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hey there!
doing the best I can, but I haven't had much time to work on the coding ><; I'm about 1/10 in to the chapter making the character expressions, and I still have to finish the backgrounds. I sadly don't get much time to spend working on it since it's my passion project, and work usually takes up most of my time.
I don't have a set date yet for the release, I can only hope I get enough work done to keep coding later this week. I'm glad you enjoy Sylving ^.=.^

it was a minor update, chap 3 was worked through with my awesome new editor for the project and minor bug fixes so that the gallery doesn't spoil the characters before seeing them in the story for those who haven't read it yet.

I've also added the storyboard when Agnarr finds the main character unconscious in the woods in chapter 1 in the gallery. 

my editor's reading through my script for chapter 4, so I'll be finishing the backgrounds for the new locations while he works on it.

hey there! I'm almost done with coding the chapter, but I'm having a new editor (who's doing a fantastic work on helping my writing) look through my script first, and I need to finish the new backgrounds done for the chapter, which I sadly haven't had much time for lately. hopefully I get to release the new chapter soon.

I figured that was the case, I only know of the one but could never see your post hehe.

alright, I removed all the "renpy." from the dust particle effect, and was able to open Sylving without problem! I hope it no longer stacks up when I eventually release chapter 4 (I'm in the middle of coding it still). thank you so much for bringing this up and helping me with this tip ^^

read it on the day of release, and I'm really enjoyed reading it! Lucius is an interesting character, and his design is great.
it's short, but that's to be expected in a short story before the main VN gets released. really looking forward to it and meet all these big guys on the cruise and get to know them better hehe~

my only nipicks are the backgrounds and text boxes. they need some work, as the text slips out on the sides and the backgrounds have weird perspectives, off details and coloring . but those are my only criticism, don't take what I've said too harshly.

anyway, can't wait to read more from you guys! ^.=.^

woo! I'll play it later and see it how it looks. I haven't played it from the start in a while, so this is a good time to replay it hehe.

that does sound like a serious issue. if there's a way to use a different dust particle effect, then I would love to get help to fix it.

I'm in the "Furry Visual Novels" Discord group where everyone can talks about VNs and give tutorials for others. since I'm part of that group, you could try contacting me through it as a fellow member.

I'll use Adastra as an example. a very linear romance story with Amicus being the only romance option. that's what Sylving is with Agnarr.

I do most of the work of Sylving myself. I'm the creator, head writer, background and character illustrator, animator and main coder of the game. it takes a lot of time for me to do all of it myself, and I struggle writing sometimes as I'm not that skilled in it. since Sylving's a passion project, I need to earn money outside of it to pay the bills, which makes the progress go so much slower sadly.  I just don't have enough time or brain power to think of a spin-off game for Sylving ><;

when I got a build ready, I'm putting up on my Patreon first, see if I get any feedback on possible mistakes or errors, then I'll make an official release exactly 2 weeks later here on Itch. but I don't have a set date as of yet.

it'll be a very straight-forward story with Agnarr being the main romance. there'll be 3 endings, but those will come from very few choices in the story. 

I did talk about wanting to make a spin-off game, taking place after Sylving's story is done. it was only an idea, I quickly figured out it won't be possible to make it.

hey there! doing my very best at working on it.
because I do most of the work myself, being the creator, head writer, character designer, making the sprites, the backgrounds and main coder, it takes a while to make progress since I'm so busy outside making Sylving.
I love the world and characters I've created, and I'm not giving up on it! had to rewrite chapter 4 several times, but I'm finally having a good foot with it and doing my best to get it done. there's new characters to meet in this chapter, so I hope you'll like them when I finally release the chapter.

played it today, and it's very well written! I do feel a little sorry for the guy for being embarrased about his weight gain, being so invested in him and his personal problems.
will the story continue with more updates? and if so, will we keep play as Keith moving forward or will we play as a different character to meet him? 

hey there! glad you had a fun time reading it ^.=.^

chapter 4 will contain a mature scene for those who clicked on the NSFW choice(I'll have to put the mature label here in Itch when I release it), being a moment when the main character is getting a bit touchstarved for Agnarr,  but no s*x scenes for the next few chapters. hopefully this mature ban will be over before the next chapter.

checked the codes and Agnarr's sprites, and I realized his tail isn't actually missing. it's hidden behind his massive leg! x,D
you can see a tiny part of it at the bottom of the screen. this probably happened because I changed Agnarr's frame to be bigger so that I could fit in the full sword sprites I made for him. I updated everything but forgot to update the tail, so it changed position. I fixed it now, so his tail will be visible again in the chapter 4 release.
and I updated the shoulderpad of course *thumbs up* thank you for bringing up these mistakes I made ^.=.^

the tail's supposed to be there, I guess I didn't see it dissapear ^^; could you tell me which line that is when it goes missing? same with the missing shoulder pad.

I don't have a place for that, but maybe you can tell me through Telegram or Discord if that works for you.

thank you for making Minotaur Hotel. it's has a great story, set of characters and lore. wish you the best of luck moving forward and I can't wait to see how the team will continue the story. stay awesome!

so far, maybe about 2 hours. I've only released 3 chapters, so the story will get longer with future chapters released.

if you're on a PC, click "H" (hide) on your keyboard. that'll hide both the text and box. 

glad you enjoyed reading it!

oh I missed that! thanks for telling me, I'm fixing that.

yup, it'll be an option

I fixed it now, thank you for telling me *thumbs up*

oh I didn't see that! thanks for telling me, I'll change it right away.

I'll be releasing the updated version of 0.3 tomorrow, then I'll be working on chapter 4 moving forward. there's been a few changes in chap. 2 and 3 before I could move forward, with polished sprites for Agnarr.

I don't know how to help you, I'm sorry. I googled the error, and I get "failed to connect to your local server". I have no idea what this means for Renpy (the program I use to make the VN Sylving)

are you loading a savefile? it's probably broken. especially the ver.0.3 Reforged version because I had to clean the codes some and made changes to the script.

make a new game and see if that works.

I'm planning 20 chapters, but I'm not sure if that's even possible. being the writer, illustrator, animator, background designer and coder, it takes a ton of work and time.

yeah, that's what I figured is what I need. I want to work alone first when I write chapter 4, but I'll see if I can find an editor to look through it when I'm ready to work with someone again.

thank you for the suggestion and how to go about it, I'll keep that in mind when I bring on an editor eventually! 

he's not romancable in Sylving.

but after the main story's done, we'll be working on a spinoff after the epilog where most male characters are dateable.

no chapter 4 this year, but there'll be an updated version with some changes. chapter 3 will have a big rewrite, but it should be possible to get that done before the end of 2024.

there's no sprites for the tape measure and Brumm holding dishes. the measuring scene only happens once, so it's not neccessary. but I can make one with Brumm holding a plate of food.

thanks for bringing it up!

don't worry, we'll be working closely together. I'm trying to be more lose over the writing, but I'll make sure it's still within how I invision the story as a whole to be.

thank you!

I do love a good steak!

thank you. we'll make sure it's cooked to perfection, hehe.

as of now, I don't want to use any voice acting. maybe later on, as the scenes with animations becomes more intimate, but it's still a maybe.

I hope I'll get to finish the beta of chapter 4 by the end of August or somewhere in September. I do near all the work myself, with great help from my friends around editing and grammar mistakes. soooo much work I,3 which is why I never put on dates because I burned out working on my VN easily.

yup, SNFW will come, but the first time having it will probably be in chapter 5.

no worries, I don't update here on Itch often. I usually post in my Patreon monthly with my progress, upcoming characters, animations and raw scripts. 

I finished writing the script, but I'm doing some editing first before I get help with the grammar and possible changes. and I got two more characters I have to make the sprites for, which will sadly take another while to make. but I hope to release chapter 4 in late August or September.

hi there!

thanks for the invite, but I'm afraid I can't join it. it's 1 am here in Norway, so I must miss out on the stream sadly. but I would like to watch the recording when it's uploaded ^.=.^ 

have fun with Sylving!

thank you, I'm glad you enjoy my VN so much ^.=.^

I got a Patreon  with a Sylving tier for $10. you can get a look on new characters, screenshots, sketches and illustrations. you'll get your username put in the end credit in Sylving as well.

I hope to release the next update between Jule or August. takes me a lot of work making Sylving, so the releases of each chapter will always take some time.

awesome! been working alot lately, so taking a break to play this update will be great! can't wait to see more of Tom ^^

you should take your time with these updates. it's always great reading Socially Awkward no matter how long it takes *huggles you*

yup. I'm trying to focus on the story and worldbuilding for Sylving, so Agnarr is the only one to romance in this story.