Quick Progress Update on v0.17 (Patreon)

Hello all you merry supporters!

Just wanted to give an update on my progress and explain my current plans around the Early Access release.

I have all six afternoon scenes done for day 15. They are still missing some alterations to account for things on day 16, and have a few encounters that need some dialogue. The size1 afternoons for Jessica and Sophia also need a bit more dialogue to account for back to back tests. That said, the bulk of the afternoon events are complete.

I've finished the growth scenes and end scenes for Elena and Jessica (both J0 and J1) for day 15. They are missing alterations to account for day 16, and Jessica's size1 growth scene needs dialogue to account for back to back tests. But as above, the bulk of content and dialogue is there.

The growth scenes for Mia and Sophia (size 0 and size 1) have the growth sequence written (since it is reused from before). I need to write the rest of the dialogue around it, and will be focusing on getting them into a similar state as the other scenes (leaving day 16 alterations and similar aspects for later).

I still need to write the day 16 class scene, but I have an outline of that scene already written out. I also need to write the intro for day 16, but that is mostly the same from the intro of day 15.

Now, regarding the Early Access release planned for this coming Sunday, I believe I can still make my deadline. My current plan is to release an Early Access Alpha version on Dec. 17th. This version will likely be missing a number of things, but the bulk of the story content and dialogue will be done. I will be relying on all you wonderful supporters to help me playtest and proofread the update while I continue working on it through the week. I plan to release a second Early Access Beta version likely mid week to incorporate updates and fixes and to bring in more of the missing content.

Now, what content could be missing? The first thing that will likely be missing is a number of expression changes for sprites, similar to the previous Early Access v0.16 release. These are easy to add later, but rely on the dialogue to be completely done to make better expression choices. Another thing that will likely be missing are scene variations to account for different route/game state scenarios. I've been primarily writing the dialogue for day 15, and will need to make a number of small changes to account for things on day 16. This primarily deals with differences between day 15 and day 16 where different information is known to the characters. This also deals with scene changes around Jessica or Sophia going through back to back tests, which changes a number of things in their size 1 scenes. The lack of these variations may cause dialogue in certain scenes to appear strange in context, but will be fixed for the final release. I'll have a full list of things that are missing included with the Early Access release posts.

So, in short, I'm a little behind schedule, but I should be able to have something to release on Sunday. It will definitely be missing some things, but the important content will be there. I'll be relying on all of you to help with the proofreading and playtesting while I continue working on the update. If you have questions, don't hesitate to leave a comment or make a post in the Bayshore Academy discord.

Thank you as always for your continued support!

 - K. Bro