Halloween month is finally here! I'm so excited and really looking forward to playing lots of spooky VNs this year ~ As well as finishing up the first chapter of my own of course. I'm getting really close to finishing and once that's out of the way, I'll plan on finishing HSR Otome and then focusing my attention on Dragon Roommates afterwards. Generally speaking, that's my plans for this October.
Things have been going quite smoothly. I've got 3 out of 4 endings finished. And only three or so CGs left to draw. Which I imagine will take me a couple weeks at most if nothing unexpected happens. Therefore, I am confident I'll be able to stick to my goal of finishing Chapter One sometime this month. However, as I said previously, Monster Boyfriend will be going into early access and available on my Patreon for roughly one year. So the plan is to release this as a demo to the public on Oct, 1st 2025. But this way I'll be able to ensure that the finalized demo is more polished before uploading it here on itchio. I will be making a public released page for this sometime this month just so I can use it for advertising, posting updates, sharing character profiles, etc. So if you can't afford to become a paid member on Patreon ($10), you can at least get a sneak peek. ;)
Honestly, I haven't really touched HSR Otome much this past month, so to quote myself from Dev Log #4:
Writing wise I have to do all four endings and Jing Yuan's confession scene. However, the majority of what I have left will be art related, as I want to include at least 5 new CGs. Maybe more depending on my motivation levels. And then of course lots of playtesting of various routes and combinations to make sure everything goes smoothly.
Bearing this in mind, I doubt I'll be able to finish both Monster Boyfriend and HSR in one month, so though I don't like to set release dates (without putting things into Early Access first), let's realistically aim for November for HSR Otome and December for Dragon Roommates 1.4. Those are my hopes and predictions anyway. If it looks like I won't be able to make those goals happen, then I'll be sure to mention in a future devlog with my new predictions. Thanks again for you patience and understanding, waiting for me as I juggle in-between these games.
As for Pure in Heart fans, I can already tell you Chapter Two won't be coming until sometime in 2025. Probably Q2 or Q3, but don't quote me on that. I'm solo dev and sometimes life throws you curve balls. Or in my case, I get an idea for something else and decide to go for it, because typical INFP. We are easily distracted by new shiny ideas. ;)
If you enjoy my visual novels and would like to help support me in continuing to make these fun and romantic types of stories (and are over the age of 18), then please consider checking out my Patreon. This month is an especially great time to be a Dragon Member, because I'll be planning to release the first chapter of Monster Boyfriend into early access sometime later this month. In the meantime, I have plenty of sneak peeks for this project on there as well as the upcoming Dragon Roommates 1.4 update. There's also a handful of X readers, including last month's exclusive which features Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3. Each exclusive comes with a sexy digital pinup. Both sfw and nsfw versions are available for my monthly Patreon Exclusives. If you become a member today, you also get to vote for your favorite BG3 character that be featured in this month's Patreon Exclusive. The poll ends Oct 7th, so be sure to get your vote in before time runs out ~
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Additionally by becoming a paid member on Patreon or commissioning me for artwork (which you can do so here), you'll be getting some raffle tickets for my current raffle. And if you can't afford either, then you can earn one ticket for FREE simply by helping me spread the word. Just share a screenshot/link showing me you shared this devlog on some form of social media.
Click here for more details about the raffle.
One more thing I'd like to mention (this will be the last shameless self-advertisement for this devlog I swear xD), is my Youtube Channel.
If you haven't checked it out yet, I post lots of VN playthroughs, speedpaints, and a little bit of writing advice as well. This month I plan on playing a lot of spooky themed games, helping to spread the love of VNs. And I have more fun things planned for the future, so I hope you'll consider subscribing. It's free and not only helps myself out, but other small vn devs as well by spreading the love and helping these passion projects get seen ~ ♥
That's all I have to say for this month. Thank you so much for downloading and playing all my visual novels. It really makes me happy to see so many people enjoying my stories and looking forward to seeing more in the future. I hope everyone has a wonderful month as we all keep striving to meet all our personal goals! ^o^
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