2023 Apr Progress Part 2, Answering Questions

WRITING
The first draft of the "novel" part of this visual novel is complete! It needs several editing passes before it becomes something worth reading, but the hardest part is done. We're currently at around 40K words, and I don't expect it to get too much longer. So there you go, that's about how big this thing is! The completion of the first draft allows me to work on the visual elements of the VN, which means these updates are a bit more exciting.

UI
The primary "in-game" UI has been created. If you would like to see it in action a bit, check this out! It's a quick little screen recording of a scene transitioning from day to night. There are several other color schemes too! I hope that this UI will invoke the feel of old-school dating simulation games and keep the VN feeling vibrant and alive.

AUDIO
Audio has been on the backburner for a while now, and it's just about time to crack open my DAW and get to work. I've already brainstormed some ideas and played around with some VSTs, and I think I have an idea of what the VN should sound like. Producing this kind of music will be new to me. Hopefully I can make something fitting!

ANDROID?
I've received a couple of requests to release the visual novel on Android. I cannot release the demo/prototype on Android at this time—it completely breaks the UI, rendering the program unusable. HOWEVER. I plan on ensuring the complete version of the visual novel is playable on Android devices. The UI will be stripped back, so Android users will be stuck with the default Ren'Py look, but it's the sacrifice that must be made to make it do-able.

TRANSLATIONS?
I only speak English and have no plans on paying translators for other languages. Sorry! Please understand that this is a passion project that I am spending several years making in my free-time, with free tools.