You are probably tired of this right now.

I hate the word "abandoned" as much as you do, but let's talk about the state of the game. 

As you may have noticed, I canceled monthly pledges, because for several months I had been thinking about this post.

So let's finally address the elephant in the room — I don't think that I can work on this exact project no more, I'm so sorry.

This was a really hard decision to make, and I owe you explanation for this.

Why?

In all honesty, it's about all sorts of problems and mistakes, but there is one, from where almost all other arise — It's my first project.
I've made my biggest mistake in falsely thinking about what I can do with my release schedule and what I can't. If all of this shit with second episode indicates something - it's that next episodes development will be living hell as it was with this episode.

All this happened because of one thing - wrong decision about the system of the updates release, which was done way before the start of development.
The episodic system, where the creation of episodes takes many months, does not suit me, either you or this site, where the best way to support the creator is monthly payments.

All this has resulted in a vicious cycle of constant delaying of the release, psychological exhaustion, the postponing of work on the project and the lack of interest in it, as well as the fatigue of the apologies (both yours and mine).

In other words — I have a burnout, I'm very sorry.

Why not just release what you've already done  once a month, you may ask.
The answer is simple - this game is not designed for such a development, as I said the episodic system was the basis of the development, and it's impossible to remove it now.

Also some more things, that influenced my decision, if you are interested:

• I don't think that Second Episode will justify all this time waiting.
• Problems with college, because of possible for expulsion from it, so the last two to three months have been unproductive at best.
• Lack of motivation to visit, and even more so to write on the patreon, that's why there was such a silence.

I will not go into more personal problems, or even worse push about my psychological state, because I believe that all responsibility for this lies with me, and with my decisions, so I don't have a right to do this.

Many people make mistakes when working on their first project, and I was not an exception. I am very ashamed of the impossibility to fulfill my initial promises.

What is next?

As you know, during the lack of motivation on HS, I relaxed working on another project. Having weighed all pros and cons, I think that working on the new project attracts me more. Mainly because of the correction of the most important mistake of working on my first project - the way updates are released. New game is designed to release updates whenever I want, and without quality suffering.

I want to give you the opportunity to choose what will happen next with me and this patreon:

• I can continue developing second episode, release it, but HS will be frozen anyway.
• Or I can redirect all my efforts on the development of the new project, and release it as soon as there is something to show.

In case of immediate work on the new project, I will release all the pictures that are already done for the second episode of HS in .rar.
Also, in case of immediate work, for all the patrons that have at least once donated from the moment of the release of 1 episode (and who will contact me), all privileges of their tiers for the second game will be available for 3 months even if they will stop donating.
(LE for the second game, and access for 10/13 days earlier, all depends on the tier).

Now I want to introduce the new project itself.

The Red Room

This is the game inspired by Big Brother on it's gameplay and overall presentation, but with the twist of futanari mc (but not only mc), and hard accent on different fetishes.

It will contain all the best that I and Elizabeth can offer - interesting characters and situations, beautiful art and text (although less emphasis on tons of text, and more on gameplay).

Like BB, it will allow me to release updates every month, which is a hugely positive thing, especially remembering past experience. Another fix, which I thought about since the first game was developed, is the appearance of gameplay, and interactivity (now it's not just a visual novel).

It is in a very early development, so there is no question on the release or release dates, since many basic moments have not even been solved yet.

Also, here are some characters from the game.
And also some art too:

Also, I want to say this — I will not charge any money, untill I will release something. I don't want you to feel cheated.

P.S. Having written all this, I omitted or forgotten a lot, so leave all your questions and reactions, whether good or bad, in comments down below, I will read everything and answer everything.

And thanks to everyone who supported me, and was constantly asking about my state, it really helped me to move on, and to make this decision, thanks, from the bottom of my heart. If there will remain at least a few people who will be interested in what I will do next, and who will take my decision - it means that everything will not be in vain.