Heya, everyone! Lots of milestones were hit last month, and I'm excited to share them with you all!

Writing

First, the writing is all done! Now it's just been handed off to my lovely editors, who are currently combing through to polish it up. This update is a lot longer than the last. It's roughly 45k~ words! There are quite a few branches that feature one-on-one time with the boys, so I'm excited for you all to get to see them soon.

New Feature

Because of all those branches...TADAAAA!

I implemented a handy-dandy achievement system. Each achievement comes with cute art (some of which is done by a dear friend of mine), so hopefully it will encourage you guys to see everything my story has to offer.

Art

Lastly, I made good headway in the art department. I redesigned a character (that has yet to receive a sprite in the current build) and am working on her sprite now. I also started the first CG and background art, along with completing the episode intro card. (You can check out the intro card on our twitter/X, hint hint.) It's been a while since Take Two came out, so the urge to redraw stuff is growing stronger every day, but obviously that's very time-consuming. So instead, I met myself in the middle and touched up on all the LI's intro CGs! Here's a look at Koen's:

Closing Out

Despite all this progress, there is still considerable work to be done. In the last devlog, I said I was aiming for a late November or early December release date. While I still think that's feasible, I don't want to force myself to meet that goal and produce a rushed game that I can't be proud of or fun for the players. I'm working on this game as a largely solo effort, so I hope you all understand when I say that, realistically, the release won't be until late December or early January. Think of it as a holiday present!

Well, that's it for this month's update. See you all in December! (Or perhaps a bit earlier, if I decide on a specific date before then. No promises, though!)