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I'm still working. I had to take a break for a while, but I returned my full attention to this project a little over a month ago. I changed all the backgrounds to a more cartoonish look that goes along with the character designs. Right now I'm painting all the textures of the characters by hand. I posted a video on Discord in case you want to check it out. There are still several steps to be taken so I can't talk about deadlines, but I keep working and at some point, it will be ready.

It's not dead. I had some difficulties during development, first financially, then reconciling this project with other jobs I had to take on to pay the bills.

I recently decided to revise the entire project to facilitate future development, fixing bugs and adding mechanics. Due to a rough month, I haven't been able to rebuild the game yet, but I guarantee the wait will be worth it, I won't need to take so long for future updates.

Thanks! I've been warned about the transition issue and I've already changed it to the next bugfix update that should come out soon. I know very well what it's like to be broke. But you can support my game by helping me to promote it on the networks, evaluating with a score that you think is fair, or simply playing and telling me what you think I can do better, as you just did.  🙂

Thanks for the very good ideas, some had even crossed my mind, but I couldn't do it yet. In the case of Penny, I intend to put several different scenes and change according to the relationship with her, I haven't had time to do that yet.

As for Jane's panties, having taken them doesn't mean you kept them. In the scene where Brendon apologizes to Jane, if she asks him to throw away her panties, Brendon misses them. If she doesn't even talk about the panties, it's because Brendon never took the panties with him. This path is an easter egg, so it's supposed to be secret. But I owe you a way to let the player know if he has the panties or not.

These solutions or equivalents will come in the next updates, you can be sure. 😉

I confess that I hadn't thought of that. You're right, I should have put a clear thought like "Now I just have to wait, it's up to Brendon to act right now" or something like that.

The truth is that I only put Brendon's conditions for the final scene in this update because I was afraid that everyone would finish Nicole's chapter ignoring Brendon's anime quest. When I add the next chapter it won't be necessary to go back to Brendon to finish Nicole's chapter.

I believe that until the next chapter I have already thought of a way to inform the player that he is leaving content behind. I fear that everyone finishes the game too quickly and leaves thinking that the game has little content.

Thanks! There are still a lot of improvements to come, scenery clothes and I'm working on a more paint-like look for the entire game. Keep an eye.

Hello! On Mac, the save folder is "~/Library/Application Support/MaliXe Games/Steps 4 Happiness/". 

But I've changed so much in this update that it's worth starting from the beginning. I will do my best to make sure this problem never occurs again.

At the moment I only posted the Windows version, the Mac and Linux version didn't fit in Ichi.io. I will look for the best option to leave the external download link and I will make these versions available soon. 😉

Thank you very much. I will be publishing a test version for supporters in the next few days and the next update with many improvements and the continuation of the story will probably come out next week. I hope to attract more supporters after that, this will allow me to speed up development for upcoming updates.

Thanks! I am working to bring the update as fast and as best as I can.

Thank you very much. I'm glad you liked it.

Hahaha, You should have seen what they looked like in version 0.1. Thank you anyway.  ¯ \ _ (ツ) _ / ¯

Thanks. It was hard work creating the tools to make it all work, I am still making improvements to these tools to eliminate the bugs that have been reported to me. This project is very early and still has a lot to grow, so keep an eye on it.

Oops, here is the link: Discord

I took note of these bugs and I will check. Thank you very much!

Hi, you can help me with suggestions, recommending my game to more people, and reporting the bugs you find so I can fix them. If you find errors in the translation to your native language, please let me know. I have a server on the discord that is not very busy at the moment, but I would like people interested in helping me get together there. Here is the invitation: https://discord.gg/g5HGAYNk Thanks!

Thanks! The bugs are a surprise to me, but I've already modified my code in a way that I think will fix it. I created my shaders to have this aspect of illustrations, but I know that lighting is a problem. This week I managed to fix the shadows. I also created a tool to facilitate the adjustment of the lighting, this will improve the look. Over time I will improve the bad animations and everything that deserves to be improved, this project still has a lot to grow and I am very willing to make it happen.

Thank you very much!

I thought of two endings for now. I can't say what happens to not spoil it, but Nicole will have a lot of fun.

I'm glad you like it. you can be sure that I will keep updating, starting with the fixes.

I'm glad you had fun. I will release a version fixing these bugs before adding more content, so keep an eye out.

Wow, how many bugs! I need to fix this. Are you playing on Windows, Mac, or Linux? Try to lower the resolution and animations will get better. I hope the Italian translation doesn't have too many errors. Hehehe