Heyo,
Just picked this one up and finished the current content today and wanted to say I have been loving everything about this! The sprites, the music, and the writing and AHHH there isn't anything I don't love about this game. The story and writing is a high point for me. I'm also glad it's HumanxAntro, my favorite of the genre.
Reading through the latest updates and comments, it's good to know you're recovering/recovered from IRL burnout. I'm glad to know another creator is taking the time to focus on their health instead of being pressed into rushing out updates and such. Please don't change that, I'm sure others would also agree that we are fine in waiting for updates. It also helps that the updates we did get are good in quality haha
Whether you decide to make the next update the full game (which I would assume would be a good while from releasing, which I personally would have no problem in waiting for) or doing updates when you can in small chunks, please don't feel guilty in doing what you feel is right for you and whoever works under you. Hate to sound like a broken record but I have seen many games get abandoned by creators being pressured by the masses to do something they weren't comfortable in agreeing with and end up dropping the game from the backlash of undelivered promises. I really don't want to see that happen with this beloved game.
Anyway, just wanted to say that from another fan loving everything about this! By the way, don't ever change John. He is by far my favorite and I just can't stop loving him ❤️ Can't wait to see how the relationship develops with our lovable badger!