I just published chapters 1 and 2 a week ago, and I’m well into chapter 3 now.

I’d guess I’m about 20% completed with the renders for chapter 3. There are a few more locations in this chapter which all require some time to set up and customize before I can add characters and render. Nonetheless, I’ve completed 71 renders and three animations this week. One of the animations was 345 frames long (each frame requiring a separate render) which took the better part of three days to complete. That’s a lot of work for about 11 seconds of video.

I also got my first successful (well, sorta) compile for Android done today. There were a LOT of issues associated with it, mostly having to do with the sizes of various screen elements. I’ve promised to release Android versions starting with chapter 3 and will ask for beta testers as we get closer to a release date. TVs and tablets seem to run fine–it’s just the umpteen-million different phone models out there with their varying screen sizes, Android versions, and custom enhancements that scare the %#$&^*#& out of me.

I’ve gotten a lot of lovely comments about the story and direction of the VN, and for that, I’m eternally grateful. It also helps balance out the usual trolls and schadenfreuders that attach themselves to these things. I get that the subject matter is not everybody’s cup of tea, but to go out of your way to bash it for no reason other than stating categorically that you hate tea seems a bit much.

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