I love this update so much! The Konosuke route was the first piece of literature I ever cried at. He went from the OG “meh” to “I feel you, I get it, You’re Perfect, I love you”. He has gained so much depth and became the most relatable character so far from the entire cast.

Highly recommended playing this update and this game overall as the writers here are the best. I teared up all night after playing this update and I am excited for when they will find the time to release the next route. This VN is nothing short of top tier and shows how good Stormsinger’s writing is (Santa Lucia is also a good example of their awesome writing).

Most definitely!

OMG! I love this update so much!!! Bryan is now my second favourite character, only slightly short of Carlos. I love the character development for both Ben and Bryan in this update so much.
Chris got some amazing development, I love it! What happened to him was kind of unfair and I hate it, but it fits in with the theme of, USL sucking major ass! Especially Thomas, like he went from irrelevant background character to “OMG why is Russel the big bad and not this piece of shit”. Blake isn’t much better since he doesn’t seem on planning on kicking Thomas out of the frat for everything he has done and all the pressure that both Bryan and Kane needed to put themselves through just to save Ben from his crap.

I love this update so much, it touched my heart so much, and knowing that this was act 3 for Bryan, Carlos is next and I can’t wait to see what they have in stock for one of my two favourite tigers. 

Don’t give up on yourselves and don’t call your writing full of it, because it’s not, this is the only VN I can realistically recommend to anyone I know and for that, and the S-tier writing, story-telling and characterisation, and the efforts to make it into something everyone can enjoy, Santa Lucia is now my favourite Visual Novel, above DDLC, Echo and Adastra. Don’t give up on your two projects and don’t lose faith in your quality because you’re so underrated in the furry VN community in my opinion.

Same, he fucked up, but he also grew a lot as a person, and I think that it's amazing!

That indeed was a lot... A LOT OF GOOD! Ben in just 2 days did so much character growth, and it's amazing! I love it and I can't wait to see more of it in the other routes as well. And Bryan, he also got some really nice development in this update, love it so much! I can't wait to see the rest of his act 3 and the act 3 for the rest of the characters.

Please make the Short Stories section available to the public. I’ve never read a single short story, but if they’re different from the main story then Yes, I need more of that.

Come on everyone, let’s make our voices heard and gain access to more Santa Lucia content (since I doubt most of you are that high up the Patreon donation list to have access to all of them).

P.S. Nah, this game isn’t suffering from too much depth, it’s that people are used to characters who make you cum after no more that 30 minutes into the game or have a sex scene with a CG as soon as possible as if that’s all that matters. So don’t worry, your symbolism isn’t too vague right now, it’s all up to the ending to see if that’s the case, if the foreshadowing was too unhelpful or not, too pompous or not.

Same, like from what I’ve seen, Red cloak man is a monster that exists because of/from/relies on Ben’s mind, as he started to complain more and more about his mind, and combined with his ability to appear in both dreams and the real world just like that, I really feel like he is a byproduct that exists based on Ben’s mind.

I literally feel the about everything you stated.

Also, l’m another “Carlos is my favourite” fan over here!

Spoilers for the Build 40 update:

Bryan has feelings for Ben and doesn't know it, and Ben sucks a lot at communicating which is putting Bryan on the spot needlessly as he is trying to both communicate with him and deny (especially to himself) this fact. I love it all, can't wait to see if the dispute will ever be fixed or if Ben will end up in a constant relationship limbo that will be intriguing to read.

(Images not in the order presented in the game, the reason why I altered the order was because I wanted to get my point across as few pictures as possible.)

I like all this stuff with Tom, it's interesting, I like how he interacts with Jayce, how he is nice yet flawed in a non-repulsive way that few games have managed to balance well...

But I also want to see some Maccon stuff soon, besides the obvious ( boner inducing aspect, combined with a engaging way of writing a Himbo ), I want to see his route more because I smell a potentially interesting plot-conflict relating to alcoholism and dealing with your feelings in a healthy manner regarding him, and that would be nice to see [ along side an eventual sex CG, I know it would be well received :) ].

TL;DR I like to see Tom's route, but I also wish to see Maccon's because he has what it takes to be an interesting character [ with looks that fully shut down that pre-frontal cortex ;) ].

I love how much effort goes into this VN to be interesting, yet something most everyone can enjoy. 

The 'neutral route' (I would much rather call this the route-less version), also had a funny effect me. It showed me much more than ever that I was here more for the romance than anything else. It was much harder for me to follow the events in the route-less version, not only because of the fact that I already saw them, but also because there was no romance. But, this feels more like a me thing rather than a sign that the writing is flat without the romance, I just needed to point this out.

The effort is greatly appreciated tho, I love how the route-less version tackles everything. I hope Stormsinger Studios doesn't abandon this because it provides an interesting way of looking at the events of the game, and to a degree, it helped with the characterization of the cast.  

Lastly, I noticed a huge mistake in route-less version, I think there needs to be a massive dialogue change there:

Thank you! Now I know.

So, i finished Juuichi’s good end route on my iPhone and yet the in game guide for his route is still unavailable.
Did I do something wrong or is the app at fault?

That was a big talk Ben and Bryan had, I want to see if Bryan will slowly realise that he has feelings for Ben, or if he will just be disappointed in himself that he dragged Ben in a friends with benefits relationship that he wasn’t ready.

Because a part of me still suspects that he doesn’t really have feelings for Ben, but there are signs that he might have.

No need to thank me, the really concerning thing is the fact that the audience forgot that Nate was uncomfortable during his sex scene.

Maybe Nate shares a different form of the same thing that Carlos suffers from, internalised homophobia, it’s just a theory, but it would explain why Nate is uncomfortable during that scene.

Not happening, it is clear that Ben and Bryan are finally developing strong romantic feelings for each other. Ben feels it more and more, and it was clear that Bryan wasn't at all exited for the threesome (likely because it means keeping Ben too far for his liking).

Plus, Ben might be more comfortable with Kane, but it is clear he doesn't have romantic interest for him. Even with him touching his leg and being in a comfortable close range one to another, his heart and mind are focused on Bryan.

I smell two ships on this route. It's clear that Bryan is starting to absolutely detest his pump&dump sex life (for once he clearly wasn't exited about a big hook-up) and on October 6th it is revealed that a certain Lion has some feelings for somebody who didn't jump on the "he's a rapist" bandwagon.

Man this is so exciting. So much going on, it is clear that future days from here on out are gonna feature some great exposition [it's about time, the days of the status quo and slice-of-life adventures are a bit exhausted at this point, the romantic plot (especially for Carlos and Bryan, and an explanation for Nate's hesitance during their first intercourse needs explaining) and killer plot need to progress forward].

Hehe… thanks.

Let's assume for a moment that in this game there are no routes, and that Ben doesn't care romantically about anyone. See the pictures bellow? In the first one there are 8 events, 8 chit-chats. 

But as we all know there are 3 routes in this game, 3 love interests. This is important, because, for example: If you chose to talk to Carlos during his route he will tell us about how Sierra is asking for his advice in regards to art. But if you talk to him during Bryan's or Nate's route, this would be the moment we find out that his was in the hospital for overdosing on drugs, and unlike his route (due to the lack of Bennet's to convince him to clear the air between them) he refuses to go see him and hasn't talked to him.

Now we have 8 routeless chit-chats and 3 route specific, 8+3=11 and now I hope this long block of text helped you understand how you can access all 11 chit-chats from this update.

P.S. I posted this on my phone because it just doesn’t work on my computer and I hope that the pictures or the comment will be visible.

It was both worth the wait and delay to Bryan's route. The character interactions are so on point, interesting and fun. I can honestly say that I can't wait to see more of this game, it's so well done.

I loved October 3rd so much! This is too wholesome (minus the realization that Ben and Russel had in regards to Katie). It's hard not to spoil what happened, man I want to see how things will work out between Ben and Russel from here, this was so good

Good to know. Thank you.

Update to 1.140 Major Issue

On Harold's route (day 7) when the MC and Richard take a shower after finishing the patio for Maria, the game keeps crashing, showing me a gray screen with files and folders. 

What can cause such a mess. I even tried starting a new game and it still crashes. What can be done about this?

The game goes from this:

To this:

Thanks a lot for the tip, it worked! 

I know that the route guides are patreon exclusive, but Dwayne has only 3 days of content and I have no idea how to get on his route. Like, I don't wanna know how to get the endings, I just want to know how to get on his route since he, unlike the others has an unclear path.

Is it possible for me (not a patreon supporter) to know how to get on his route? 

For sure, I really want to see how Ben and Russel will interact with each other in that delicate context.

I love how this game moves along.

The routes pacing truly feel like they capture the husbando you're dating [Bryan's f'ing (I mean literally f'ing each other, like sex) and hand around relationship with Ben; the exciting, yet tense (when I say tense, I mean: it is clear that Nate is hesitant about sex and hardly accepts it, showing us he's still haunted by some sort of shame relating to his sexuality) and balanced romantic relationship between Ben & Nate; and Carlos' internalized homophobia causing his relationship with Ben to be in the "I have a problem, I am regular high schooler with a normal life, but I have a crush on a deep and brooding guy who I am not sure if he likes me back" phase]. And I love the idea of Ben and Russel having to either put any concerns or suspicions aside for Zack's sake, or to confront them in a healthy way. It could also show how Ben is trying to prove to Russel that he hasn't took a side in his false accusation and that he still cares about him and wants to listen to his side of the story.

This is so nice, and I am truly curious what route will be worked upon once the shared event is over? I hope is Carlos, he's my favourite.  

Wonderful! I have full faith they will look great! Keep up the amazing work!

EDIT: Will you add SFW CGs? I mean beyond the planned group photo CG at the start of the game? I think it would be a nice addition to the routes if it is possible for them to have both SFW and NSFW CGs.

"Do not ask us for a toggle to switch in the original game’s sprites, Cgs, or music. This will never happen. End of discussion."

So this means for the NSFW CG's you will use the original ones, new Santa Lucia styled ones, or the ones from Revisited?

In a previously abandoned project "Revisited Morenatsu" he has one. And since the writers seem to rely on it a lot, it's likely that the writers, when will try to finish Juuichi's route, will also add his. 

But I can't confirm that they plan on recycling his route from that game, modify it but still include it, or just scrap it. We just have to wait and see.

He is my second favorite character! He is open, he is sincere, he is kind and he gives that feeling of living in his world from time to time. I love him because I can relate to him in a lot of ways. But even with all these lovely qualities, what bugs me about him is that the writers put his route content last. 

Which means that the character who has the potential to confess romantic love the fastest will have his confession just as late as Carlos and depending on what direction they take his writing, Bryan because of this. So either way, were gonna have to play the waiting game a lot just to get a confession out of anybody.

Actually, Chris has already revealed that Russel is falsely accused of rape during the marathon. Chris also revealed that is his fault that Russel has been accused by the mentors and that he isn't brave enough to confront them.

As to Russel being bisexual, IDK, he's writing doesn't give us any hints, but from what I heard from the Patreo targets, he will have a route eventually. So, yeah, maybe later we will see his bisexuality in action. 

As of typing, no, not even in the new update (currently Patreon exclusive). His route moves the slowest. 

If I were you, I'd expect from Carlos to have a NSFW scene extremely close to the end, kinda like Juuichi's route in Morenatsu (assuming you played the VN and know the events in his route). 

I am on the same page, Bryan is either too scared to build anything that will last because he fears it will be ripped away from him like so many other times before, or is just aromantic guy who searches only for friends with benefits and nothing more. 

Either way, he is a very interesting guy, because his route can either be a way to display in a story how a friends with benefits relationship works or how a man realizes that now things won't be swept from under his rug like before and it's safe to try and build something that will last (in this case, his first real romantic relationship).

P.S. While he has great storytelling potential, my favorite is Carlos. Then he is followed by Nate and then him. 

Ok then, I just am scared of another unfinished Morenatsu. I don't mind waiting, especially if it is to make him justice. But after the failure of the original, I am scared of repeat scenario. 

I wish you all good luck, I will wait, and when he will have his route, I will make the most of it.

You're right, maybe I just want a bit too much "In case it fails, at least it finished what the original didn't" insurance from Stormsinger. Because, if I know for sure, 100%, that this game will be fully finished, then I don't really mind Torahiko being last. 

The original also had the mindset, "Torahiko is the icing on the cake because he is so special, so to make the most of it, he will be the last finished route". And well, you see where that went. So, excuse me for having a hard time accepting this mindset. If I am gonna wait, at least keep the promise, and I will be happy.

How nice, Torahiko is last. What a sweet relief to know that if this project ends up like the original, he still won't have a route as well. Sorry for being so b****y, but after knowing how the original went, I would've made Torahiko's, Kyouji's and Soutarou's routes top priority; you know, in case of failure, to have the sweet relief that the only ones with no routes have one, a bit like finishing the old legacy type (even if this is a fan remake)

Ever since I discovered the Original last year, I wished for there to be routes for Kyouji, and especially Torahiko, since he really impressed me (my first route in the game was Juuichi's, and after the festival, Torahiko left me with a good impression and wished to see what he was like in a route).