First of all, I want to thank you and those in the thread that have been giving me the benefit of the doubt. I'll reply the same way I did in the Discord Community Server:
Those supporting on Patreon have access to the Patreon Discord channel, where I recently shared that an alpha build is being prepared for testing in the coming days. Some of the mod team members, along with close community members who’ve helped with development, have kindly agreed to alpha test it before we go live.
As I mentioned there, I’ve been mostly radio-silent lately because of how stressful these past months have been. I’ve been pushing hard to wrap up the update as fast as I can, so I’ve been dropping small updates in Discord instead. I honestly haven’t even had the time or mental space to sit down and make a proper post. It’s been that stressful, to the point I barely have time to cook for myself or my fiancée.
The alpha build should be ready within the next few days. While I originally hoped to finish the full update before the end of October, at least now I can confidently say it’s right around the corner.
Also, here are some new (and a few cropped) preview images from the upcoming story scenes. Since we’re finally getting close to finishing anyways.