Progress Report - week 33 - 2025

*you barge in and bash my lamp with a baseball*
- Jesus! I don’t even have a lamp yet!

There was little development with my internet. To keep you up to date with what happened regarding that: I haven't had the internet since May, since I moved to this new place. I’m using a phone hotspot which is working shitly, because I now live outside of the city (cheaper prices for housing). I can’t even watch videos on more than 360 if I don’t preload them. That is the reason I can’t upload the new build of the game. The last time I uploaded was from my mother-in-law's workplace, but lately they can’t find time to allow me to come in and take away their internet for a few hours. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to come into their place on Monday (I’ll know on Monday). 

Regarding my internet access, I’ve signed a contract already with a local Internet Service Provider and based on information from them they will get full access to the fiber cable on 5th of September. The next step after the 5th is them coming over to my house and installing something that translates fiber optic signals to normal internet signals (from what I understood) to get me access to them and to the internet. I asked them to do it as fast as possible, but we will see if they will do it. It’s not the best contract, definitely not as good as the one from my last place, but it’s the fastest way for me to get internet. Everything will be better than my phone connection.

Regarding the update content, outside of last mentioned events (that includes Emilia GB, which is a quite long event, but it’s finished!) I’ve also updated the textbox as shown in the preview. All thanks to one of the users, Moon! He is an amazing UI designer, he prepared and even sent me files thanks to which this UI update even came to life! I’m currently preparing portraits for other characters and I hope I’ll get it working in most of the events as soon as possible. Outside of that, I’m also working on the two new maids. It now takes way more work than with just Ame, but it’s going forward, so that’s the most important. 

I’ve also spent some time on gameplay design decisions and a bit of coding on my next project. No art for it yet, but when I’ll finish everything I planned for it, that is basic menus, npc dialogue, seggs camera work (without seggs animations of course for now) and gameplay loop, I’ll be able to show it off to you. Not as exciting without any finished models outside of a few free or bought assets, but that’s the most important part that has to work. If the gameplay loop won’t be as fun and entertaining as I imagine, I’ll have to adjust to that or completely change it. I’ll also remind you, that I won’t focus on the second project before the SCC is completed, so don’t expect much from it, until we hit 1.0 ver of SCC. 

I was really scared and worried that if we ever get to this kind of point (where I can’t upload a build), both the game and I will be left by everyone. Thank you so much for sticking around and believing in the game and in me. The game is still in development and we will return to regular updates as soon as we get that internet access. I also can’t wait to view any video on youtube in 1080p.

Thank you from the top and bottom of my heart. See you on (hopefully) Monday (and in a tease tomorrow for Secret Friday). 

Punished Alex🐍