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Chasing Sunsets - Chapter 9 (v1.0) Released
🕑 Added 2024-08-18 08:18:13 +0000 UTC
Well, here we are near the end of a journey that began three years ago.
Tonight, we release Chasing Sunsets Chapter 9, which brings the main story arc to a conclusion.
There remain several updates before we move on, however.
The next update will be an effort to stomp out any bugs or other inconsistencies in earlier chapters, eliminate duplication of any assets, and settle on a compression method that Kent agrees is a fair balance between visual fidelity and file size.
Chapter 9 will lock in the player's ending, which will be explored in greater detail in the final content update hopefully by the end of this year.
There are still some story lines left to wrap up in the next update, as well as some exposition on how things will evolve for characters as the ripple effects of their decisions expand both through family, friendships, and even the world.
As of today, Chasing Sunsets contains just shy of 16000 renders, 200K words of story and dialogue, nearly 150 pieces of music, and nearly 300 different sound effects.
Our game contains nearly 100 different characters with speaking roles, and has 204 achievements.
Chapter 9 explores a world that has grown smaller for our protagonists after returning from the island. Against the continued threats from the usual suspects, Mallory wants to return to the fun she and the main character had the first time they met: Outdoors with no labels on their relationship.
Needless to say, Mallory is well aware of Jaye's bungalow adventure with the main character, so she knows the bar has been set pretty high. Will she be up to the challenge?
Meanwhile, Jaye is wrestling with the specter of her medical school dreams evaporating, and all of this while the pressure is still on from their government and corporate enemies to nip the threat posed by Mallory's existence in the bud.
We will see some new faces as well as revisit a few from earlier chapters as events converge on a trajectory that, unsurprisingly, ends where it began.
There are changes beyond the content addition. You'll notice a new main menu with updates to dated animation, and improvements throughout the UI.
Additionally, Kent added his first animations to replace the slideshow lewd psuedo-animations scenes in the Prologue and Ch1.
Where do we go from here? Chasing Sunsets moved on from Early Access on purchase platforms today. While we will add one more content update, and modernize the oldest parts, our focus will begin moving toward our next project, Firebreak.
We hope you enjoy Chapter 9 as much as we enjoyed making it. We hope you laugh a little, maybe get a little bit of the feels, and, of course, enjoy our ladies doing what they do best.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this project. We couldn't do it without you, and we hope what we do next only raises the bar.
You'll find the Mega and Gofile links posted on the pinned message above.
Comments
damnedcomic
Fantastic! OMG! Such a wonderful foundation to build your empire. You can do so much with this world you created, and these amazing characters. I can't wait to see this new universe unfold.
Danny Pedersen
Will this ever be released on Android?
John Vue
Congratulations ๐ of making to and crossing the finish line. It have been a long and hard journey to make it today. But it has always been fantastic and wild ๐. I am patiently waiting to see Firebreak to come to life, after I am done finishing Chasing Sunsets final chapter. โค๏ธBest wishes for you guys for future endeavors.โค๏ธ
sikertino
why i cant download the earlier chapters?
Vincent Vega
Wow. Just wow! This whole game is a work of art. Absolutely loving this, can't wait for the epilogue and ultimately, Firebreak! Stay safe you guys, much love
Stone Fox Studios
It was updated on Steam the same day. We release to all platforms simultaneously.
Sinfuryion
LOVED chapter 9!! I also got the Jaye Witcher title screen for the first time ^^
Merlinous
so is it ready to go on steam or will that be a while yet?
Shane Ducharme
Amazing as always! One of the top AVNs ever! Loved the crossovers. The epilogue will be interesting to see the final pieces all together. Cheers on a great episode!
Calhoun28
This AVN has been and always will be on my favorite all time list. I hope you know that you have created something really special here. Thank you so much for all the hard work and I'm looking forward to what comes next. :)
Alex
Love this AVN looking forward to whatever comes next really looking forward to the epilogues
Stone Fox Studios
There is one more update that expands on how your ending played out and ties up loose ends.
Tomey
Please how many chapters will there be for the game to be completed? Or this was the last chapter?
Chief119
I can now pick a recent auto save but thats with the new game. It wouldn't let me start from where i last saved.
Stone Fox Studios
This is the first I've seen it reported. Can you go to the Load Game menu, select "A" and pick a recent autosave?
Chief119
Great VN guys. I canโt start from my last save. It error pops up and makes me start from the beginning. Anyone else had that issue?
Stone Fox Studios
As to the question about the ring, hide the text box when Jaye puts her arm up in Walter's bar at the end. Sorry you found your experience underwhelming. I have refunded your patronage, and wish you the best of luck in finding VNs that better meet your needs!
Jon
It's not the end. 1 more chapter to go that ties it all up
Derek Herring
Just finished my first play through of Ch. 9 and I'm a bit disappointed. So many loose ends that aren't answered. I guess the biggest is what happened to the ring Jaye picked out as a kid that Alex has now? Y'all had done so well but the end was a big bust for me.
Jonathan Hang
Let's get it started!!! I'm going to be busy all day; got a lot of catching up to do ๐!!! Thanks, guys! Appreciate ya! โค
Stone Fox Studios
Steam had a limit on how many achievements could be added when the game first launched, so there are only 192 Steam achievements, but there are 204 in game, even on the steam version.
ArchAngel121996
Am looking forward to the next vn from you guys after the epilogue is finished Fucking loved Chasing Sunsets
Paladin93230
My journey into visual novels started with Drifty's Leap of Faith, which set the bar very high indeed. Chasing Sunsets has met and in some cases exceeded that bar. I'm going to have a hard time choosing my favorite VN between the two once CS is complete. Thank you for making this worthy of the comparison. It's been one hell of a ride. Very eager to see Firebreak when it's ready. Tara/Lisa/? here I come!
Cuein Moonblade
This is bittersweet! Excited, but also sad to see the end of one of my favorite games! Thank you! I look forward to your next AVN!
Valr Kerran
Thank you, this has been an amazing ride from start to finish.
vityan
Oh, waiting to play the new chapter. Fortunately for me the journey was 2 months, so it's possibly will be half year in total to play the whole game, if last chapter is ready by the end of the year. Thanks for the great work.
Anthony Docimo
seriously, congratulations, and thank you for taking us with you on this great adventure with the characters!
Anthony Docimo
congatulations on reaching the end of the story. (unless there is a sequel, but thats just a story that continues the story after the first end...am i rambling?) :)
Marlboro
Nice..3 years and it was my favorite since I joint. Position was never threatened. Really nice job.
Jacob Welander
A big thanks to the both of you, for delivering a fantastic experience of really high quality. Cant wait to try the update.
Twisted Wine
Congrats Stone Fox, can't wait to dig into the update on Steam a little later today. Though maybe it's time for a full replay...
ArchAngel121996
I'm coming Jaye!
Alain8891
You mention 204 achievements but the Steam count only lists 192, why the difference ?
Phil Hayes
Downloading now, thank you! I'm so excited for this.
Stone Fox Studios
The stickied download links above were updated with the new build before this message was posted. They're live now.
Stone Fox Studios
We update to all platforms at the same time. It is already live on Steam.
Jon
Firebreak huh, This involves Lisa and Tara ๐ great effort men, Looking forward to playing Ch9
Phil Hayes
What timezone please?
Gurcharan Singh
Will this update come to steam?
