Episode Three - Dev Update #9

Hey everyone,

Hope you’ve all been doing well.

Over the past few weeks, most of our time hasn’t actually been spent on the new episode itself, as we're pretty much done with it, but on going back and reworking a large part of the previous ones.

One of the biggest critiques we received was about the character models. Because of that, we spent quite a bit of time experimenting with different approaches and testing ways to make them look better inside the engine we’re using. It took a lot of trial and error, but the models you’re seeing now are the result of that process. We ended up re-rendering nearly all of the earlier scenes using the new character models, and we feel like this is the best solution we’ve found so far. Overall we’re pretty happy with how they turned out. Also, these models are now final, so yeah, better get used to these faces because we won’t be reworking them again going forward.

Since there’s also a possibility that we’ll be able to release the game on Steam in Early Access (nothing confirmed yet, but most probable), we decided it made more sense to get these reworks done now rather than later. That way, if and when the game does release on Steam, everything that’s already there won’t need to be revisited again.

Alongside the model updates, we also took the opportunity to revisit some lighting and general visual quality in the earlier episodes. The goal was to make sure everything feels consistent across the whole experience. It feels like we’ve finally locked in the visual direction we were aiming for, and now the older content matches that quality much better.

As for the new episode itself, it’s pretty much finished. Right now we’re mainly left on the remaining sex scenes, adding music, and doing a few final touch-ups here and there.

We’ll also be sharing the official release dates this Wednesday, so stay tuned for that.

As always, thank you for the patience and continued support.

– CV