But you get the idea that it's not a simple feat to do. Personally, I wish DC would have just left the pregnancy system out until he was actually ready to implement it properly. Have a pregnancy update that added story and pregnancy for all characters or add a pregnancy with each update that added story and new scenes for a single character.
You're right. Animation takes time and can be a real pain by yourself. I agree, I think DC should have approached this game's development differently as well. I'm happy overall with each update but I'm always a little baffled by the backlash he receives each update. Especially since most of it isn't very constructive.
I think he should have developed the story to prom or even finished it before adding the content with the teachers, family, and other girls. At the very least finished the story before giving patrons the vote for new content. It may not be what most players care about, but its the crux of the game and prevents DC from finishing character storylines and truly implementing systems.
As it is now, DC is kinda working backwards, like the leaves and branches growing before the tree trunk. It makes the process confusing, frustrating, and sometimes redundant. For example, on his roadmap he's still implementing a dating system but why? Isn't there already a system in place to meet and court the girls via their stories? Or is the dating system going to be separate from their stories? Will it tie into the main story such as prom?