Ramen Update and WIP!

Hey guys!

I want to show you y'all what's happening with Ramen right now and in the next several weeks. I'll be spending 2 months on Ramen, maybe 3 if necessary. I'll try to make Runicca's necessary planned stuff within these months, but no game build update for it. But I do hope this bumps up development when I get back to it again.

V3 Characters

I'm working on putting in the new V3 characters in the game. I'll only do characters involved in Sango's route - her, Ren and Tomone. If I do all the characters, I won't be able to update the other aspects of the game within the month. For now, I just want the new characters with the new arm positions (see below) working in the game first. Maybe 3-4 characters a month is doable considering the other stuff on my plate.

New Arm Positions 

Along with putting the V3 characters in the game, I've decided to try and put the new arm positions I've made in Runicca to our beloved Ramen characters, because, you know, Sango's been raising her arm for over a year now and that must be annoying as fudge for her and the other girls. The only thing that's keeping me from doing a whole bunch of these is the fact that we have multiple clothes per character. So right now, Sango has 3 unique clothes that have sleeves. The first arm position already has the clothes, but I have to draw the sleeves for the 3 other arm positions. This is doable for now but I have to keep the arm position numbers in check. Maybe later on, I can add more, but that's up in the air. For now, 4 is a good number.

This will add several days to do on top of the work of putting them in the game, animated and all.

Sango's Route

I will be fixing up Sango's route first. But as I fix the other routes, I'll be doing a parallel route and give you a choice on what version of the game you want to play - the original or the V3 version. This'll let me test and implement the new routes without breaking the game. At one point however, I'll drop support and remove the original. I'll be updating Sango's route as I've done before. In chapter groups + the special scenes in those chapters. The update will range between 2-4 chapters depending on how I'm able to juggle my workload. Work on the secret route will take priority over this for now.

Omake Scenarios

With the above works going on, we're still game with the Part III of Omake #4: A Pop Star's Private Getaway. Rika on top leading this time, if I remember correctly? ;) ;) ;)

Secret Route

This is still going as planned. Next chapter is 4 at the very least.

That's it for now, all the best for 2021!!!