Today's announcement from RJ on Steam:
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Hey everybody! It's been a while since I gave you a progress report on how the next update is coming along.
Everything is rolling pretty smoothly right now. The update is about 80% complete, as far as content. Then after that, it goes through the normal polishing and testing routine.
So what's in Update 18?
- Major scenes for Suzy, Tammy, Jamie, Izzy, Kendra, Adrian, Gertrude, Mrs. Mills, Brandi, Bai, and Mi-Cha.
- Major development in the "main" story.
- A huge choice that must be made.
- The end of the sandbox portion of the game.
- Additional voice acting, including (probably) 2 previously unvoiced characters.
In addition the Premium Edition will gain more bonus content:
- A bonus scene involving Brandi and a guest star.
- A new threesome with a couple of favorites.
- A beach date with Mari
- A cafe date with Lisa
- Bonus date outfits for Bai, Dana, Izzy, Lisa, Mi-Cha, Reba, Tammy, and Ms. Welch
- At least 20 new images for the bonus gallery.
This update is a major story update. There's not very much in the way of optional sex scenes (that was last update). This one moves the main story forward and is the beginning of the endgame. I think there's a lot here that people are going to love. Maybe some stuff that people will hate too though, who knows?
When is Update 18 Releasing?
Here's the official release dates:
Premium Edition - October 4th
Free Edition - October 25th
I was hoping to get it done a little earlier, but I've had a 10-day vacation planned in September all year, and it just happens to be around the same time that the update will be finished. I can't release the update when I'm not around to make sure it goes smoothly and fix bugs and stuff, so it has to wait until after I get back from the vacation. Sorry about that. Downside of this being a solo project.
But, it won't be too much longer and I don't foresee these dates changing.
Trailer should drop sometime towards the end of August.
That's all I got for you right now! Hope you're all doing amazing! Thanks for all the support, as always! Love ya!
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When asked
"What does it exactly mean end of sandbox portion. Will we don't have a choice to visit whoever we want when we want? Meaning just straight storyline telling?" her reply on Discord was:
"Correct. There's a point in this update where you will have to make a choice that initiates the endgame. From that point, there's no going back to being able to visit whoever you want when you want. There will be a warning in the game to make a save before that happens."