Update Next Weekend (Revamp, Minigame, Pub Side-Arc) Updated post for release date

Release date/time update: 24th, evening latest.

Update v.029 part 1 of part 2 season 1 is scheduled for next weekend, likely Friday before the weekend starts.

TLDR: Dropping it next weekend for paid members. For free members, I'll push the release date up to 2.5-3 weeks after this time.

First things first, let's start with what this update will have:

1. QOL (Fast travel (Shion locator with fast travel, Phone shortkey, Pass time +4 hours)

Other QOL updates include: new minigame awards you a lot of money and bakery EXP. Grinding is greatly reduced.

2. Quest Journal (that replaces the walkthrough).

3. Bakery Minigame* (that progresses along with Masaru's route)

4. Pub side event * (that progresses along the route). I initially wanted this to be random NPC number 9 but instead it'll now be a companion side quest to all the other routes/guys. Which is to say you'll get to drink with Shion and the other friend that is absolutely not third wheeling her all the way to the bathroom. Optimistically will be implemented in all routes except for routes where it makes no sense.

5. Graphical Updates for mostly early game up until the end of RV.

(For Bakery arc: extra graphics, better looking graphics, better boobies. 2 new phone messages, some new phone calls text.)

(For RV: Added extra graphic here and there, it's nothing major which I'll fully admit but there's 2 new phone scenes.)

6. Scenes flows better and is similar to an animation in some parts of a flashback/recollection. E.g: bj scenes will loop while you read text.

This is only done up until the end of RV where applicable because I want to focus on ending Masaru route so the "mini-revamp" doesn't take up all my time.

Reason why I don't do it for the entirety of the scene is because of the scene direction where the game actually loses its first-time viewing impact if it is done that way. For pleasure purposes, a H option will now be added to all recollection scenes.

7. Other less impactful and noticeable stuff: new truth route content: 1. lily's conversation, 2. Pub conversation. Bug fixes.

*Roughly around 8 new scenes has been added with variations. Totalling new images size to around 400 (including all variations.)

Now, what this update will not have.

1. There won't be any new progressive story scenes that happens after the last one in the last update (no scenes after Sauna, everything is before timeline wise). There won't be an ending to Masaru's route yet. But most of the graphics has been done (see previous patreon posts).

The update that will include the endings (2 of them) and will likely release next month or latest, the month after.

2. Revamp efforts will stop at the end of RV to focus on finishing up the endings. If all things goes well the following update after the next will have the route revamped until the end.

The whole point of laying it straight out is so that you know what you are getting and not getting. I believe in transparency, much unlike the game I'm developing.

Still, the Bakery Minigame and the Pub side quest combined is a worthy 2 hours of content. Although this update is smaller compared to previous ones, effort was still put into improving the gameplay.

So if you are looking for new new content that ends the route, please bear with me because it'll come soon. If you're looking to replay it, that's cool of you, but if you are not, I'll be attaching a way for you to enjoy the new scenes regardless.

I'm going to be honest here and say that this next weekend update is more of an attempt to push the game out to new people, but that's not exactly fair for the people that supports me so I made sure to put in new content such as the minigame and the pub events (its still quite some work). Despite the fact that Masaru really doesn't need more content holy shit.

But also for people who wish to replay it, some new stuff here and there that has actual graphics (phone, messages, updated art, +1 variation for some scenes)

That's all for now, see ya. Oh, right, itch.io will be up for this game when the next update drops. I don't know much about it, but I'll give it a go.

Okay but that's all for now. See you next weekend.