When will the new update be
Last update was 9 months ago in June 2023, the one before that was November 2022, that's when the frequent updates stopped, over a year and a half ago. Supposedly the 0.18 patch has been in beta for what, a quarter of a year now, previously if an update was in beta for 3 weeks that was already odd. Make of that what you will, suffice to say, I wouldn't hold my breath.
To be fair, not only is Runey going through some personal life troubles, but (he/she/they? Anyone know Runey’s pronouns?) are working on improving the complexity/writing of the story with each update. I think most people agree that the game has consistently gotten better with more obvious effort put into it the further you go. Initially I thought it would just be a lighthearted, fun harem game to play but now I think it’s gone beyond just being considered a harem game. The tonal shift isn’t for everyone but I’d say most of us have liked the game more and more as it has progressed. So with the personal problems and increased complexity of the writing I’m not surprised this is the longest update. I do feel you though, I’m eagerly awaiting it too, but good things come to those who wait.
I just hope we get a good amount of content with this update. I haven’t been around for prior updates so I don’t know how many hours they usually add, but I’m hoping to get at least a few more hours of content out of this. Beggars can’t be choosers though and I understand if it won’t be that long.