I meant this to be for November, but it's already a day or two into December so... DECEMBER UPDATE IT IS.

Progress Update

Last year, I said that my goal was to complete writing the common route by the end of the year... and this time, that is once again my goal. Hopefully, for sure this time, but honestly, I'm not sure if I can make it. 

Chapter 6 should already be half-way through, actually (writing-wise, anyway), but I've been going back to previous chapters to polish them, including what is already written in CH6. I've also ended up coding a chunk of it when I meant to focus on writing... which is why I've gotten stuck here much longer than I intended (whoops?). 

That said, this chapter and the remaining ones will be crucial for the upcoming romance routes, so it's honestly quite difficult to write as we enter a point of no return.

I've also started on the CG sketches for chapter 6, and if you've been following me on my socmed, you might already know that this chapter should have the most number of CGs so far.

I've also mentioned that I decided to add another (unplanned) system for a short section of this chapter, albeit a much simpler one compared to CH5; in fact, I've already completed implementing it and all that's left is to fill in the dialogue and make the bad ending for failure. (Hint: It's a similar concept to the one I implemented in the fangame I made, but way less complex!)

Teaser

Speaking of CGs... here's a teaser for one of the WIPs! (also posted on socmed)

...and a no-context screenshot from chapter 6~

Social Media Update

If you don't already follow me on Twitter, or if you do and you missed it, I announced that I will be avoiding posting artworks on Twitter due to the site's recent changes in rules and guidelines involving AI. That is to say- I will still be posting updates there, but with much less frequency.

Which brings us to... Bluesky!

Yeah, I just wanted to announce that I'll also be present on that website with the same handle (Antares252), so if you'd like to see teasers, updates, artworks or just dev musings, feel free to follow me there!

Next Update

Next update post should be end of January? Then, it'll be the moment of truth on whether or not I manage to finish the common route this year! 

As I've mentioned before, 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. 

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