This update focuses on two main areas: revising the opening of the game and improving its localizations.

The early scenes have undergone substantial editing. I tightened the pacing, cut some of the more drawn-out narration, and shortened passages in which Yura spent too much time reflecting on his emotional state and general outlook on life. The opening simply took too long to get moving before reaching the characters, conflicts, and events that actually drive the story.

Players now reach the first key character interactions sooner, bringing them more quickly to what most people play visual novels for in the first place: characters, dialogue, choices, and, of course, new sprites for the female cast.

A major part of this update was devoted to localization work.

The Belarusian translation received an extensive editorial overhaul. Heavy Russian calques, unnatural phrasing, and Russian-influenced syntax were removed. The Ukrainian translation underwent a similar editing pass, making it considerably more natural and idiomatic.

The Simplified Chinese and Japanese versions were further refined. Latin American Spanish was also extensively revised: terminology, names, recurring expressions, and repeated phrasing were standardized so that the translation reads as a cohesive whole rather than a collection of scenes translated and edited at different times.

There was also a small visual update. An overly bright nighttime street background in Yura’s courtyard was replaced with a darker, more subdued version that better reflects the intended time of day and atmosphere.

As a finishing touch to the update, we’ve included a short article about Domovoy Sychik. Naturally, it has been localized into all of the project’s announced languages.

This may not be the most immediately noticeable update in terms of new content, but it represents an important quality pass. The opening now moves faster, the localizations are cleaner and more consistent, and the updated background better matches the intended setting and mood.