Ok, played the update, and a couple things;
Most of it is superb. The writing is still excellent, be it comedic, romantic, sexual, etc. Great to get some more development with the main girls, plus Ashley (love the mc being explicitly queer about, not just "oh he looks like a girl so its fine". hope he has a chat with Noelle about it, doesn't need to be deep, just fun bonding). The h scenes were obviously great, that needs little comment. Especially love bringing back the specific kinks of each character, that was a big part of what stood out to me from this avn when I first found it, characters having actual desires. Overall, it still has so much heart, especially compared to other games in the genre.
Now, the critical part of my brain: it feels a little bad to have waited well over a year, and still be at this party. I get it, its a big set piece, but it comes with a couple of problems. For me the largest one was the absence of Noelle, Stella and Cadence. Obviously Noelle isn't so much 'on the table' for the mc considering her sexuality, but she's still one of my favorite characters and it feels weird for such a big part of the story to play out without her, the entire family is having fun without her, makes her feel like less a part of it all. Same with Cadence, who did at least get some indirect story development through grace. That's a problem with bottling your story for such a big part of the game, those not in the bottle get left behind for quite a bit. I think I preferred it when the story moved around a bit more, time and location wise, but as a one off it was done really well all things considered. I'm also not really as mad about avoiding sex for so long as some people, but goddamn it does need to happen next update or it'll get ridiculous😂 .
Please do keep in mind, those negatives (which are just personal) don't change that this game is a 5/5 and this update is a 9.5/10. Its amazing, in my top 5 avns ever. These are all just some opinions I thought I'd share. And I understand its really hard work, and I'd never downplay that, but I do hope to see something a little sooner than the `18 months we had to wait for this one.
Again, most importantly: great job Gary, keep it up!