Let's see what we have here. In the twelve days between the last dev diary and this report our dear completed 293 static images, 3 animations, and 5977 words - exactly as TD said. That translates to an average of roughly 171 statics, 1.8 animations and 3500 words per week over that time. Since overall work on Chapter 4 Update 4 began, their weekly average is now ~108 statics, 2.3 animations, 2400 words. Here are the charts for Week 16:
The numbers seem to agree with TD's summary: the low animation count corresponds with the work still being focused on the art exhibit, and implication Felica has a lot of extracurricular material afterwards reinforces the notion this update will be on the larger side. If we assume something on the order of an additional 40 animations and assume GIL can match the 5-6 animations/week pace he had earlier this fall and we'd be looking to complete the art in early February, with a likely release in mid-to-late February. Of course this is all pure speculation; both the remaining render count and the sustained render rate could easily be easily be higher or lower than my ballpark guess. The only thing I'd say with confidence is that the update won't be ready in January.
However long we wind up waiting, I'm confident the update will be worth it. Felicia is a fascinating character and this is clearly a big deal for her, plus whatever TD is hinting at in the penultimate scene (my money is still on Mina). Should be fun - even if the update winds up being very short on my main run.
As for the sappy stuff, by the time I stumbled onto Pale Carnations (just over 3 years ago))it was already at the end of Chapter 2. A lot has happened since then, but in that time it's easily become my favorite game on this site. I'm eager to see what happens next, both for Felicia and for the rest of the game. Happy holidays, TD & GIL, and we'll see you next year!
After that, he started licking the WHORE'S pussy and dropped that shit to hell, lol. What an abomination. I won’t say anything about the fact that we are playing for a fucking loser whose mother was a porn actress.