Chapter 6 - General overview

Here’s an early overview of Chapter 6. I expect a significant increase in word count, since the initial estimate for the static renders is already very close to 4k. Originally, I wanted to include three animated scenes in Chapter 6, but I moved one to Chapter 7 because, despite the already high number of static renders, some scenes feel a bit short to me, and I’ll probably add more content to them as well.

Since all the animations will be completely finished by next Tuesday (posing, rendering, editing, converting), I can already provide an initial estimate for when my work will be completed. The script, dialogues, translation, setting up all the sets with character models, and creating test renders were all finished two weeks ago. Based on the current figures, my work will be completed in early November. However, as I mentioned at the beginning, I still expect some growth in all areas, so a release in early to mid-December is more realistic.

A quick personal update that will affect a few minor things on Patreon. Earlier this year, while I was working on the static renders for Chapter 5, I was unfortunately informed that the company I currently work for will be closing at the end of this year. After nearly 20 years there, this came as a bit of a surprise, but like so many things in life, change also brings positive opportunities. I found a new job months ago, which I’ll be starting later this year. Unfortunately, this also means I’ll have to move. As a result, progress updates for Chapter 6 will resume a bit later than usual.

My current plan is to finish everything except the static renders by the end of next week. As I mentioned, the animations will be done by the beginning of next week, and then all that’s left is the initial music selection. After that, I’ll spend about 3 weeks producing static renders and then take a week off to move to my new place. Once I’ve settled into my new home for a week, the progress updates will resume on August 9. I’ll also be switching these updates to Sundays instead of Fridays, as my work schedule has changed slightly. By that time, about 1,000 static renders should already be finished. I plan to start with the labels for which I won’t be showing any previews anyway due to spoilers, so I’ll likely be able to share images until the end of production.

Main Story

• 26492 words

• 3831 static renders

• 5040 animation renders

Main LI routes

• Sarah - 3 events, 3343 words

• Lisa - 2 events, 1986 words

• Hailey - 3 events, 1168 words

Replays

• 2 new scenes

  • Scene 1

    • 8 positions, 12 animations, 20 camera angles

  • Scene 2

    • 7 positions, 12 animations, 22 camera angles