Quick Update.

Since this month I chose to write Johan~s first plot route for the second day with him, I'll probably be releasing Just Friends before Christmas. That's because I need to make sure I have extra time to keep on working on Godot Engine 4, and it still missing some menus. Once every feature is on there, I will create the branches and update the last three updates for Johan on the new scripts, work on theming (to make sure the GD4 version has the same themes as the GD3 version), and then release it for you all in January.

LAter this month, before the new year, I will be releasing the second preview of the GD4 engine for Tier 3+ patrons.

But for now, this is the schedule for this month. Any patrons that may arrive after the GD3 version, please remember your name will be added to the build for the following month.

GD4 engine will have the following updates once released:

• Currently supporting members will be updated on the title screen each build (so if you support the game in a month the release of that month will have your name on the title screen).

• Completely reworked UI.

• Widescreen support.

• Possibility of showing multiple characters on screen (however Just Friends still lacks NPCs so I dunno when I would use that on JF for now).

• More consistent UI.

• Better compatibility with Android.

• New and improved Resolution System.

What I still need to add to the core GD4 engine:

• Gallery.

• Load/Save/Delete menus

• Skip Button

• Configurations menu.

• Confirmation Window (for confirming Deleting, erasing, or exiting the game).

These look like little but holy hell it takes so long to do them. However by the end of January, I should have the core GD4 Engine working, I will be pushing that as Just Friends G4 0.70.0 for you all. I decided instead of Releasing the game and resetting the build number, to just "Jump" from the 60-s to 70-s instead. I can't change the first number since that's for when the game is finished. The first build on GD4 will have the basic black theming, but I will be changing that by February too. By February once it's finished and released as Just Friends, I will be restarting the polls for Tier 3 patrons to go back to voting on new features.

Just note that I may not have time by the end of January to change the theming completely yet, so there's a chance the game will go as "Visual Novel Core" instead of Just Friends, I'll try my best to deal with it, I need to rework on the title screen to the very least so it shows the game's name correctly. Since this Core VN uses the original Script for Just Friends, but converted to a new format, it's mostly up to date already, like I said the only missing routes are the last three routes for Johan (counting the one I'll be pushing for you all this month), so February will be the month where the game will be fully updated and GD3 version will be completely removed from this Patreon. I'm pretty sure by the end of January I finished all remaining core features the VN needs, so by February the branch should have been made and all theming worked on, and the remaining routes will probably be pushed into the new version too.

Anyway, I'm talking too much, right? Sorry about that.

Thank you all for supporting me this mont. I hope you guys can keep on supporting me from now on. Thank you all.