[Status Report #4] MBML Chapter 2 - Episode 3 (Patreon)

📊 Progress & Current Numbers

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Alright. I won't dilly-dally in this report. Quick update on the plan.

Episode 3 is releasing without Naomi's arc. We're moving her storyline to Episode 4.

As the episode came together, it became clear that Sky's arc, and everything around it, already fills a full episode on its own. I can't spoil anything, but cramming Naomi's arc on top of a revelation-heavy episode would've undercut everything before it.

I could still fit Naomi in here somehow. Still, it would likely leave the episode feeling cut off midway because her arc is a completely different flavor from what came before it. It's like biting into a steak while still chewing an apple. The flavors clash, and neither one tastes the way it should.

So what's going to happen to Naomi's arc?It's going to be the intro to the next episode. Her storyline is built leaner than the others; it doesn't have a full 5-act structure, and it sets the right tempo heading into Freya and Gwen's final arcs when Episode 4 opens up. That's why it was originally planned for Episode 3. Bad call on my part. Placing it there means you don't have time to digest everything that's in Sky's arc. And trust me, you WILL need that time.

This also means Episode 3 will be shorter than what was planned. However, Episode 4 will be one huge-ass update. For what's in there, it's gonna be worth the challenge to finish it, and I am pretty hyped about it.

I know some of you were looking forward to Naomi's content this round. It's coming. It just needed its own space, and honestly, she will benefit from this change.

More details on the release schedule and changelog soon. I still have polishing and mobile feature fixes to do.

Thanks for your patience, as always.

Take care, and have a great one.

— NiiChan