HEA: Dev Log #04 (Patreon)

Hello, everyone!

I'll start by sharing the results of the poll on the future of Happily Ever After.

As you can see, with a total of 22 votes, the clear winner is “Visual novel,” so I will proceed to detail the changes to be taken into consideration:

The changes will be applied starting with version 0.6.

In relation to the previous point, since the gameplay will change drastically, it would be strange to keep the game as a continuation of version 0.5 and earlier, so the game will revert to version 0.1 and will be renamed “Happily Ever After - Rethought” (if you have a better name, I welcome suggestions).

The game has had monthly updates and will continue to do so. However, as an exception to the rule, this new version will take a little over a month, as there are quite a few structural changes to be made.

The game will adopt a traditional visual novel format and an affection point system will be added for the characters. Decisions and scenes will be directly linked to this score.

The overall story will remain the same, but there will be several changes from the beginning of the game. These changes will modify, remove, or add scenes in order to make the story more coherent and avoid rushing the relationship that develops between some characters.

The secondary events presented will become part of the main plot.

I think that's everything. If I forget anything, I'll edit this same topic and announce it.

I want to thank everyone for voting and sharing your opinion about HEA. Constructive criticism is always welcome.

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Now let's move on to the preview of HEA version 0.5.

Remember that the changes mentioned above will not be applied in this version!

This version will feature the following changes:

Greater emphasis on the main plot. Daniel's past is back.

Inclusion of two new characters.

First side event at Alberto's house.

A home gym is added.

New decent animations (not those 2-frame things XD).

As usual, here are some renders I have ready as a preview:

Google Drive

HEA version 0.5 will be released between January 28 and 30, 2026.

Best regards,

Escovic.