Dev Log #106 - Content update soon! And... some minor hiccups!

Hi all! Welcome back to another dev log! Let's get into it!

Episode progress update
Over the last week, I was doing some scene re-writes, and as a result of these re-writes, one scene that was initially planned had to be slightly altered in the way it is presented. Thankfully, this is already behind me as I'm also implementing a new free-roam set in... y'know, those places where they house animals of various kinds ;)

As a result of working out the fine details of this free-roam, along with blocking out all of the scenes, there has been less time dedicated this week to rendering, as I'm at the point where I would rather plan out a scene's finer details before committing the time to renders I may not use.

"Why do you always talk about planning? Shouldn't this already be done?"
Yes and no. Typically, even if I do plan the skeleton or flow of scenes at a high level, it's not until I get into the actual scene-making and posing that I feel that certain scenes are better off shown before or after others.

This is more prevalent this time as the game is at the point where it'd be much better for me to resolve plot lines that were introduced in earlier episodes instead of adding on or convoluting existing ones.

While the main story beats are already set in stone, I always believe that there is a better way to link up each story beat (i.e., with scenes that both help to move the plot forward and also resolve existing mysteries and bonus points if it's a steamy scene, too!).

With that said, this back-and-forth usually becomes less recurring with every step forward, and I will be looking to lock in the story fully by the end of January.

Content update for January
The January update that brings Alexis' side story and the Lunar New Year content will be released sometime next week or by February 4th at the latest!

Custom renders for this month are fully on track and will be set to release much sooner than the side stories!

I will also be doing a fun poll for an in-game scene sometime early next week, together with the side story poll for February!

----------------------------- EPISODE 3 WEEKLY BREAKDOWN --------------------
Story: 95% done. Up 5% from last week.

Renders: 27.5% done. 121 new renders were added since the last breakdown; the total now stands at 1725 renders. Not a substantial amount for this week, so the current percentage will not change from last week.

Dialogue: 25% done. Working on the main story scenes in-game. Up 5% from the last update.

Game Playability: 25% done. A lot of render/dialogue work in-game. Up 10% from the last update.

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As we barrel into February, I will be looking to ramp up my development speed with a finalized story and a clear vision and go full steam ahead and I'm thankful for everyone's patience and support!

Stay safe and healthy!