Now & Then Chapter 24 Update #3 and release schedule
And again, SPOILER warning for the pictures posted below if you haven't finished Ch23 and romanced Sydney by the end of Ch16. In fact, at this point, consider all future Now & Then posts to be spoiler-filled. Sorry.
And here we are, not too far away from the looming release of Chapter 24 (0.24.0). As I've been saying for the last month, this episode has a lot of complexity behind the scenes and a lot of moments that might not get seen based on player decisions. While many of these moments hinge on choices made in Part Two, there are some that come from micro-decisions in CH24.
I will admit I had a moment the other day where it dawned on me that Now & Then'll be coming to a close soon. I was struck with a mixture of feelings over this fact, spanning anxiety over nailing the finale and sadness at the eventual parting from a cast I've been working with for two years now.
Here's the release schedule for 0.24.0 (all scheduled for 11:59 am EDT release):
Tier 3 - January 18, 2022
Tier 2 - January 20, 2022
Tier 1 - January 22, 2022
Public - January 23, 2022
Change Log 0.24.0
Added Chapter 24
Fixed minor typos
Fix missing flag while having relations with Carol in Ch23
Fix missing flag while confiding in Naomi in Ch23
Fix incorrect flag while talking with Alice about Ted in Ch23
Fix a string code that makes you have no shower visitors in Ch21 when both Carol and Naomi have the same love points.
Fixed an errant tag that gives Alice the Lover flag in Ch20Added Chapter 23
Fixed minor typos
Thanks for your patronage and hope you enjoy,
- Kinderfeld
Comments (7)
I can definitely understand those mixed emotions. Its like when you realize you are getting to the end of a really good book, or a game you had been invested in, or a TV show you really loved. That moment when it dawns on you that it is about to end is so bittersweet, and that is just from the view of a consumer. It must be even more so for the creator. Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and at least with this, I know that you are going to nail it. You have brought us this far, and given us something wonderful in the process. Thank you for the ride so far, and I look forward to both the end of the current journey and the start of a new one.
I am looking forward to this update and seeing the extended family around the MC and Carol solidify. You've crafted characters who mean something and I'm enjoying their story of getting through the Pandemic and on to a new life!
In the time I have been able to experience the story, all the main characters have grown very close to my heart. Hopefully I experience and enjoy a nice happy ending...? The approaching end of the story makes me a little sad, I would have loved to experience more adventures with my "family"!
Yeah, I hate to leave them but there gets a point where you want to avoid narrative exhaustion and you need to move onto a conclusion. And I think we're right there.
This has been the best VN so far for me, great job! Any thoughts of off shoots? Or any upcoming new projects?
Well, we do have The Interim Domain on the horizon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/60874376 Once done with that, we'll see if we can come up with something that might work for a sequel.
Im with you on that. I’ve been following you and N&T for about a 14 months. I will hate to see these characters that I’ve grown to love finally come to an end but at the same time I am so friggin excited to see the story play out. Hopefully it’s a happy ending.