Hey all,
Apologies for the delay in getting this dev-note out. I just wanted to wait until I got the last scene back before saying anything.
So, we have just over a week before the month comes to an end. Will we be getting a release this month?... Honestly, I don't know. There is still a lot to do, and in terms of completion, I have scenes 1, 2 and 3 ready to go. Scenes 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 still have quite a bit of work. The actual art is done, but a couple of scenes need relighting and re-rendering, which alone could take up to a week, and on top of that, I still don't have any animations back. I am still pushing for a release this month, but I can't be 100% certain just yet that it'll happen. If it isn't out this month, then it'll be the 1st week of April. Like it is so close to being finished.
Episode 11 Work?
While I've been trotting along with episode 10, Crab is pushing on with episode 11. He's finished the writing for 2 scenes so far and has made a start on the third. Additionally, the new artist will be starting work on the art for episode 11 next week, so even before episode 10 is out, work is moving nicely with episode 11, and I'm confident this'll be the end of super long delays. Crab is even working to cut down the amount of art needed on a per-episode basis without cutting down the size of the episodes or writing too much. It's my hope we can get to a release every 2 months instead of every 6, but don't hold me to that. Given my past release schedule, even 3 months would be a massive improvement :P
Adverse Effects 2?
AE2 is still coming along nicely too, for those that are interested. I believe the last I spoke of AE2, I was having a bout of writer's block, but I managed to get past that, and now... I'm back in another bout of writer's block but in a different section :P It's always the sex scenes; they always trip me up :P But I haven't started any art for AE2 yet, so there's nothing to show & I plan to stop writing until episode 10 is released. I currently have just over 2,800 lines of code finished and probably have another 5,000+ to go, but I can't say for sure. The original AE has just over 7,000 lines, but AE2 spans a larger timeline and has more love interests and sex scenes, so it's certain to be bigger, possibly 10,000+ lines.
I think that's about it for now. I'll keep you all updated on any delays.