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Update + ETA + Expectations
🕑 Added 2021-07-03 08:00:08 +0000 UTCFirst, let's start with the ETA of 0.27.
I mentioned this in the Discord channel, but for the patrons who do not use Discord the development slowed up for various reasons. This is largely due to the fact that I need to get my own PC (which I plan to do before month's end) which is capable of creating renders and recording video. This alone would significantly cut down the amount of time needed to add content by almost 3x.
Using a virtual pc is helpful, but the connection issues can make it an erratic mess at times (especially using wi-fi). It can often take me 3-4 hours just to do 1-2 encounter scenes which is a massive amount of time invested just for taking renders and making / editing videos. That doesn't account for when I need to make new scenes entirely, change or configure the actors in the scenes or the other miscellaneous things that go along with production like transferring files.
*Fira enjoying a bath in the first bath related area of the game.*
Luckily I will solve that problem soon and I have taken great steps to streamline that process again in the past few days.
Update On Progress
Up to 6 new event encounters so far, with about 12 more in the works.
The goal is 3+ for each vixen currently in the game (Fira, Lyra, Ryoko), currently bringing the total # of ecchi encounters up dramatically. The goal for release is July 4th, midday as well. The main reason for this is simple, I just want to make the wait worth it, so rather than cutting down on content due to my own struggles with the VPC situation, I feel it worth it to take an extra couple of days and meet the original goal I had in mind.
*render from one of Lyra's new scenes*
Along with this I am also extending the main story a bit further and adding a new feature, Reward Codes.
These are supporter only codes that can be input into the game, allowing you to gain various benefits. These rewards will vary based on patron tier, with the higher tiers gaining more boons. They can be used independent of save files (multi-use) in that regard.
Expectations for the Coming Month
This month I've also devoted a larger amount of my personal funds into development of the game. My intentions with this are pretty simple, I want to start replacing some of the placeholder backgrounds with original anime style backgrounds and expand a few new areas of the world.
I also have commissioned more custom content for the project, poses and such that can be used in game, or to create patron related reward content.
Along with this there are various other things I want to do / tackle such as:
- Custom User Interface
- 3D Levels Designed For the Project
- Perhaps even hiring someone to help speed up content development.
Just wanted to keep you in the loop as I work on the project.
- Ren
