Chasing the Stars, a +18 BL Visual Novel

Chasing the Stars, a +18 BL Visual Novel

Project Overview

ABOUT THE DEV:

Ertal Games is a solo indie developer who makes Yaoi Visual Novels.

Chasing the Stars is my second project, and it was financed through a Kickstarter campaign, ran in August 2017. It was a modest campaign, but one of the stretch goals was adding partial voice acting, so here is where you enter the equation ;)

The money amount you have in the description of each character is the budget for each one. Since it's partial voice acting, not all the lines need to be voiced. The minor characters don't have many lines, and they are short, so maybe a couple of minutes long if you put all the lines together. Feel free to pm me if you have any doubt!


ABOUT THE STORY:

After building some satellite cities as a test, the Earth is finally terraforming its first colony, the planet Alaya.

Tirs Abril has always dreamt of going to space, and now he's determined to take part in the colonization. Following his dream, he's currently studying the last year of Environmental Engineering in college.

After breaking up with his boyfriend, he finally finds his sought-after chance: working as a scholarship researcher with Professor Marc Rossell, a prominent figure in the field of Environmental Engineering, and right now in charge of building the dome that will cover the inhabitable part of Alaya. However, Tirs soon will find out things are more complicated than he thought and his path won't be precisely a rose garden.

How much is Tirs willing to sacrifice to pursue his dream? What risks or actions is he going to deem acceptable to achieve his goal? Will he reconsider his options or advance as an unstoppable force, no matter what? His decisions are up to you!

MAIN FEATURES:
-THREE love interests
-Multiple endings
-Top/Bottom/Skip adult content options
-Two threesomes
-Around 100k words
-CG Gallery

You can find the demo of the game on itchio and Steam.

WARNING! The game features +18 gay scenes, but they've barely got dialogue in them. So it's okay if you want to apply but don't do adult scenes.

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  • Thank you for the amazing response!

    Thank you so much to all the auditioners! Let me tell you I'm gladly surprised of having got so many auditions, being it a BL project and with only partial voice acting :) Since I didn't have the chance to send a message to everyone as I would have liked, I want to say that, overall, the quality of the auditions, both technical and regarding acting skills, has been awesome, way better than expected! However, when you are writing a character you end up hearing their voice in your mind. Finding that exact voice in an audition is not easy, and there's where your help has been wonderful, with so many voices to check and discover. So, for all the ones who haven't been selected, I want you to know that your voices are really good, but it was an issue of not fitting the voice I had previously imagined for the characters. Nothing more than that. I wish you all the best of luck with your voice acting career, and I expect to post another project in the future, so I get to work with more of you!
  • Side characters posted!

    I've added the remaining roles; most of them have very few lines (10 to 20) and they are short, but some are very interesting characters! So please take a look!
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Tirs Abril
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: TunnelBerg

Description: 23 years old, a student in his last year of Environmental Engineering. Determined and workaholic, his career is the most important thing for him. He always dreamt of going to space, and it seems as if he’s going to succeed in working in Alaya, the planet the humankind is starting to terraform.

He was in a 6 years long relationship with Nil, but Nil breaks up with him at the start of the game.

  • (angry): "WHAT?! That’s not true!"

    "You know perfectly well that last year I even turned down the best opportunity I'll ever have in my career, and it was for Nil’s sake!"

    "If I'd accepted Dr. Rossell’s scholarship, my chances of going into space would've multiplied by a thousand! I would've gotten to work with him in the dome in the main city of Alay; can you believe it? The first planet ever terraformed and colonized by humankind… And I would have been a part of that!"

  • (sad) "Maaaaan… I feel so dumb right now!"

    "If I'd known that Nil would end up dumping me, I’d have rushed to accept!"

  • (dreamy) "Can you imagine how different my life would be? I'd finish my major this year and then I’d travel to Alaya itself to work in the terraforming project in situ!"

    "That’s… my fucking dream, even before Alaya was discovered!"

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Dr. Marc Rossell
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: pakrat

Description: 34 years old, Head of the Engineering Department of his University and member of the Conclave, a multinational organization with the lead scientists, army and politicians involved in the terraforming project of planet Alaya. He’s clever, charming and very ambitious. And he lacks a moral compass, either in his personal or in his professional life, often intertwined, since he has no qualms in using people to achieve his goals.

  • (smile): "Ooooh, that’s interesting… So you've changed your mind, hmm?"

    (casual): "Correct me if I am wrong, but didn’t you turn down my offer because you decided staying on Earth with your sweetheart was more important than a career in terraforming?"

  • "You decided on your priorities last year, and I respect that."

     (condescending): "So don’t come here changing them again. This career is tough, boy."

                    "And this project, specifically, needs enthusiastic people. Professionals who put their work before any other thing. We will have the lives of millions of people in our hands… We can’t afford the luxury of choosing our families, our partners, or our friends before work."

                    "That’s… for a different kind of people."

                    "Got it? Then, please, leave and close the door behind you. Don’t waste my time anymore."

  • (looking at a passing airship out his window) "Ah, look at that, Tirs! What a thing of beauty!"

                    "This is certainly a great time to be alive… So many things changing so fast…"

    "I suppose you don’t remember much about the War, right? You know, I was only two years too young to be forced to enlist."

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Pol Sans
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: nipahdubs

Description: 23 years old, currently studying the last year of History in the same University as Tirs. They met during high school and have been best friends since. Pol has always harbored feelings for Tirs, but when they first met Tirs was already in a relationship with Nil, so he never made a move. Now that Tirs is available, he at first considers confessing, but knowing Tirs’ dream and how hard he’s working in pursuing it, he finally prefers to refrain and keep being just a friend. He’s a cheerful and kind person, but he’s having a tough time trying to cope with his decision and seeing Tirs leave.

  • (It’s a dialogue, so please record only Pol’s lines)

    Pol (smile): "Surprise! Have I woken you up?"

    (Tirs: "No, but I just got up! Please tell me those are croissants!")

    Pol: "Of course! Come on, invite me to a coffee and we'll have breakfast together!"

    (Tirs "Man, I didn't notice I was so hungry!")

    Pol: "Hahaha! I told you, you're starving yourself to death!"

    (Tirs: "Don't be a drama queen... Although it's true that even Nil commented I didn't look too good.")

    Pol (worried): "Really? You know, that's why I came today... Are you alright after seeing Nil last night?"

    (Tirs: "I guess? No, really, don't worry about that. I wasn't happy to see him, but I'm not feeling down either. So I'll be okay. I just need more time, a little bit of it.")

    Pol (relieved): "I'm glad. Of course, six years with someone are a long time."

    "But it's been almost two months, so I'm sure you will find someone else you like soon."

    (Tirs (smile): "Who knows. Perhaps. Although I feel it's still too soon for that. But you can never say never.")

    Pol (blushing): "So... You don't have someone you might like yet, right?"

    (Tirs: "Not yet, no... Hahaha! Do you want me to settle down again so badly? I bet you want to pass the task to nag me to eat and sleep to another person!")

    Pol "No, it's not like that! I just..."

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Biel Ferré
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: thegoldengirls

Description: 25 years old, currently finishing his PhD in Biology and Ecosystems and working with Dr. Rossell in his research team. He’s quiet, clever and hardworking, but rarely smiles and has a gloomy air. He had a bad experience with Marc Rossell the previous year, and now he has a bad reputation and teachers and lab mates alike despise him. He’s resigned to a failed career before he even finishes his studies. He watches Tirs go straight to the same trap he fell in the previous year… but a part of him doesn’t want to get involved. In the end, although he’s rather shy and not a social person, his curiosity about Tirs wins and he approaches him.

  • (This is a dialogue, so please record only Biel’s lines.)

    (Tirs (smile): "This is what you're working on? It’s kind of impressive.")

    Biel (suspicious): "It is?"

    (looking fondly at his terrarium): "I’ve been working on it for almost a year now, so I can’t be objective."

    (Tirs: "What has this terrarium got to do with Alaya, anyway? Sorry, but I don’t know what exactly is your part in the project.")

    Biel "This tank represents the future biosphere of Alaya, of the part of it that’s going to be inhabited by humankind.  I’m trying to create an ecosystem that works well with the air density inside the dome…"

    (Tirs: "It’s going to be slightly different from Earth’s, right?")

    Biel "Yes. Only slightly, true, but that makes it difficult for some species to adapt. So I’m trying to find the most varied ecosystem possible to export to Alaya."

    (Tirs (smile): "I’m really looking forward to see the outcome, all of it fitting together.")

    Biel (shy smile): "Me too… These little guys here are dying to fly and reproduce in the real Alaya!"

    (serious again): "Ah… Thanks for the coffee, but now I really have lots of work to do."

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Lila
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: mlenti

Description: 23 years old, she studies the last year of History with Pol. She’s been a good friend and confident of Pol and Tirs since they met in their first year of Uni. She’s extroverted and easy-going, and loves partying and meeting new people. Tirs sometimes is sure she’s able to read their minds.

  • (This is a dialogue, so please record only Lila’s lines).

    Lila: "So, how’s everything going with your new team, Tirs?"

    (Tirs (smile): "Ah, fine, fine! Everybody is great, really! And they seem to hold me in high regard, since I work directly under Marc’s supervision!")

    Lila: "But?"

    (Tirs (confused): "There’s no ‘but’!")

    Lila (mischivious): "Come on, Tirs… We know you better than that… Spill the beans!"

    (Tirs (worried): "You’re a fucking witch, Lila… But it’s true there’s something that is bugging me. Just a bit.")

    Lila: "Something, or better said, someone?"

    (Tirs (angry): "Okay, it’s someone! There’s that guy Pol and I met when we sneaked in Marc’s office that night…")

    (Pol (worried): "The PhD guy?")

    (Tirs: "Yes. His name is Biel Ferré. And… I don’t know, everybody says he’s just very serious and self-centered, but…")

    Lila (worried): "Do you think you started on the wrong foot with him and now he dislikes you?"

    (Tirs: "Yes! Exactly that! And I don’t know if I should leave it at that or do something.")

    Lila (smile): "Why don’t you try being really nice to him now and then? For example, bringing him a coffee."

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Nil
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Ben Thao

Description: 23 years old, Tirs’ ex-boyfriend. He started studying Chemistry, but drop in the first year of Uni. Since then, he’s been chasing after his own dream of being a famous music and composer. He sings and plays in a goth romantic group and teaches music as a side job. He likes dressing elegantly and flirts without being aware, so he has many fans of both genders. He’s a really sweet person.

Tirs was obviously the love of his life, and he will always love him, in a way. But he also felt hurt because he was always second place in Tirs’ heart: his career was more important to him. He remains friends with Pol and Lila.

  • (This is a dialogue, so record only Nil’s lines).

    Nil: "…You’ve got eyebags… Are you sleeping enough?"

    (Tirs: "Yeah… don’t worry. I have Pol pestering me to eat and sleep properly all the time!")

    Nil (shy smile): "I suppose I’m glad you have someone looking out for you, then."

    (enthusiastic): "Oh, remember that gig I told you about? The Christmas concert?"

    "It’s in a couple of weeks! I’d really love it if you came to see us!"

    (Tirs (hesitant): "Are you sure?")

    Nil: "Of course! My group mates want to see you too, and the event will be terrific, with tons of groups playing! You must come!"

    (Tirs (smile): "Well, if it’s an order…")

    Nil (blushing): “I’ll greet our friends now. See you around!"

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Quim
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: AlexanderDoddy

Description: 25 years old, a PhD Engineering student, who works with the protagonist under the orders of Dr. Marc Rossell. He’s a serious person, a bit old-fashioned (especially when it comes to clothes), but he’s really friendly, cheerful and talkative. He has a loud laugh. Sometimes a bit slow on the uptake, despite being a clever student.

  • (This is a dialogue, so record only Quim’s lines).

    Quim: “Hey, Tirs, wanna go to the cinema or something this weekend?”

    "That club is really fancy, according to what I’ve heard… I doubt they’d let me in."

    (Tirs: "That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard.")

    Quim: "But it’s true. Have you seen someone there that doesn’t look great?"

    (Ren: "Treating that dandruff and spending some money on clothes would help, you know?")

    Quim: "You…! Shut up!"

    (Tirs: "All right, don’t argue… Why don’t you come with my mates and me this Saturday?")

    Quim: "Really? Hey, but are you sure they will let us pass?"

    "Great! Can I ask Zoe to join us?"

    Say something you think would fit

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Ren
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: deleted14716

Description: 25 years old, he has a scholarship in Dr. Marc Rossell’s engineering lab with Tirs, Biel, Quim and Zoe.

He’s serious and hard-worker, and he despises people who don’t take their jobs seriously. He definitely doesn’t like social climbers, and can get judgmental and mean with them. He’s the kind of person who prefers to observe and get the situation before speaking. When he’s not working, he likes clubbing and going to parties with other University students.

  • (This is a dialogue, so record only Ren’s lines).

    Ren: "To be honest, I don't think the high-ups in the University would be very happy about it... And it makes Biel look like a climber."

    (Quim: "Oh, come on, Biel is a genius in his field, you know that!")

    Ren: "Yes, I know, but he shouldn't taint his career with sex affairs with a boss. It doesn't look quite right to me."

    Ren: "Hey, Tirs..."

    (Tirs: "Hi! Need a break from the computer, too? We could go to the vending machine.")

    Ren: "That, too. But what I wanted to ask you was if you already have the discount tickets for the concert..."

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Zoe
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: FishyFried

Description: 24 years old, she’s a very shy and quiet girl. She’s usually kind and sweet. She’s a PhD Engineering student, and works in the same scholarship project as Tirs, Quim and Ren. She has a small crush on Tirs, but although she tells about it to Quim, she doesn’t dare to say anything to Tirs.

She has maybe ten short lines in total.

  • (This is a dialogue, so record only Zoe’s lines).

    (Watching an accident):

    Zoe: (worried) "Can you imagine?? What if we had stayed until later?"

    "Oh, no, that means there's someone injured!"

    (crying when they find a corpse) “Noooooooo!”


Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Roy
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Mauricegt

Description: 40 years old, a veteran of the latest World War, where he lost an arm. Now he wears a biomechanical arm, but is still considered a cripple by the Army, so he feels betrayed and bitter.

He’s a tough man who speaks little and trusts no one, but who is loyal to the bone to the ones who earn his respect. He comes across as harsh, but when he relaxes he can be really kind and good-humored. He has a deep voice and a really loud laugh.

  • "Look, I know you are young and probably still believe in the system, in the laws and governments..."

    "I was once like you. I believed so much in our government that I gave an arm for it."

    "I was as loyal as the first one in the army. I was proud of fighting for my country!"

    "That's why it hurt so much coming back home and seeing how the veterans are treated by the government."

    "Do you think the Conclave heard our voice, the voice of the ones who almost died in the past wars? Of course not!"

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Akira
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: thenoblejazz

Description: She’s 25 years old and has a regular job at an office. But she’s always searching the thrill of adventure, so she doesn’t mind joining some shady groups and doing dangerous tasks, provided they do it for the greater good and not for mean causes.

She’s cheerful and talkative, and really good with computers, to the point of being a decent hacker. She’s also a bit hyperactive, and prefers following than leading.

  • "Yay, that was a blast! It was a rush of adrenaline, right?"

  • "Oh, that's too bad! I thought you'd join us for a drink!"

  • "Tirs! Thank God! Are you hurt?"

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Bru
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Cinderine

Description: He’s a thirty-something ex-con. He lives in a bad neighborhood and has led a rough life, going in and out prison for small robberies and break-ins. He’s an open-minded and easy-going person, who loves the little pleasures in life. He likes alcohol and joking around.

He has very few lines in the game.

  • "Can we celebrate yet? I have some celebration liquor right here..."

  • "Nothing better than doing forbidden stuff to feel alive, mates."

  • "Am I not invited?” (Awkward pause from the girl) (laughing:) "Hahaha, the face you made! Don't worry!”

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Nur
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Trina

Description: She’s in her late twenties, an immigrant from a Mediterranean Muslim country currently going through a civil war. She has suffered a lot in the latest years, so she has turned bitter and distrustful, detaches herself from people. She rarely smiles. She has just recently legalized her status in the country, but she speaks the language poorly and works as a prostitute until she can get a better job.

She's got very few lines, but I think she's a very interesting character.

She's got a low, husky voice and speaks broken English in the VA. Feel free to add her an accent if you want!

  • "Help was enough. I not speak language well, I'll find decent job when I can speak. No need more help."

  • "Don't put Roy in this, please. He a good man."

  • "He great man, he risks a lot. For us, for the whole Earth."

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