WVM [v.0.10.0.1 Rus/Eng + DITLO Harper Rus/Eng] (2020) (Rus/Eng) [Ren'Py] [Linux] [Android]

10 день, после беседы с Харпер в аудитории

My grandpa that I spent the last 6 years taking care of passed away a few weeks ago now.
I paused pledges since I knew I wouldn't be able to work on the game much this month.
I was hoping to have the update out before the end of April since there wasn't much left to do and I was hopeful to get it done but anytime I tried... all I wanted to do was lay in bed.
Unlike my best friend and aunt that passed away a few years ago, I knew this was coming. He had been battling his illnesses for a long time and things had been looking rough for a while.
He was surrounded by family and we all had an opportunity to say goodbye.
So I'm okay. Fucking sad but okay.
I was his caretaker. It's been very hard adjusting to not having him around.
Also as his caretaker I have a lot to deal with. Funeral and all that aside and done I still have a lot of legal stuff and his possessions to work through. As well as the grief and everything.
I am taking some time off to deal with everything. I don't have any dates or updates to share. I'm taking my time but I will pause pledges until the update is out if it's not this month.
And lastly, a few weeks ago I had only ever banned a handful of people from my patreon. These past few weeks that number has quadrupled. Admittedly I'm emotional about it right now and might regret some of those later on but for right now:
Keep criticism about me and the game only. Don't bring my family into it or you're gone. Don't harass or antagonize other patrons or you're gone. That's it.
Thank you all for your patience and understanding and thank you all for the kind messages. They have meant a lot.
I'll let you guys know when I'm back at it. It shouldn't be too long.
Love you guys and I'll talk to you soon.

Мне жаль, что я ненадолго превратился в призрака.
Я не хотел делать этот пост по целому ряду причин, и я до сих пор действительно не хочу этого делать, но вы, ребята, заслуживаете того, чтобы знать, в чем дело.
Я оставил комментарий к последней капле разума, быстро рассказав, что произошло, но чтобы сказать это и здесь.
Мой дедушка, о котором я заботился последние 6 лет, скончался несколько недель назад.
Я сделал паузу, так как знал, что не смогу много работать над игрой в этом месяце.
Я надеялся выпустить обновление до конца апреля, так как осталось сделать не так уж много, и я надеялся сделать это, но в любое время, когда я пытался... все, чего я хотел, - это лежать в постели.
В отличие от моей лучшей подруги и тети, которые скончались несколько лет назад, я знала, что это произойдет. Он долгое время боролся со своими болезнями, и какое-то время дела шли неважно.
Он был окружен семьей, и у всех нас была возможность попрощаться.
Так что я в порядке. Чертовски грустно, но ладно.
Я был его опекуном. Было очень трудно привыкнуть к тому, что его нет рядом.
Кроме того, мне, как его опекуну, приходится со многим иметь дело. Похороны и все такое прочее в стороне, и мне все еще нужно разобраться с множеством юридических вопросов и его имуществом. А также горе и все остальное.
Я беру небольшой отпуск, чтобы разобраться со всем. У меня нет никаких дат или обновлений, которыми я мог бы поделиться. Я не тороплюсь, но я приостановлю обещания до выхода обновления, если это произойдет не в этом месяце.
И, наконец, несколько недель назад я только когда-либо запрещал нескольким людям посещать мой patreon. За последние несколько недель это число увеличилось в четыре раза. По общему признанию, я сейчас переживаю по этому поводу и, возможно, позже пожалею о некоторых из них, но сейчас:
Продолжайте критиковать только меня и игру. Не впутывай в это мою семью, или ты пропал. Не приставайте и не раздражайте других посетителей, иначе вы пропали. Это оно.
Спасибо вам всем за ваше терпение и понимание, а также спасибо всем за добрые послания. Они очень много значили.
Я дам вам знать, ребята, когда вернусь к этому. Это не должно быть слишком долго.
Люблю вас, ребята, и я скоро с вами поговорю.

Long story short... reworking the timeline has been harder than I thought it would be.
It's a brand new style for me as I'm used to cramming days as full as I could possibly make them.
I'm having to find my own style in the new style and like anything else it's a skill that I have to hone and it takes a little bit of time to get it right.
This update has taken so long that the last thing I can do / want to do is put out a mid update that barely makes sense timeline wise.
A bad update is much worse than a delayed update at this point.
There's also an issue with switching to the new timeline as this is Day 10... but it's technically actually Day 31.
(Days 1-7 are becoming days 1-26 and Days 8-9 are becoming Days 27-30)
So this update is actually Days 31-35.
It's confusing, I know.
I'm moving forward with the new timeline. So all characters and events will refer to things as such. This includes events and everything.
But hey, it's not a major issue. Its only a matter of time until it's done and then I never have to touch it again.
I have no reason to believe it won't be finished in March. It's sort of like a puzzle where you get stuck but as soon as you find where a piece goes everything quickly falls into place.
I'm just making this as a fail safe so I know the plan no matter what happens.
Day 10(31) is around 1400 renders long including the beta (It's by far the longest day after the redo, mainly due to me showing the process of a gameday so it can be assumed and not shown in future updates. It's also that long since I included scenes to make that gameday process more interesting )
The rest (Days 32-35) are about 1000 renders long so the update in total is around 2200-2400 renders long.
I don't want to give exacts on the number of animations yet... but there's definitely a good amount of lewd things paced throughout it all.
Thank you guys so much for waiting. I truly am sorry but I honestly think this update will be worth the wait. There's a lot of things that happen that have been being set up for a long time and I can't wait to show you guys.
I know many of you will be upset with me and I accept that. I've been far from perfect but my goal is to make this update be the best it can be because that matters more than a few days or weeks at this point. So I hope you can at least somewhat understand where I'm coming from.
But, just for my own sanity so I can turn the part of my brain off that stresses about this. I want to ask you guys something.
IN THE EVENT it isn't out in March. (like I said, it should be and I fully believe it will but incase it isn't.) Which update path should I take?
(Day 10(31) is finished. I'm happy with it, it's the rest of the update that's giving me some fits. Day 31 is about half of everything and is still a good sized update on its own.)
Once again, this is just so I have a failsafe plan in case anything goes wrong. Something I wish I would've had many times before.
Release Day 10(31)(1400 renders) near the end of March if the rest isn't finished 19%
Wait and release it all at once in April if it isn't already finished 81%
(953 Votes)

Not much left, one more scene left to make and a few select renders that need to be remade and just a handful of images still need edited.
When that's finished I'll do my own cycle of bug testing and like always I'll tweak a few things here and there then it will be sent to testers. When all of that is finished it will be uploaded and released.
So when can we expect it?
Early-Mid March depending on if there are any issues that need to be fixed.
Weeks 1-3 redo:
I was asked a good question in the last MD that I want to include in here.
With the redo coming in probably a year from now, you will have to start over.
I know how frustrating that can be, especially since WVM is quite a long game and we'll be even further along before the redo. So I will be including an option at the start of the game that will just ask you all of the big choices and skip everything else so you can quickly return from where you left off.
With that being said though, all of the renders and animations will be redone as well as some of the story so I highly recommend playing through it. Both to see all the hard work that was put into it as well as to not be confused when certain things are different. (изменено)
Other Stuff:
"Monthly render set" should be released sometime before the end of March
(Due to the weird week I haven't been able to finish the set. I've also obviously been prioritizing the update over it so I don't want to give a hard date but it should be by the 31st.)
The set will be the set I said I'd make a long time ago. "A day in the life of Natalie and Harper"
(The "What will the girls get up to during the MC's first away game" will be the set for April.)

Short and sweet (Not a) Mind Drop. I hope to have positive news next week about the update.
I also want to get this update out so I can play Elden Ring for a day or two.
I hope all of you are staying safe and I hope you all have great weeks.
As always, thank you guys so much for everything.
Talk to you soon, love you guys