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Santa Lucia [Build 51 Patreon] [Stormsinger Studios]

August 13, 2024F95

In “Santa Lucia”, you take on the role of a young cat named Ben in his first semester at the University of Santa Lucia. As a child, Ben was prone to crippling headaches and blackouts. One night in his first year of high school, these pains culminated in a terrifying nightmare, which marked the beginning of recurring night terrors which have plagued his life ever since then.

Still, Ben manages to maintain an optimistic view of life, looking forward to the change of pace university has to offer. As you experience Ben’s first semester, you’ll encounter a wide cast of colorful characters, several of whom you’ll be able to pursue a romantic relationship with. However, some nights Ben still has those headaches which caused him so much grief growing up. Will you be able to live your first semester of university to the fullest, or will the pains eventually overwhelm you?

Thread Updated: 2024-08-13

Release Date: 2024-08-02

Developer: Stormsinger Studios Itch.io – Patreon – Discord – Furaffinity – Twitter

Censored: No

Version: Build 51 Patreon

OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android

Language: English

Other Games: Homecoming – Morenatsu Revisited

Genre:

2dcg, Male Protagonist, Furry, Dating Sim, Gay, Romance, Animated, Mobile game

Installation:

1. Extract and run.

Changelog:

Build 51 Notes

N/A

Build 50 Notes:

+ Carlos route continuation (Oct 18, 20, 21, 23, 24)

+ Chapter Select revamp

+ NSFW event replay has moved from the Gallery to Chapter Select

+ Gallery revamp

+ Gallery is now available to all players regardless of pledge value.

+ Side Stories are unlocked after viewing specific scenes in the main game.

+ 2 new songs added

+ 2 new CG sets added (Temporal Disturbance short story)

+ New expressions and sprite elements for Carlos

Build 49 Notes:

+ Continued dialogue adjustment for Bryan (mainly the Neutral route, which I forgot to update)

+ Updated dialogue throughout game for Nate (the goal was to make Nate sound less static and give him a more dynamic presence)

+ Updated dialogue for Niall (I haven’t been happy with Niall’s portrayal, so I’m doing my best to adjust his role in Nate’s route to be more likable)

+ Small updates to Russell’s dialogue (not much, just fixing some phrasing issues)

+ New sprite set for Kai

Build 48 Notes:

+ Updated the opening moments of the game (new and adjusted content all the way until Ben’s plane lands in San Francisco)

+ Bryan’s dialogue throughout Act 1 has been rewritten and adjusted to be more in line with his personality in his route. This change should make him a more charismatic and likable character much earlier in the game.

+ Updated Karina sprite set

+ (gallery) Bryan’s original September 2 locker scene remains accessible in the gallery.

Build 47 Notes:

+ Carlos Route expanded (October 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)

Build 46 Notes:

+ Carlos Route expanded (October 10 & 11)

+ 3 new CG sets added

+ Minor sprite update for Carlos (you’ll know it when you see it)

+ 1 new song added

+ 1 new short story added with associated CG (Gallery Version only)

Build 45 Notes:

+ October 9th (Carlos)

+ Colored sprite sketches for Sierra, Bubba Stanley, Thomas, & Addy

+ Fixed chapter select bug where the first Act III chapter for Carlos wasn’t loading properly.

+ Assorted polish updates throughout the game (this is a work in progress, expect more tweaks in coming builds).

Build 44 Notes:

+ Carlos Route: October 5-7

+ New WIP sprite added for a new character

+ 3 new songs added

Build 43 Notes:

+ Common: October 28th

+ Bryan: October 29th

+ Revamped sprite for Ben

+ One new expression for Bryan

+ Tweaks to Russell sprite

+ Two new CG sets added

+ Kane’s text box name now has a character specific color

+ Fixed a minor issue with the quick menu UI

Build 42 Notes:

+ Common: October 24th

+ Bryan Route: October 25th

+ Common: October 27th

+ Revamped sprite for Zach

+ New CG set added

Build 41 Notes:

+ Common Route: Oct 21st

+ Bryan Route: Oct 22nd

+ Revamped sprite for Russell

+ Updated splash screen disclaimer

Build 40 Notes:

+ Bryan Route: Oct 19th

+ Common Route: Oct 20th

+ Moved first time start-up options to when a new game is started

+ Sprite revamp for Bryan

+ Sprite revamp for Kane

Build 39 Notes:

+ Common Route: Oct 14th

+ Bryan Route: Oct 18th

+ 1 new song added

Build 38 Notes:

+ Neutral Route introduced!

+ Content complete through Act 2

+ 1 new CG variation added

+ New option in the Preferences menu to turn off romance content

+ (this is mainly meant for our straight, asexual, and story-focused players)

+ (playthroughs with this setting on will default to the Neutral Route after the route split)

Build 37 Notes:

+ Bryan route: Oct. 11th

+ Common route: Oct 13th

Build 36 Notes:

+ Common route: Oct 7th

+ Bryan route: Oct 9th

+ 1 new CG added

+ Dr. Hernandez sprite update

Build 35 Notes:

+ Bryan route: Oct 4th

+ Common route: Oct 6th

+ Revamped sprite for Sam!

+ New sprite set for Kane!

+ New sprite element for Zach!

+ 3 new songs added!

Build 34 notes:

+ The rest of October 3rd’s writing (Bryan’s route officially begins again next month!)

+ 1 new song added

+ 1 new CG added

+ 1 new sprite element for Chris

Build 33 Notes:

+ Common route expanded!

+ October 3rd continues, finally giving answers to long standing questions

+ 2 new songs added

+ 1 new CG added

Build 32 Notes:

+ Nate route expanded!

+ October 1st

+ NOTE: With this update, the three husbandos are caught up to each other for their Act 2 content.

+ Main story expanded!

+ First half of October 3rd

+ Sprite revamp for Carlos!

+ New lined sprite sketch for a certain spoiler side character.

+ 1 new song added!

Build 31 Notes:

+ Nate route expanded!

+ September 25th

+ September 27th

+ September 28th

+ September 29th

+ September 30th

+ New CG set added!

+ Build History added to the Credits menu

+ Button added to main menu that takes you directly to the most recent build notes

Build 30 Notes:

+ Nate Route Expanded!

+ September 19th

+ September 21st

+ September 22nd

+ September 23rd

+ 2 new songs added

+ New sprite for Bryan route side character Blake

Build 29 Notes:

+ Carlos route update!

+ September 27th

+ September 29th

+ September 30th

+ October 1st

+ Adjusted the presentation of the dream on September 3rd to make it clearer that Ben is not the Point of View character.

+ A certain CG’d scene on September 6th has been removed for pacing and quality reasons.

+ A line was added to the Russell confrontation on September 8th in order to give more insight into his state of mind.

+ A new sprite sketch added for the Carlos route side character.

Build 28 Notes:

+ Carlos route expanded!

+ September 21st

+ September 22nd

+ September 23rd

+ September 25th

+ 1 new song added!

+ New sprite for Nate’s friend Niall!

Build 27 Notes:

+ Bryan Route Expanded!

+ September 30th

+ October 1st

+ Next phase of Chapter Select revamp!

+ Act 2 chapters have been implemented for all three husbandos!

Build 26 Notes:

Bryan route expanded!

+ September 28th

+ September 29th

+ New outfit for Chris

+ New outfit for Karina

+ New outfit for Shay

+ 1 new song added

+ Beginning stages of Chapter Select rework

Bulid 25 notes:

+ Bryan route update:

+ September 23rd

+ September 25th

+ Two new sprite sketches:

+ Kane

+ Thomas

Build 24 notes:

+ Bryan route expanded:

+ September 19

+ September 20

+ September 22

+ 1 new CG set added

+ 1 new song added

Build 23 Notes:

+ Bryan’s Route expanded (September 16 and 17)

+ The first set of shared days added to Carlos and Nate’s routes (September 15 and 16)

+ IMPORTANT: This is the only update these two routes will have for quite some time. Please be patient with them.

+ Some small tweaks to Nate’s September 1st content, mainly to remove real world references (but also to address how “cringe” he comes across as a first impression)

Build 22 notes:

+ Bryan update (September 14 and 15)

+ 2 new songs added

+ 1 new CG set

Build 21 Notes:

+ First portion of Nate’s route (Sept 9, 10, & 13)

+ Sprite revamp for Nate and Chris

+ 1 new song added

Build 20 Notes:

+ 2 new days of Carlos route content (Sept. 10 & Sept. 12)

+ 1 new song added

+ Updated sprite set for Carlos

Build 19 notes:

+ First portion of Bryan’s route added

+ 1 new song added

+ 1 new CG set added

Build 18 Notes:

+ First portion of Carlos’s route added

+ Saves now record your in-game day for reference (as well as which route you’re on)

+ Blurred backgrounds are now default when you launch the game for the first time (you can switch to the classic Painted backgrounds in the Preferences menu)

Build 17 Notes:

+ The rest of day 8 (which concludes the first act of Santa Lucia)

+ Finished adding choices to earlier branches with only one option

+ 3 new songs added

+ 4 new CGs

+ A fix to an old CG

+ Bug with the opening vid skip button fixed

+ Assorted typos fixed

Build 16 Notes:

+ First half of day 8

+ Added choices to some of the earlier branches that had only one option (this is a WIP, more will come soon)

+ Sprite revamps for Bryan and Russell

+ Modified sprite element for Carlos

+ Adjusted volume of certain sound effects

+ 2 new songs added

Build 8

+ The first half of day 3

+ A new CG featuring Bryan added to his branch in day 2

+ 3 new songs

+ Sketch placeholders for Dr. Dubois and Ben’s Freshman Seminar professor

+ A new sprite for a surprise character

+ Typo fixes from 8.0

+ Chapter Select system added

+ Password system added

+ Gallery removed from public builds (more information on this change will come later)

+ Survey added at end of build

Build 7

+ More writing (half an hour minimum if you explore all choices)

+ Content for each of the husbandos

+ New outfits for Carlos, Bryan, and Nate

+ Sprite fixes for Carlos, Bryan, and Diego

+ A whopping 7 additional songs for the soundtrack

Build 6

+ Another chunk of writing (30 minutes seems to be the average time these take)

+ Sprite updates for Karina, Nate, and Chris

+ 2 new songs (courtesy of Hop-Skip & The Chewtoys)

+ Various under the hood changes to improve the experience going forward (starting a new game actually fades to black now, for example)

BIG NOTE: This build is primarily a story update! The husbandos will make their grand reappearance in next month’s build!

Build 5

Here’s what you can expect in this month’s build:

+ Nate’s branch at the dance party (Sept. 1st)

+ Have a nice lunch with Karina at the local cafe (Sept. 2nd)

+ A new sprite for a side character in Bryan’s route: Diego

+ A new outfit for Karina

+ A new outfit for a surprise character

+ More than a half-dozen additional songs added to the soundtrack

+ By popular request: More dialogue branches and choices!

### IMPORTANT NOTE: Dzahn had to change the way certain variables registered for this build and all future builds. If you have an old save from before the dance party branch on Sept. 1st, we would recommend loading from there so you won’t have any errors in the future! We apologize deeply for the inconvenience! ###

Build 4

Expect at least another half hour minimum of game time for both Bryan and Carlos’s routes (Nate’s is still in progress). Half a dozen new songs have been added to the game, too, to spice up the dance party sequence. We’re also testing out a new system for selecting which character you want to spend time with, so any feedback on that aspect would be greatly appreciated! Lastly, Dev completed the unfinished CG from last build, so if you’re interested consider rolling back to a previous save and doing the placement test sequence again!

Build 3

First release

Developer Notes:

Santa Lucia is an adult-oriented visual novel being developed by a branch team of Stormsinger Studios. This game has been DzahnDragon’s baby for years and is what he initially set out to build experience for with the Morenatsu Revisited project. Dzahn and Devilizer aim to create an engrossing drama about a young man’s first experience with college life, hopefully bringing back nostalgic memories for readers who have gone through something similar.

This visual novel is intended for adults only and will feature graphic depictions of homosexual relationships. There are also depictions of violence and trauma that readers may find disturbing.