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That entirely depends. Choices made within earlier events may have a knock-on effect with the availability of future content - be that individual events, or full narrative arcs :)

Heya! There is a planned release for Version 1.10 for the public within the next coming weeks! Check back here soon for an announcement for it ;)

Hey dude! Some of the music within the game isn't produced by me - which means that I wouldn't have the rights to publish them VIA Spotify or other streaming services except YouTube (I've been releasing tracks from the OST here). I might consider releasing some of the tracks I composed myself onto Spotify in the future! :)

The last side character is going to be introduced in a coming update! :) 

Yes - there are sound effects including voices for any sex scenes in the game. Currently working towards a revamp to make them a little more realistic :)

Heya dude! Thanks for the kind words!

The game is updated incrementally with more content as time goes on. The current update finishes at the end of Chapter 1, but the next update (1.10) that I'm currently developing will bring more events for Chapter 2 - so keep your eyes peeled for when it comes out in the future! :)

For the Android version, I presume?

This game does have a pyschological horror tag, btw :)

It's pretty brutal - here's to hoping that itch.io will manage to figure it out :)

Thanks for the kind words, man! Appreciate it :)

There's a system in the works to show if an event is available at a certain location, to make viewing character's events a little easier - but I'm having trouble incorporating it into the current code. Look out for it soon, though :)

Yeah, you're right in assuming that an event can be accessible if another event has been 'missed'. I didn't want the game to necessarily follow a canon storyline, but be a little more free in event details - and I also don't necessarily want it to be super clear what choices you make actually determine outcomes of the story.

Heya dude! Thanks for the kind words :)

I've intentionally tried to keep some choices that change the course of the story deliberately vague. If you have an event that is crossed out, it's not 'missed', it's more that the original version of the event has been dramatically altered to fit into the choices you've previously made.

If you do want to see all possible event alterations, there's always the option to replay on a different save file - but it's certainly not a supported feature by design :)

For anyone running into similar issues - Version 1.9.3 should fix any issues you're having. Thanks for your patience!

Heya dude! Thanks for the kind words, and for the help offer!

When I'm proofreading, there are sometimes small errors that slip through the cracks and go into public releases unnoticed. If you ever notice anything that doesn't seem quite right, feel free to post it into the 'bugs and errors' section of the Discord!

I always love receiving any advice, feedback or thoughts - and I always want to try and make the game as best as it can be. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any thoughts or info you want to share :)

Hey dude! Apologies that the segmented event-chain stylisation doesn't really gel with you :(

I try my best to separate events at natural stopping points. Maybe the scenery has changed, a new character gets involved, or the dialog takes a very different turn from what it once was. I understand that this might make the event progression seem a little off - but each event is roughly the same length, so you're not really missing out on all too much.

Heya dude! For every character, there are hints available on their Events page that might steer you in the right direction. 

In the Game Menu, click 'Characters', then click on one of the characters. Click 'Events' on the bottom-right hand side of the screen, and it'll show you all of the character's events. In the bottom right, it will tell you what you need to progress to the next event.

You can also find the same information for Main Events and Club Events under their respective menu options. I hope this helps! :)

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I'll try my best to remove comments as I see them - but Itch.io doesn't have a way to hide a comment once it's been flagged for moderator review - and you can't report an account, just the post itself.

Heya dude! Version 1.9.0 includes the 2nd half of Kirei's Birthday Party, including the end of Chapter 1. Chapter 2's content will start making it's way out from the next update (1.10.0) :)

Okay, cool -thanks for letting me know.

For the dialog stuff that all appears before the crash - are you skipping through it pretty quickly, or are you taking your time?

Apologies for the numerous questions, just trying to pinpoint the exact issue here! :)

Hey! Thanks for letting me know about the issue! I'm assuming the crash occurs as soon as the game starts trying to download, and before the download progress bar shows?

Heya dude! For the characters created for Another World, they're made within a software called Koikatsu - there's a custom character creator which is what I use for the design of each of the characters. They're then modelled and posed and other visuals are all put together in the accompanying modelling environment known as Charastudio.

All renders are made in Koikatsu's CharaStudio - and yeah, it's a pretty popular option for adult VN's :)

Unfortunately not :( There's a list of current tags/planned tags towards the bottom of the game page - maybe take a look there and see if any of the other themes are for you? :)

Thanks dude! Hope you enjoy the ride :)

It's Lost in You - it's a great visual novel in a similar style! :)

I've personally not played Out Of Touch - it's in my backlog and a game I'll get to eventually, but I appreciate the comparison! :) 

Heya! There are some slight horror themes - but they're mostly mild psychological horror (e.g. noises, flashing lights, jumpscares) rather than blood/gore etc :)

Thanks dude! I'm glad that you enjoy it! :)

I'm still here, dude - gonna be getting back to development in the next week or so. Putting a temporary hold to the development of the game was unfortunately a little out of my control :(

Oh my goodness! It's so good to hear that I've helped you find a passion in poetry! It's something I've only really picked up as I started developing the game, but I'm glad to see some of my passion for it has rubbed off to somebody else!
Feel free to send any poems you're working on over to me on Discord (or DM [maelstrom507])! I'd love to give them a read :))

Heya dude! It's really good to hear that you're enjoying the game so far! I'm sorry that you've run into a few issues throughout your playthrough, though - are you okay sending me a copy of your save file VIA Discord (maelstrom507, or you can find me in the official server) so I can figure out what's going on here?

Hmmm... The game is just over 2gb in size, both with the .apk and unpacked. In theory, you should only need 4gb free at the most.

There is an unofficial compressed version of the game that sits around 500mb over on F95zone - unfortunately I can't link it here on Itch due to their rules, though. DM me via Discord (Maelstrom507) and I can send you a link there? :)

Thanks, man! :)

Hope you enjoy ;)

LiL was, in part, an inspiration for this game - but certainly not the only inspiration :)

The Sakura Petals poem is one that I've written specifically for the game - but I suppose I could give it the name 'Beneath the Sky'.

Thanks for the kind words! :))

The next update to the game (1.8.0 p1) will be out to supporters first in roughly two weeks - and then to the public a little while afterwards :))

Hey dude! Thanks for pointing these out! When developign 1.7.0 I went back and changed a few lines in the first event whilst pretty sleep-deprived, and didn't proof-read ._,

I've already caught these typos and have fixed them for the next version of the game that will be coming out sometime soon - thanks again for letting me know, though! :))

oh I see - I'm guessing it's probably sanction-based. Don't worry about a subscription though dude, your comments and support are already more than I could ask for :))

Hey dude! Thanks for the kind words! Comments like thse always help me keep going and developing what I love <3

I didn't know Russia didn't have access to Patreon! I also post the exact same things over on Subscribestar - which is pretty much the same sort of thing :))

Oh nice! I haven't done many official self-releases in a while, but I'd probably say it's my favourite one I've made too :)