First, I would like to preface that I have only played until around the start of Chapter II. Crimson High seems to be the makings of an excellent AVN. It has been more captivating than most others I have experienced. I did want to point out a detail that I noticed while playing. When encountering Orianna the first and second time, a "crucifix" is mentioned. The error is that a crucifix is a term depicting Jesus crucified. The item seen in your game is instead a cross. Also, consider making the hint for the hamsters more prevalent and more distinctively contrasting against the quick save notification. It's nothing against the feature. I acknowledge that others enjoy it. I like seeing the extra artwork but feel distracted and less immersed in the story when constantly checking for secrets. Otherwise, I have nothing else but praise for this project. Keep up the fantastic work. Have a nice day!
Heya. Thanks a lot for the kind words!
You're right, "crucifix" isn't exactly the right term, but I chose it deliberately, despite that fact.
Jesus doesn't exist in the world of CH*, so the crucifix in this world can't be depicting Jesus crucified. Instead, in CH lore, the Church's crucifix is a symbol for converging paths of sacrifice and faith.
On top of that, the term "crucifix" has a way closer tie to vampires in various pieces of vampire mythology than the term "cross" does, seeing as the cross itself is (usually) only considered harmful to vampires while in the context of Christianity, whereas the crucifix always is considered harmful due to its inherent link to Christianity. And, frankly, I personally think "crucifix" just sounds better and more impactful than "cross".
As for the notification stuff for the hamsters.. I'll think about it. You're the first person to tell me that the notifications are too subtle, so I have to assume that most people are fine with them as they are (or just don't care enough to mention it). Now, if I were to make them more obvious, on the other hand, I'm sure I'd get people saying that they are too distracting or something like that, instead.
What I potentially could do is to give the player options for the notification's style, even though I honestly don't think it's the best way to spend my time, seeing as it'd take away from the development of actual content.
Now, that being said, though, I'll probably still do it, since I enjoy this kinda work and it shouldn't take away too much time. I just can't promise when and how I'm going to implement it, seeing as the hamsters themselves are already just an "extra" feature of CH, and thus this addition is very low priority.
Thanks again for your kind words, though, and have a nice day, too!
TL;DR:
No Jesus in CH = crucifix in CH has no Jesus on it
Notifications will probably see a change at some point, but no clue when due to low priority
*(Not 100% true, but for reasons, I'll leave it at that)