Leigh's route is the next update and is currently on patreon. After him, the next build will be Lucas before we loop back around to Leigh again most likely to get back to the original flow.
I'm glad people love Kostya so much. He's one of my favorites to write and I love what he represents for the story. Sadly, I want to keep the scope of this project within reasonable means, so I'm not adding more routes.
I did at one point consider like a sequel-esque project but that would likely follow Selwyn's friend group, so it probably wouldn't have Kostya in there heh.
But if you are a Kostya fan, you might get a lot more than you expected out of him soon.
I did just have a massive problem with the android build for the latest patreon version and had to do a massive fix for it, so there's a good chance the android builds just aren't going to work this time? It's a lot harder for me to go back and fix this one, so if more people report there's a problem. I'll have to figure out if I'm gonna dedicate time to redoing the build or just forgoing an android update for this release. We'll have to see if more people report it.
The next Leigh update will have more spicy content. Korichi has been working really hard on the CGs for it to make it a real special update. So look forward to that.
Soon! Definitely this month, no matter what! I've been extremely sick last month and am still dealing with the lingering effects, but I'm well enough to sit at my computer now, so I've been working on the next update! I refuse to let this month pass without it coming out.
All public updates happen when the next patreon update comes out. I've been on a long camping trip this month, so I haven't been able to work on it but I'll get back to work as soon as possible.
I took December off for Christmas, so I haven't charged the patrons for the end of the month that just passed and I'm planning on trying to get this build out this month, however, I do have a camping trip for a good chunk fo this month, so it might be a little shaky.
I'll fix this in the morning, though I'll likely have to use the patreon version I used before, which will be missing some editing and Selwyn's clothes being added but I'd rather the build be functional.
Sorry, I haven't gotten around to coding that in. It's a pretty low priority sadly and my workload has been pretty large, so I haven't been able to integrate it yet. Hopefully it won't be too long before I can add it.
There's a current bug in Lucas' route that happened when I changed the code that's forcing people into the bad ending. I'll fix it during the next public build release.
I would argue that while Lucas is sensitive, he is emotionally distant from others. He cares but he struggles to empathize with people and sometimes doesn't understand the weight of what he says. He's also a person who is very vulnerable to stress and often lashes out because of it. A big part of Lucas' character is that he doesn't actively seek help. In his route, Wallace is basically forced to be the proactive one in order to push Lucas into a safer environment for him both mentally and emotionally. You're definitely correct on his self-esteem though, he's dealing with some intense self-loathing and often regards himself as below those he deems as good people like Aure and Wallace.
That is essentially what's happening. In Leigh's route; you'll learn about Mercy, In Oscar's; you learn about Quinn and Conrad, and in Lucas' route; you learn about Helena and her family.
Leigh's route was the latest updated. Lucas was just updated on patreon and this month's update is going to be strange, likely a smaller one to compensate for the amount of behind the scenes planning I'm doing.
I do agree about a lot of the previous stuff not being filler. Some of it has been setting up characterization and dynamics. You can afford more filler early on in your story so the reader can get used to the characters.
But even then, there are still some that could have been snipped down. We didn't entirely need to have.
For example, I don't really consider much of the latest Leigh build as filler. Maybe some of the dialogue with Charlie but most of that build's scenes served a purpose.
However, some scenes like Lucas explaining the book he's reading in an earlier scene of his route really didn't need to be there to that degree. We could have simply learned the basics of the book to infer that Lucas prefers reading stories for escapism.
My mentality about filler is scenes that don't serve a purpose. Even if a fun scene might be nice to read, if it doesn't serve a purpose it's cuttable. However, that scene might still be included because it serves a purpose tonally or for pacing reasons.
The main romantic beats will still be hit as their character arcs progress. It just won't have a bunch of romantic scenarios to give the viewers fanservice.
The sprite hasn't been finished yet! It's been sketched up, but our sprite artist has been a little too busy to finish it lately. It'll hopefully be done soon!
They're in the about page. It's not exactly the most cleaned up or efficient but it'll have to do until I can get a proper programmer to fit up the sub-menus.
There's only one route per character, there will be a bad ending near the middle of their route but that won't split off into an entire route. Lucas' route is the furthest route so far, having a couple more updates than the others.
All future updates unless stated otherwise will be focusing on Lucas until he's finished. There will be the occasional build for Leigh and Oscar but for now, we're focusing on getting him done and dusted.
That initial metal song for the first nightmare sequence was the first piece of music I added to the project. As soon as I heard it, I knew the exact scene it was going to be for.
I'll hopefully get around to doing that once I get someone more fluent in programming. I'm not entirely sure how to handle this in an adequate way that wouldn't end up messing things up.
I've made a post about this. I've changed the build 9 android file and uploaded an alternate download link for a previous version of the android build. Try those and let me know if it works!
I've made a post about this. I've changed the build 9 android file and uploaded an alternate download link for a previous version of the android build. Try those and let me know if it works!
