Dev Log #61 - 2024, here we go!

As the New Year's poll has come to an end, it is time to reveal the overall winner between the two choices, which is... Episode 2 Enhanced!

Coming in with 82 total votes against Episode 3's 59 total votes (as tabulated from 63 total votes across SubscribeStar and Patreon), Episode 2 Enhanced will be the next planned release for Cara in Creekmaw!

Details at present!
Episode 2 Enhanced (abbreviated to "E2:E") plans to bring an entirely new side to the story, played through the eyes of very familiar characters! While Cara does indeed have the wilder side of the story to experience, there are a select few characters who are only just finding themselves in interesting situations...

E2:E plans to bring entirely new scenes and dialogue onto the table and will have this side story developed as if it were a DLC for a game (before the meaning of DLC was a battle pass or an overpriced deal giving clothing colors and patterns, that is...).

E2:E also plans to expand multiple existing scenes that are available in Episode 2, filling certain gaps that were missed previously (either due to time constraints or missing it while working on it) as well as adding entirely new options in some steamy scenes that will persist through to future episodes if chosen! A few scenes from Episode 1 will also receive small adjustments and variations (all viewable via the replay gallery!)

As the cherry on top, E2:E will bring an updated UI interface for the replay and secret render gallery, with its current implementation looking unimpressive and plain, to say the least.

Expected release date?
The development of E2:E is expected to last around two to three months, as mentioned previously. There is no confirmed date as I'm in the middle of the planning phases and will be updated once I'm fully confident of the quality of the release! Rendering and initial dialogue writing will begin in earnest starting this coming Monday!

What else is in the pipeline?
I have plans to release the finalized 2024 roadmap as well as the detailed PDF walkthrough sometime in the middle of January (i.e. in about 1 to 1.5 weeks from now!). These documents will be available for all tiers once they are ready, with the roadmap having its post to describe certain milestones and checkpoints across 2024!

A separate post detailing the finalized adjustments to the subscription tiers will also be posted very soon, listing a few added benefits for some tiers (with no price adjustment!).

While most of the development will be focused on E2:E, Episode 3's story will also be concurrently developed and expanded on in an early pre-production stage, where I will be doing some preliminary planning of the overall story flow and how each choice in Episode 2 will affect certain scenes coming in for Episode 3! Make no mistake, I'm in it for the long haul!

Stay healthy and happy! I'll see you all for the next dev log! And as always, thank you to all of you, new and old, for your support for Cara in Creekmaw! You are the ones who make this game possible!