Alpha + Rewards Update

Hello, quick update on things! I have some quick news to share so I don't keep anybody in the dark with what's going on.

First of all--I hope you're all doing well!

Secondly, don't fret, since it's not TOO dire--but since I overestimated my abilities to finish up the alpha for the 3rd, I'm going to have to push it to the 4th to ensure everything is working when I launch it. I've been working nonstop all day in a fever and my eyes are burning, but I think a nap is in order to avoid burning out and then I'm going to hop straight back on and wrap things up.

As a result, the rewards will be slightly delayed too from being sent out--as I wish send out everything at once, including the new alpha 0.8.

A quick recap of everything I've done for the alpha and what needs to be wrapped up still:

- The two h-scenes present in the build are fully finished in terms of writing. This is what took me the longest.

- Sprite scripting (expressions for all the new dialogue lines, etc.) and CG scripting are all that remain--that I'm burning through at a rapid pace. I think I just misremembered how large one event is in particular. These take the second longest, but since they're non-creative work, I'm able to power through while listening to music, so it's not too bad.

- Music cues for all the new scenes, etc. This one goes by the fastest, and won't take much longer after all the directions are done.

- Misc. coding/scripting to link up all the new scenes and ensure everything flows better. It sounds complex, but it's really just me creating all the correct labels and jumping to said labels and ensuring you don't break out of sequence. Doesn't take long at all!

- Some testing to make sure all the above things are correctly inserted and that nothing will break upon launch. I'll be thorough with this--but if by chance I forget anything in my haste, I'll be sure to upload very swift corrections to this build if I make a blunder!

So essentially all the hard work is done--the rest right now is grunt work I gotta power through, which gives my brain a bit of time to relax after straining itself so hard on the h-scenes, haha.

Thank you so much for your patience and I'm so sorry I couldn't quite meet the 3rd of May like I promised. ;~;

As a peace offering, I'll share this teaser of Marine I recently posted on twitter in celebration of #mermay!

I wonder why she's so happy, anyway? It couldn't possibly be because a certain somebody is suffering, is it? Noooooo, of course not!

If you have any concerns regarding anything brought up today, please don't hesitate to get in touch via PM or email! I take this all very seriously and it hasn't been my desire to lie or cheat anyone out of promises. There just wasn't enough hours left in today, I guess before sleep called, aaaahhhh!

Until tomorrow, guys!