Ashe July 5th Dev Update and Poll!

Hey Patrons! 👋

TLDR: Major progress on Ashe mod this month with story refinements and 80-90% of voice acting completed. Aiming for a development build release on July 22nd, followed by a short break. Poll included for your preferred type of behind-the-scenes content. Main focus is on Ashe for now, with SDA custom requests and version 5.0 to follow.

For those who want the full scope, read below!
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It's been a while since I've dropped a juicy update on the Ashe project, so let's chat!

This past month has been all about diving DEEP into Ashe's story – tweaking characters, refining dialogue, and basically making sure every single quest feels worth your time. It took a bit longer than expected, but trust me, it's gonna be that much better.

Voice acting is almost done too, with 80-90% of the dialogue recorded across all characters! That's hours of top-tier voice acting – not just filler, but actual meat that'll keep you hooked.

Now, I'm itching to share some behind-the-scenes (BTS) goodies with you all! But I want to make sure you're getting exactly what YOU want to see. So, what say you?

Vote in the poll below:

• Comprehensive BTS post (NPC sculpts, voice acting, script excerpts, location previews, animation previews, gameplay previews, and more)

• Staggered BTS posts over the next week

• Development progress updates only (no story spoilers)

• Wait for the beta release (then pre-release), no BTS content

Your choice will help me decide how much to share without spoiling the fun or eating into dev time.

About that timeline... I originally aimed for a pre-release this month, but with all the improvements, we're now shooting for a more complete development build on the first week of August. It'll have the main quest and a big chunk of Ashe's story. After that, we'll have the pre-release, so you can really sink your teeth in.

July's going to be all about getting Ashe into tip-top shape, but I promise, I won't overwork myself! I'll be taking a quick break from modding July 23rd-30th to recharge those creative batteries.

Once Ashe is ready for the world (no rush, of course!), I'll be able to dive back into those awesome SDA custom requests and finally get to version 5.0.

In the meantime, I'm still here to chat and collaborate on those requests, but just want to set realistic expectations about timing. It might be a little while before I can fully focus on that again.

Thanks for your patience and support! You make this mod possible, and I can't wait to share more soon!

• Marty