Arches Build 1: Meaning in Patterns (Patreon)

WIN: https://www.mediafire.com/file/7lv50k688ynf8kg/Arches-1.0-win.zip/file

MAC: https://www.mediafire.com/file/81q9os2byb4oquo/Arches-1.0-mac.zip/file

Linux: https://www.mediafire.com/file/xxz2lgo1wdya6kz/Arches-1.0-linux.tar.bz2/file

Android: https://www.mediafire.com/file/0xzrfptft872hmv/arches_0.1-release.apk/file

The beautiful illustrations and sprite art are by Paintfox 

The beautiful background and logo art are by Kardamon 

And we have multiple musical contributions, including the main theme, from Moe 

For those who aren't aware. This is a VN that take place after the events of echo. it is horror-focused.

I have to admit that this was the most brutal first update that I've done for any VN. And this was despite having all the assets and the story complete several weeks in advance. 

There were a few reasons for the delay; The first involved poor backup management, the second a very inconvenient power outage. But something I found to be very difficult was me struggling with which tense and POV to use. I experimented with many, and though I've settled on third-person-limited in the present tense, there are still some sections that are still in the past tense  (and I'm one of those people that struggle with correct tense usage in the first place). I just really needed to get this out to you guys and I'll be working on making it more consistent for the public release.

One of my biggest concerns is jumping between who the POV is limited to (either Dev, or Cameron) and whether or not it's clear enough, or if it just ends up being confusing. 

Anyway, I'm hoping with some more practice I can get better at the POV. I've only written in first person for these VNs, so it's a huge shift. I also hope you all like the characters. There will likely be some cuts before the public release, so you'll probably only see some particular scenes in this build.

Also, Kudos to Paintfox for doing so much for this VN to prepare it for release.