Howdy everyone! I’ve got a smaller update today as it’s been rather hectic this week while I’ve been preparing for my big trip. Still, I feel like I’ve gotten to the point in development where most of the things I can share are somewhat spoilery. The scenario for the second side quest is mostly finished. From there, I just need to test the entire vampire route’s scenario for any new bugs that may have come up during the development of this update and finishing up any remaining art.

A mental note that I want to put in writing this week is that going forward, I plan on having two development versions available to me at all times. What I mean by this, is that if a critical error occurs with a public release and I find out about the issue late, I want the time it takes for the patch to roll out to be much shorter. There is currently a major bug in the Steam release with the Casino Quest. While I have already patched it on the upcoming version, Steam players still have to deal with it and wait for it to release and that's not fair to them. By backing up the project file for the public releases, I can roll out patches in a timely manner by fixing the error in that project, instead of the current version. This may be something obvious and something I should have been doing from the start, but hey I’m just one guy and I’m figuring things out as I go along!

As I stated in a previous update, regarding my upcoming trip, I will be away from work for the next two weeks. I will return with weekly updates on May 28th. I plan on working on the game during this period. I will have limited access to the internet, but I will do my best to reply to any comments and questions sent my way. It’s going to be nice to have some quiet time to sit back and focus…

Lastly, let me share the teaser for this week: An underwater shot of a Mermaid Mila. Really fun to work on, especially with the colors. (Do any artists still do MerMay? I remember that was a thing a while back)

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That's all I have to share with you this week. See you all on the 28th!