Development update #188 | Chapter 7
Hello everyone.
The day is ending, and I figured it’s finally time to drop a small update. It’s been a while since you heard from me. Especially not hidden under the paywall.
The power situation has gotten even worse. I’d even say catastrophic. That’s exactly why I’ve been silent for so long - there was literally nothing worth reporting. I’m just trying to survive and squeeze in work whenever possible. More than that, the temperatures are still pretty low(-10 to -20 C), and there are tons of snow again... I pray for this winter to finally end. On the bright side, on these rare occasions when my PC does render, it doesn't ovrheat and I can use it to heat the room lol.
Lately, I’ve been focused on preparing the reworked demo version for Steam Next Fest. I’m putting the final touches on it and plan to submit it for review tomorrow. As I mentioned before, I completely reworked all the intro animations and some from Chapter 1. Luckily, I managed to render everything in time despite the constant blackouts. The deadline for demos is the day after tomorrow.
Besides that, I’ve fully revised all dialogues in the intro and Chapters 1–3. I removed most of the obviously bad translations done literally years ago. So now the lines read more naturally, sound better, and even make more logical sense. Each character now also feels more unique. Some dialogues were completely rewritten from scratch, others just had grammar fixes and typos corrected or rephrased.
I’ll return to the remaining scenes and translation script adaptations a bit later. There’s not much left - soon I’ll be able to start actual translations into all the major planned languages. For those who don't know or have forgotten, I'm updating every line of code to enable translation into other languages and to clean the code a bit. Mainly because the game was written in two different languages, which complicates translation work. All scenes starting from Chapter 5 (Previously named Chapter 2: Part Two) are already written in English.
Now, to be completely honest: I haven’t touched Chapter 7 at all in the last two weeks. Simply because it was physically impossible. Preparing the reworked demo for Steam took almost all my time and energy. Even when I had a free moment, I had no real opportunity to work on the main update. Right now, 4 hours of power per day is considered a luxury. Yesterday I got only 2 hours. And often it’s turned on in the middle of the night. There are so many things needed to be done in this short period of time. You can imagine how that affects posing, rendering, and work overall. Tho I doubt that someone can even imagine this.
As soon as the demo is submitted, I’ll jump straight back into the main update. And honestly, we can probably forget about the Christmas special episode for a long time. I also won't work on any rewards this month again. Such as wallpapers, special renders, and customs. So if you planned on upgrading your tier or already pledged hopng to get them, think twice or request a refund. I apologize for that.
Again, despite this rough situation, I’m not giving up, and work is still going strong. Just takes longer.
That’s all for now. Thank you for your understanding and support! It means a lot.
Have a great week, and take care!🤍
mr.moonmi
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Very bad news: freezing cold weather 🥶 and only two hours of power 😞. I Hope the situation improves 🙏 and that the peace agreement is signed in the coming months. With all the promotion you're doing, you're becoming more well-known, so your demo on Steam should do well!
Thanks for the update.👍😊 I am a new supporter here after playing the demo (one playthrough). Got here after the promo from AlterWorlds.
First of all, I wish you nothing but the best for your current situation. I really hope things resolve or improve soon so that you can have better overall conditions in your life. I’m incredibly grateful for this AVN—in my opinion, it’s one of the best in the entire genre, with even more potential ahead. It doesn’t feel anywhere near fully realized yet; there’s still so much that could come. It also became one of my absolute favorites very quickly. Of course, I can hardly wait to experience new content, but I completely understand that you want to build a solid foundation—especially through Steam—to gain more stability and visibility. I genuinely wish you a lot of success with that. Your project deserves all the support it can get, and I truly hope better times are ahead for you. Much respect for even finding the time and energy to keep working on the project. All the best to you.
Take care of yourself. Given the circumstances, use your resources to ensure your survival and your safety. The game can wait.
GOOD SUNDAY EVENING 🌆, MR.MOONMI AND EVERYONE!!! I'M WITH YOU… I'M READY FOR THIS "WINTER" TO END… It's been snowing for three weeks. Just when you think it's over or slowing down… NOPE 🙅🏻♂️ MORE SNOW 🌨❄️… AND IT'S COLD ASF 🥶… GL with the rework demo; hope it goes through 😁👍🏻! You've been working hard on that 😉! I am going to replay for those dialogues 😛! All good! You HAVE to get that Steam Demo out… that was the priority. I can't imagine the situation you're in. I can only hope and pray 🙏🏻 that it'll get better when Spring hits. I'm getting an LTop later this month, so I could finally start returning to my older Tiers for all my Devs soon. I'll be able to support you more again 😋 (because I want to; no reward is needed). Just continuing the journey 🌈 and playing the game is its own reward 😁. THAT'S THE SPIRIT 💪🏻!!! KEEP GOING, MAN ✊🏻!!! WE'RE ALWAYS WITH YOU IN SPIRIT 🔥! YOU HAVE US FOR ENCOURAGEMENT & SUPPORT WHENEVER YOU NEED 🤗! CONTINUE TO STAY POSITIVE, MR.MOONMI 🌞🙌🏻!!! As always, thanks for the Update, Mr.MoonMi!!! Keep on keeping on 😉!!! ALWAYS EXCITED AND EAGERLY WAITING FOR YOUR GAME AND YOUR POSTS 🙌🏻🔥!!! Love and appreciate everything! You ❤️, our ladies 😍, your posts 🥰, your WPs, Special Renders, Previews 😘, and your game ❤️! Always make my days better 🌈! Thank you, everyone, always, for being in my life and being a part of my routine 😉! Stay safe, stay blessed, and stay in PERFECT health, beautiful people! And don't forget to stay hydrated! And you're never alone ❤️🫶🏻!!! OUR AVNS AND OUR DEVS CONNECTS US ALL 🤗!!! Have an amazing and beautiful week! I'll catch you all—ON THE NEXT ONE ✌🏻😁!!!
Thank you, Jonathan🤍
Thanks for your hard work bro
Hey, I appreciate the transparency. I hardly know you, but you seem like a passionate person who's doing his best to achieve the best possible result. Despite the circumstances of the blackout, you still try to push through and I commend you for that. Keep your head up and don't let them get to you.
Thank you🤍
Kudos for putting up with all this and still trying to create something big! Don't let them get to you. Show them the finger they deserve. Keep up the fight my friend!
Thank you🤍