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Just Friends Build 0.60.0.35 is available now!

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One of the few things I found positive about adding the game to a drive instead of here is that I can make this public!

If you're a Tier 2+ patron, you're allowed to download Just Friends VN Build 0.60.0.35 right now!

Check your inbox and you should have both the link to the drive and the password for the file.

If you're a Tier 2+ patron and didn't get the link, please request it directly to me through Patreon itself, if you ask on other medi...

Quick update (Important)!

Today I'll be releasing the new build of the game. However, it'll be a bit different. I want to test a new system, one that will make uploading the Patreon to those pages useless.

I know that the Password system is working thanks to some people coming to me on Twitter and asking for the password without being Patrons (The audacity, right? The game has a free public version!) but the file is still being uploaded.

Since I trust you all, I decided to change things a bit. I will be c...

Next Build Update!

Hey guys, I'm just here to update y'all about the next build status. So far, I've just finished half of Day2.JSON. I believe I'll be able to do the rest of it in a few days, so Day2.JSON will be fully soundeffectproof haha.

I also want to go around on part of Day3.JSON. Like it or not, I need to read every single dialog to know when a sound effect is necessary, sometimes I also change the dialog for a better reading because Day 2 is mostly made out of old text from 2019. So as my...

Monthly Thanks Message #April 2024

Hey guys, since there's this new thing on Patreon about the website removing the tag of what tier you're currently in IF you cancel your tier, (You're shown as a paid free member for some ridiculous reason), I created a new section for Free members. I've done this because Patreon doesn't save a "history" of previous tiers, I need to check how much you paid for the month and suppose what tier you're in based on that.

That's why I did this, so it wouldn't take too much time out of ...

Just Friends Build 0.59.0.35 Release!

There's a LOT of changes, so check on the changelog for a more in-depth showing of the changes. Wager's Route was updated with his final available plot route! This officially puts Wagner's routes on HOLD until Johan's route is updated to at the very least Day 3.JSON!

Of course, if I ever get too bored of writing Johan's route and KArnal's route are also done (I think he needs three more segments, maybe) I can always reopen the slots for voting on Wagner's and Karna...

Quick Update!

Hey guys, I'm working on the last few bits of the script for Wagner's Plot route on his last available day, I think I'll finish the final draft version today and I can start pushing it into the game by tomorrow morning. I have quite a few things to fix on Days 3 and 4 for Wagner's route, mostly things I noticed while reading the original script for Wagner's plot route on Day 3. JSON and I noticed they were the same in the game, so I made sure to take note of those alterations to add them late...

Next Build Update:

Just coming here to announce the winner for the next build content: Wagner Day 4 Plot Route!

This means I'll have to read what I already wrote for him to make sure I don't make any mistakes! Usually, a plot route is just as big as the whole Main Route with its four answers and locked routes too.

Anyway, that's it for today.

Tier 4 patrons already have access to the Day2 Ebook for Wagner, it still needs another update for it to be complete, but it'll be ready s...

Quick Update!

Given the growing complaints of creators about Patreon being more and more against certain content, and being a bit arbitrary out of nowhere (they want to make sure only specific content happens here but they don't want to invest in ways to protect the site from leaks), I decided that as a backup I will create in the next few days a backup SubscribeStar account.

The account will have all new content added there besides of the previous content already posted here such as artwork, etc. An...

New Twitter Account!

You guys voted, and I decided to create a dedicated Twitter account for the game, here it goes:

(1) Just Friends Visual Novel (@JustFriendsVN) / X (twitter.com)

Follow it, share all of the posts anytime you see it, and help me fetch the visibility I need for more people to see the game because Blue is E...

Monthly thanks Message - March 2024

Thank you all for your support this month guys. You're all awesome.

I want to thank you all, it's because of you that for another month we got past the 300 bucks monthly. It's enough for me to pay all my bills without even needing to work on something else besides the game. However, it's still not enough for artwork, for now, I can buy one art every three or four months by saving money, so if you want to help the project more, you don't need to do much! Just stay here with me, and keep...

Build 0.58.1.35 Release!

** Updated the build to include some minor fixes to the changelog and roadmap. The password is the same as before.

Hey there guys, I have some news for you all, the build 0.58 is finally here! As always protected by password, so if you're a tier 2+ patron you probably already have the password! :)

Here's the quick changelog for this build:

• Added 11 routes for Johan on Day 3. (Day2.JSON).

• Fixed around 9 routes for Wagne...

  2024-03-30 06:26:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Power outage.

This is a quick update: The power went out as I was writing more routes for the game, I lost all of what I had done, which is quite a lot. So because of that, I decided to delay the release of the next build from the 25th of this month right up to the 30th. Sorry about that, but I need time to check what I have saved, and what I lost, and remembering exactly every single line I wrote is not an easy thing. So for now I'm gonna sleep a bit, wake up, and work nonstop to try and get back the lost...

Next Build poll is over.

What won?!  Well it was a tie, between Wagner Plot route and Johan's next route, since Johan need mroe content I will focus on him right now. 

So next build will include: JOhan's routes: 1st Encounter, 2nd Encounter, Act 0, Act 1 part 1, four answers and three locked by affinity routes.

If I have some extra time, I'll be adding sound effects to other routes, but Johan's new routes will already have sound effects added as they need to be. :)

The release w...

Reminder.

The poll for the next build is underway and it'll close soon, so if you want to vote you should go now. It'll end tomorrow =). For now a few features are in a tie, so we'll see what will happen.  

To vote you need to be a Tier 3+ patron. 

Tier 1 - Public Build 0.49 (Current: 0.41): Early Release!

Hey there guys. This is a post for Tier 1 patrons only. This means the password for these files will be only released to tier 1 patrons. That's because Tier 2+  patrons are literally eight versions above this build, and once this build releases if everything goes according to plan, you guys will be 12 versions above it.

Either way, this public version is based on the Build 0.49.0.35 released a long time ago (I frankly forgot when it was added to Patreon).  This vers...

Monthly Thanks Message: February 2024!

Hello to you all. I was able to make it this month! I'm so sorry for the last two months I wasn't able to do it in time!

Thank you all so much for being my patrons this month, every single one of you helping me and supporting me, it means a lot! 

We're usually hitting 250-300 USD monthly, it's still not constantly on 300, but the fact that some months we do hit the first milestone makes me so happy! It means I can mostly support myself, more or less. Either way, I ...

Just Friends - Build 0.57.0.35 Release -

Hello there my wonderful patrons, how are you all? 

I'm so, so sorry for the delay in this build to be uploaded. As I said before in the previous update, my PC started dying and I was forced to upgrade two components, I even had to seek out help from close and important friends of mine to see if they could support me a little bit more this time since I was able to buy the new Mother Board but the CPU was out of my range this time. As I said, the money I make here with Just Friends ...

Quick Development Update!

Hey guys, here's the status update for the next build:

• It took a bit longer than I expected to iron out all the issues and bugs and most of all to read all of the script. The first playable day in the game is quite huge actually.
• I just finished the First Day (or Second Day in-game). All three routes, Wagner, Karnal, and Johan have now Sound Effects and music and ambiance playing. I want to point out that if the map changes areas and the ambiance sound doesn't start (The ...
  2024-02-26 23:07:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Quick and Important Update:

Hey guys, I'm here to talk a bit about the next build release:

The official release date will be 26-27 of this month. That's because my Pc is dying! :D

I've been preparing myself for this for months already, I've got new RAM, I got a new Mobo, and sadly I was in desperate need to rush for a new processor too, so I had to settle for a simple Ryzen 5 4500 series. Is it the best? No. Is it better than what I own? Hell yes.

Anyways, everything arrived, and ...

Development Update: Build 0.57.0.35 Sneek Peak.

Hey guys, just here to show something I'm kinda proud of. 

It took me a while to finally mess up with the themes from the game but now I was able to fix most of it.

Here's how the new Configuration menu looks like:

What has changed so far:

• New fonts are used on a...
  2024-02-07 03:54:33 +0000 UTC View Post

New updates for all patrons.

To all my Tier 1 patrons:

Tier 1 patrons can now have access to Public Build versions three months earlier than the public for free on itch.io. This means that by March of this year, the build 0.49 will be released here on Patreon for Tier 1 patrons. That build will also be locked by password, and any current tier 1 patron will get it too. Three months later by June, the same build will be released to the public. This is just a small way I have to say thank you for stil...

Just Friends Build 0.56.0.35 Release!

Hey there guys, this build had a LOT of extra work put on it. So let me talk about it a bit:

CHANGELOG (Compressed Version):

• Fixed some issues that would cause crashes when the game called to stop the background music.
• Imported SFX and Ambiance sounds into the game's files.
• Updated JSON Editor to be able to add the SFX and Ambiance information while populating the JSON file with the game's script. 
• Updated the Gallery to allow for Johan's info...
  2024-01-28 09:50:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Development Update: January 2024 - JSON Editor and Game Script.

Hello guys, today I'm going to talk a little bit about some of the behind-the-scenes stuff for Just Friends that you guys can't see but I'm constantly, slowly working on, making sure you can't notice because I don't want to break the game after all. 

First of all, thank you all for staying with me this year too, you guys are awesome. Now, let's talk a bit about how my Days are written.

I use a software called Scrivener to write the script of t...

Next Month's Workload:

Hey there guys. I'm just here to tell you all that the pool ended yesrday and my Tier 3+ patrons voted for Wagner's last few routes on the 5th day. After his routes are finished (I believe it's the last nine routes for him), only Karnal will remain on that day.

If both characters routes are finished for that day I will put their routes on hold of a few months so I can keep advancing Johan's routes a tiny bit. Anyways the next build will be released in a few weeks before the last day of ...

Poll! Next Build content.

The Roadmap in the game already explains what steps the more complex options have to be taken, so you can have a bit of an understanding on how big the workload is.

For Routes, no matter if it's a new Day or a new Plot route, I can write between 6 to 10 segments a month depending on how much text there is, so that's fine. But for implementation of new things, that can be either super fast or very slow, sometimes even breaking the system.

Implementing Sound Effects compr...

Just Friends Build 0.55.0.35 now Released!

First of all: Merry christmas everyone, and Happy New Year!

Let's start with this build changelog:

• Credits Menu updated*
• Implemented 9 route segments for Johan!
• Fixed bugs related to audio that I have found.
• Started the sound Effects System on the side*
• RoadMap was updated with more detailed information about implementation that is not text-based (Lore/Routes for the game) since those will take considerably more time to do and may render o...
  2023-12-29 14:00:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Quick Update!

Quick Update:

In a few hours Just Friends 0.55.0.35 will be available for Download! :D

Quick update!

Here's a quick update on the game's build development release dates:

I'm working on a few things. So far I was able to find lots of Sound Effects, both ambiance and effects in general. So now I will slowly work on coding the stuff I need to be able to add these sounds to the game to make it more interesting to play.

I am trying to find a better filter for the nighttime of the game, it's not bad, but I dunno, sometimes I feel it's just not good enough either. ...

Development Update - December 2023 -

Hello there guys. I've been working nonstop on Johan's last parts for his first day, so next build we'll finally have his entire first day with Aiden completed. I'm still waiting for my cue on his expressions, so it'll take some time for it to be done.

Now, I came here to talk about another aspect of the game that is slowly developing: Sound Effects. 

Sound Effects are to be implemented on Just Friends, but so far I never found good ones, I tried everywh...

December Workload for Just Friends decided!

My Tier 3+ patrons spoke, so it was decided for me to finish the first day with Johan in the game. This month I'll work on the nine remaining routes needed to finish his first day in the game.

The deadline is set to be between the 25th and 29th of December. And yes, I do work on holydays too.

I'm also looking at any free time I still have left on the solutions to be porting Just Friends to Android. This will take a good time but I believe in a few months we may have a w...