Dev Update 6/13/22

Phew! It feels good to finally have Chapter Two out in the world, but work continues apace.

As of this morning I've:

• Corrected a few typos.
• Fixed a broken image ("ar0__") during one of Ashe's scenes.
• Fixed a few pieces of narration dialogue that didn't flow the way I wanted, or didn't quite align with the images.
• Fixed a few pieces of art that had bad clipping issues (Gabby's arm clipping through her tank top on the couch, and Guy's glass poking through his leg, among a couple others..)
• Fixed multiple pieces of art featuring Madison at home. She had this weird goblin-face thing going on in several images, but at the time I just waved it off, being pressed for time. But, I went back this morning and realized I'd left the "shock" expression slider cranked all the way up, which had given her these weird facial lines and horizontally-stretched eyes. So, those have been corrected, and you can see two of the fixed images above. 

I'm going to continue tinkering with things for a bit, before releasing the complete Chapter One & Two (plus fixes) on Itchio for $4 this Saturday (6/18). At the same time, that update will become available for $2 patrons here, giving you folks a 50% discount for being loyal patrons. The following Satuday (6/24) the update will become publicly available for free download.

Next up, I'm working on a little something for $15+ patrons. I feel really bad about the fact I haven't been able to release Friends in Need to higher tier patrons early. So, to make up for it, I'm putting together something special for patrons at that tier - a new mini-game. This will be approximately the length of an average sex scene in Friends in Need, comprising between 50-60 renders, and a handful of choices.

In this mini-game, you'll play the role of a college professor who takes a much-needed summer vacation. But, when you encounter one of your favorite students (pictured above) in a very unusual situation, you'll find new opportunities for love -- or lust! I'm tentatively calling it The Student Loan, and if you like Friends in Need, I think you'll enjoy this as well.

Doing these mini-games has been part of my plan since launching this Patreon, and I finally have a little breathing room in the schedule to put it into practice. In the future, mini-game girls and story concepts will be decided via Patreon poll, with high-tier patrons having extra weight to their votes. And hey, if the girls are popular, there's no reason they couldn't show up in Friends in Need. :D

I'm holding off on announcing the release date for the next chapter of FiN, but I'm still aiming for a bi-monthly release schedule - so August-ish? I'm going to try being a little more conservative with the story and render count for Chapter 3, in an attempt to have a smoother, faster development process. I've got a lot of story to tell, and I don't want to drag it out.

I think that's it for now! I hope everyone's enjoying the game. Please don't hesitate to PM me your questions, comments, bug reports, etc.