4.21 Progress Report
Current Progress:
Scripts：30%
Events：20%
CG：15%
Map：80%
After the progress update was posted last time, I received a lot of encouragement from friends in the comments and private messages. Thank you all for your support!
Many players have pointed out that recently it seems like I've been pushing the progress too fast. I realized that I was feeling a little negative about the game due to some less-than-ideal feedback, so I wanted to give this project an end sooner. This kind of fatigue is a mental issue that tends to affect every long-term updating creator periodically. This is not good, I deeply reflect on this.
So, for the next version, I plan to add some additional events of Asuna's POV based on the original plan.
However, many of the previous works have involved "major events" material, and now it's already the middle to late April. According to the original plan, it might be challenging to finish an "additional Asuna event" + "major event" version update by the end of May.
Therefore, after careful evaluation, I've decided: to release an early version with mainly the additional Asuna event in mid-May, and the "major event" version update by the end of June.
In addition, this weekend, I made some minor improvements to the previous cave event and added a "limited event" mode. Although no new CGs were added, I included additional dialogues from Asuna's perspective. I hope everyone enjoys it.
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Lastly, here are some responses to questions:
Q: Is Asuna currently in an internship state, and will there be no scenes of her returning to school in the future?
A: There will be school-related contents in the future.
Q: Will Sword Art Online: Magic Trap be completed this year?
A: If all goes well and there is not plan for additional contents, it will be completed by the end of this year or early next year.
Q: How many days are you planning this time? After all, two months is quite a long time, hoping for more content.
A: This involves spoilers, so I can’t talk too much about it. But I think it's not reasonable to calculate the game content on a daily basis. As seen in previous updates, the amount of plot for each day is not the same. The reason for switching to two-month updates this time, as mentioned earlier, is that there are some important plots which need to be completed consecutively for the desired effect.
Q: Can we expect group scenes involving Asuna or other characters?
A: Asuna can be with other female characters, but the male character can only be Inoda.
I tried a dream scenario with a group of thugs and Asuna, the feedback wasn't great.
I'm a bit hesitant about other characters. Many people have expressed interest in group scenes, so I tried that in Alice’s event, but many people don’t like that either.
Q: Will Inoda interact with characters from the Underground World, like the Six Beasts or Sugo?
A: Yes, he will.
Q: Surprised at event of Inoda's urethra development last time, will there be further developments in that direction?
A: Probably not.
Q: Daily outfits changing with the stages of corruption is a major feature of NTR games. Will the main characters' regular outfits or game equipment undergo further changes?
A: Of course.
Q: Will Asuna dye her hair or get a new hairstyle?
A: There will be new hairstyles. I don’t think she will dye her hair, but maybe possible in FOG.
Q: Are you considering introducing a diary system for Asuna?
A: umm..It might not appear in the way you're thinking.
Q: Originally, this game had a semi-open exploration style with multiple endings, but now it seems to be linear?
A: Originally, the plan was to have free exploration. Unfortunately, due to limited energy and time, it's currently a linear process, but some key choices will lead to different endings.
Q: As we saw Inoda could create a clone in the tent event, why not create more clones to engage with her?
A: Interesting, I considered about that before.
Q: Will Inoda NTR Kirito’s sister too?
A: No.
Q: So, later in the story, will Inoda have sex with all the female characters?
A: Unlikely with all.
Q: Can Asuna's body become sexier after having sex with Inoda?
A: I will consider it. But I won’t make it exaggerated.
Q: After the main storyline is completed, will you consider releasing DLC or patches for different endings?
A: No plans for this at present.
Q: If the work is completed early, will it be released early?
A: Yes, actually I release the update every time after testing.
Q：Are we in the last 4 updates ? or are you gonna do a 0.90 / 0.91 / 0.92
each month when we are near the end of the game ?
A：The original plan was indeed to complete the game in four versions.
However, now I have some new ideas that may add more Asuna events in the final stage.
As for the version issues, it’s just a number, I don't think exceeding 1.0.0 is a bad idea.
Well, Suguha explained it by saying that she was afraid that such information would break Kirito. I agree, it's a pretty weak reason. It is unknown what will break him more - Suguha will tell now or he will find out later. But Suguha has a plan to gather information and distance Kirito from Asuna. The last time Suguha went to Kirito's base, she found all the places where Asuna had cheated. However, so far this whole plotline is very fickle, there is only hope for future updates.
