Thank You for 10k!
Has it already been two months since the demo release? Time sure flies.

Honestly, I ended up taking an extended break so that I can catch up on things while I worked for the jam (*COUGH*also I've gotten myself a copy of Code:Realize*COUGH*)

To those who donated, thank you so much! With your contributions, I'll be able to push in a bit more voice acting in the game.

For now, the plan is to have the CGs partially voiced, and if there's left over budget then I might be able to squeeze in some partially voiced scenes.

There are the few who donated but haven't sent in their forms though. There's no deadline for the form submission *at the moment* but please don't forget to send in your form! -Especially if you availed any tier from 'name in credits' and above. 

Finally, as said in the title,  we've passed 10k combined downloads and browser plays, so I made a special celebratory art!

The 10k was actually passed only a little after a month of release... So if you were following my Twitter account, then you would have caught this art by then 🤫

Either way... THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT! <3

Progress Report

Anyway! I wouldn't say I've managed to return into development in full gear, but I've indeed made some progress, and with that- let me introduce some characters who will appear in the extended demo (whenever I may be able to put that out).

*Minor spoilers from the current demo ahead*

-Last time in the demo, you've met Count Brillhart... and of course, his trusty(?) butler.... but he couldn't possibly be the only servant of the esteemed nobleman, no? So we'll be meeting a few new faces soon. The man to the right is still a work in progress.

Some characters who have made an appearance (such as MC's father and the king) will also have their sprites made at a later date.

I'm still working on writing the continuation of the common route, so I can't make an estimate on when I can release the extended demo just yet, though I am aiming to have the romance routes started by November latest (hopefully!)

That said, the extended demo will be available to early beta testers first, and then to everyone for an even later date.

Blessing System

Now, let me just talk a bit about the Blessing system of the game.

As you may know, the MC has the Blessing of Rebirth (aka reincarnator status). In a way, it's a form of omniscience, but only within the confines of what she knows about the original game.

Accessible through the toggle-able quick menu screen; it WILL NOT be available for the demo versions.

This menu will have all of the information that the MC already knows about the story of the game, including general events of the common route, character profiles, world setting, (OG LI) character routes and more.

BASICALLY! Since you are playing as the MC who supposedly already knows about the game, you get to check her knowledge here. Additional information may or may not be added depending on your game progress.

The implementation of this menu will likely be after the common route is completed.

Perhaps this might be the key to changing their fates...?

Next Update

Hopefully, the next update would be by the end of October? Earlier if I manage to make significant progress before then.

As I've mentioned before, I won't be running a Kickstarter for this project, but if you'd like to support this project, you can donate here!

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

Well, that's it for now. Hope to see you soon 👋