OH SHOOT I forgot to post this 😭

Time is moving too fast and I didn't realize that it's already October... I've also been having sleep problems over the past few days (or weeks?), so I forgot to post this even when I've finished writing this up... oops?🫠

ANYWAY- onto the progress updates 👏

Progress Update 

I've been crunching on the assets so that I can release the next early beta update for those who are eligible ($30 and up donations)... and honestly, there's still a lot of work to do, both in writing, editing, coding and drawing.

It doesn't really help that I've re-hauled an already completed section of the game since it was really bugging me and I always felt like something was missing from it... so I went ahead and redesigned its presentation, which is more work for me, and it would have meant more expenses if I wasn't my own unpaid underpaid, overworked artist 😆

That said, I can't show any teaser of that for now since it'll be a spoiler... but all I'll say is, if you're a fan of Ace Attorney, you'll probably enjoy it!

For now, have an unrelated CG teaser~

From the previous devlog, I talked about adding mini games, yeah? Well I... kinda ended up making another one on the fly. This one will just be a really quick brain teaser for the player.

-And, as I've mentioned before, it also serves to push the story forward!

In other words, while it may seem like adding mini games is adding to my workload... it's actually the opposite; adding them is actually helping me with production since my bottlenecks often come from writer's block😅 it must be tiring to hear me repeat this over and over but I'm like a grandma and I'm not sure if I've actually even mentioned this before👵

Also, random tidbit but, I actually couldn't code these games before until I learned how to customize screen codes which I learned from working on Pre-Odyssey: Love at First Quack, as well as the Blessing menu for this game... which will be locked until full release >:3 

Beta Access Sold Out?! (Replenished)

Speaking of early beta access... it has actually been sold out. Thank you all very much for the support!🥹

I've since added around 10 more slots for early beta. I'm not really sure how many more slots I'll open up if this new batch gets filled up too... but for now, I think I can still keep replenishing it since early beta is the tier with the least work for me, plus early beta players can also help me by providing feedback.

Also, thanks to this, I can increase the budget for voice acting!😌

Artist Corner 

This month, our special feature art and thumbnail art is by kusitaki_0141!

Next Update

I'm not sure when the next update will be... ideally, I'd like the next update to also serve as the new beta update drop. Originally, I wanted September (we're already past this) or November, but with all the work I still have to do, I'm not sure when I can complete all the work for early beta part 2... so, it would either be November or December. 

Regular reminder that I won't be running a Kickstarter for this project, but if you'd like to support this game, you can donate here! 

For the list of perks, you may refer here under "Q: Do I get anything for donating?".

And speaking of donations...

IMPORTANT REMINDER:

Donors of every tier, please don't forget to fill up your survey forms (No, seriously. Even a bunch of higher tier donors have not submitted their forms😭)

-Especially those who donated $20 and above- I need the names you'd like me to use for the credits!