From the patreon posts it looks like it will be focused on the carnations and on Hana.
Yeah, I can understand the appeal of an "elite sex club" with all the things that come with it, but, eh, not really my kink and I couldn't really care much about it. On the other hand, it's thanks to how the whole club plot is interwoven into the storyline I can appreciate the "normal" moments more.
The update is indeed 99.9% club oriented and even Hana's development is framed in the context of her relationship with the club/her father, so if the club dynamic disinterests you or hugging Mina is your primary goal, you
probably won't enjoy this update as much I'm afraid. I've actually been a tad worried of disappointing people in this regard, but the structure of the story is rigidly set in that Saturday of each week is devoted to a copious amount of big ugly sex.
I get that the focus of the game is the club/events but at the same time I hope that towards the end of the game, Hana and Mina get enough content/attention that is equivalent to the content that the carnations currently have - it would be ideal (for me) if all the main girls get the same attention rather than there being disproportionate amount of content for each main girl. I like all the characters, story and the writing but at the same time I just cannot bring myself to care about the carnations as much as Mina/Hana despite how well written the carnations are.
While it's unlikely to achieve
true equality (the Carnations do have a huge head start sex-wise due to the nature of the scenario), the heroines all getting a fair shake has been a goal of GIL and mine's since the beginning. I can comfortably say there is an abundance of quality time in the pipeline for both Hana and Mina, both of whom are essential to the story in similar and distinctive ways. The next few updates will likely satisfy you in this regard.
Same for Veronica even, who is to a lesser extent, lagging behind the other Carnations as far as personal time is concerned. Not all character development moves at the same tempo, but hopefully by the end of it all, everyone will have their own song on the soundtrack so to speak.
By the way, when will Edwin be able to fuck Kathleen again, or see her get fucked
? I am starting to develop serious withdrawal symptoms.
Me too. She's among my favorites to write for.
I will say, in the long run, you will be satisfied. She's included in the goal of giving everyone a fair amount of sex scenes.
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On another note, I'll go ahead and confirm that the update will come in early June. GIL's got maybe a few more days until he completes the statics, and then we'll announce the hard date for the early release, between which the proofing and testing will happen.
Thanks everyone for your patience.