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August 29, 2023

The Season of Change is upon us...

What an amazing Summer it has been! Sure, the world might be on fire, but when it isn't? So, in our opinion, unless you are planning to start a big political campaign against big bad corpo killing our planet, the next best thing would be to let ourselves indulge into something pleasant. Sink our teeth into a juicy, content-rich update, filled with everything your heart could ever desire. And that is exactly how we plan to spend this Autumn: With so many updates, so many changes, that any previous season would look bleak in comparison!

The Season of Change — Autumn, 2023

As many of you already know, our game is undergoing a transition from a parody-game to a proper original project. The reasons for this change are obvious: We don't want this to get shut down at the most unfortunate time, especially considering how avoidable that tragic ending is.

Thus, we are starting an extensive process of re-designing each and every character, changing their names, as well as the names of locations and events. Obviously, you might have concerns in regard of their new look, whether or not it will still look appealing to you personally, and we promise, we approached this process with utmost care. We spent days on end figuring out the best way of highlighting the features that make each character so lovable, how can we improve on existing design, and how can we make it so easily recognizable, but still completely unique. And we think, we did a pretty good job. But obviously our opinion, as developers, means far less, that one of players, which is why you will be able to personally inspect how well we managed this task in September, along with brand new update for Reina, a hacker girl you are very familiar with by now.

Not only will it be the first ever complete visual rework for existing character, that has an extensive story and library of scenes, but it will also be the Finale of her story! At long last you will be able to see the true reward for the kindness you once showed to someone, who by all accounts did not deserve it.

While we understand that her new look might be vastly different from the one you are used to, keep in mind that she is a rare case of a character, whom original design is as memorable as it was, and because of that required a more radical approach on our end. For most of other characters we will limit ourselves to minor tweaks, similar to how we changed Zahera. Our plan is to keep the changes to a minimum, like switching a hairstyle or accessories at most.

Reina, The Finale — Coming in September!

Still, that's only the first month, so what else should you expect? Surprisingly a lot, actually. First and foremost, the support for Lovense toys we announced earlier this Summer is finally coming in late October - early November. At least, that's the plan, though we have no intentions of pivoting from it, since our progress on implementing their API has gone surprisingly smooth. If you want to learn more about this, be sure to check the initial announce post HERE.

On top of that, we are actively working on finishing every currently ongoing route, which means you should expect:

— The final chapter of a long going route, dedicated to a charming Mechanic girl, Freja, and her fellow pupil, who are waiting for a chance to finally welcome you into their embrace. Together, at the same time. Yes, it's going to be a group scene, as we promised.

— The finale of a route, featuring Ava, a bratty gamer girl with a self-esteem so high, planes have to fly around it. Though, there might be a chance you will help with that? After all, our Main Character proven to be quite the therapist.

— Not final, but an update for a story, that desperately needed to be continued: Aurelie — a girl with a pale face, whom heart was shattered beyond repair. If only there was a kind soul, willing to lend a hand and help her mend it back together...

All of that, and maybe more — This Autumn and early Winter!

What a great season it will be. Thank you for letting us cook! We promise, you are going to get a full feast in return.

Comments (16)

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Raijin · August 30, 2023

I'm sure some people will be annoyed that you're moving away from Overwatch character but I'm cool with the change since I'd hate for you guys to get DMCAed

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Redpandagamer43 · September 9, 2023

Personally if you ask me the best way to get a best of both worlds is to allow you to change the character’s names. I’m not a coder, so who knows what kind of development hell it might bring, but personally I see it as the best comprise

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Artzyicarus · August 30, 2023

Who is Aurielle? Is it the former mercy?

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Keegan1191 · August 30, 2023

Formerly Amelie(Widowmaker).

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Cheezekake · August 30, 2023

Ah it’s a shame you have guys have to change the designs even if it’s minimal I obviously understand why. I also think it was a good idea to show off Som- er Reina (btw how is this name pronounced?) first since it’s supposedly the most jarring and therefore the others will feel a lot less. Super excited to see what you guys do for the future storylines and scenes. Also we desperately need more story lines involving Genji he’s such a funny character and we barely get to interact with him. Again good luck with the updates and everything and looking forward to the $10 release this thursday 🤞🏼🤞🏼.

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Young & Naughty · August 30, 2023

Yes, we wanted to get this rework out of the way first, since it is basically the toughest one. Her new name is pronounced as Rey-naa. And speaking of Genji, Hanzo, and other male characters — we are planning to add "bro" routes with them, apart of their possible romantic stories. So people who have no plans of dating them can still play though their stories, bond together and break some Academy rules.

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Bradley Link · August 30, 2023

Definitely Not sombre is hotter than not sombra

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Creator · August 29, 2023

I cant say I'm personally a huge fan of these redesigns, but I understand why you have to do it

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DatBoiii32 · August 29, 2023

That sombra redesign is 🔥🔥

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Vessel · August 29, 2023

The season of change... is amogus

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Young & Naughty · August 29, 2023

Amen.

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GeraldOfNivea · August 29, 2023

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Dennis Hornsby · August 29, 2023

I think it'll be weird but nice. It's no wonder why but Sombra and dvas routed have been my fav so seeing them altered will be weird. Mei is gonna be the worst change I imagine. And what will the academy be called? I hope it ends up being as good as I hope!

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Young & Naughty · August 29, 2023

Reina (Sombra) was one of the few cases in which we had to completely change the initial design, simply because of how memorable her hair style and colors are. In most of other cases, we are not planning to do anything, but minor tweaks, like we did for Zahera (Pharah). Mei is a good example of the design, that will barely see any changes, apart from maybe the hair style, because she is just a cute curvy asian lady in glasses. If people will be dissatisfied with the changes we made for Reina, we will gladly adjust her design according to the feedback. Being the first radical rework, we had to go blind, but we will make sure it is still as lovable as it was before.

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Plastic · August 29, 2023

Weird question, how will the redesign effect the comics? Going forward will they use the new designs or will they still be using the original ones for a while?

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Young & Naughty · August 29, 2023

The upcoming comic will be featuring already updated design for Sitara (formerly Symmetra), and every one after will use only original designs.