[1.19] Still not quite ready... (Patreon)

Hi guys!  Editing is going great but I need a little more time before it's ready to go out.

I'm going through scenes and lifting them up with better description, pacing and dialogue.  Everything I touch is getting much hotter and more interesting, so I know I need to keep doing it.

I was bitching to the contributor Behbeh about how long it's taking, and she said "there's a lot more psychological honesty in this episode."  She's right, there's a really big story event in the club, and it's taken a lot of time and energy to get it feel emotionally real.

How much am I working on it?Over on Discord, Bread Pitt told me not to burn out.  I said don't worry, I'm only working half days at the moment.

There are 24 hours in a day

Not complaining, I love working on the game and it doesn't even feel like work, I'm really lucky.  I'd work longer on it if my brain didn't just give out at a certain point.  Just wanted you guys to know I'm not goofing off, but pouring hours and hours of work into it every day.

What still needs to be done?

All requested art is ready (and looking gorgeous), but needs to be coded in.

Our illustrator lovely Victoria is working on some last minute art tweaks (caused by changes made in editing)

I need to edit some of the closing scenes in the episode for hotness, tone and pacing

A few scenes need a final pass (mainly to punch up dialogue)

Some minor dialogue branches need to be written in

Change log needs to be updated, game needs to be compiled and packaged for release

Additionally, I've had a couple of really great contributor suggestions that would add a lot to the player experience to incorporate:

Add an alternate path to the sex scene, letting the heroine take a more proactive approach

Hard to explain without spoilers, but: weave in some internal reflections after a certain important event, showing it's still on the heroine's mind and tying together the first and second halves of the episode with more emotional consistency

All this is obviously a few more days' work.  I'm working so hard on it and I hope you're going to love it!  Sorry this isn't the release announcement, but I promise just a little extra time spent here is going to make a big difference when it's released.

TLDR; Soon™.

With love and humble appreciation for your patience,Crushstation 🦀❤️