Plans for SPHERRAI and later

Hello everyone! For a while, I've been meaning to put together a roadmap for the plans of SPHERRAI. Starting out as a submission to a game jam, it was planned to be a very small thing. Though no longer having to deal with the time crunch of a game jam, SPHERRAI is still planned to be a somewhat small game, but now I have more time to make it exactly how I want it to be.

The game will reach Version 1.0 when the main story is complete, which will include the aftermath of your fossil research quests and reaching the end goal of your relationship with Forsythia, along with side quests to reach this outcome. However, it won't end at 1.0. I'm also planning an expansion which will include optional dateable characters or lore-related quests. The expansion will paid or available to Patreon supporters.

All right! So how about I get started on listing some of the things planned for Version 1.0?

Art Improvements/Polish

A lot of content has been rushed due to making the initial release in a limited time frame. I plan to go back and clean up some of this content, as well as add full image scenes to compliment dialogue events. This has already started, as the next update will feature Spherrai and Furai with touched-up spritework. I also want to flesh out the world as well with details, such as plants, rocks, etc, along with composing more music for the game.

Online Date with Forsythia

This isn't a surprise to those who've played through the current content. Sex scenes are something I definitely want to add, with full artwork to compliment the scene. As for the date world itself, while I don't want to promise too much, I have several ideas about the date world, such as making it steampunk-inspired, and maybe even making it a mini RPG with Spherrai and Forsythia as party members (maybe).

Fossil Research Expansion

While I haven't figured out everything I want for the fossil research bit, there will be important story progress involving your research with Marissa, as well as learning more about her and why she does the work she does. I wish to add some way to analyze fossils with obtainable software to become a useful research tool.

DrawPaw Expansion

I always wanted there to be more to DrawPaw than drawing a crude dinosaur. I want Spherrai's art skill as something you can train and upgrade, being able to draw more things and of higher quality. I also want Spherrai to be able to take commissions as another way to earn currency.

More Avatars?

I have an idea for at least one more virtual avatar for Spherrai. Additionally, I wish to add lewd customizability to the existing Furai avatar, as well as making the "Melons" and "Eggplant" obtainable and equippable from the crafts shop.

Cave Delving

I plan for there to be a cave nearby in town. Spherrai would be able to delve in a cave to obtain valueable objects to sell, or to find fossils for research. However, Spherrai being solar-powered, you may have a certain energy limitation exploring the dark caves.

Frederick's Laptop

I plan to add another digital world, which is your creator's laptop. Access will be restricted, so it'll be a puzzle to get in there and learn what your purpose actually is.

Lore, Character Depth, and Mysteries

This is a world that I will be working on in the long term, and have been already building for over a decade. There's mysteries to be discovered in Eagle Valley (the home town), along with secrets some characters have been keeping from you, as well as new characters for you to meet, including a tiger, an iguana, and Rita's brothers.

What will happen after 1.0 and the expansion are done?

I already have been working on another game, which will be continued after SPHERRAI is finished. SPHERRAI is planned to be a one-off story, though it will also function as a bit of a premise to my future projects, as they will take place in the same world. My next game is planned to be something longer and episodic, while also being an adult, furry game.