Chapter 7 is nearly here!
Hello everyone! Yes, you read that correctly. It's almost time to continue the journey through Euchora! I'm tearing through the final stages of the update as quickly as I possibly can. As I write this, both computers are churning away through the renders and animations. Tomorrow will be a major coding day so that I can get the script out to my translators. Everything is coming together!
So, what can you expect?
Right now, I'm targeting Thursday, June 22nd*. That's less than 4 weeks from now! Chapter 7 is absolutely loaded with important decisions, branching paths, and in-depth narrative. That means they have to go through every possible choice and branch to make sure it not only works, but sticks to the story so far.
In addition, I know there was some complaint about the music usage in Chapter 6. I heard you, I listened. Chapter 7 will be significantly more diverse in music and sound effects. I intend to eventually go back and remaster the Chapter 6 music, but right now my focus is on delivering Chapter 7 to you.
I'm also working on an eventual chapter selection system, which will allow people to replay content on demand, but that's also something that is down the road. Due to the way that Between Two Worlds flows, and the implementation of the alignment system, it's a difficult project that will need to be tackled carefully to ensure it's done correctly. But it will happen!
One final note. I have recently contracted someone to provide Simplified Chinese translations. I am hoping to have the game fully translated shortly after the release of Chapter 7. So for those of you who have been requesting that, it's coming! The native Italian translation is also ongoing, and will continue being implemented as it's finished.
That's it for now! I need to get back to work and finish this thing up.
Thanks for your continued interest. This journey isn't over yet!
-Droosk
Edit: Corrected dates. Had to redo a bunch of animations due to incorrect settings :(
Edit edit: Final change to release date. Adding 5 days, to June 22nd. This is to ensure that the translators have sufficient time to finish their work and get it checked. This will also allow for more in depth beta testing.