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Just Friends Public Build 0.42 is now available on Itch/Io!


This is a public post for everyone who's following me but is not a current patron.

The public build on itch/io is now available, just go to yekkusu.itch.io/just-friends-visual-novel and download it for free! Share with friends, and convince them to support me if you must! 

Anyway, that's it actually, there's nothing more besides this quick update here.

Oh yeah, follo...

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Question about social media.

I'm thinking I should create a specific account on Twitter and Bluesky for Just Friends, instead of using my personal account, especially since this means only posting stuff about the game and liking other game project pages instead of having a variety of stuff posted there from pollitics to other subjects.


It's a bit of work though, so I want to ask you guys this, should I make a specific Twitter/BSKY account for Just Friends or just have the way it is right now?


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Monthly Thanks Message November 2023

Hey guys. I just wanted to come here to say thank you to all of you who are here supporting me this month. You guys are awesome. Thank you so much, it's because of you guys that we're almost getting to the first goal of this patron, which is making around 300 USD a month. After that, any extra money will be solely used to invest more and more in this game to make sure it's completed with lots of cool artwork and good music and of course, eventually to start a new project.


Tha...

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Just Friends Build 0.54.0.35 Release.

Thank you all for the wait. The heatwave hitting my country is making it very hard to concentrate and make a good quality work, but it's here at last!

A password will be issued to all active, currently paying Tier 2+ patrons shortly after the release of this post. A poll will be released just after that for Tier 3 patrons.

There's not much to talk about it here, but the ebook version of J...

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Quick Update:

Just a quick reminder: By Day 29 or a bit earlier if I'm lucky, the next build will be available for you guys to get it. Remember, current Tier 2+ patrons will receive the password for the next build automatically, so don't worry about it, just check your inbox once the game is released.

If you joining Tier 2+ after the build is released, please ask me via message here to send you the password, it can take from 5 hours or a bit more but I usually answer everyone on the same day they joi...

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Update, for all members to see.

This is a Public Update, therefore there will be no in-depth explanation about the mechanics or development process of the game here.

Hello guys, how are you all doing? I'm here just to tell you all about the poll result for the next build! :D

So here's the results.

So far, there were lots of votes since I allowed more than one vote to be cast per patron. T...

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Just Friends - Closed Build 0.53.0.35 - Release!

This build is very simple, it mostly has the new routes for Johan only. Since I had some health problems, it took me some time to finish everything, but it's ready now!


Here's the small changelog:


Now remember: The games are password protected. If you became a Patron AFTER the release of this build here, then you need to ask me in the private messages for the...

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Quick Update:

Quick update for all Patrons and non Patrons.

Here's the updated schedule for this month:


Tier 4 Rewards:

  -  Johan's 1st Day 2nd Part ebook update - TBR on 10/26/23


Tier 2+ Rewards:

 - Just Friends Build 0.53.0.35 - TBR on 10/29/23 - 10/30/23


Some explanations: 

This month I had a very bad case of back pain for no reason whatsoever, which took me an entire week to heal, during this time I was...

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Patreon Goals - Pinned/Public -

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Quick Update!

I'm here just to tell you all the results of this month's Workload poll, available only for Tier 3+ patrons to vote. 

For now, Johan's route won the poll again, which makes me happy because I do want to write MORE about him for a while, he's a nice character. It's nice to be able to write about a character I don't need to worry too much about making him the most amazing guy or the biggest most annoying fucker in town because he's mine to do as I please. Of course, I already have hi...

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Monthly Thanks Message - September 2023 -

I'm here today to say thank you to all of you who decided to keep on your support or to start supporting Just Friends.



Amidst the information of leaks I was having last month, we got at least 5 new patrons this month which gives me hope that I will be able to eventually conclude Just Friends, but not only that but to eventually start the L. L. project that I've been writin...

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Quick Update!

Tier 4 patrons have now access to Johan's 1st Day routes as Ebook. The book format of the game's script is slightly different than the end version in the game, it contains more words. For the ebook itself, so far, the story has around 8900 words. That's quite big actually. 


Now I will start the slow and boring process of putting the original script into the game. Like I said, the ebook is similar to the original script but usually, it has some more text to explain a few ...

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Update on Old Builds, leaks and more!

Hello there. Today I have some news, explanations, and other things to talk to you all.

I'm going to try to divide this into different topics, so here we go:

Old Builds Deleted:

So, this month’s is a sad one for me. This is not the first time I have had to delete old builds, but it’s the first I have to do it because of wide-scale leaks. Patreon system is not perfect, that’s the truth. And there are not a lot of other systems like Patreon that would deliver the money...

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Quick Update on Development of the game!

Hey there people! I'm here to tell you all the results of the Pool from this month.


Winning on 6 x 1, Johan's first route will be added.

Johan's route is a bit longer than the other two, while Karnal and Wagner both have 3 acts, Johan has those acts divided into two segments, making his route twice as long as Karnal and Wagner's on Day 1. NOt only that, Johan's first Affinity Locked route will happen on his Third Act of the first day instead of his First act of the Seco...

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Quick Tier 4 Update!

Just a reminder: Tier 4 patrons now have access to Wagner's first-day route in the ebook format. I call that Just Friends - The book version. The text is adapted for ebook reading, it feels just like reading a normal novel. It's a small way of saying thank you to my Tier 4 patrons! And it's also a good way to remember the story if you don't have a computer with you of course!


Only Tier 4 patrons have access to the Private Telegram group, there they can also see all artworks i...

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Monthly Thanks Message - August 2023

Hey guys. Thanks for your support this month! 

You all are so awesome! For all my new patrons, welcome! And for every single patron coming back, Welcome home! 


I will go back to work now. To my tier 4 patrons, tomorrow or after that I'll have Wagner's 1st Day in the book format for you all to read on your E-readers! It'll be available in the Telegram channel as always (You can't save the pictures but you can save and open .zip files there).


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Early Release: Just Friends Build 0.51.0.35!

Hey there guys, I've been working my ass off to release everything on time this month! And thankfully I was able to finish everything just now.

So let's start with a few messages:

Some people who suggested messages with a non/patron name:

Someone decided to use a different name from what he uses on Patreon, that OR he changed his name. If you like to change your name on Patreon, then instead of adding your current name, add your Patreon E-mail Login, the e-m...

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Last Update before build release Release:


To all Tier 2+ Patrons:

I just finished the scripts for this build, I'll be spending the next five days putting it inside the game, together with the finishing touches. The build will be released on 29/30 of this month. 


To all my Tier 3+ Patrons:

Johan's new sprites will be released to all of you, zipped, with a password. Every single Tier 3 patron will receive a message with the password to unlock it and check it...

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Important Update, please read.

Hello there! How are you all doing today?

I have some very... Upsetting news about Just Friends as a project.

I've been thinking about this for years, literally, and for the longest time I decided it wasn't worth touching it, after all, if you guys are here supporting me, it doesn't matter. But I always kept thinking of a way to circumvent this issue.

It seems, Just Friends is being leaked. Like, Leaked, leaked.  All the posts, images, alphas, everything just for anyone...

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UPDATE! Johan's Sprites are available for Tier 4 patrons!

This is an update to my Tier 4 Patrons.

If you're a tier 4 patron, you can now see six new sprites for Johan already done on the Telegram Group. The telegram group is only accessible to currently paying Tier 4 members, it's my personal way to give them any extra content earlier.

By the end of this month,  Johan will be available for Tier 3 patrons to check his new design and sprites and also he'll be an option for voting on the next pool! Meaning Build 0.52.0.35 (the next one...

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Development Update 2023 #1

Hello there. Today I'm gonna talk a bit about the development of Just Friends with you all, I also want to talk about the future after Just Friends even if it's early to think about it, and how the project will move forward.

First and foremost, thank you all for your support and care. We had so many Patrons these last three years it's insane. I want to thank you guys, no matter what tier you're in, remember you're supporting me a lot, giving me a way to survive and to express my work th...

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Quick Update~!

This month we had a tie between Wagner's next plot route (it seems you guys enjoyed his plot routes so far) and more of Karnal's normal regular routes.


I will try to do both but I doubt I can and keep the same level of quallity so I will start with Karnal's route first, if for some miracle I finish it earlier I can try doing Wagner's too. But consider Karnal's one the deal for this month since I can untie the ties and its easier for me to keep on with routes of the characters...

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Small update!

I'm so sorry guys for not being able to make a monthly thanks message the last month. I had some serious issues I had to resolve here in the house so I couldn't do it. For all my patrons the previous month, thank you guys, you're all awesome! 


I'll make sure this month we will have a thanks message as always. Thank you all for your time and support, and for being here with me this month too. See you all later this month on the next build release!

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Quick Update!!!!

Quick update for you all.

KArnal won another route for this month. The release date for this month's build will be between days 28 and 30.


I also want to tell that the new character is almost done, there's just a few things to do for him, and all of his expressions. But as soon as he's done with at least ONE expression I will write his route. Meaning, if he's done, the next month's will be his first route release instead of a poll. After that, he'll be added to the poss...

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Next Build (0.49.0.35) Content Decided!

You guys on Tier 3 voted, and so far, Karnal's route won again! :D

That's good, it's easier to keep up from where I stopped. 

I do want to check if I can install Scrivener on a Linux system, Windows is draining my laptop way too much and I'm stress-testing my laptop while writing those routes to see if it's good enough for me to work while traveling. Gotta visit my parents after all! 


Still, that's for another time, this month's build will be ready (unle...

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Monthly Thanks Message - May 2023.

Hey there guys, today is the last day of the month.

I'm still recovering so today I won't do the poll for tier 3 patrons, sorry, the poll will happen tomorrow probably, with a duration of 5 days or so.


So far, I just wanted to say thank you to all my patrons down below.



Thank you all for your time, your support, and your patience. You guys are awesom...

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Another Quick Update!

Just a super quick update guys, the next build will be ready in two days tops. I had a hard time getting better but now I'm working quite a lot to make sure I can give you all a quality build this month.

So by tomorrow, I'll finish putting the new content into the game and I'll need just another day to finish the final information and check for bugs before releasing.

I'm so sorry for the delay this month. Usually, I release by day 25 but this time I got bad.


Eithe...

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Quick update!

Hey there, just coming here to give you all a heads up on the project's work. 

So, for this month Karnal's route is the next route to be done, I'm working on it but since the start of this month I started having some health complications that I'm already doing my best to fix, but because of that I  wasn't able to work a few days, so the next Build will be up and running around day 29 or 30 of this month.

Sorry for that guys. I'll go back to try and work right now, I hope...

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Next Month's Workload.

This month was a tie. I can choose between Karnal and Wagner, and since Wagner is almost at the end of this current day (Only two or three more segments) I will do Karnal first since there's a lot for him to end this day too.


I am still waiting for the new character, once he's fully realized I will start working on his route for the next update first. The next character will also have a little more routes than the other two since I have more freedom to write about an original...

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Monthly Thanks Message - April 2023 -


Hey there guys. First of all, I want to say thank you for your support and time here on Patreon. Because of your constant help and support, some of you supporting me for months already, and I can keep up with the game.


Thank you all, to my Tier 4 patrons, that extra help you guys give me every month makes such a big difference to me. Thank you my Tier 3 patrons that are there even if I can't keep giving you guys artwork every month, soon I hope this can change!

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