Day 5 Part 1 of Kamil's Route is now available and Happy One Year Anniversary! (Patreon)

Hello ahibati! Here is the first part of Day 5 of Kamil's route! Here's the changelog:

• Added roughly 9k words of new content including several unique sprites.
• One of the choices in Day 4 of Kamil's route was supposed to set a variable for the player but ended up failing to do so. This has been fixed.
• Fixed a typo in one of the choices in Day 4 of Kamil's route.
• Removed the cut in of portrait of Liam appearing during one instance in Day 3 due to how awkward I personally felt it was.
• Fixed an error where Saul was had his glasses while he was still on the football fields in Day 4.
• Added a visual flashback effect to one of the optional scenes near the beginning of Kamil's section of Day 2. This was something that was supposed to be in the game since the section was added but it wasn't implemented until now.
• Added two new CGs to Day 3 of Kamil's route, one of which requires you to pick a specific choice in Day 3.
• Added a new CG to Day 1 of Kamil's route, which briefly appears again in Day 2 if you have picked the right options.
• Redid Coach Peyton's, Hanks's, and Paul's sprites.
• Besides Gary and Dai, most of the football team have recieved adjustments to their outfits. Some outfits that were unfinished are now finished now.
• Fixed an error where Dai would appear fully clothed in the locker room in Day 3 if you had SFW mode on.
• Added cut ins for Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 of Kamil's route. The first cut in appears the first time you meet Reggie.
• Modified movement of the characters in the football field scene in Day 1.

I hope you guys enjoy it! There was a lot of work put into it!

Today also marks the one year anniversary of By Your Hands! I have a lot to say about this. It's honestly kind of wild how much the game has changed my life. It started out as this side project that I was curious if people wanted to see and now it's easily my biggest project to date with over 130k words and dozens of sprites and CGs. And I'm getting really close to my vision of the game. The project just kept getting bigger as the audience and expectations kept rising.

It was a little difficult getting accustomed to developing this game. First few months were a bit rough as I switching over from developing Barachoda Bloom to By Your Hands as well as some things that went on. Once we started to develop Kamil's route, me and Nemo grew into a rhythm that worked for us, though that didn't meant there still weren't some set backs. I feel confident about the future of the game's development. I'm now fully committed to make sure that I get this project done in a steady manner.

Thank you everyone who have been supporting us this past year. This game wouldn't be where it is without you guys.

Here's a few words from Nemo:

Heyho, Nemo here! A year sure does fly by fast, doesn't it? But it's been a fun ride so far, and I want to thank all of you for coming along with me and Chellay on it.

I remember when Chellay and I were first put in contact with one another by a mutual game dev friend of ours, and how much I really liked the story that he had put together (no spoilers, hehe). Of course, it's changed and developed a lot since that initial concept, and I've been really grateful for the chance to add my own flavor to the dish he's been cooking up. It was really great to see what people thought of the demo we put together for Bara Jam 2022, and seeing all the responses to the story as it's continued to grow has been so exciting and rewarding.

I'm not going to lie, there are a couple things that I wished had gone differently as we've moved on from Brendan's first act to Kamil's. I think the old bison could have used some more of the enthusiasm both Chellay and I have for our hunky karkadann. It's been a process of hammering out our workflow and communication flow alike, but I think as development has gone on, we've been able to fall into a pretty good rhythm with one another. Maybe as time goes on, we'll go back and get things that little bit more polished, expanded, and closer to perfect. Either way, I know I'm looking forward to what Chellay and I have planned — for Brendan, for Kamil, and for the others whose routes will be coming along soon — and I sincerely hope that all of you are, too.

Once again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you for coming on this ride with us, thank you for letting us bring you into the world of By Your Hands, and thank you for sticking with us over the past year. Here's hoping that this next year is just as good, if not even better.

Here's to more laughter, more tears, more intrigue… and more romance for a certain allosaurus, hehe!

–Nemo

Hope you have a great day, and see next year (I mean I'm going to see you guys earlier than that but I just wanted to say that)!