Hiya there!~ First off, I'm sorry with how things have appeared with development recently. We've just started getting monthly releases back on track again since November, so we've been trying to figure out just how much content we're able to deliver roughly each month. Our original goal was to have episode 5's content wrapped up in December, but we kind of undersold ourselves in how much was still involved to look over, get it in the engine and test, etc.
We now have a good understanding that we can deliver around 15,000-18,000 word count worth of written content monthly.
We've recently put out a voting poll asking followers, supporters, and fans in general to get some input on how we should handle developing content moving forward with this new pacing set in mind. It seems like the majority so far are in favor of us alternating our monthly content, which in simple terms..
February's content is about ready for early into that month, which adds a bit more to episode 5's continuation. But then for March's release, that one would be focused on our episode 1 QoL additions/fixes update, which includes the female protag being playable. Then for April, we'd finish episode 5's content, May would alternate back to more female protagonist content and we could ask fans, followers, and supporters again by that point.
If they'd like for us to continue with alternating so that there's a little route content one month, and more female protag + additions to earlier episodes the other month, repeating? Or, if the overall impression is to stick fully on the QoL additions/fixes for earlier episodes, and add the female protag content in month to month rather than alternating.
I hope that makes sense!~ <3
We really are sorry with how dragged on its been waiting for the female protagonist, we really thought our pacing back in November into December was going to pick up more. That way we'd have everything in the engine sooner, but we've found our level of expected content every month that gives us the proper time to pass everything along from writing, editing, into the engine, testing and so on.
(Each of us working on our own schedules, but me as the writer in that circle. I stay ahead, making sure no matter what, no one is waiting on me with something to edit, or add into the engine.)