Dev Diary 69 (Patreon)

Hello all, TD here coming at you with the dev diary that's the funny number.

As of 2/3/2024, Ch4Up4 sits at 2,137 static images, 60 animations, and 49,878 words. 

Since the last dev diary three weeks ago, we have added 206 images, 13 animations, and 5,362 words to the project.

This is shaping up to be our second-largest update in terms of both statics (and animations). I doubt we'll surpass Exhibition 2, which had a whopping 2,732 images, but we may come close, and that's alongside greater scrutiny and improved standards from two years ago.

We are presently working on the second of the two splits following Felicia's art date, having just broken ground static-wise after completing a bevy of prep work. We are **hoping** to finish the update within the month (we may fail this), but between the loose ends that will need to be tied up post-Felicia date and the rigors of our testing/proofing, I expect the initial release for Ch4Up4 to land somewhere in March. Our next dev diary will likely confirm that.

Anyone on Team Felicia or who enjoys exploring outcomes of player choices should have quite the time with this one. Felicia's art exhibition has shaped up similarly to the club date with Mina and Ian in the prologue, where small scenes branch off into other small scenes that have immediate and obvious differences within the scope of the update, capping off with two heavily distinct outcomes on top of that. A good bit of replayability is baked into there without juggling different saves. I believe that's more satisfying than when you make a choice two updates ago that you probably forgot you even made it, and then you just miss content later on.  Although there is also some of that in this update, so there is a bit of both.

For anyone not keen on Felicia, fret not. Four out of five of the game's heroines have sexy scenes in some form, although the crowning jewels of the update are tied to our art ho.

That's all for this one. As always, thank you for your support, and please look forward to our upcoming release.