Status update Episode 9 (Patreon)

This week I worked on and completed a big and tricky scene and some smaller scenes.

I have started working on the remaining lewd scenes of the episode now, posing both static renders and animations for them.

Art for 8 scenes remains, and three of those scenes need writing. I might need a couple more scenes after playtesting the episode if I feel something is missing.

I playtested Isabella's branch this week. It took me over 3 hours to complete it, without mini-games and without being able to test everything, as the final free roam event is still a bit of a mess regarding the code.

I felt that some parts of this branch needed a bit more content, while other parts of it were perfect and unique.

And this is an example of how I will work after finishing the art for the remaining scenes. I will playtest and then polish and add any additional content I feel is needed.

I have to do this for five branches and all possible combinations of choices and consequences therein. Each branch is of similar length, meaning a single playtest of all branches will require at least 15 hours of playtime. I always do this many times, over and over.

While there is plenty of joint content, there is also plenty of unique scenes for each branch; this makes quality control a big task.

But I'm very much looking forward to playing the episode. There are many scenes I haven't even seen in-game yet, even though the art has been finished for months - it's crazy, even more so than usual.

I'm up to 4524 renders, and now that I started animating again, I will know how many more animations I need within a few more weeks.

I don't have an accurate estimation of the release date; everything will depend on the remaining animation render times and how smooth the last stretch of development goes.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake