Detailed Weekly Update - December 8, 2024

Hello, revengers! Big update this week!

I’ve written a lot of stuff and got really far with the whole “proposals” part. I’ve only got half the ROs to go (Isaac, Haley, Vivian, and the sidekicks). I’ve also decided to remove the extra option I initially built up (Lydia), since I’m kinda done with adding extra stuff just for the sake of extra stuff. Let’s finish this chapter, alright? I’ll give it a second look when I’m closer to finishing the game.

Exact word count for chapter 4 - 108,938.

Exact things I've written for chapter 4:

• Finished public and private Connor hoco-proposal

• Finished private Olivia hoco-proposal (very cute, 100% recommend trying this if she likes ya)

• Finished private Cecily hoco-proposal (not as cute, it’s Cecily after all)

• Finished private Michael hoco-proposal (there won’t be a public one here)

• Killed the extra option to take Lydia to the dance. I’ll keep this in a to-do list for the future that I might add if I actually have time. I need to end this chapter, so I’m cutting wherever I can!

I’ve also reread CH1 after a long time and I’ve done some fixing and improving, also adding a little scene where Connor manipulates MC a bit.

• Added a scene in Chapter 1 where Connor reassures MC that they’re a part of the group (poor MC, bad Connor!)

• Fixed and improved grammar, flow, and other things in Chapter 1 after rereading it

Also, considering how many words there are in this chapter (over 100k, likely ending somewhere around 150k) and that I will likely get similar word counts for the next chapters, I’m considering making the story a two-parter. This will also give the story a chance to gain a bit more traction in between games and also make me realize if all of the work is worth it. How I’m envisioning things, part 1 would end on Valentine's Day. It would be a really good point to end the first part and build up the end of the story, especially considering the game will be close to 1 million words then.

Now, this is not 100% something I’ll do, but I’m heavily considering it. We’ll see when I get closer to that point, around chapter 8-9.

I’ve also finally found someone to do the art for the characters. I'll post something next week or in two weeks to show you all what I’ve been working on behind the scenes.

Thanks for the continued support, love all questions I get from you, and I’ll make sure we can see this story reach its satisfying end.