Some Frequently Asked Questions answered by a dev who might be slightly grumpy from not enough sleep:
Q. Why is the game so short?
My updates are probably always going to seem short because I stick pretty close to 1 render per 1 line of dialog. I've seen some VNs that have 20 or more lines of dialog per render, and I'm not criticizing that at all - that's just not what I'm doing. I subscribe to the theory of showing, not telling. That means any exposition comes naturally from dialog or through visual representation.
Moreover, for most of this update I was using a 1060 6gb video card. Some of the renders that you flipped through after 2 seconds of viewing in the VN took up to 2 hours of rendering plus posing time. The good news on that front is that because of the exceptional people donating to my Patreon, I was able to get a used 1080 Ti to finish 0.4 and this past week I've had the parts to build the rest of a great machine sitting next to me, and I've been waiting for 0.4 to be complete before I build it. So expect more and/or more frequent content going forward. Until Cyberpunk 2077 comes out.
Q. Why do my choices not matter?
Because you're apparently not playing the VN in the different ways that show you the different options or because you're just impatient. In 0.4 there are significant differences based on the choices you made before 0.4. In future updates there will significant differences in what you see depending on the choices you made in 0.4.
Q. Will the next update take 6 months like this one?
No. I've talked in depth about the problems I had with 0.4 and I do not expect any more updates to take as long. You can expect a bug/typo/dick fix within the next week or two, and 0.5 within 6-8 weeks.
Q. Why is the MC silent/mute?
This is intentional and all I can say is that there will come a time where things change drastically.
Q. I need a Walkthrough, I'm worried I'll close off a path to the girls
You don't need a walkthrough. There are no closed paths. As the wise Bane once said, "that comes later." And you will know it when you see it. There are different paths that will give you a different experience, but you haven't screwed things up with any of the girls.
Thank you to every one of you who have offered kind words of support. I read and appreciate every one of them. I'm learning a lot as a dev and I think you'll see major improvements as the game progresses.
