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Chasing Sunsets Ch7 Dev Update


Kent and I are starting to feel the rush as the pieces fall into place for the next instalment in our story.   Rather than deal in vagaries, I'll use this update to detail a little of what you can expect.

  • Two possible game-overs
  • Four separate lewd scenes, most of which involve new partners
  • New original and exclusive music
  • One major character will be leaving the story
  • Not one, but TWO crossovers with other popular VNs.

So, the real question on everyone's mind is "Update when?"   We are shooting for late March, but we still have a lot to do.   As the story becomes more complex, we obviously have to account for all of the possible paths so we don't leave anyone hanging.

At the same time, we've posed and rendered the bulk of the chapter so far.   I've begun the integration phase, where I'm refining dialogue and narration, calculating points, and validating path logic.   From an art perspective, it's mostly lewd scenes that remain, and locking down some time with Puggy for animations.

This is a critical chapter for us from the story perspective, with a lot of beats we need to land just right.   We'll be looking to our beta team for frank and honest feedback on what succeeds and what requires refinement.

Chapter 7 should be relatively even in length no matter what path you're on, with variations on how the story beats play out.   That said, it's trending toward our longest chapter by a fair margin, so that in conjunction with December being a holiday month are leading us to a slightly longer dev cycle than we're strictly comfortable with.

I'm not much for beating the hype drum, but one of our crossovers will come out of left field for a lot of you, and we couldn't be happier with the synergy we think this will bring to both stories.

As always, Kent and I are grateful for your continued support and patience as we do our thing.   We can't wait to show you where the story goes next!

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I believe I bought this game on Steam and I have to say that everything up to Chapter 6's ending was PHENOMENAL! Just truly artistic. I love it and will be waiting for more.

Thank you for the encouragement and kind words!   We hope we continue to impress with Chapter 7!

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To date, every chapter done has felt like so much attention to detail was given to them. That being said, I'm sure most fans will agree, I for one will not be bothered with delays in order to polish off the details. As the saying goes "quality over quantity". Take the time you need, I am not going anywhere!

You guys keep knocking these out of the park!

Thanks for the update, I'm really exited for it, and keep up the great work!

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I'm betting my money on Leap of Faith as one crossover since Lexi Dimante was shown in a picture already.

Since there aren't that many major characters in the first place (parents dead) besides MC, Jaye and Mallory, I'm a little worried, depending on what we're talking about when "a major character will be leaving the story" - temporarily or permanently?
I'm guessing a major event will take place as it was the case in Leap of Faith and will shake up the state of things, that's why we get so many new characters. This sounds interesting, but at the same time it feels risky because the game was mostly about a core group of characters until now

"a major character will be leaving the story"

Definitely a concern, but I'm going to go with the "We can keep him, for now" slant and assume that Amanda's interest in MC creates stress for Mallory and Amanda's relationship. The result is Amanda leaves to focus on experiencing her new opportunity post-Rett.

Heavily invested in a Mallory arc ... She's so damn quirky and likeable. A Mallory exit even for much of a chapter would be difficult.

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I wish you can end with more than 1 girl (But we all know Jaye would not put up with it) I love that vixen

Looking forward to the update next month - or so (!) I bought this on Steam, will they get the update at the same time? Thanks for all your hard work!

All platforms update same day!

Thanks for the quick reply. Didn't think it would be different, but just shows how desperate I am for this update! :)