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Latest (free) post on Patreon from a few days ago.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/public-update-i-125352242

Slow-going but steady progress does seem to be being made

One of my favorites. I just hate how each update seems to take double the time of the last update to release.

I'm also rather fond of the art style for this! Another thing that I really liked is that before you even start talking to one of the characters you're warned beforehand what you can expect from them and what interactions with them will be like.

Another thing I really liked is the Image Tracker feature. I was gonna go down each of the general paths I noticed anyway, but selecting a gallery image and the choices being highlighted to let the player know which choice to pick to unlock it is huuugely underrated in a number of other avn's

I wish I could share your optimism in regards to the perfection bit. Don't get me wrong, I want the game to be as good as it can be and I want them to take their time, too. But... At this point I'd rather something than nothing.

Know what I mean? The game already looked miles better than most, both in graphical fidelity and in writing. To strive for something better is great but the cost has become apparent:

No actual update in a year and a half

No dev comment on Itch in almost a year

Latest Patreon post where they describe their fight with it (perfectionism)

There's a handful of games I follow that ended up on hold indefinitely or outright abandoned because the dev would chase perfection (Sylphine being a prime example). They've all followed this very same path and I'd hate for this to share the same fate.

No worries, figured things had gotten busy or that even if there was no response that it was at least seen and possibly noted down!

With that (and the previous comment) being said, hope things go by smoothly for you! Can't wait to see how things progress, especially with how things are ramping up in the story!

Random question time!: With such a large cast of characters I'm sure you and your team get looaads of requests for more of a particular character.

Was there one that you weren't expecting to get as much attention/requests as they did? Conversely, is there one that you feel to be underrated?

Couldn't help but laugh after that bit with Simon when trying to invite him for the movie night. All throughout that I was thinking "Man, and to think I felt bad for going after Esme". A line later MC thinks something similar. So nearly said "That's what I'm sayin!" out loud after reading that.

To get passed that 1GB limit you'll have to poke Itch Support. Unsure the exact process or what goes on afterward, though. Just something I've seen mentioned on a handful of other games I follow

Replaying cause it has been quite a while since I last played. Like last time, I almost wish I waited before picking this up with how much the story has thoroughly captured my interest!

I wanna know all the things, there's so many interesting things going on! It continues to get more interesting event after event as we go deeper down the rabbit hole and the story unfolds, I didn't want it to end just yet!

Ai is living up to her name though, that's for sure. Girl is so smart, but also so dumb sometimes. She means well but, man... I'll be rather surprised if those good intentions and half-baked thoughts and ideas don't get someone hurt, or worse.

When Mio asked "How have you survived this long?" I can't help but feel she's speaking what the player is probably thinking lol.

(Can you take a guess what was written before finishing that event? Lol. One can only hope many a lesson was taught there and then. Though, I suspect that just added fuel to the fire, especially after the next couple events.)

I think I did all the available content but just incase, I'm missing four of the remaining character slots. Are they just placeholders for now or am I actually missing them?

Minor issues I noticed and general feedback on something:

I... Spent longer than I care to admit wondering what I was doing wrong when it came time to talk to Rin in the park or Hana at school. I completely forgot what that little House button ontop the map did.

I thought it was a quick 'teleport' home/Ai's room. I didn't realize it was to swap between house and city locations.

In the Love Status menu it's a little unclear at times. For example, I was just flicking through seeing who I can progress with that day and had seen to progress with Ai I need to "Complete Sara quest 1", so I look on Sara's page. I says to "Complete story quest: The Shrine Maiden Part 2".

It then occurred to me that, there's seemingly no way to know what quests/events you have in progress. Or what quests/events are available to you or even that you've completed.

So, all I really know is that I can't progress with her right now. I have an idea of when I can from when I first played, but I can't tell how far I am from that point. Know what I mean?

When MC and Gloria are on the roof of the school with Maki for a couple of messages after Gloria mentions capturing royals, the next two lines from MC change the background back to Gloria's company. After that it returns to Gloria

When MC takes Mio to Ms.Linda to get new clothes as Himawari and Eri are talking about the clothes Eri had sold the week prior a couple of the renders are switched. Eri looks to be speaking when Himawari is the one talking, and vice-versa.

I've said it before but I love seeing these model showcases. Easily the best models for any of the games/devs I follow (220 now)!

Gonna be a sad day once the model for each character is updated, I'll miss seeing these showcases

That should give players who love to save at every corner, enough slots to do so... hopefully... unless you need more than 2,700...

Challenge accepted

Over 31,700 lines of code,  god dayum you (and your team if you're not working alone!) are busy bees!

Came here to comment something very similar. I've thoroughly enjoyed what I've played but the gallery needs more love than the MC ever did/does.

I think the only thing that'd make your suggestion better is if we could also view scenes involving a specific character (or, in some cases, characters)

Poor Jun whenever she's in class and MC has an interaction with someone. Probably hopes Touka doesn't notice or calls on her. Though with her growth spurt I imagine all eyes are gonna be on her more often lol

All that info on Hibiki's necklace makes me think (even more!) that the same thing, or at the very least, something similar was done to that crucifix MC was given. Especially with the lore dump that happens afterward.

Also probably already know or have fixed it:

Latest scene with Inawyn doesn't appear to be available in the replay gallery

There will be a harem route, but it will be quite different from what you're used to seeing in other games.

An older comment, I realize, but that's a relief! If that's still planned to happen, anyway. With how well written your characters are, when the time came, I'd be stuck trying to decide. Especially cause I don't want to hurt any of them!

Would legit be sat there for longer than I care to admit having an internal debate about it lol.

Happy to see you return, especially so soon!

As always, can't wait to see how things progress! Hope things go by smoothly for you!

No worries, thought it worth mentioning as I hadn't seen others comment about it

Shift + A on PC opens the accessibility menu, unsure how you open it on Android though

Got as far as the interactive map, haven't seen all available content just yet but enough that I feel like I can comment.

Honestly, probably the most unique characters I've seen in a while! Maybe I play too many VNs, but you usually see the a lot of the same character designs so it was very nice to see new ones for once!

The story seems rather interesting so far as well. Kind of wish I stumbled upon this when it was more developed because I want to see and know more!

Looking forward to future updates, can't wait to see more! Hope everything goes by smoothly for you!

Minor issues/typos I noticed:

The sound effects for characters moaning don't seem to care if you have Voice or Sound sliders muted. They do seem to get muted if you lower the Music slider, though.

When MC returns home from the bar he thinks

"Cathy definitely knows my story"

But... Who is Cathy? We didn't meet anyone named Cathy. We did just meet a Katie. He then thinks how Amy is still asleep, but who is Amy? We haven't met an Amy, unless he means Emily.

Moments later as he's waking up he says "Amy what are you doing in my room" even though he's talking to Emily.

After coming home from the club he again refers to Emily as Amy, both when thinking about looking up Fobo and when he spots her sitting on the couch.

Later when Katie invites MC home he once again refers to Emily as Amy when he thinks how she probably isn't home

When going to cafe for the secret meeting he refers to Emily as Amy when sitting at one of the available tables

Again when Emily mentions ordering coffee he calls her Amy

Also encountered a strange issue when I opened the accessibility menu.

Reason I had opened it was because I wanted to change the font to see if it would also be changed on the phone. Personally found it a little difficult to read, don't get me wrong. I could make out what was being said but with how thick the lines are they kind overlap or bleed onto each other a little. Or at least the text conversation with Emily at the start of the game looks that way. For example:

Rare for me to be stumped picking a choice but this chapter did just that. Legit was sat there for longer than I care to admit for a couple of them. 

Can't wait to see more, hope everything goes by smoothly for you!

Man... It's wild to me how a rather straight-forward section left as much to think about and unpack as it did. On top of leaving me feeling conflicted about the options to pick from even though I knew what I was supposed to be aiming for. Then the final nail on the coffin (Ba dm ts) after the fact.

Kind of made me briefly forget the urgency of MC getting back to what he was doing despite it being mentioned a bunch throughout this update.

Oh absolutely! If it weren't for that I doubt he'd have had that position for very long.

Gonna be interesting to see how things go with her

Aw man. I haven't played since Chapter 7 and was debating if I should wait for 10 to release before I hopped back into things cause I knew I'd want more. Things just keep getting more and more interesting! So much is cooking all at once!

Lots of mixed feelings on Claire, though. I mean, I get it, but.. Man. I don't mean it as a complaint or anything, just wasn't an angle I was expecting, know what I mean?

Can't wait to see more! Hope everything goes by smoothly for you!

Probably already fixed but a couple minor issues I noticed were:

During the scene in the diner with Blake. At one point MC says "Blaire don't you want to thank her as well?" instead of Blake.

While MC is talking to Arsa during the negotiation she says "Clarice" instead of Claire. Unsure if just a typo, or if that's her actual name and Claire is just a nickname, or if Arsa is just being Arsa. Thought it worth mentioning just incase

Oh no.. That's one hell of a cliffhanger to leave things off at. I'm sure many won't be surprised by it but, man... I'm so interested in seeing how MC reacts to it. I have a pretty solid idea, but you get what I mean.

Also kind of feels like MC is playing checkers while Asuna's playing chess. Not quite sure how I feel about it and/or her just yet

As unfortunate as this news is, life comes first. Hopefully things go by smoothly for you, looking forward to when things can be picked back up again!

I mean... I shouldn't have expected much just yet since this is a relatively new release, but I kind of thought there'd be more cause of all the character's having one entry in the gallery.

When it said "Not available yet" I thought it meant it as in I just hadn't seen it yet so it wasn't available for viewing yet, it makes sense in hindsight what is actually being said. Know what I mean? Total user error, I admit. Thought it worth mentioning, though. 

Since the last update was a lil over 2 years ago, I doubt it. Especially with their last comment on Itch being that long ago, too.

Safe to assume this has, unfortunately, been abandoned

It also implies there are no male human SECS workers who would also posses the pills. I suppose "man" can be interpreted as "human male", but I feel like it should be clarified better?

Maybe I've forgotten but, has MC even told her about SECS and/or the pills yet? I'm pretty sure he's told her that he isn't a detective anymore, but I don't think he's told her about all that. I feel like she wouldn't have phrased it that way if she knew.

It's definitely something I've been waiting for, though. If any character would joke about it, it would be her or Kagome. The whole taking "a little blue pill" to fuck someone joke has been simmering in the background waiting for its chance to strike

That was fast! Galka's truly in a league of her own, that's for sure

Anyway, can't wait to see more. Especially with what happens in the teaser! Hope things go by smoothly for you!

Oh the two seasons were merged? I was interested in replaying  from the start to refresh my memory of all the happenings so that makes things incredibly convenient!

I've said it before but on top of having a fun and interesting cast of characters, I love how wholesome this is. Outside of the drama, of course lol.

I think Galka is easily one of my favorite characters when it comes to that, too. Just the whole gentle giant thing she has going on is rather endearing.

Minor issues I noticed:

Think there's a misname as MC is recounting the story between him, Ashley and Cecillia to Ember. As he's telling her about how he stopped by unannounced, he tells Ember about how he heard two voices. One was murmuring, and it's Ember that says the other was sobbing uncontrollably instead of MC saying it.

Not really an issue per se, but it'd be nice if (similarly to H-Scenes) there was an option to see or skip the triggering flashback MC has when talking with Druthari after speaking with Ms. Clements about the infirmary, dorms and kitchen. Not something I had trouble with seeing, but I can see it causing issues for some. Especially since, although there is a warning for it some lines back it does kind of pop out at you suddenly. It's obvious what is being alluded to once you know, but before that I was thinking about what the "triggering scene" could be. Know what I mean?

During the third or fourth Serafina event I think one of the messages is misnamed. MC starts to say "As much as I love the cosplays..." then Serafina says that the two of them should spend time together, though that seems to be the line the MC is meant to be saying. (Also unsure if it was intentionally missing, but that lamp MC and Sera seemed to fixate on for a moment appears to be missing in that event, too)

Also not necessarily an issue (And I don't know a better unlock place/condition) but, I think one of the secret characters might be unlocked at a weird time. I unlocked them after defeating Willy on Nightmare difficulty. When MC notices her he, for some reason, thinks it's Nook. But... We've already learned about Nook's return and where she is quite a while ago. Ignoring that the girl in question has a totally different hair and skin color, there's no reason he should think that it's Nook since learning that she's (mostly) fine. I guess unless the event is technically taking place before all that?

Second event with the same secret girl has a couple of renders that seem to ignore the resolution the player is using. The same with the render immediately after that.

Appreciate you sharing this. This sort of communication is important so it's rather disappointing that they themselves have said nothing (In regards to the next update) since May. Neither on here, nor on Patreon after giving that a quick scroll.

Aw, a few of the devs I follow have announced that they'll have to abandon or put a pause on their projects. I think this is the one I'm most bummed to see go.

That being said, it's unfortunate but life happens. Hopefully you'll one day be able to return to this, though! It's nice to know that even if that doesn't happen we'll at least learn about what was going to happen in the story with the other format you plan to publish.

As always, hope things go by smoothly for you!

It's a really tough call but I think Nene's lisp stole Hina's position as "Most adorable"

Also, I sat there longer than I care to admit when we were shown Yui's crest. I genuinely thought it was a smudge on my monitor at first before it finally clicked that I was looking at the crest lol

Oh. I kinda forgot about Knightly Passions since I hadn't seen it in a while. Probably a good time to check it out since its been so long

Sad to see this one go but it's totally understandable with what you've shared here! Even more points for taking the time to be explain things instead of leaving people in the dark, and even more points ontop of that for being upfront and honest about it!

Wasn't expecting two Natsumi updates in a row, looking forward to playing it later!

From the comments in the changelog I can already tell the humor in this one will be great. Can't wait to check it out later

Latest Windows 10, downloaded a night or two ago, started a new save cause I remembered that I missed a few clickables when I first played (actually *still* missed a few this time around, too!).

Deleted and downloaded again just now and it seems to have fixed it. I haven't a clue why or how that happened

Pretty sure in the tutorial it also mentions that you can change the text and textbox from MC's phone. Just have to bear with it for a little longer.

Jokes on me and absolutely called out by the bot lol. Out of curiosity I manually converted the max int seconds to minutes, hours, days and finally years. Was gonna comment how we were so close to a hidden joke. Then am beaten to the punch because I didn't click a few more times.

Also, am I just being a big derp and missing the button? I can't seem to find the character menu. Looking on the phone just has Texts, Calls, Calendar and Jokes. Pressing Escape just has the usual options and the Gallery.

Completely deleting and reinstalling the game seems to have fixed it.

So many character references this update, I think the only one I didn't recognize was the white haired twin tails in the mall.

I mean... I'm not surprised cause it's AI generated but, you may want to add a Parody tag or something because that appears to be an actual character from anime and manga, Hayase Nagatoro.