[1.19] Still not quite ready...

Hi guys!  Editing is going great but I need a little more time before it's ready to go out.

I'm going through scenes and lifting them up with better description, pacing and dialogue.  Everything I touch is getting much hotter and more interesting, so I know I need to keep doing it.

I was bitching to the contributor Behbeh about how long it's taking, and she said "there's a lot more psychological honesty in this episode."  She's right, there's a really big story event in the club, and it's taken a lot of time and energy to get it feel emotionally real.

How much am I working on it?
Over on Discord, Bread Pitt told me not to burn out.  I said don't worry, I'm only working half days at the moment.

There are 24 hours in a day

Not complaining, I love working on the game and it doesn't even feel like work, I'm really lucky.  I'd work longer on it if my brain didn't just give out at a certain point.  Just wanted you guys to know I'm not goofing off, but pouring hours and hours of work into it every day.

What still needs to be done?

• All requested art is ready (and looking gorgeous), but needs to be coded in.
• Our illustrator lovely Victoria is working on some last minute art tweaks (caused by changes made in editing)
• I need to edit some of the closing scenes in the episode for hotness, tone and pacing
• A few scenes need a final pass (mainly to punch up dialogue)
• Some minor dialogue branches need to be written in
• Change log needs to be updated, game needs to be compiled and packaged for release

Additionally, I've had a couple of really great contributor suggestions that would add a lot to the player experience to incorporate:

• Add an alternate path to the sex scene, letting the heroine take a more proactive approach
• Hard to explain without spoilers, but: weave in some internal reflections after a certain important event, showing it's still on the heroine's mind and tying together the first and second halves of the episode with more emotional consistency

All this is obviously a few more days' work.  I'm working so hard on it and I hope you're going to love it!  Sorry this isn't the release announcement, but I promise just a little extra time spent here is going to make a big difference when it's released.

TLDR; Soon™.

With love and humble appreciation for your patience,
Crushstation 🦀❤️