5.5 Dev Log (Patreon)

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Ep2 dev is wrapping up, so I don't have a ton to share this time, but this is probably gonna be the last Dev Log before Ep2 actually drops.

Current Progress

1358 renders

9,000+ lines of code

4 sex scenes

Renders

Renders are sitting at around 80% done. The Mansion's still missing a few smaller scenes and the final stretch. The tricky bit is there's a fight scene at the end, which is a way bigger lift than average scenes, and I'm trying to bring in some animation too, even though I'm definitely not a pro animator, so I'm fumbling my way through and tweaking as I go. There's also a sex scene in the Mansion that's still in the works. Once I get all of that done, I'll drop another Sneak Peek as the final hype run before Ep2 actually launches.

After that, it's just the cathedral scene left, which is also the only place I hadn't finished the dialogue script for. I've got the rough outline down already, and it's shorter overall than the Mansion, so it shouldn't eat up too much time. My real-life schedule is pretty locked in for the next few months, so I'm estimating about a month to wrap all the renders and animation.

Code

On the code side, I (with the help of the absolute legend Claude, should've found it way sooner tbh) put together a full phone system to replace that bare-bones SMS screen. There's a lockscreen and a home screen now, fancy asf. The core function is still texting, but I'll dig into more fun apps in the future. For now, I'm starting with some customizable wallpapers you can unlock as you play.

After all that it's just code polish, bug testing, all the wrap-up stuff. The last two updates I kept telling myself this part would take a week tops, and every single time it ended up eating way more than that and pushing things back. So this time I'm padding the estimate, giving myself a full month, which should be more than enough no matter what goes sideways.

Release Date

So, Ep2's looking at a late June release. That's a date that already factors in delays with a healthy buffer baked in. If I'm lucky the actual release might land a bit earlier, but experience has taught me not to commit too hard too soon.

Last But Not Least

One last thing about the subscription perks. Right now the wallpapers are basically the only thing I've managed to keep up with monthly. The special renders, polls, all the other bits have not really happened. That's 100% on me and I'm genuinely sorry about it. I'll catch up on the special renders I owe from this stretch. But to stop letting down the people who are actually paying to support me, I'm also thinking about completely reworking the subscription perks from the ground up. I'll get into the specifics once Ep2 dev is mostly out the door.

Thank you so much for your patience and support!

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