Just wanted to give a quick update to anyone who might be following on here, the game is still being developed! I'd hoped it would find a bit more success than it has, but that won't stop me from creating it! Hopefully doing a little more online marketing might attract more supporters, but the game will absolutely still be in development and available for free. Just wanted to say, Updates may be a lil more delayed than before, as I can't really allocate the same amount of time to work on this. However, this project started off as a hobby that I did for fun, and it remains that way! I wanna see this game in a complete form more than anyone else, and I'm happy with anyone who has been able to enjoy it during that process. NOW, a few updates to keep anyone in the loop!

First off, the most frequent and detailed updates are available on Patreon. Whether you're a free or paid subscriber, I try to keep that as the main hub of information on the game.

With Episode 3 released, my next focus is adding the next character as well as just more general content to the game. I felt that Episode 3 didn't add enough content on it's own, so I'm gonna try to make up for that in the next.

Currently developing a new in-game "app" called EmojiBlast, that allows you to communicate with the characters through sending emojis. It's pretty simplistic, but adds a nice layer of immersion, so you can kinda communicate with your favorite characters. Needs a little more tweaking, but it's about 3/4 of the way done!

Next character to be added will be Emmy! Her first episode is in development, and her second will likely start development soon as well. I already have the main concepts for all of her levels, and I'm going to focus on keeping them pretty simplistic while expanding on lore, paths, and actually communicating with the characters. I felt Grace Episode 2 got a bit distracted, and Episode 3 had a good amount going on as well. Emmy Episode 1 will also introduce a new character, Ocean! More on her later. That will put the character count at 10/22.

In the next update, ALL meetable characters will be datable, as well as make it so the Romance system is more robust. This will include not only you being able to ask them out and go on the first date, but also for them to be able to ask YOU out. There are only certain characters that can do this, and they will have to be single as well as you having to meet qualifying stats in order for them to do so. On that, it's likely in this next update that it will introduce characters ability to date others. So, a character you encounter might be in a relationship already. This is a realism feature I already wanted to add, but I guess I'll have to test it to see if it sticks. It's gonna be a little more forgiving than real life, though. Lastly, Each character will react differently now depending on things like your relationship status, their relationship status, and who you are dating. This means that if you are dating Grace, Allie and Hope will automatically lower their romance towards you. This won't effect friendship levels, but I kinda like this feature to add a bit more realism and immersion. 

Honestly I hope to also add really early versions of LootDrop and VehicleVendor too, to at least make it so people know there's a bit more customization coming. 

Oh one more thing I forgot to add, upon completion of a characters levels (I think I'm also going to add Stat qualifiers too), you will get a special little scene where the character will stop by your apartment and give you something. This could be a plant that appears somewhere in the apartment, a rare piece of clothing, stuff like that. I think this will be a fun little way to congratulate players.

That's all I can think of for now, I hope that helps with anyone who might be interested in development! Consider following on Patreon for more consistent updates, but I will try and pop in here from time to time to say what I'm working on, beyond just major releases.