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Check in 01/20/2026
🕑 Added 2026-01-20 15:46:38 +0000 UTCHey folks, hopping in keeping it quick. Said when I came in next time I'd have a release date for you gonna drop that. Additional stuff but if you're here for that TLDR:
Release will be Monday Feb 9th, probably around 3pm Pacific. Have the standard staggered release of a couple of days ect. After this post goes live, billing will be paused again until the release is literally uploaded and in your hands. Then it will be unpaused make sure it doesn't interfere with people getting the release. Just informing you so you can make plans with your time and finances.
For those who will allow me to ramble, I've been struggling with how to format this post, so I guess I'll start with the technical nonsense and then move to whinging. So I've already said before my big creative struggle has been with this one particular scene. Normally I'd either suck it up or move it to a different update, but as I've mentioned before it's kind of the emotional tie together for the fucking update. Finally got it where I was mildly happy with it early December and then got a bit of a wrench in things. It came to my attention that a new release had essentially the exact same scene, almost beat for beat. Not accusing anybody of anything, in fact the devs are friends, just an unfortunately timed case of same think. Now if you recall The Author days, you might remember a similar scenario occurred, but only after the work was done did I find out. So call me sensitive to the situation.That was when I discussed the possibility of the half release. I figured it would give me the week or so I figured needed to make the changes I could to the scene without losing the soul of it. But I vastly overestimated myself. Working on everything else and that at the same time just ended up putting me further behind.
Anyway not pity party time, just telling you whats up. Here's some cold hard numbers to give you an idea of where I stand at the moment I'm typing this. Scene redo has six variations, one of those can use mostly recycled renders from another so we can knock it to five variations in practice. Now knocked out the first of those variations, it comes to about 75 renders. Again a few can be recycled so lets drop an even 60 per for the next four variants. Add 15ish for the mostly recycled one and we end up with about 330 renders. The test renders I did took about 56 minutes to render so let's just round it up to an hour per. So 330 hours of just rendering to complete. I do have two render capable PCs at the moment though so 165 per so let's say that comes to about a week of just renders if I render 24/7. Now of course when the PC is rendering I can't do much else on it so time will vary a bit on if both are rendering the whole time. Now on a pretty good day of actual posing I can get about 6-10 renders posed per hour, depending on complexity of the scene. So at that rate assuming I pose for about 10-11 hours I can probably finish all the redone scene this weekend, give or take a day in case I have a slower day in there. So assuming average render and pose times apply I would presumably have everything needed to be done by the 30th or so. Now I also have a few animation fix/rerenders. Those are smaller probably a day of work at most to pose. Then about 6-7 hours each to render. So lets add another day there. That probably puts us around the 2nd or 3rd of Feb. And out of an abundance of caution for unforeseen circumstances I add some more days for cushion. So a release on the 9th seems most practical. Anyway I'm going to stop talking about this, it's not meant to come across as a "look how hard I work guys!" But just to give you a more concrete look at some numbers so you can understand a little more of how the timing works out.
Now I don't want to ramble much longer, but just take a moment. There's something of a stereotype in this community of devs who constantly miss deadlines and just keep getting paid for it. Unfortunately for me I think it's perfectly valid to consider me in that camp at the moment. I've certainly tried to be better about pausing payments then some, but that's only half of the equation, the other half is delivering when I say I will and I haven't been. You guys are absolutely an amazing community, and you've been far more patient with me than I probably deserve. I just want to come in here and again say no excuses the buck stops at me this isn't some horrible secret struggle it's my bullshit. So when the update is out I'm going to be looking at ways to earn a little trust back with my community. Until then I can only pause payments so I ain't getting paid while shit ain't getting done.
That's it from me today, I'll probably check in Friday the 30th, just let you know where we are at. Excuse any delays on DM replies, things get lost in the daily grind.
Appreciate your time, and I hope you guys have a safe week.
Also excuse any typos I didn't proofread this.
Comments
shortaru
I'm on pins and needles waiting for the next release. Unbroken is one of the best written AVNs I've come across, not just referring to the storyline, but dialogue flow, sentence structure, grammar, spelling, etc... Are there errors? Of course, but nowhere near as bad as the massive majority of AVNs, and that makes this game stand out in my opinion. It's such a relief to play a game filled with characters that don't come across as having room temperature IQ.
GAZZA
I'd say that there is a distinct possibility that there isn't much crossover with the VN in question and your game, but I do understand your wanting to make it clear that it's just a coincidence. In any case I honestly don't have any complaints with your progress; I think most people get annoyed when the developers just ghost them rather than just take a bit longer to deliver, and you're certainly not guilty of that.
Rellik6801
This awesome story just seems to get better as time goes on, not like many where We can see the delay after delay from other dev's. without much other than my pc broke, my dog ate my homework, i was sick, brain locked up etc, yeah ALL that stuff does happen to everyone at times, kinda crap. Just be honest and keep us in the loop most of us will still be here waiting !
RicardoS
Ok, some thoughts - i know sometimes life simply gets in the way, and there is nothing you can do about it... Second, i really dont care if you have a scene that is very similar in 2 different AVNs, when the scene is beautiful its beautiful, sometimes people or friends or whatever have the same idea or think alike.. i have no problem with that for sure... Tha story you tell is beautiful, i and the guys here like it, otherwise we wouldnt be here... So find your rythm and then continue...if you get that done i will rise my pledge significantly, if not it stays how it is...no harm done ! I will stay till the ride you took us with is finished, no matter what. The only thing you could do to get on my bad side is abandon your work, like the Dev of New Antioch... But even for that there maybe reasons, if he comes back i am sure i will give him a second chance. So dont overthink it too much, take care brother and please continue, thats AVN Business, if somone has no patience, he is at the wrong place... Just my 2 cent...๐ซก๐๐
MasterSav
I'm curius now which game's fault it is lol. On another note, concerning the delay, your good communication makes me believe you unlike some other devs, that's why I'm still sub and waiting patiently.
Jonathan Hang
GOOD TUESDAY AFTERNOON ๐ฅ, STWA AND EVERYONE!!! LOLโฆ OH, STWAโฆ. YOU UNDERESTIMATED HOW MUCH JOY AND HAPPINESS I GET FROM READING MY DEV'S POST ๐! I LOVE READING THEM! THE LONGER THE BETTER ๐ค! Thank you for considering our finances. Love the ramble ๐ . Like I always said. I'm all good with whatever my Devs do. I let them do their thing. I'm just here to play and continue the journey with our beloved characters. I don't care how long the wait is as long as I get a little communication here and there. You have been nothing but solid, professional, and understanding of your Patreon. I think those traits are already better than some Devs (I won't say any names ๐ ), and that makes us more confident in supporting and trusting you and your words. I just want to keep supporting you and your games going forward ๐ . The story, the memories, and the emotions you and your games have given me during my time supporting are amazing, and I'll always remember them going forward, and they are something I'll never trade away. So keep doing what you do, and we'll be here, not going anywhere ๐. As always, thanks for the Check In ๐๐ป, STWA! Keep on keeping on ๐!!! ALWAYS EXCITED AND EAGERLY WAITING FOR YOUR GAME AND READING YOUR POSTS ๐๐ป๐ฅ!!! Love and appreciate everything! You โค๏ธ, your ladies ๐, your posts ๐ฅฐ, your renders ๐, and your games โค๏ธ! Always make my days better ๐! Thank you, everyone, always, for being in my life and being a part of my routine ๐! Stay safe, stay blessed, and stay in PERFECT health, beautiful people! And don't forget to stay hydrated! And you're never alone โค๏ธ๐ซถ๐ป!!! OUR AVNS AND OUR DEVS CONNECTS US ALL ๐ค!!! Have an amazing and beautiful week! I'll catch you allโON THE NEXT ONE โ๐ป๐!!!
Alex
Your consistency is awesome love that you tell us how it's going and I never worry about when you're done. Frinkin hate people that don't get this is Art not a ikea cabinet. And usually the things Devs hate to hear is when the next release is going to be, obvious answer is when it's done. Fallow up next one is next week right, almost done, like soon though...
Deranged Ewok
I feel you've always been upfront and fair to us. This update cycle has been a long one but I think it'll be worth it
JEH
Thanks for the update.๐โค๏ธ๐ I also want to say, that I pay for a membership here, because I want to support you as the creator of this game. In my opinion pausing the billing isnยดt necessary, but it is off course your decision to do so.๐
snip_cz
In my opinion, perhaps you could just take the route of "it'll be released when it's done" rather than trying to keep to arbitrary release dates. S**t happens all the time. I think most people will appreciate quality over punctuality. If your financial situation allows it, you can always pause the payments in case you feel like you're missing your set schedule. That said, I consider platforms like Patreon as a an extra way to support your favorite creators, not a marketplace to sell me a specific product on time. When I can afford it, I'm happy to support and I don't really care that much about release schedules (as long as the project isn't completely abandoned). In the end, nobody's forced to be here. People can always vote with their wallets however they feel like. Just my two cents. Looking forward to the next update, I'm sure it'll be worth the wait, just like all the other ones. Cheers!
