Episode 05 coming September 5th
Hey everyone!
We're sorry to make this post, but unfortunately we won’t be able to deliver an update today. We are very close and have been working through the weekend, but we aren't going to have enough time to finish development. In particular, the final testing and polish stage would be extremely rushed.
As such, please expect Episode 05 to be released this Friday, the 5th of September.
To go into things in a bit more detail: Obviously the increased scope of the animation in this update has given us a little more to deal with than we expected, but that is not the only factor. There have also been some last-minute rewrites which delayed production on those animation variations (Roughly totaling at 130 in Episode 05, compared to Episode 04’s 44), which ultimately ended up being the reason that we missed our internal goal of delivering the update by today.
As it turns out, the increased production value on FUNS compared to TTP has been a lot heavier on us than we expected. We knew it was going to be ambitious, and we are proud of the results, but it has been a significant challenge. We will continue to try to improve at our craft so that we will be able to deliver high quality updates in a more timely manner, but the long work days that some of our team members have currently been dealing with are not sustainable.
That being said, we’ve decided that we should warn you that going forward, it’s quite possible that updates may take 35-40 days to develop, rather than the ~30 from our previous project. That isn’t a guarantee that things will take longer, as we are working hard to curb that and consider it a priority, but we do not want to disappoint our fans with false promises. Additionally, if the episodes end up taking longer than that to produce, we will do our best to communicate that to you as far in advance as possible.
Thank you very much for your exceeding patience and support, we will do our best to meet your expectations,
Azienda
Comments (18)
Where the update
Soo where sauce 0.0
gonna be delayed for sure. They mentioned rewrites last update so theyre probably still working on it. Either that or theyre playing silksong
Glad to see plenty of supportive comments. Super grateful for your transparency and responsiveness. Seriously, this seems like an h-game that would be developed by a bigger Japanese company. Luna's story is no where near complete, but she has shot up to my number 1 favorite hentai character ever. So a massive thank you for her!!! It really is a pleasure seeing this games' development, and how things will come to fruition. Please take your time, and remain practical and grounded. Feel like that is a lost trait it many of these crowd-funded games. You guys are doing such an amazing job!
Don't overwork yourselves. Even if it takes longer, it's worth the wait. You guys make the best VNs!
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Unironically I get to enjoy this as a lovely bday gift. I'll be looking forward to it's release on that day
We will all have to wait but maybe you could give us all another sneak peak?
Im against that. I want the hype
I would prefer you guys release something you are happy with and proud of. Just a personal opinion. Take your time.
Every single episode has been worth the wait. Thanks for all your hard work!
No worries, you guys do excellent work. I much prefer polished episodes over fast releases.
No worries take your time. I'd prefer a better product than a faster one.
Its alright. Your transperancy is greatly appreciated. A game delayed can be great, but a game rushed will forever be bad.
It’s ok take your time we want the best quality possible 👍
Better it takes a little more time that be rushed and buggy. And we don’t want people burned out, either. Looking forward to the update.
Yes!!! I was worried that that you guys would continue trying to cram episodes in 30 days. Thank you for the honesty about 35-40 days (or maybe even a bit longer). Quality over rushed content is far better for the long term. Also I would rather you guys not overwork yourselves to meet the old 30 day deadline & burnout yourselves As always this is only easy for me to accept as you guys, keep us in the loop with the constant status updates. They are greatly appreciated. If the Azienda team did not update us as much as you do with progress reports, It would be a far different story I will continue to support via membership 💯
Quality takes time. :) I'd much rather have it polished and a bit later than rushed and early. Take your time, and thank you for your hard work! <3