Chapter 5 - Post Release Log + Season 2 info

Hello, 

So, It's been a week since Chapter 5 BETA was released, and I'll drop it down a tier in around a week. 

Thanks to everyone who started supporting the game, and also a big thanks to everyone who reported some bugs. 

From now on, I'll be referring to Season 2 Chapter 1 as "S2-CH1" 

As with WiAB, I did work on the next update while doing Chapter 5. It wasn't nearly as efficient as with WiAB. (WiAB has an A6000 with 48GB VRAM.) 

But I managed to get some stuff done. 

The current render count is: 

S2-CH1 = 190 stills + 55 seconds of animations. (I did quite a few animations already.) 

CH2 rework = 225 stills. 

So, while I'll finish the last part of the rework, I'm also working on Season 2. 

Changes with Season 2: 

The game is a new entity. This means it's a separate download and .exe. 

Season 2 will be in 4K, the file size will be around 20% bigger, but the quality will be chef's kiss. 

I've been rendering in 4K for years but always had to scale the images down. 

Season 2 is adult-rated and, therefore, will start with a lot less music. I'll collect more and more as time goes on. 

Saves will be transferred with the full version. So yeah, that's why I said don't make all your routes in the BETA. You'll have to play the full version to transfer your saves. 

That's because the Chapter 2 rework adds several new events and choices. Bella lovers get a lot there. 

I'm pretty sure I forgot something, and if so, I'll tell you about it in the next log. 

A single Blender Sasha image. 

I ported Sasha over, and she gave me quite a headache yesterday... But I managed to do it, and it's a huge improvement over her old port. 

The image is pretty sexy by Sasha's standards... So yeah, it can be found HERE  

New Tier added. 

A few very generous boys have some pretty high custom pledges, and my highest tier at the moment is 50$. 

I created a 100$ tier.  Aurora Borealis. 

While it's mostly just a supporter tier, they and the Ethereal Glow boys will get 1-3 additional, slightly spicier treat images in the future. (So whenever I create a new Set, they will get more. The spicier pics will drop to the Ethereal Glow's after a week.) 

You also get a Discord role + more voting power on the soon-to-be-started Blender short story polls.  

As always, don't ever feel pressured to pick a higher tier.

Always take care of yourself first. 

Previews. 

I'm not previewing anything of S2-CH1 yet, as not everyone has played the last Chapter yet. With the next Dev Log, I'll publish the first S2-CH1 preview(s). 

So, today's previews are about the new Chapter 2. I've got quite a few side-by-side with the old ones.  4K attached. 

We'll start with the outside heist. 

Old

New 

Old 

New 

The heist scene is now 2-3x longer. 

Old 

New 

The atmosphere has been adjusted. It's now a lot creepier. 

A real nail-biter, so to speak. 

Now to another part in CH2. 

Old 

New 

Old 

I'll bring the red dress Bella back at some point. 

New

(Ignore the clipping hair; I just saw it.)

Old Amber 

New 

I'd say I'm about 30% done with the rework. 

Again, thanks a lot for the support! Without you, bibis, a game of this scope couldn't be done. 

WiAB is going to be released this month, I hope. 

And with the upcoming update, I'd say WiAB becomes worth playing. It's still in the introduction, but Chapter 3 contains a bunch of interesting lore. 

The full WiAB Chapter 3 will be available for Autumn tiers and above. If you're interested in playing the BETA (It has all the content), you can find it on the WIAB PATREON. 

(For the new supporters: Why there are two patreons. Both games need completely different assets and music.) 

Also, it would help SG a lot if you could wishlist Summer's Gone on Steam even if you don't intend to buy it. Just wishlisting and spreading the word about it helps a lot! 

SG on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240150/Summers_Gone__Season_1/

I'll see you in two weeks with the first Season 2 - Chapter 1 previews.

- Ocean