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Hopefully the last post before we end the Hiatus.

Now, to start off, I just pushed a devlog here on itch.io that I think you should read, before reading this post, which mostly has content that just applies to y'all as patrons.

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2022 Retrospective (/w Apology) and 2023 Plans

Hello folks, been a bit, but it really does feel like this year somewhat flew by, perhaps due to all the things that happened in it. (For me, but more on that.) I figure it's important to take a chance to talk about what we accomplished this year, and talk about what we can see ahead in 2023.

First, I want to issue a formal apology, some o...

What the heck is going on? (Where are my updates?!?)

Hello folks, been a little longer than planned as far as posting to the patreon. Been a bit taxed in the real life department, and for some reason I let it slip to push a status update to you all here when I posted our last status update publicly on our itch.io page: 2022-09-19 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Background Replacements

Many folks have expressed their distaste for the placeholder backgrounds with a crappy oil paint filter over it.

Well the good news about these crappy placeholders, they were in fact, placeholders. One of the benefits of this hiatus is that we've gotten to replace a good majority of them. (While also working on some key locations for the f...

Family is Important

So, obviously the hiatus is still ongoing, but I imagine you folks might be curious in some of the characters we've been working on that you might see in the future.

Obviously our main cast has made some references to folks in dialogues throughout our prologue, and you may have been wondering if we might see any of them, the answer is of c...

Well Well Well... We're doing well. :D

So, as March comes to a close, I realize I hadn't pushed out any sort of update, as you can see by the image we've created a cute little extras-menu with some core-features that I KNOW you folks have been clamoring for. The Music Room is completely done, while the other sub-menus are still receiving some... polish.

2022-03-26 11:02:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Continued Developments (MR Demo)

Greetings and salutations friends. Today is mostly a good news kind of day, we're still working on the game as always, in fact we've got a sweet visual demo of a feature we've been working on in the attachments.

That isn't to say things haven't been wrought with drama as of late. However, the fact is we ARE making progress, and if we keep ...

Elliot Voted CG!

Howdy friends, the hiatus continues to pain me emotionally and spiritually, but in the meanwhile Shiuk has been working on that wonderful CG y'all voted for back in November.

Obviously the background is still a WIP and these images are liable to potentially change. (Though I threw in that shirtless variation just to give y'all some eye-can...

2021 Retrospective

So with the year coming to a close, I felt it only appropriate to take some time to really reflect on what we've accomplished this year, as well as some major missteps we've had on the way.

Firstly, I need to preface this by saying, 2021 might just be one of the hardest years of my life. With my grandmother passing away, multiple Covid sca...

Update on the ongoing Hiatus...

Hey gang. So as you all know, the project has been on a release hiatus. However, a lot of people have been asking when the hiatus is ending. The issue with that question, is that I no longer know the answer for sure.

Melo our former lead programmer unfortunately is getting hit with a lot of real-life problems, seeking new employment and ne...

Elliot CG Poll!

Howdy friends and happy November, hope you all had a fun Halloween for those that went out and celebrated it.

Now we've done a poll like this in the past for Quinn, Jude, and last time we had one for Aiden, so it's only fair and equal if we have one for Elliot as well, so like always, you can only vote for one of the options below. Each ch...

Voted for Aiden CG

Hey friends, back in July you all voted for a CG to be added to the prologue for that scene in which Aiden blocks the sun for Mason when he takes a brief snooze in the grass, we're still on Hiatus of course but it'll be implemented into the game once we get back to full updates.

In the meanwhile I thought I'd share some of those WIPs as we...

Auction Characters

Well, I'm sure you all could have seen this post coming, it's been awhile since we shared character designs like this, but I wanted to give y'all a little something to snack on while we wait for the next build.

Back in May, we had a very successful auction offering a character slot for a Barista in Elliot's Cafe. However, after the bidding...

Surprise Poll (Take 2 T.T)

Surprise Poll (Route Selection!)

Heya gang, so as I'm approaching the end of my writing for 0.9 (Basically done, but with things still out of wack on our programming end, there's nothing to release.)

That being said, we're now moving into route content, and while I've stated previously the order of updates will be Elliot > Aiden &...

Casual Update, News and Whatnot

Greetings friends! I figure it's good to touch base with you all now and then, just to keep you in the loop as to what's going on.

So at the moment Melo is still not at 100%, currently he's now in the process of moving, meanwhile I'm currently planning travel for a memorial service for my grandmother who passed a couple we...

Official Hiatus Statement

Hey guys, just trying to make sure we cover all our bases here. For those that haven't yet heard, we're entering an official hiatus. The details of which are explained pretty well in the post we just made on2021-08-15 16:03:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Going on Haitus (Continuing Patreon Pause)

Hey gang. So I'm sure that this title is not going to make people happy, and I'm dreading this greatly but let's just dive into this.

As you can guess by the title there isn't going to be a build this month, and potentially next month as well. Now you may be asking, why?  Well a lot of it is due to an unfortunate inci...

Aiden Prologue CG

Greetings friends, why yes it is that time to once again vote on another prologue CG. Shiuk has been hard at work with the last one we voted on so it seemed only reasonable we get another added to the queue. (I also am trying to keep busy while the next build is being coded, so why not get a poll going.)

There's a couple moments that stand...

Sleepy Bunny

Many have wondered why we often refer to Quinn sleeping in ways that seem unnatural. Now, wonder no longer and enjoy these lovely WIP images from when we were trying to decide how best to capture this monstrous spine in action.

Editing Phase and More

Howdy friends, pleased to share that I was able to get through any personal blockage I was suffering and will proceed to not spend this update talking about my internal issues.

Rest assured, the script is now in the capable hands of our editors and should hopefully soon find it's way into the even more capable hands of our programmer and a...

No charge next month + Apology + Ranting

Greetings friends...

I'm making this post to hit up on some things that I'd hope I wouldn't be writing a week ago, yet here I am a week or so later and still without a build to provide you all. To put it simply, I've been very blocked creatively. The script is still getting churned, but at an impossibly slow rate that I keep telling myself...

Elliot CG of the Future

Been awhile since I remembered to share one of these CGs as they were being worked on and before they were implemented in the game. 

It seems Mason is trying on Elliot's hat for a change. (Not sure if it suits him quite yet.)

Upcoming Changes

Hello everybody! So, as you know, I pushed out a poll asking you all how you felt about us changing how we do credits.

The results were pretty apathetic, though there was still about 11% total that did not support that change. Thankfully, that reasonably sized minority need not worry, because the poll also lead to an individual reaching ou...

Does Credit Matter that Much?

Heya gang, so as some of you may know, we recently hit 300 patrons! (Wooooo partyyy!)

However, as our patron list grows, a certain task we do grows a little more daunting, and that's manually typing the names of everyone who is a patron to us for the credits at the end of each build. 

There's just so many of y'a...

0.7: So a panther and a wolf walk into a tent...

We might be off by a couple days!

Hey there gang, so for individuals in the Discord you already could've likely seen this post coming, but I need to update everyone of the current situation.

Over the past month my grandmother has been admitted to the ER twice. It's been a big emotional stressor in my life and has made writing slightly more difficult than usual. Now you may...

The Barista Auction!

Howdy friends, the day has arrived, it is time to officially get the character auction underway. I'm beyond excited to discover who will win, and what the final design will be.

Just a quick recap on the rules: You will respond to each sequential bid you can bid any amount so long as it's divisible by 5 and greater than the previous...