Developer's Diary #21

Hello, dear players! We want to share some news with you about the development process.

You've sent us your feedback on the latest patch, and we've seen that there are some bugs hindering a comfortable playthrough. We managed to fix some of them almost immediately, but others we haven't been able to fix just yet. As for the addition of an item to Fortune's shop (a gift for Dolores), along with some other small details (like animations) - we'll release them as soon as possible (hopefully within the next month). After that, there will be a big patch that we'll try to release in early to mid-summer. It will feature three side quests for the Schultzes, the Princess, and Ethan. We're currently finishing up the proofreading (to avoid, as before, making edits after the text has already been implemented into the game).

So, the current stage of the update's readiness is the initial groundwork. The designer is currently busy redesigning the Gallery to include a filter for regular and NSFW art, as well as sorting by locations and characters - because there's more and more content, and we need to structure it somehow to make it easier for you to understand which images, where, and with whom, you haven't unlocked yet.

The programmer is helping with proofreading the text and adding additional elements that, from a game design perspective, are important and were overlooked during the initial writing of the story (for example, choices). Among other things, we're adding to the list of fixes and additions to past content, continuously discussing things we've missed, and aiming to make up for them.

The lead artist has prepared sketches for all the NSFW scenes in the next three side quests for an outsourced artist, drawn a sprite for "young Anna" for her side content, and is currently busy gathering references for backgrounds for the upcoming patch and inserting background characters into past content - specifically, into the Pirate's Port and the tavern (it's a repeat of the situation with Kviletten, where there was initially an empty background that was later brought to life with characters). Oh, and also, the backgrounds in the Podwodje area have finally been finished - the Sunken Ship (where Drowned Captain lives) and the Tower in the Kelp Forest (which were planned but got lost and forgotten). On one hand, these aren't very important changes, but we believe they'll add to the story's cohesion.

The writer is proofreading his own material, simultaneously playing through the game for the thousandth time and hunting for errors.

Now, a little bit about the story - ahead (probably within the next year), a series of updates awaits you in which we'll add side quests for all the remaining characters. First up will be, as mentioned above, the quests for Anna & Philip, Ethan, and Princess Martha. Then for Dolores, Vetra, Sarah, Bill, and... Tovenaar. After them, we plan to make a final quest, and the last update will feature all the endings at once + fixes for past content (anything that couldn't be squeezed into previous patches).

We really want to show you all of this as soon as possible, and we hope we'll still have the drive to add some of our own wishes (like the ability to customize character appearances, or more simply put, outfits for the sprites).

For now, we can't show you anything decent, as only the first NSFW scene is ready so far. Thanks to everyone for your patience and support! Fair winds!