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Chapter 3: Teasers #1 and #2 (and a mini progress report)

Added 2023-09-24 23:28:36 +0000 UTC

Two of Audrey's staff; a bartender and a dancer!

This chapter is going to be seriously wild. I'm getting relatively close to finishing the club environment (much of which I've modeled from scratch). I've pushed to the limits of what my RTX 3090 can do without imploding, and it will be a fun playground for the upcoming story.

As I mentioned before, Chapter 3 will be split into two parts. It's such a huge endeavor compared to anything I've rendered before, that I must release it in halves if I want to release an update in a reasonable amount of time.

Gameplay this chapter will be a little more interactive than in previous chapters, especially in the first half. Jenny will be free to move around the club for a significant chunk of the update, and her actions around the club will lead to a good midway point to stop for v0.07.0. The second half, v0.08.0, will pick up immediately where v0.07,0 leaves off. Combined, this chapter will almost certainly be the longest chapter so far. Jenny's about to have quite a night out...

I'm making decent progress, overall. It's been about three weeks since I wrapped up v0.06.2, and in that time I've mostly completed the club environment and Audrey's staff. Next up will be to get Jenny and the other ladies dressed and ready, and then populate the club with a couple hundred background characters (gulp). And then writing and rendering will begin in earnest.

A few of the puzzles are already designed. Need to make a few more, but it won't take very long. Most of the puzzles this update will be of the new type. I may ask a couple of you to test this new puzzle type soon!

More teasers soon!

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