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I'm Asking for a Moment
As some may know, my grandmother was back in the ICU a week ago. The past week was grueling; the waiting and hoping were nearly unbearable. This morning she passed. Still, I am grateful that we got to spend two more months with her after her surgery, grateful that we spent the holidays with her, and grateful that she is my grandmother. I can't say that she went as peacefully as we had hoped for, but it's more than I could ask for. I don&#...
Book 3 Chapter 26 Public Release
Chapter 26 - What We Leave BehindPaying supporters, there is no news for you here. Technical UpdateNewmain menu screen, serves its purpose greatly but is currently a placeholder.New Book, Fresh Size.Added Chapter 26 gallery and the cut scene.2.7k renders, 17 animations(2hours and 30 mins run time)Added a "Previously on MTWY" segment at the beginning of the chapter for help recapIt's a new book, but there's no need to load your sav...
Book 3 Chapter 27 Exclusive Release
Chapter 27 - Beaver DammedTo start, I want to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone. A great big thank you for the patience and support you've given us this year; we appreciate it, and it couldn't have been easy being that patient. The past few months haven't been kind to EO and me. Anyway, my grandmother has recovered, EO's foster mother is stable and strong, and my stepfather is out of the hospital but still recover...
Three More Days
I just had the most productive week in MTWY, but it's still not enough to pump out the chapter. I gave a poor estimate once again. Granted, some of the productivity may have went to other chapters.The good news isI will be able to make the release this weekend. There's a crucial scene that's been eating my time, and I believe I still need one more day just for that alone. So far I'm on 1.7k renders as shown on the screenshot, but ...
Stable and Quick Progress with a Huge Heaping of Gratitude!
I'll try to keep this brief so I can go back to working on the chapter.First, I'd like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding; it means a lot—more than I could put into words. ETA: Dec. 9, 2024 to have room for errorsI should start on the final editing by tomorrow. Even EO has been itching to get this chapter out. The upcoming chapter will close the subplots and/or arcs that were open throughout the recent chapters. I...
A Little More Time
Guess that's what everyone wants, but I want it now more than ever. My grandmother has been in the ICU since last week due to a brain tumor, and her operation is today. My mother got ill trying to sort stuff out (records of my grandfather as a soldier and hospital paperwork.), and she's been running ragged all the while under the thought that she could lose her mother at any given moment. I've been supporting and helping her with what...
Release date and MTWY Roadmap
New Release Date: October 31I know you're expecting a different post than this one, but I need a little more time. The upcoming chapter is also a minimum of 2 hours long like the recent chapters, and even with that length, I'm still worried that I paced it too fast. Yes, we will see Hime in that outfit in this chapter.What have I been doing?-The upcoming chapter, of course; as I've said before, if the chapter is x2-3 in size, then it ...
Huge Cast = Huge Chapter (Again)
Cover photo unrelated to the current chapter.It's another long chapter but I've already got a good handle on it. Let me tell you though, juggling the cast and making sure the pacing and transition are steady and won't cause any confusion was a nightmare. And since we'll be jumping in and out of lost time soon, which will mostly focus on individual LIs, it's only apt that the rest of the cast gets as much screen time as possibl...
All About 27!
THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ABOUT THE MOST RECENT CHAPTERSThis post is primarily about news updates for the upcoming chapter; the wallpapers and polls will be on a separate post later. Once again, I've separated the chapter content into acts, two so far. It's another long chapter for sure, there's too much going on, and unlike chapter 26, where the cast progresses as a group, they will be progressing their individual stories in this cha...
Book 3 Chapter 26 Exclusive Release - Reannounced
Chapter 26 - What We Leave BehindNow available to all tiers.I'm reannouncing this since my head wasn't on straight by the time the release was live. It was as if I were drunk as a skunk. Hence, I also didn't announce it officially on our Discord server.It took us long enough. There was even a running joke between EO and me, seeing as this chapter has been stated to include the cast's Halloween party, that it'll get released by...
Book 2 Finale!
Chapter 25 - The Choices We Have To MakeAll supporters, please download this instead.ChangelogTwo hour-long updateOffscreen chapters integratedAdded a small scene in Chapter 21, that was initially planned; it's part of the FMC-MC-Takato plotline.Skip Button at the upper right-hand side of the screen to the unskippable scene near the end of the chapterNew look for the choices UIGallery for Offscreen and Chapter 25Fixed gallery for chapter 24(I...
Three More Days
2 for rendering, 1 for compiling and uploading the builds.Chapter 26 will set the tone for Book 3, and there are scenes to be added and issues that need to be greenlighted or at least hinted at.This chapter has 2k+ rendersby now. The complete chapter should hover around 2300–2500.So if we're going with sheer size, it'sx3the content of our usual chapters. This update takes at least 2 hours to go through, and I believe I paced it neatly, ...
Book 3 on July 1st
2nd Max!This is a short post to update everyone on what's going on.Final final final editing has begun. Excuse the radio silence on our official pages. It's hard to come here with nothing to show for it. I'm very active on the Discord server, or you can also message me here. I can't count how many times I've redone scenes in this chapter. Rest assured, it's coming, along with an explanation of "why."Here's a sk...
I got it right how it should be but I need a little more time.
A week or less is more than enough.Believe me, I am every bit as excited as all of you about the release of this chapter, but it needs a little more. A little more of everything. I apologize for everyone suffering because of this waiting period, but the succeeding chapters will be way faster now that I have covered the bases, and unlike the previous chapters that had to balance the spotlight between LIs, this will be one LI-centric.I can't ap...
It's been a while but hang tight...
Let's start by saying: "I sucked." It's not like I was away from MTWY, it's just that I can't seem to get it right. After I finalized the writing for Chapter 26 a month ago, I ran through Chapters 21–25, and to my eyes, the former paled in comparison. I didn't know if it was the transition, the lore, personifying the new characters, or all of it, but I couldn't be satisfied. I have read the script more than a hun...
Not The Post You Were Hoping For
I need a little extension until the early first week of April, at most. The transition to Book 3 has been tough and very time-consuming, admittedly, as I've mentioned in my previous post, but the real challenge was the first half of this chapter. Usually, I only start rendering when the script is at 95%, I've had that same pattern since the early chapters of Book 1, the other 5% are just edits along the way that are done while rendering. ...
Chapter 26 and Everything MTWY
Exclusive Release Date: March 26–27, 2024We're starting Book 3. Pinch me, I'm dreaming. Except I'm not, developing my own game is like a wish come true, and I consider MTWY a great first step for me, well, us. There's a whole lot more we have in store, and now we'll be presenting to you the third book soon.The transition between books has always been difficult, you have to emphasize the tonal shift, make a new main menu scre...
Book 2 Finale Exclusive Release
Chapter 25 - The Choices We Have to MakeAdded to this VersionAll supporters, please download this instead.-Skip Button at the upper right-hand side of the screen to the unskippable scene near the end of the chapter-New look for the choices UI-Gallery for Offscreen and Chapter 25-Fixed gallery for chapter 24(I broke it accidentally)-Better Englando, SFX, and music altogether-Edited the end version and close screensI still can't believe we'...
Offscreen Chapter - Public Release
Hikari, Yukine, Kanehana, Akemi, and Iroha's OffchaptersPublic only post, no news here for paying supporters.It came to me that "OVA" stands for Original Video Animation, we do have video animations, but we really can't classify the offchapters as such. I guess our brain defined the bonus/extra chapters as OVAs since that's what they are usually called. So now I will call this "Offchapters" since it's away from the...
On the 27th and That is Final!
Renders are done, and hoo boy, they were difficult. I've been going 12-14 hours for the past few days on the rendering and loving every minute of it. It's a very fun chapter to make for me. Making the characters and scenes more alive and animated, referencing/remaking scenes from inspirations, and just overall more showing than telling. Trying to set a higher bar for MTWY, and I did it. It feels great; every night after development, I'...
A Little Snag
Ch25 New Release Date: January 18, ̷2̷0̷2̷5̷ 2024 Please excuse me; I have been trying, but I have been sick since the 7th. Most of the symptoms have dissipated by now; the only ones left are the cough and a bit of phlegm. Back then, my whole body was heavy; I had a bad cough; my throat intensely hurt when eating; and there was a ton of phlegm, eew. Oddly enough, I didn't catch a fever, not even a little. The cough is still quite bad, bu...
State of Book 2's Finale
Tentative title: "Full Speed Ahead"First off, a little reminder that Book 2's Offscreen Chapter has been made available to the Bronze Tier, download links in this post. There wasn't a need to make a new one this time.Book 2's Finale, I still can't believe we're finally here; it is the longest and most challenging chapter to develop so far, and the difficulty is on a tier of its own. I believe this chapter ends the book...
MTWY Chapter 24 - Public Release
Chapter 24: Mimulus CardinalisOne more "Book 2" chapter to go, and it's gon' be big!All previous links to Chapter 24 will be taken down; please download this one instead. I had to input one of Rion's scenes again (I removed it from the final cut). Also, please note that it's the off-screen chapter that will be released to the public once Chapter 25 is exclusively available.--------------------------------------------------...
Offscreen Chapter - Exclusive Release
Hikari, Yukine, Kanehana, Akemi, and Iroha's OffchaptersIt came to me that "OVA" stands for Original Video Animation, we do have video animations but we really can't classify the offchapters as such. I guess our brain defined the bonus/extra chapters as OVA since that's what it is usually called. So now I will call this "Offchapters" since it's away from the by-chapter storytelling, or "Offscreen" since it&...
Chapter 24 Exclusive Release
Chapter 24 - Mimulus CardinalisAll old links are now down, so download from this instead.What's added? - Added gallery- Grammatical issues in chapters 17–22(Ongoing process)A little word about the gallery: we've figured out the fix to it but not until we've already made the builds for this release. We were a little short on time; the rest of the minor issues will be on Chapter 25's release. What's next? MTWY Offscreen in les...
End of Book 2 and Future Plans
Book 2My estimate was that book 2 ends around chapters 25–27, a solid estimate, if I may say so. Sadly, my other estimate that I'll launch Book 3 before 2023 ends, is a bust. But I want to end 2023 with a bang, so here's the new plan:- Finish the wallpapers in the next few days.- Release Ch24 to the bronze tier a little earlier than the supposed schedule, Nov. 25 instead of 27.- Develop and publish MTWY Offscreen Chapter (Book 2 OVA) on...
Chapter 23 - Public Release
Chapter 23 - SuperMCExclusive members, ignore this post; nothing new here.Technical update-1,400+ renders, 11 animations-New textbox for the choice, still a WIP-Fixed the broken saves issue; more details in Discord.Chapter updateThe last chapter was tedious, due to it having mostly scenes with 3 or more cast members, this one is difficult because aside from it having almost the same thing, they have to be more active. I tailored this chapter to s...
State of Chapter 24
Hey~ Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, wherever you may be.First thing's first, release date: Nov. 1–3, 2023This would make it at least 11 days faster than the release of Chapter 23; it's significantly faster but not as fast as I would've hoped and also not as fast as we should be. Not to mention, a lot of miscellaneous MTWY-related stuff has been put on the back burner. The goal is still as is: release Book 3 before t...
Chapter 23 Exclusive Release
Chapter 23 - SuperMCLet's start with the changes made to this version compared to the most recent one.- If you have read my announcement on Discord about EO moving the save location, he still hasn't. There was a little communication error between us. Play as is, thank you.- Ch 23 Gallery- New textbox, it's now on the lower right-hand side of the screen, although we're still finalizing said feature.- Fixed the broken saves issue; m...
Chapter 23 Exclusive Release (Silver+)
Chapter 23 - SuperMCIf anyone remembers how I stated that this chapter is shorter than 22, well, it's not; it's on par, storywise. I also had multiple working titles for this chapter, but I didn't need to make a poll since I like this one, the others were ass and it really fits the chapter's narrative. The chapter's title was almost "Soup." The other title was the team name that won on the recent poll, "Scarlet Mon...
