Hello there!

How are you all?

Let's dive straight into this one!

Context:

November has been a challenging month for us, as we experienced the unfortunate loss of all our game assets and files. This setback has prevented us from moving forward with the original game development plan, which is why this update is not the "University" update we had initially envisioned. However, this challenge has given us the opportunity to reassess and refine our goals, ultimately allowing us to enhance the potential of this project. Your unwavering support, understanding, and patience have been invaluable in helping us get back on track, and we’re excited to bring even more thrilling content your way!

What to expect:

As for the current in game events regarding the University, here's how it will go: The University has suffered immense damage and the students are unable to attend due to safety issues. They still need help with their studies while the building is being repaired. Don't be surprised if you start seeing new faces in the coming months.

We have spun current efforts into building out events happening in and around the house. The stories are already bonkers. The character development is going to be just as wild.

List of established characters you will be introduced to progressively:

Already existing: 

- [Close ones]: Olivia, Mia, Andrea, Emi, Takahashi

- [Taka's shop customers]: Albedo

Incoming: 

- [Classmates/Students]: Akira, Grace, Kokoro, Lily, Rose, Tara, Uzaki-Chan

- [Teachers/Assistants]: Valentina, Rebecca, Marin Kitagawa, Washu Hakubi, Yoko Littner, Rumi, Hinata Hyuga

(These will be added as the updates roll out)

You can find Akira's introduction sheet here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/introducing-115534571?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&ut...

Known issues with current build:

[Please report any issues you encounter if you are willing to]

- Clipping animations.

- Soft locks, game returning to main menu abrubtly, invisible clickable image buttons at the beach when interracting with the tablet.

(It goes without saying that they will be patched)

- Albedo's AI voice (due to the lack of real VAs) will be removed in next update [v0.1.6b].

Last but not least:

We are trying to build an official indie studio, your incredible support fuels and enables all this to happen. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!

- The Amidst Hearts crew