April 2025 Progress


Hello Adventurers~🌻

✦ About Stella Character Generator

There’s been a bit of confusion around the initial release of our engine, so we wanted to clear a few things up. Due to certain circumstances and feedback, we ended up drifting from our original goal. The engine was never meant to be seen as "early access."

To clarify: Stella Character Generator was first and foremost designed with Visual Novels in mind—not RPGs. Sideview sprites and character sprite support weren’t part of our original vision. They were added to make the generator more flexible and accessible—especially for those who wanted to import their own assets. Even so, we still stand by our original vision: this generator was made with Visual Novels in mind. Looking back, we realize how that may have sent a different message to our user base. It’s one of those growing pains that come with creating our first product, and for that, we sincerely apologize.

We also want to address a clause in our terms that’s caused some misunderstanding. When we ask users to seek permission before using the engine to create and redistribute their own asset works, we’re referring to large-scale collaborations or derivative tools based on the generator itself. We do allow collaborations! It’s just important to check in with us first. Unfortunately, some of this was misinterpreted, partly due to language barriers, and we’re sorry for any confusion that caused.

✦ Development Progress

Thank you once again for your patience! We've been busy behind the scenes squashing bugs and refining visuals to make sure everything works smoothly.

1. We’ve finished all the generator assets—from male and female adults to children. Every part now includes both sideview and character-equivalent graphics. We’re currently in the process of cleaning them up and ensuring compatibility within the engine.

2. There’s a small bug in the “DLC install” function of the new editor, related to how masks are handled. (This function is designed to make importing both custom and official resources easier.) One of our team members is on vacation until May, so this fix will take a bit more time.

We did consider releasing the software early, but we want to make sure that—at the very least—all included resources and core features work flawlessly before we do.

Thanks again for sticking with us. Your support means the world! đź’›

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Thanks for the update. I've been watching the generator for some time now while I worked on the narrative for a game I am working on. 

With the announcement that all of the intended generator assets now being completed, is there an expected date of release or should we just wait for the next update? 

I understand that you want to ensure that the engine is released to meet VS quality standards but would just like some more information to help me make my decision to purchase. Thanks in advance.