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A belated progress report.
Oh shit lol, I didn't realize I hadn't posted an update in a whole month.Uh... the start of October was a bit rough for me for a whole host of reasons, but I've more than picked up steam since.I'm pretty sure I'm missing a few days here and there because I made this with a quick Discord search for my timestamps instead of adding to this at the end of each workday (for instance, I know I never made my timestamps when I was making the current CG's design document and that was over 8 hours), but this is a good sign of me be...
Progress Report + a Frank Health Talk + Art Update
Howdy hey folks!The art editing is nearly done. All that's left is cleaning up a handful of Zoey's expressions (I'm a bit over 75% done with that), more minor edits to the background to polish it, final checks for things like color flats escaping outlines, and the admittedly daunting process of fixing how Keisuke looks and the laborious process of exporting everything into flattened PNGs, but after that I can finally fucking write again.Unfortunately, my right arm is currently out of commission. I ignored the warning signs of my bod...
Progress Report! (And What's Coming Next)
Howdy folks! My energy level is all over the place as of late! I am very hyperactive at this moment and am really not used to that given the last year of exhaustion so I'm making a progress report because I doubt I can get any constructive work done, but honestly, I'm kind of sick of existing as a performative art of dramatic irony to say nothing about being a living allegory of dualism!Anyways, speaking of that work... I've been polishing up the art for the Keisuke swimming pool sex scene in preparation for turning them into PNGs I...
Progress Report and the Sixth Anniversary Content Focus Poll Result
Hey hey people, CaptainCaption here.Today, we'll be talking about how I'm eventually going to run out of YouTubers to take intro bits from, but more importantly, stuff about this visual novel.First, this very-NSFW-do-not-open-this-in-public design document for the next HCG set is done (after losing half a week to unexpectedly extra-bad nausea and hot flashes) and has been sent to TiltSHIFT for review (with his commission slots opening back up on September 6th).Zoey and Keisuke are wearing costumes at a college Halloween party. Zoey is w...
Checking In & The 6th Anniversary Content Focus Poll
Howdy! My power was out for most of the day, but before I got back to the Halloween Sex CG design doc I've been making for TiltSHIFT because the ball of art commissions desperately needs to get rolling again (I have a firm idea of what I want from the scene and how it will flow with clear references for the steps, but I am still in the process of finding references for facial expressions and compiling them into a proper Google Doc), I figured I should check in to do that poll about the focus of the anniversary update I mentioned while I am ...
What Happened.
Hi. Let's talk about why the recently released update took almost an entire year.But first, I need to make something clear: this will not be CaptainCaption's therapy hour or even the shouting cave of venting to my echo. I'm aware that I overshare myself in a very personal way and from that bear some responsibility for leaving the infrastructure of pipelines for others forming parasocial attachments toward me that are harmful for everyone involved, and I'm on very high alert for that in the wake of Press-Switch entering an indefi...
re:Dreamer Alpha 0.20.0 Download Links
Check out the version contents here if you haven't already.IMPORTANT: to unlock full functionality for the C.H.E.A.T.S., the route jump menu, and other features, you must input a case-sensitive Patron-only password exclusive to the Backer and Sustainer tiers. For this release, the Sustainer password is Gremlin because... seriously, just look at Zoey in total Goblin Mode in this oversized hoodie.Goblin Mode is also the Backer password, but uh honestly it's a simultaneous release and that'd be hard to gate passwords from.Windows/Linux...
re:Dreamer Alpha 0.20.0
Click here for the download links (currently only for Sustainer and Backer patrons).I was gonna try to say something clever here but honestly I just want to get the update out after a frustrating bit of debugging and the results of the poll speak for themselves. Is "results" plural here? The sixth anniversary stuff was a landslide for a free release, but that... bah, I'm gonna go batty trying to hyperfixate on determining the wording.I kind of did the previews already, but here's a bit from the update I liked a fair bit: Ai is p...
So, It's Done.* Poll.
Read this before voting.I had to migrate this to a second post because I not only messed up with not making the poll multiple choice but the .csv file of the results wouldn't download for some reason.I am planning the next update being either about updating the Keisuke Day 2 mall writing with better polish and the new CGs (NSFW link to an imgur album with previews and the plan for their use, but you might need to make an imgur account to see them) or the Keisuke Day 9 swimming pool scenes with their HCGs (NSFW link to an imgur album with pr...
So, It's Done.*
*A recent engine update with Ren'Py is preventing me from compiling the game and I can't downgrade the SDK as it breaks the script but in a different way. I'll keep looking for solutions like seeing if it works on my laptop or my producer's computer and asking people who actually know how to program for help, but this frustrating as hell and I am going to bed in a few minutes even if it is 10:00 AM my time because I can only bang my head into a wall so much in a work session. If you know Python and why a program using it might s...
Yep, Still Sick!
Source: JK Arts on pixivHi, currently writing this as my astral self feels like this—nauseous, exhausted, and possibly regretting my life choices; nevertheless, I have to be up (and in a binder) because my apartment complex is allegedly doing mandatory maintenance such as checking smoke alarms in my unit today, and I have to be on call to put my cats into their travel crates so they don't escape or get in the way of the workers.Six months later, I am still goddamned sick from mononucleosis. My GP is of the opinion that the Epstein-Barr vi...
Another Health Update
Hey y'all,Yes, I am still recovering from the mono I got a bit over 5 months ago.It's finallybeen on the mend since mid/late February, but my energy levels are still unpredictable and my memory has been full of a worrying amount of holes.I'm in a good-enough place mentally that I have still kept writing down ideas and snippets of outlines for the visual novel (which you can check out as pinned spoiler messages in the the #redreamer-chat channel of the VN's Discord server (invite)), such as how to resolve certain plot contradicti...
Another CaptainCaption Health Update
Stay positive!Last time I checked in,I mentioned that despite not being 100% back to "normal" from the mono (keep in mind my "normal" is likely very different than your "normal"), I was going to get back to work even if I couldn't do all that much because my energy levels were still pretty bad.So while I havegotten a moderate amount of work done (keep in mind my "moderate amount of work" is likely very different than your "moderate amount of work"), yeah, uh...I'm probably way too cooked to write ...
CaptainCaption Health Update
Source:Caithiel, referencing Melonenbroton tumblrI swear I don't commission these or ask Cai to draw them; he's just based and does it on his own. I'm still not sure if I've become a mascot or not, but transposing one's creative identity onto an "authorial persona" seems to carry that risk and I've already resigned myself to some degree of being an unintentional chuuni.So, I'm still not 100%. Mono aside (which seems to be starting to go over the over the hill after a rebound last month from hormonal bullshit)...
Yup, Still Sick
There's not much to report. The mono felt like it was on a bit of a rebound, but then the hormone cycle kicked off and the fatigue was just so much worse. I've been entirely confined to bed for the majority of the two weeks since the last update and it's a complete gamble for any given day if I'll be able to stay up for more than a few hours.This is pretty miserable and I just really want to be healthy enough again to write.
Still Down with the Sickness (OOH WAH-AH-AH-AH)
Source:long since deleted so I'll just link to its Danboorupage.Yeah, mono is a fucking bitch, and I'm still sick.The fatigue is terrible.It takes so much effort for me to get out of bed (let alone chores like dishes and taking out the garbage, to say nothing of errands like getting groceries). I think 12 hours is the longest I've stayed awake since getting it (or more accurately, being symptomatic).My ability to focus is utterly gone. It's been a struggle to play braindead video games, like STAR WARS® Jedi: Survivor™(aka ...
It Isn't Over
I hesitated writing this, but I'm going to take a risk that the benefit of this reminder and what you can still do to fight outweighs bringing even more attention to it, for if no other reason that my conscience compels me to try and do something.Yesterday, America woke up a dark and ugly side of itself I had thought (and hoped) was dead, and it is excitedto be back. But Donald Trump's second term as the President of the United States of America will not be the end of the world for queer people or any other group this hateful mob sets i...
Still Sick (And Sicker Than I Expected)
So, the CaptianCaption vs fleas saga that I chronicled about 2 weeks agois finally winding down. Combing my cats has consistently shown either a total lack of fleas or the uncommon single juvenile flea. I've vacuum and sprayed all the egg/larvae/pupa with flea killer. I'll still very rarely see a stray flea, but it's never been an adult, meaning these are from recent egg hatching and that I've almost certainly gotten all the adults who could lay eggs as that's the true horror of a flea infestation: you think it's over, b...
Keisuke Weekend 2 Swimming CGs/HCGs (Near Final)
This CG set has a lot of NSFW images, so I'm just gonna give imgur links to the galleries (you might have to log in to see them?) so I can do this as a public post that isn't locked behind a paywall.Also gonna be omega-lazy and embed the HTML in case imgur nukes it.Each image in those galleries has a short synopsis of the writing it'd be paired with in the visual novel, but as a word of warning, there are going to be some minor plot spoilers and major are spoilers.The Day 2 mall stuff is getting actual proper CGs (since it involves ...
Keisuke Day 2 Mall CGs/HCGs (Near Final)
This CG set has a lot of NSFW images, so I'm just gonna give imgur links to the galleries (you might have to log in to see them?) so I can do this as a public post that isn't locked behind a paywall.Also gonna be omega-lazy and embed the HTML in case imgur nukes it.Each image in those galleries has a short synopsis of the writing it'd be paired with in the visual novel, but as a word of warning, there are going to be some minor plot spoilers and major are spoilers.Like the Keisuke Day 2 Mall CGs/HCGs,the art for the swimming pool se...
Still Sick
Hi, yeah, I'm still sick. The cat scratch diseasethat I mentioned getting in the previous Friday Updatecame back after the first round of antibiotics, and it's worse than before. While I've started a second treatment on a much stronger antibiotic, I've got itchy blisters, swollen lymph nodes on my neck, heavyfatigue, a slight headache, no appetite, a sore throat from how hard it is to swallow with my neck's swollen lymph nodes, joint pain, and general malaise. With managing my symptoms, doing the bare minimum to make sure my...
Friday Update #46: Cat Scratch Fever
Source:Melonenbroton tumblrI swear to God, I didn't have a coffee addiction until I became a professional writer...Bluntly, I'm sick as a... well, not a dog, but a cat. But lemme explain.The day after I wrote about the chlorine gas leak I talked about earlier in the month,my apartment started to become infested with fleas. My theories are:I had an unpacked box with dormant flea eggs from moving out, as my cats allegedly had fleas as younger kittens and they had been confined to my bedroom (even if the vet I took them to for neutering sa...
Friday Update #45: Cascade
LET'S GO GAMBLING!I've gotten a bit back into Magic: The Gathering.This is digitally on a free client, of course, as I'm being financially responsibleby not being stupid enough to waste money on cardboard or virtual cardboard, especially when the game seems to be in such a dire state and Wizards of the Coast seem to be so greedy.Anyways, I lovethis little bugger and his silly sliver slot machine, even if he really does just turn every game into gamblecoreand I don't let other people have turns because I'm doing so much bulls...
Checking in 0.20.0, Round 1
Hey y'all, my body is currently kicking my ass, so let's just get right into it.My health has been badfor the last month. I got a stressful update about my CBS that's too early for me to get into as I'm in "wait and see" limbo with new medications, but this contributed to a stress ulcer, which then lead to me getting intestinal blockage that left me weak, feverish (which sucked extra hard as my AC has been on the fritz and I live in the South), and with severe abdominal pain. It's since resolved without requiring ano...
re:Dreamer Alpha 0.19.0 Download Links
Check out the version contents here if you haven't already.IMPORTANT: to unlock full functionality for the C.H.E.A.T.S., the route jump menu, and other features, you must input a case-sensitive Patron-only password exclusive to the Backer and Sustainer tiers. For this release, the Sustainer password is Mother Dearestbecause... look, it's 11:00 PM and my creative juices are squeezed out of me right now.Yes, this password is staying up. I've been sick for almost all of October (one,two,and three) but I should've done this when it ...
re:Dreamer Alpha 0.19.0
Click here for the download links.Hey y'all, sorry for the delay! Life has been unexpectedly busy after the move with figuring out my new routine and balancing my health issues.re:Dreamer(0.19.0) is a return to form with the mom route, so let's get right into the changelog:The mom route is back with a majornew update of Z and Samantha going to the mall for their first major outing as mother and... well, I guess "child with a female sex" if I want to include all variants.I know most of you are here for the "z_reaction_to_mom_...
Keisuke Mall Bench Handjob HCGs (Rough Sketches)
From TiltSHIFTonce again, we're in the process of replacing the last of the placeholder CGs in the visual novel with commissioned custom ones that we have the rights to.As you can see from its design document,this part of the scene is very close to the placeholder. The only changes of note are a second hand position and more expressions.You can check the captions for looselyhow I plan to re-write this scene. As mentioned, this is a pivotal moment in the route that deserves buildup and Zach working up the courage to let his best friend take ...
Keisuke Mall Bench CGs (Rough Sketches)
From TiltSHIFTonce again, we're in the process of replacing the last of the placeholder CGs in the visual novel with commissioned custom ones that we have the rights to.Unlike the changing room CGs,this one deviates a lot more from its placeholder variant, as you can see from these images and its design document (NSFW warning as you scroll down).There are a lot more variants with expressions and poses as this scene (for the vast majority of players) is where Z loses their virginity to their best friend, and that's an important moment th...
Keisuke Mall Changing Room CGs
From TiltSHIFTonce again, we're in the process of replacing the last of the placeholder CGs in the visual novel with commissioned custom ones that we have the rights to.As you can see from the design document,this is is close to a 1:1 swap with the existing art, but Zoey has more expressions, her pose feels more natural, and TiltSHIFT made a good call with making the curtain red.
Checking In 0.18.2, Round 4
Hey y'all, the update is very close to completion (I'd say less than 2 solid days of work). I debated even making another check-in given how little work remains, but I figured that 2 weeks of radio silence justifies one.So, pretty much right after I posted the previous check-in,I ran out of Adderall for an entire week because my pharmacy really dragged its feet on filling my prescription. While I didget work done in that period (I had multiple 11-hour days) , a lot of it was what I loosely call "coffee fugue states" where I'...
