Far-Off Friends Version 8 Transparency
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Far-off Friends v8 has finally been released! Thanks for your patience and we're incredibly sorry for the delay.
Now, some transparency—because it's important. Last September, just two days before the release of FoF v7, our Patreon account was banned. The reasons were trivial, but what matters is that we managed to get it back around mid-January. Thank God for that.
The delay wasn’t caused solely by this, but it had a significant impact overall. Without Patreon, we had to prioritize other things in real life over the game. It sucks, but that’s how life goes.
Things got even worse when our SubscribeStar was also banned, but fortunately, we managed to recover both accounts around the same time.
At least we had itch to keep things afloat until we landed back on our feet.
Now, for the actual content of the update:
As you guys know, this second part of the update is longer than that of a regular update.
For this release, we decided to animate most—if not all—of the sex scenes. It was a lot of work and took much more time than expected, but we’re happy with the results.
Turns out animations are really fun to make—but not so fun to render.
Some other content has also been updated:
The Prologue and Chapter 1 were revised. Early mistakes were fixed, and some details were adjusted.
I also removed some references to other games, especially those from Waifu Academy, as they lost their relevance after Chapter 1.
Redundant phrases, awkward sentences, and poorly constructed dialogue have been refined, and we’ll continue improving things over time.
I rewrote parts of the main storyline, slightly tweaking some character personalities. The most significant change was to Mariya—not a major overhaul, just enough to make her feel like an actual character rather than an Asian stereotype.
The other five main characters—Melissa, Stacy, Erika, Tiffany, and Sarah—remain largely unchanged.
About the soundtrack:
After some discussions, we decided to remove certain songs. While all the music in the game is either copyright-free or karaoke versions (I'm looking at you, Space Oddity), some companies don’t want their music associated with adult games. With that in mind, we’ve dropped those tracks for now and are looking for a long-term solution.
No, AI-generated music is not on the table.
For now, we have three original tracks by Skye Jordan, but we’ll see what we can do going forward.
As for sound effects, we’re keeping them, but we’ll be more selective.
And yes, as much as I love the orgasm sounds from The Visit by Stiglet (anyone who played that game knows how cringe they are, which is exactly why they became fantastic later on), I understand they’re not for everyone.
So, we’ll be following a specific approach for sound selection. Apologies for any inconvenience.
After this update, we aim to return to our regular development cycle of around two months.
If any further delays occur, we’ll let you know in advance. As always, we thank you for your patience, understanding and support.
