Hey, itch.io friends! Itch is very limiting when it comes to the images I can post. Because of this, I'll request you join my discord to see more of the game, learn more about the game, and communicate with fans of the game! Here's the discord link: Once Again Discord

The rest of this was originally posted on my Patreon, too. I'll be posting devlogs to members of every tier, including free, if you guys want to sub to the free tier just to see updates! OA Patreon

Thank you guys for reading, Happy Halloween, and please enjoy!

Hey guys! If you've seen a lack of communication from me or anything, it's due to the fact that my work got hit with the most business we've ever had, and I've been forced to work overtime as well as monitor younger workers and... *sigh* it's just been a mess. I've been going home and sleeping pretty much every day, and I WILL admit I've been grinding cod pretty hard, but sometimes when I take time to write I get distracted with actual real life responsibilities and family. Gross. However, the team as a whole is still working, and I'm taking a small vacation from work to reset and will be writing a LOT during that time.

I recently finished writing my longest scene to date, which ended up at 3893 words in one scene. For reference, the longest scene before this one (by word count) was Haru's scene, which was around 3500 words, and only had around 80 actual shots, and most of the word count comes from the dialogue tree in that scene. I had a lot of fun and ideas for bits in this one, even though it was a struggle. Small spoiler; this scene involves an unlikely pair in Autumn and Elara, which led to some difficulties writing their interactions, since I had to put myself in different mindsets while writing each of them. I really do like how it turned out, with the mc getting hit with the one two combo of the Manic Mystery and the Skater Girl.

Wanted to mention this again; I talked before about Winter not being in release 2 all that much. She will physically show up; unfortunately, that does not mean she will have a lot of screen time. I know she has already created an impact outside of the game, but I aim to give her a large impact in the game, even with her minimal screen time. I promise it's true when I say that her current lack of screen time has a meaning and reason. It's not something we will get to right away, though, so be patient, and keep thinking about it!

When it comes to scenes, in the time since I last messaged, we have finished about 4 scenes, I think. There is still a ton to do, though. We have only finished one major scene; those will be the giant time sinks, so we will have to keep at it and work hard. We are consistently working and also plan to get this out to you sooner rather than later. I want to remind everyone though, that if you expect some crazy instant release with everyone working extremely hard and getting it done by next week; I would LOVE that, however our group is working on a pay split between a small amount of money, so while we still all want to get this out to you guys, our IRL sources of income come first. 

That's all for the update, but now I'd like to hear from you guys; I didn't have much to say this update, and I'd like to find more to say next update, or in between updates. What can I talk about each dev Log? What would you like to hear between each one? How can I help you interact and be more excited for the next update? I want to keep you guys as excited as possible for release two. It's gonna be a banger, I think.

Thank you, guys! Make sure to keep up on the discord and interact with fellow AVNers!

-Lampy