Chapter 6 is out! Download Link here! (Patreon)

Chapter 6 is out!

StrongGirls Chapter 6 is finally here and it is a big one. Thank you for your patience!Every main girl now gets:

Halloween scene

Christmas scene

Valentines scene

Unique exam interactions

Three new optional dates (gym, bowling, game center)

A new story progression scene that brings her to level 10

On top of that, this chapter contains several major emotional breakthroughs as all the girls are pulled into the main story and the Big Event that happens. I will not spoil that here, you will have to experience it yourself in game.

To download, click this link: (link)It will take you to the itch page, verify your Patreon membership, and present the downloads.

What is new in Chapter 6

All girls can progress to level 10, (Hino can get to level 6)

New Queen Labs and Kasumi Labs scenes.

Numerous story events with time skips and all girls discovering serum permanence which also includes new bulkier sprites.

Lots of new FMG, new outfits, and new sprites across the board

All side stories released so far are bundled in and can be unlocked in-game.

Image stats and polish

This update has a ridiculous amount of art. Some quick numbers:

Sprite count went from 663 in version 5.1 to 1018 in Chapter 6

Kaori alone now has 25 different emotes, compared to the old standard of 6 per girl per muscle size

Chapter 6 specific full screen images are almost double what Chapter 5 had

The overall level of polish is much higher now. My plan for the next release is to bring this level of polish back into earlier chapters as well.

Important notes about saves, cheats, and chapter select

A few technical notes so you do not accidentally break your playthrough:

Chapter select:

New chapter layout may not load properly in old saves. Make sure to select chapters from the main menu.

A hard reset fixes this because old saves still remember the old chapter select layout. Loading from outside the save shows all the new content correctly. As you rewrite an old v5.1 save with a v6 save it should also work.

Cheats and swapping girlfriends

Using the cheat function to swap girlfriends after the timeskip can cause a lot of problems. Honestly I would suggest not using the swap girlfriend cheap unless you progressed the girl already into level 9 or above.

You can get locked out of progress because you do not have enough dates or gifts with the new girl, or you can completely break the timeline, especially when swapping between Manami, Yuka, and Saya. Their routes track variables all the way from Chapter 1.

The girlfriend saves exist for a reason. If you want to try multiple girlfriends, it is much safer to run a few separate playthroughs and rely on chapter select rather than swapping with cheats.

The Halloween, Christmas, and Valentines dates only trigger when you are dating the girl, so these should be clean safe saves to load from if you want to swap girls.

If you report bugs to me, please tell me:

Whether you used cheats

Which version you played on, 1080p or 4K, pc or mac.

Old saves and version matching

If you want to use old saves, you must use the same version (1080 or 4K) that you played on previously. Choose correctly when you download.

Chapter 6 officially begins after the scene where you meet Koda in the karaoke room. If your save is stuck on the black screen after that, you may need to rewind to just before Koda leaves, then continue from there so the jump into Chapter 6 triggers properly.

Balancing, timeskip, and exams

This update is fairly lenient with time if you play efficiently.

With good planning and smart use of gifts, it is possible to get up to 7 girls into post timeskip content.

On a casual run, I usually end up with 4 girls progressed into post timeskip (two daytime girls and two evening girls).

Some key rules:

The post timeskip cutoff is 28 November in game.

To continue a girl’s story after the timeskip she must be level 9 (9 stars on the stats screen).

Hino is the exception, she only needs level 5.

This cutoff exists so the permanence of the serum and the new bulkier sprites do not smash old scenes to pieces.

Theoretical max girls:

You cannot progress Yuka, Manami, and Saya at the same time because of how their routes are structured.

A perfect run would look something like: Manami, Kaori, Kasumi, Haruka, Naomi, Hino, Miyu. That is the 7 girl theoretical max.

If you are not dating Manami, Yuka, or Saya (for example if Kaori is your girlfriend), then the perfectionist target is 6 girls.

Exams:

Exam period runs from 13 to 17 November.

Getting a perfect score on all exams and having 20 knowledge unlocks a special perfect score scene where your girlfriend celebrates your success.

Each exam day has 3 questions that reference earlier classroom scenes. Very Persona like if you have played those games.

After each test day, the player will comment on how they feel they did.

If you got all questions correct, you will see a line like “I feel very confident about my answers” so you are not completely in the dark until results are posted.

There are also unique reward scenes for each girlfriend if you get that perfect score, so these are missable but hopefully very satisfying if you go for them.

Final words

This chapter has been a massive undertaking, both in story and art, and I am really proud of how it turned out. There are a lot of emotional moments, a lot of juicy FMG, and a lot of small details.

Thank you so much for your patience, support, and feedback along the way.Now go hit that download link, and enjoy Chapter 6.

To download again: click this link (link) which takes you to itch, verifies your membership, and shows you the builds.

Have fun, and let me know what you think.

-Jon