[Preview #3 + Status Report #5] Sicae - Episode 6

Hey everyone!

October's wrapping up, and I hope it's been treating you all right.

This is it, folks! We're finally here! Just one last push, and the update is coming your way! I'm nervous as hell about a lot of things—how you'll react, what you'll think—but honestly? I'm also absolutely psyched for you to play it.

Fair warning... again: Because, yeah, it's Sicae, and that means there's always something to watch out for. Especially this episode—it gets a little more unsettling than the last ones.

Yep, I'm talking about the G-word.

Yep, I'm nuts. I'm crazy.

But hey, I hope you can appreciate my wild fascination with it when it comes to fiction—and just how far I can push the edginess. Huge thanks to everyone who loves Sicae despite (or maybe because of) its themes. You're all as crazy as me, and I love it! 😅

This was supposed to be a preview post, but I decided to mix in a status report too. I want to keep things as transparent as possible—and also because of the content warning.

So, before diving into the rest, here are the current numbers:

• Lines of code: 4079

• Renders: 673

• Animations: 18

• Music & SFX: 71

We definitely hit our targets! But there was a little hiccup in the development. I know I mentioned a second lewd scene for this update, but... yeah, it just wasn't working. It felt rushed and random, with no solid build-up for the character. So the team and I decided to hold off on it until the next episode.

I get it, it's a bit of a downer. But I'd rather give you something great later than half-bake it now. So, I'm reworking the build-up, rewriting the lead-in, and re-rendering what needs to be done. No worries, though—it won't delay the update itself.

That said, there's still that one dreaded fight scene I haven't rendered yet. I'm saving it for when I'm less stressed so I don't end up rushing it. Honestly, the renders for this update have been a huge grind—way more challenging than the last MBML update. I think I've wiped my brow more times than I can count.

Lesson learned: never judge the workload by the size of the update. 🥲

But we're getting there. Just hang tight a little longer, and we'll have this update ready.

I think that wraps up our final chat before release. I hope you enjoyed the preview! The next time we meet, it'll be beta time and onto the release schedule.

Until then, take care of yourselves and have an awesome day!

-NiiChan