Dev update: 7 Sep 2022 (Patreon)

Hey there, Patrons!

Just a quick line to update you all on the progress of the next release.

The end of summer has been busy on the personal front for both of us, but we are continuing to work as much as possible. This is a very large update, and we promise the party at the end will be WELL worth it (wink!)

Here's where we are. The writing is probably about 70-80% finished, with most of the coding for this content also finished. We are expecting to quickly get through the rest of this, followed by the required testing. This puts the update at about two to three weeks from now for Patrons.

Now, here's a little tease about what you can expect (we owe you at least this much):

• A large, repeatable sequence of events with Abby, with numerous, progressive series of activities.
• Multiple dates working for Jasmynn.
• The first choice-triggered narrative ending.
• On the UI side, a complete replacement of the Hints/Progress Tracker with a new task-based "Achievements" system. While the nature of the hints is still the same, each action/hint is now listed separately (though hidden until unlocked by prerequisite actions), instead of progressive. Under the old system, tackling certain actions in certain orders could "break" the progressive hints. The new system prevents this, while also providing a "blueprint" for how much content is available in each romantic path. We also added hints for non-romantic activities, such as scenes available at each job, for the protagonist by herself, etc.
• A LOT of minor bugfixes.
• Under the hood, we also cleaned up a lot of messy code from early in the development of IHOH, which should improve the efficiency of the game for anyone who starts from the beginning.

We are very excited to present this update to you as soon as humanly possible. We know you will love it!

Thank you so much for your patience and continued support!

S&D