Dev Log #87 - Development updates and plans for August! (Patreon)

Hi all! I hope everyone is doing well! Let's dive into this week's dev log!

Development update
The test release continues to develop as I've been writing out much of the story and filling in the gaps render-wise and dialogue-wise over the last week.

As it stands, I have just a handful of scenes left to render which are mostly halfway done, including those that have been brought forward for one character as detailed in previous dev logs!

I stand firm on August being the month of the test release and will not be looking to extend this any further, but I do seek everyone's understanding in the lack of a definitive release date, and to be assured that I will post it as soon as it is ready!

Order of releases this month
For August, there will be the test release (mentioned above) as well as the addition of Fathiyah's side story, as voted by everyone for the month of August. Overall, I will be prioritizing the test release content over the side story, meaning the side story will take a backseat for now as I focus on the contents of the test release.

Judging from the mostly positive feedback of Suyin's side story, this indicates to me that the smaller "chunk"-style download (i.e. only containing the side story content) that was utilized for its release has been easy to access and play, without requiring everyone to download what is nearly 10GB of image data from previous releases just to access the newly added side story content, which is good to see and will be my mode of release for future side stories!

Poll results for side story feedback and Natalie's outfit!
I want to firstly thank everyone for their inputs in these polls and I'm glad to hear that mostly everyone found the side story fun and engaging, despite its largely reduced runtime and much smaller scale! It was a small fear on my end that this significantly smaller content update would lack the usual build-up and scene uniqueness that was found in previous larger releases, but I'm glad that it has been largely well-received!

Of course, I always welcome any constructive criticism and will be more than happy to improve the quality of these side stories moving forward!

For Natalie's outfit poll, the winning outfit is...

Studded Jacket/Bra Top with Waistbanded Boyshorts!

A landslide victory for this ass-tounding outfit across both platforms!

Poll cadence for August
There will be two outfit polls, one later in the weekend as well as one early next week. These two polls will be the only polls for August, as I intend to spend most of my time on the test release's development!

Once the test release is ready and uploaded, I will then release a new side story poll which will decide the side story for September!

I do apologize for the lack of polls recently as I've been busy figuring out finalizing plot points in the test release, and I hope the above helps to clarify what is planned and upcoming in the polls department!

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Story: 100% done.

Renders: 90% done. The render count is at 1,703, increased by 142 from last week. Up 5% from last week.

Dialogue: 87.5% done. Had a larger focus this week. Up 7.5% from last week.

Game Playability: 60% done. Will have a bigger focus in the coming week. No change from last week.

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That's all for this week! I will see everyone very soon for the next outfit poll as I continue with the development of the test release!

Stay safe and healthy!