Tokenugget

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Jan 25, 2022
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Guess at this point we can expect 9 month intervals with updates.... might as well chalk it to a year cuz y not. So sad. Was once a great game but now it's like "maybe next year i'll get 3 hours of decent content" ... Dev is too busy selling shirts and getting the game on steam (For the past 6 months :ROFLMAO:)
 

Barrazin

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Oct 27, 2022
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Guess at this point we can expect 9 month intervals with updates.... might as well chalk it to a year cuz y not. So sad. Was once a great game but now it's like "maybe next year i'll get 3 hours of decent content" ... Dev is too busy selling shirts and getting the game on steam (For the past 6 months :ROFLMAO:)
He's literally dealing with health issues and you're making retarded jokes like this?
 

Astrocreep137

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Aug 3, 2022
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Should probably swap to webp like some games to dramatically cut down on filesize if the game is getting too big.
Dev addresed this very issue in his last developer update (not game update). Has switched to webp and webm to reduce file sizes. Is exploring separating the game into chapters that can be downloaded/run on their own to reduce sizing further.
 
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WhiteyG

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Sep 30, 2020
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Someone should tell Digi that they still make glasses. If he is having that much trouble finding contacts that don't cause discomfort there are other options.

I hope this isn't turning into another game where the dev keeps finding reasons for delays. Seems to be the case with most of the good ones anymore. Way to common for updates to take almost a year. I can certainly understand that quality takes time and shit happens, but updates for this used to be 4-5 months. Hopefully chapter 5 will be out soon and these delays are just a one-off and not a recurring theme.
 

Hethunder

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Oct 21, 2021
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I'm sure it was already said... BUT the two security guys deciding how to interrogate had me DYING! I was laughing so hard I was having trouble catching my breath and was crying.

This game is amazing! Top 5 VNs for sure!
 

Rhykio

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Dec 18, 2021
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Happy Monday!

Wrapped up another scene with just three more to complete! Busy week as I stayed focused on organizing everything. Being this far into development, things just become a bit chaotic keeping things organized. It's organized chaos though, one of those situations where I can spot the needle in the haystack. As I was organizing things, I've been letting an idea stew in my mind. I believe I hinted at or just blatantly mentioned it already. When I work, I tend to binge-watch shows on another monitor just to have some background noise when music isn't cutting it for me. I've been paying a bit of attention to their re-caps and how they're presented. So, I've just been letting this idea grow in the back of my mind, and in case no one has caught on, there's this recurring theme throughout the game's UI and even save folder that has been present since CH1. Which is "memories" and with the core of the story starting to ramp up, I think it's time to finally start building up its place in Artemis. So, with CH5 there'll be a recap of the previous chapters. Bring key info that's relevant to CH5 back into focus and just give a refresher before diving into the update. Building that UI will be something fun to do as it will be relevant later in the story.

Anyhoo, lots of fun stuff I'm excited to show off with this release. I also picked up another 4090. There are still some animations to be done and one that needs to be re-rendered. I didn't foresee any issues with my current animation backlog, but I figured having an extra render box to handle the animations wouldn't hurt. I'll be getting that setup sometime this week.

On a personal note, I finally got my new contacts! The one on the right is the new set. They're slightly larger and rest much more comfortably on my sclera (the white of your eyes).


I saw some concerns about the future of Artemis and my keratoconus. Actually, seems there's been a lot of discussion, and has turned into a game of telephone where information gets wildly muddied the more it gets passed on. It was amusing to be informed of this to be honest, haha. So, I'll address some stuff real quick.

Keratoconus can be treated. During ch1, I was diagnosed with it. During chapters 2 and 3, I got crosslinking done on my corneas to stop the disease. At the start of ch4 I finally got my medically necessary contacts through Kaiser.

Some have suggested getting glasses instead of contacts. Glasses were the first thing I tried to get to correct things. Unfortunately, very few with keratoconus find success with glasses and the most common treatment are special hard contact lenses called "scleral lenses". And like glasses, they also require fine-tuning.
My keratoconus has not delayed CH5 in any way. Getting things ready for Steam (recoding elements of the game to work with Steam Deck/controller took some work to do as well as other factors preparing for Steam) rocked things a bit. As stated, I've had my other contacts from Kaiser since CH4. For those in my inner circle know I've been wanting to see a doctor in LA for a while now. He himself has keratoconus too and has equipment suited to treating this with far better accuracy. Why not see him in the first place? He's in Los Angeles and the bill was roughly $4,000 out of pocket. Medical/vision insurance is such a grey area with keratoconus and I've been dumping funds toward custom 3D assets and upgrading equipment for Artemis development instead because as said before, I can see well enough with my previous set of contacts. It was just a matter of comfort and was something I was willing to deal with for the time being while I saved up for this doc. I've had my latest set from the new doctor for a couple of days now and I'm not getting constant mucus build-up or red eyes anymore. I've actually had some people ask if I was sober because my eyes were often red from irritation. The comfort level is a 10/10 now.
Thanks for attending my Keratoconus TED Talk lol

Have yourselves a great week and stay hydrated!

- digi.B
 

D-ricky

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Feb 14, 2022
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Why is the "just the tip" option not available when I go back into the gallery to view it? What do I need to do to unlock it?
 

Zoomaa

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Jul 14, 2022
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Never played this before, should I focus on 1 LI from the beginning or is there a choice later in the game to pick the main LI ?
 

Barrazin

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Oct 27, 2022
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Never played this before, should I focus on 1 LI from the beginning or is there a choice later in the game to pick the main LI ?
Focus on getting as many girls as possible romantically interested. So far you haven't had to make real choices.
 
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Barrazin

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Oct 27, 2022
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Since you don't have to make a definitive choice yet, you might want to keep your options open. But this is not a harem game, so, although there will be thruples, a choice will have to be made eventually.
So far the two most prominent love interests (Kindra and June) are fine with you fucking other girls. So are all the girls from the fraternity.

Im pretty sure that the developer will give us a hint as to when choices start to matter, but so far they don't.
 
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