ViM Studios: Dev Log 07-Jul-2023 & Previews

A Shot in the Dark - Chapter 4 (V0.3)

Chapter 4 is coming along nicely! Josselyn has been working on new environments (sets) needed for this chapter, and we'll share some previews for those below. Josselyn has also written a scene for Alexis, and Mute Hazelnut is working on scenes for Sophie and Delia.

We conducted an outfit poll for Sophie last week, and the outfit poll for Alexis is still ongoing. Also be sure to check out this month's calendar wallpapers, featuring Delia!

• A Shot in the Dark POLL: Alexis outfit for Chapter 4
• ViM Studios: July 2023 Calendar Wallpapers (feat. Delia)
• A Shot in the Dark POLL: Sophie outfit for Chapter 4

Prince of Suburbia - Part 2 (V0.95)

Don't forget to vote in our free public poll! Prince of Suburbia POLL: Favorite characters?

We're excited to announce that the English version of V0.95 is complete and currently in Early Release on Patreon and SubscribeStar! A big thank you to our artist, auxiliaryout, and to the writers who worked on this update: Kitty Kaplan, Mute Hazelnut, and Rachel Writes.

We're working on coding the translated versions of V0.95 for Steam and Itch, and we'll announce release dates for those as soon as they are ready. Thank you, as well, to everyone helping us get those translations ready!

Prince of Suburbia - Part 2 (V1.0)

We've added three new animations to V1.0! Previously, Naomi, Sonia, and Fiona were planned to have illustrations only, but we decided to go out with a real bang and give every character in the update an animated scene.

We're on track for a fall release of V1.0, thanks again to our talented artist, auxiliaryout, and writing help from Yvlan_Angel and Rachel Writes.

Here are some previews from one of the remastered scenes that will be included in the V1.0 update.

Lastly, we (TheOmega and Josselyn) will be out of the country for the last two weeks of this month. We'll still be checking messages on Patreon and SubscribeStar, checking in on Discord, etc. to answer questions or provide technical support, as will our team members.

During that time, we won't be able to work on tasks that require our PCs like renders and animations. However, earlier this year we were able to purchase two much-needed M1 Macbooks, thanks to your financial support!

Our old laptops would overheat when repeatedly refreshing the game in the Ren'Py launcher (which is a must when making coding changes!). They also had terrible battery life. The new Macbooks have given us a lot more flexibility to continue working on a variety of tasks when away from home. (Or, in Josselyn's case recently, for working from bed because she injured her foot. Again.)

We appreciate your support and enthusiasm for the recent releases. We're working hard on the next ones, and can't wait to share them with you!

- ViM Studios