Hi everyone and welcome to my 16th Dev Log!

These past two weeks have been an absolute whirlwind of productivity. If you told me a few months ago that I’d actually enjoy animating, I would have laughed. Keyframing every single movement to make it look natural instead of robotic used to feel like alien technology to me. But honestly? I’ve completely fallen in love with the process. It's incredibly time-consuming, but seeing the characters come to life makes every second worth it.

Because of that breakthrough, we are officially in the home stretch for Chapter 1!

Development & Sneak Peek

The next few scenes are going to be absolutely massive and will take some serious time to bake in the oven, but the progress so far speaks for itself:

• Chapter 1 Progress: 25 out of 29 scenes are 100% complete!

• Renders This Week: +209 new renders.

• Animations This Week: +11 new animations.

• Total Chapter 1 Stats: 1,330 total renders and 17 completed animations.

The gates close to those whose hearts have no voice. Out there, you might find it. Come back when you do, and our pain will not hurt you again.

New Banner & Big Life Changes

While waiting on renders, I took some time to spice up our Itch.io banner. It features Tiffany looking absolutely glorious, even if her armor is wildly impractical for actual combat! Go check it out and let me know what you think

What's next? The next two weeks will be a little slower on the technical side. I am officially wrapping up my final client trip with my current company to hand over my responsibilities before leaving my job!

Don't worry, development isn't stopping. I'll be using my travel time to brainstorm and storyboard the final scenes of the chapter, focusing heavily on lighting, mood, and the exact emotions I want you all to feel when you play through them.

Today was a quick update, but a major milestone nonetheless. As always, thank you all for your incredible, ongoing support. I couldn't do this without you.

Edit (2026.07.24): Renders in the preview were changed since they got flagged for not following the guidelines. For the free and full versions, visit my Discord server.

— MisheruMaxis