Sunday Devblog 02/02/2025

Hi hope you're having a fantastic Sunday!

I'm a bit late with the post today. Some unexpected weather made me pack up the camping trip and beeline back to town so I spent the day driving.

This week I've been away a bit. Took some time off working on the game like I mentioned in the last Sunday post. But I've also done some work on the Mrs.Jiro side story. I will be gunning for a release next Sunday.

Some screenshots

In the last screenshot you see Toma, the history teacher. I did not have enough time to make scenes for him in the chapter 5 release so it is my intention to add his teacher scenes to the next release. But we get to meet him here in Jiro's side story.

His full name is Toma Rekishiro. I chose it because Toma sounds like Tome (book) and Rekishiro is a sort of pun on the word Rekishi which means history in Japanese. He likes to talk about the great historical figures and relate it to modern daily struggles.

For the side story, it starts with Mrs. Jiro is struggling with this next chapter in her life. I set up her situation in chapter 5. She decides to seek advice from the other teachers on the faculty. She also overhears Miyu and Saya talk about their extreme sports plans.

I imagine Saya and Miyu being good friends what with Miyu wanting to try all kinds of sports and Saya always being ready to jump into action.

Poll for side story after Mrs. Jiro:

Next up! We have the ongoing poll that decides the March Side story. Here are the current numbers.

With chapter 5 released there are a lot of new characters that have potential side stories. A lot of these caught me by surprise. I did not expect the Secretary, (Karen) to get this many votes. I also expected Yuki to get more votes.

Nene has taken the lead. For the longest time Nene and StrongGirls dancer were neck-to-neck with equal votes.

Nene does not come as a surprise, I put a lot of time into writing her. I included some teasers of her in the Super Discord channel way back before Chapter 5 released and she caught a lot of love from the community so I ended up making her more visible in Chapter 5 (plus a small FMG sequence).

There is still time to vote, the deadline is next Sunday so make sure to participate! Check the poll here https://www.patreon.com/posts/march-side-story-120893927

With my brief break almost done, I will be back to working on the game full-force.

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback, wishes and reviews for the game! You all help shape this game and I can't wait to get another chapter out soon!

-Jon