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It's worst than I imagined...2? Make it 4, almost 5.Last trip was a week of camping in 2019.
Seriously, you must take some time for yourself.
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Seriously, you must take some time for yourself.
Can't you switch the payment model to "per release"? But then again, that would be a two edged sword, knowing that you can take extra time with no immediate consequences. Then the consequences only come later when people unsub if they think you aren't being active enough.
Personally, I wouldn't mind waiting a bit longer for releases of the size you produce them.
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That's how Itch.io works, but Patreon and Subscribestar are monthly payment services, unless Hanako actively pauses payments in months no update was put out.
- Jul 12, 2020
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Play the VN...amazingly...surprise surprise, it actually unlocks the gallery....
Who'd of thought...
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It's Friday, it's almost Midnight, I've just finished my work for the day and am now eating a sandwich: let's do this!
There isn't really much to talk about in terms of progress. I got a bit sick on Monday so I was forced to take a couple of days off, but then I just worked normally for the rest of the week. I'll need to pick up the pace next week to make up for the lost time, but otherwise I'm proceeding about as good as I could go.
Last Sunday the poll ended and Stella won. By a landslide. Like, it wasn't even close.
I was honestly shocked. In AVNs the "long lost girlfriend" is always a bit of touchy topic and those characters are usually not the most beloved, so seeing Stella winning in such a convincing fashion means that either I managed to make a character that people like or it's just "new toy syndrome".
Either way, her and MC are going to the mall! This scene is coming along as quite playful, rather horny and with a "teenager in love" vibes., which is quite fitting.
I'm modeling her relationship with MC on my personal experience with my high-school GF (minus the harem part) because that's where those two left it off when they got separated. And I like that, even in the clusterfuck that is MC's life in this moment, she still has someone that makes her feel like a teenager again, free from worries and able to just live in the moment.
I still don't know WHERE I'm gonna place this scene in the chapter, I'm not working "linearly" right now 'cause I got bored of people talking on a couch and needed to do something different.
Anyway, I'm gonna go back to my sandwich and then to sleep! See y'all next week!
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I think (and in my case for sure) she is accepted well because you dodged a few bullets:
- no past cheating
- no other relationships from her side (that I know of)
- no unnecessary drama
- no either/or decisions between LIs
And to me she seemed just like a nice, likable person, so I was more than willing to give her present self a chance.
Furthermore it is quite unique that the ex is the vanilla-option in a harem game.
Lastly I think she'll fit very well in the WG, that's neat.
Oh and she's beautiful.
I find a bug. If I just choose Alex, after the conversation with Arisu I get this and the game ends.
Start the game from the very begining and fast forward, make all the normal choices until you get to the moment of choosing Alex.
yea i know it's hard to break her heart... poor thingOkay, I did it, thank you!
(I just had to break up with poor Emily first.)
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Hi! This is HanakoX broadcasting from my phone in the middle of a thunderstorm.
Since I don't trust my luck working at my PC with this weather, I'll do this a bit earlier then hit the bed.
So, since the last time we talked I picked up the pace, managing to reach the insane numbers of renders per day that I did towards the end of Chapter 4 (30+ per day is a miracle with my rig). The problem is that this level of productivity is being spent on something that I did not plan to have in this chapter (more on that later).
Everything that follows is mild spoilers for Chapter 5, so if you want to go in without knowing anything: thanks for reading, I'll see ya next week!
For the others, here's a brief overview of what is going to happen in Chapter 5:
- Right away we pick up where we left off with the Chapter 4 cliffhanger with an action scene.
- Our heroes(?) regroup and plan their next moves.
- MC and Stella dicking around at the mall.
- A threesome. This was not planned, it's straight up "porn logic" and I love it. (<-- I'm currently here)
- Short heart-to-heart scene with the chosen Fujikawa sister.
- Going at a dive bar with Jessica (I don't even know if what I want to do here is possible, I'll keep you updated).
- Training with Janice pt.2.
- Longer scene with the chosen Fujilawa sister.
- Final scene of the chapter.
As you can see there's still quite a bit that needs to be done. Right now I got a number of renders done equivalent to that of Chapter 2, so I might end up breaking the 1000 renders wall.
Storm seems to have subsided, I'll try to sneak in some late night work.
Have a good one and I'll see you next week!
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"from my phone in the middle of a thunderstorm"
i can relate to that, damn hailstrom killed two of my outdoor cani plants, damn you Zeus !
I won't spoil me the new chapter, but thanks so much for your work! Can't wait for some more Sarah love
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There's 32°C, over 60% humidity and I'm downing iced coffee while working on renders. It must be Friday!
The rendering process is proceeding quite well. I'm currently sitting at over 600 renders, with the goal of reaching 700 during the weekend. If you're on Discord you might've seen that I lost a day of work due to having completely botched the render parameters of an entire scene, forcing me to re-render it completely. There's 32°C, over 60% humidity and I'm downing iced coffee while working on renders. It must be Friday!
The rendering process is proceeding quite well. I'm currently sitting at over 600 renders, with the goal of reaching 700 during the weekend. If you're on Discord you might've seen that I lost a day of work due to having completely botched the render parameters of an entire scene, forcing me to re-render it completely.
If I can keep up this rhythm and not mess up too much I should be able to finish rendering by the end of July/beginning of August.
My current goal is to release Chapter 5 within the first half of August, for a few reasons:
- I'd like to go on vacation without having to think about the game.
- My proofreader is also going on vacation in late August and won't be available for a couple of weeks.
- I'd like to have the chapter out before we hit the 6 months since the game's first release.
So, I have another week of hardcore grinding in front of me, but I'm excited for what's gonna come after that. I don't wanna talk about it yet (mainly to not jinx it), but good things are supposed to happen this August and I can't wait to share some good news with y'all.
I'll leave you with something completely unrelated that I did while eating breakfast (yes, I do random renders FOR FUN, I have problems.).
See y'all next week!
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