It's only in retrospect that one understands where they have made mistakes and not quite hit the mark in the way they're working on something, and in revisiting previous scenes I now notice how difficult it was to anticipate the storylines and player's enjoyment. I set out to create an engaging story from the start, and while things have recently started to pick up in certain areas of the story, they haven't quite done so in other parts.
That's why I've added a few early-game stuff to the roadmap that I already shared on the discord server and that I am sharing here below. And that's also what'll be the main element of attention in the update I am currently working on. I believe in transparency and I believe there are ways to make this game better for everyone playing it, and the way to do that is to fix the lacks of previous scenes, specifically the winter break prologue not being there to introduce the themes of the game and the misuse of pictures in the earlier parts of the game.
Enhancing my writing with visuals is now necessary with the way the game has been developing, and I am sure that moving forward I'd have a solid foundation for all the themes I had set out to introduce in the first place. Development is slower than usual as I grapple with these new challenges, but it will pay off in time as the whole of the themes finally exist together and enhance each other's different facets.
Without further ado, please find below the
Roadmap for version 0.4.0:
Story Elements
Monday Project Scenes and Classes (Done - 0.3.1)
Mid-week classes (Done - 0.3.1)
Introduction to DnD Scene (Done - 0.3.2)
Winter Break/Tutorial/Character Customization (In progress - 0.3.2)
Bekham Class Scenes (8 meetings/classes)
Tarnipp Class Scenes (8 classes/study sessions)
Spring Break/School trip Introduction (it'll be v0.5.0)
Debate Club Intra-club competition (3 tiers)
HRC Arc 1 Final Event (Social Media Posts)
8 Workout Scenes with Eva
Cheerleading Tryouts (2 scenes)
Cheerleading Trainings (4 scenes)
DnD One-Shot Scene - Tonnatiode's Magnificent Mansion
Yara jogging Scenes (4 scenes with variations)
8 Workout Scenes with Leo
Friendship Milestones
2 Friendship Milestones for Yara
2 Friendship Milestones for Eva
2 Friendship Milestones for Leo
2 Friendship Milestones for Jasmin
3 Friendship Milestones for Eric
Work Elements
Creamart promotion scenes with Elio and Jordan (5 scenes each)
S&M work events w/ D/S variations (5 each)
Social Media Influencer Scenes (8 scenes)
Online Modelling Scenes (8 scenes)
Social Media Elements
10 Regular Posts per Month for first 3 months (2 months done - 0.3.2)
1 Social Media Event per month for Yara and Eva
20 Social Media Milestones for MediaSavvy and Openness
Influencer Storyline (across Social Media Milestones and other contents)
QoL Elements
Improved wardrobe and buying experience (Partway done - 0.3.2)
Improved info tab for stats (Partway done - 0.3.2)
Improved private play events and interaction (more choices, toys, options)
Introduction of the Beauty Clinic
Other improvements that might arise with time