📢 Development Update – Final Stretch

I'm now in the final stretch of development for the next update of City of Sin – The Nocturne Files. What started as a continuation has grown into something much larger, with significant additions across story, characters, walkthrough and optional content.

Since the original release:

• Renders: 1,693 → 2,811+

• Animations: 11 → 27

• Averaging around 280 renders per month

This update has more than expanded the game, it’s deepened it, especially through optional encounters and branching paths.

The majority of content is now complete.

What remains is focused on:

• Final scene transitions and continuity

• Post-event sequences (returning home, wind-down scenes, etc.)

• A small number of additional narrative moments

• Final integration of message/choice systems

• Polishing and flow between key story beats

There are only a handful of scenes left to implement, primarily short, connective sequences that ensure everything flows naturally from one moment to the next.

Without giving too much away:

• New optional encounters and side paths

• Expanded character interactions

• Additional mission content and contracts

• More reactive narrative depending on player decisions

• Continued build-up toward the Masquerade Party

As always, not all content will be seen in a single playthrough.

This update has been built around:

• Player choice and replayability

• Stronger scene-to-scene flow

• More grounded, character-driven moments between major events

Whether you choose to explore everything or focus purely on the main investigation, the experience will feel cohesive and intentional.

With everything now coming together, I’m aiming for a mid-May release.

There’s still some final scripting, testing, and polish to go, but I'm very close.