Hello all again.

I know it's been a good while since I last posted on here in regards to any news of the next update, 0.0.3. Well, I'm here to tell you guys more about what's going on. I will also put a bit of a TLDR at the bottom.

Firstly, one major change that will be taking effect is the amount of planned Episodes per Chapter. Previously, it was 16 Episodes, but now I will be reducing it to no more than 12. Reasons being is that upon looking at how long it has been taking to even release this current update, a lot of stress has been weighing on me to the point that I may have felt a bit too ambitious with the original plan. Moreover, I went through a lot of the Renders in the Legacy Version of the game, and noticed that a massive amount of those "Sections" (now called "Episodes") can actually be condensed into a much bigger one. Essentially, the overall amount of Renders should not change too much; I'm merely compressing a lot of the small/medium Episodes into one larger one.

Secondly, I plan revising the UI one more time, mainly for a planned move of all but the main Prologue Episodes into a [technically] new section called "Side Stories" inside the "Start Game" screen that was previously in the Legacy Version. I am looking into having this particular screen split into three different sections: "New Game", "Chapter Select", and "Side Stories". With Chapter Select, I'm looking into having you as a player be able to select which Chapter you want to start on, and (hopefully) which Episode within that Chapter. This should hopefully eliminate a lot of the hassle of starting over every time a new update is out, unless you want to of course. This particular plan may not be a main focus for 0.0.3, as it might be part of a patch update afterwards. There may also be other UI changes as well, but the highest priority is to release this next update with new story to read.

Lastly, I want to reiterate that I understand that there are many out there who are probably frustrated with how things are being run with the Remake. From here, Patreon, SubscribeStar, and more... I get it. Maybe I was overly ambitious with the idea of doing a Remake to begin with. Maybe it was not the right time to do so... considering it happened literally halfway into the entire planned story. All I can say is this... I'm sorry. I'm hoping to regain any or all faith or trust you had in me back in time with this game. I'm not expecting it to be sudden, but hopefully as the updates come along. To everyone that has supported me or continue to, I honestly can't think of a good way to show how much I appreciate you all. It just means so much to me to receive kind words or encouragement to keep me going; it's been very stressful over the months, and even a simple inspiring comment means the world to me. I know you guys continue to say "take your time" and such, but it's difficult to do just that sometimes, you know?

I think that's about it for the time being. As for the update itself, if everything goes accordingly and life, family, work, or military isn't too chaotic... I should have the update ready to go within the next few weeks. I know I said it before, but I can only provide an estimate until I feel a lot more certain, in which I will then provide a definite date or set of dates. I will say that there is a lot of story that was never there before, so I hope when the time comes, you all will enjoy what's in store. Once again, I thank you all very much and if you have any questions, concerns, critiques, or just want to leave a comment, good or bad... you're more than welcome to post them below or even message me. I'll try to get back to you as quickly as I can.

Sincerely,

13th Sin Games

TLDR:

Planned Episodes in all Chapters has been reduced from 16 to 12. This is to hopefully help expedite the story, as well as compressing what was already established in the Legacy Version from small/medium Episodes to larger ones.

UI will be updated once more at some point after 0.0.3, and all Prologues (minus the main one) will be moved to Side Stories. Chapter Selection will be added to allow for quicker access to certain parts of the story.

A lot of players have expressed criticism and frustration with how the game is being treated, which is completely valid and understandable. Major stressors have slowed progress on the update, among other things; however, the game is still being worked on, and should be released within the next few weeks. Definite dates will be announced once things are more certain.