Status Report #90
Added 2026-01-07 18:39:59 +0000 UTC
Comments
Thank you!
Danny Nym
2026-01-09 10:43:16 +0000 UTCThank you for the kind words! I totally relate to the frustration since I feel the same way. There are days where I spend a long time trying to get clothing to drape right in a fabric simulation so that it looks realistic... only to find out I messed something up and have to start over. So at times I wish I'd been just a little less ambitious so I could crank CGs out quicker. But that's just not in my nature - especially since I want the VPL to look as hot as I can make it! You will have to start a new game with the new release. I tried to avoid it in earlier updates, but this time there are just so many code changes that you'll get nothing but error screens if you try to load a save. Fortunately, there's a setting on the options menu to make it so you can fast forward through everything to get back where you left off pretty quickly.
Danny Nym
2026-01-09 10:43:06 +0000 UTCNo, Bastien won't ever be a romanceable character, but there will likely be a threesome scenario that involves him and Isaiah.
Danny Nym
2026-01-09 10:35:20 +0000 UTCI could see myself making a hookup DLC for the main game to add in all my random sexual scenario ideas. I do have a lot, haha. I have an idea for Grind'm where there could be multiple accounts you log into instead of just Connor, that way you could play as another character doing different hookups. I was thinking Fane, actually, so that would be an easy way to add him back in. 9 of the 10 romances were planned from the beginning, and I haven't cut any of them back since a lot of the romantic story beats were basic ideas rather than anything fully plotted out. So there wouldn't be anything to add back when it comes to those. Adding more romances would be much more difficult due to all the story branching. I know there are folks who really want a Leo or Julian romance, but I don't think it makes sense based on their backstories.
Danny Nym
2026-01-09 10:25:14 +0000 UTCSure, but that's not gonna be something I think heavily about until this is totally finished. I could see myself making a DLC just to add extra hookup scenes. Inserting a whole romantic storyline might be trickier.
Danny Nym
2026-01-09 10:14:26 +0000 UTCBy the way, congrats on winning the Gaymies’ best visual novel of 2025!
DC Burns
2026-01-09 01:05:30 +0000 UTCThanks for the update! I would be lying if I said it wasn’t frustrating not to get more (more! more!) content and a continuation of the story a bit more often. That said, I really just want to praise you for being the most ambitious and, frankly, the very best creator of M/M VNs that I follow. The sheer complexity of the story alone is astounding. Connor being able to hook up with so many DIFFERENT characters, the huge number of choices and and since many of us would be lying if we said we’re only here for the story the amount of sex, the variety of sex, and the sheer range of sexual variations on offer is honestly unheard of. So keep up the amazing work. When things feel tough or heavy one day, know that we’re out here, eagerly waiting for a resolution and absolutely loving your work and your characters. You’ve got this! P.S. Would you recommend starting from a clean slate with the next update, just to make sure nothing you’ve reworked gets missed, or is it fine to continue from existing saves? I really want to get things going with Evan, Dominic, Tomas, and Will ASAP. :)
OswaldsPopcorn
2026-01-08 12:49:35 +0000 UTCThanks for the update. Loving the title menu art. I will admit i am missing the loss of Fane, though I hold out hope of him reappearing, even in non canon. I can get along with the idea of focusing on the bigger picture to get closer to the final product. I like what Charlie said about the idea of an expanded version sometime in the distant future.
DC Burns
2026-01-08 03:17:48 +0000 UTCWill we ever get to romance Bastien?
scarletsanzo
2026-01-08 00:22:41 +0000 UTCThank you for the update. I loved getting to see all the precious menu screen designs, especially since I've only started playing in the past couple of updates. Maybe you could add those in to the CG sets so that way everyone who starts playing later on will still get to enjoy the art even if it's not the current menu screen??? I also loved getting to see Leo's selfie. Leo is definitely in my Top 5 for Connor, at least right now he is. We'll see how that changed as the game moves forward story-wise. Finally, it's good to see that you're finding ways to make things easier on yourself - like narrowing down the routes, combining story plots into single updates, and looking into finding help. I know someone else asked if you thought you might expand the game by adding trimmed content, like with Fane for example, in as patches later on after the game is finished. While that is a good question, it gave me a thought. You have the Grind'em Hook-Ups as a side project in the game to give us more sexual content with guys we wouldn't get to see in the game normally. Would you consider making DLCs later on, maybe using trimmed content as potential inspiration (or even outright adding it back to the story at that point) with guys you maybe considered making romantic interests at one point but decided to cut back to only sexual partners only or even bringing in favorite Hook-Ups as a potential bonus Romantic Interest after the fact? This would, of course, be after the game is completed. That other comment just made me think of this so I figured I'd say something as a potential second option (opinion? idea? whatever you want to call it?). Again, thank you for the update! I eagerly await the next update and anything else you decide to bless us with. Thank you for all your hard work. All the love to you and the game 💙💙💙
Mikayu
2026-01-07 22:02:43 +0000 UTCThanks for the update. Love the Leo selfie. Keep up the hard work on the game. Glad to see the dev update is getting closer ❤️
Jeffrey C
2026-01-07 21:27:17 +0000 UTCI do think trimming some content is a good thing like making thing go faster is good, but I do wish it didn't cut some part of the story like Fane. Finding some team member will be complicated but should really help you in the long run because personally I do wish we had more update that are not Grind'm(because it doesn't really advance the story) so having people helping you would be great
Exizel
2026-01-07 20:37:05 +0000 UTCThank you for the update, as always, and happy New Year! Looking forward to the new release :) Would you be up to expanding the game (once you finish it), to add back the trimmed content? Maybe as an eventual "version 1.5" :)
Charlie
2026-01-07 20:10:43 +0000 UTC
