet, but an entire Universe of planets, races, and events. It’s essentially our “Space IP”.

In this setting, time is cyclical, with a Universe being born, playing out, then ending, with a new Universe starting up shortly after. Each Universe, called a Cycle, is initially populated with manifestations the Universe deems necessary for the current Cycle. These deity-like beings are portions of the Universe itself tasked with maintaining different aspects of the Cycle, such as regulating the timesteam, creating life, or keeping balance. Little is known about them by most races, other than that they possess great powers and are rarely seen. Known as Space Witches by Earthlings, some see the appearance of one as a good omen, while others consider them a harbinger of misfortune.

The Universe is only so big, physically and metaphorically. Left unchecked, this space would fill not only with too many things, but things that the Universe is better off without. Like coffee shops or the concept of pumpkin spice. Thankfully, the Universe provides a way to keep excess in check. Unfortunately this time it’s her, so it’s a lot harder to find good tea when you want it.

-A Brief History of the Universe, volume 617

Later games in Cycle 617 are planned to expand out, telling much more grandiose stories with a variety of different types of games, like the World of Indines. For Bullet❤, we’re starting small on a futuristic version of Earth. The heroines in the game are all Earthlings, though even regular people can wield fantastical powers (known by Earthlings as magic) in this Cycle. A being’s willpower can subconsciously manifest a variety of magical powers, usually triggered by high-impact emotional events in their life. The extent of the magic is equal to the individual’s willpower. The game follows some of the Earth’s most willful heroines, so their magic is leagues stronger than others. The next set of updates will look at these heroines in more detail!