Hi everyone!
This time, I want to share a post covering what I learned last year and what’s coming in 2026 essentially, I want to share my development vision with you.
1. Yui’s Story - The Tournament Arc (2025)
In 2025, I invested a massive amount of time working on the Tournament Arc. In hindsight, this was somewhat counterproductive as it wasn't very popular within the community. As a developer, this can be a bit discouraging, but the important thing is to take these lessons to heart.
I believe my first mistake was making Yui feel like a secondary character, while placing Shizuka and Cassie at the center. Let’s be honest: Cassie is among the top 3 least popular girls, whereas Yui is a main girl. Additionally, both Yaeko and Masami are very "niche" characters, so they didn't generate much traction. Having so many characters in one arc made the pacing feel too slow, and the high number of conflicts distracted from the erotic events.
Unfortunately, I didn't detect these issues at the time because I was going through a period of extreme burnout. After taking some time to rest, I’ve gained a much clearer perspective.
I have been adjusting the story to speed up the pacing and bring Yui back to the main stage. Cassie has completed her development arc, so I don't plan much for her for now beyond the bare minimum. Instead, I plan to add more erotic scenes with Yui, Shizuka, and Kaede. Regarding Princesses Masami and Yaeko, they still need content, and they will get it.
2. Maintaining Recent Momentum
My goal for future content is to keep working the way I did with Charlotte and Prim. As a developer, those updates were fun to make, and the current work on Luna has kept me very productive. I feel the current pacing is at the "sweet spot," especially when paired with new animations and sounds.
Content polls will continue and will be reset starting from version 0.10.6. I might combine content for Maxy, Mary, and Liz into a single update, since they have received the fewest votes in recent polls.
3. New Goals: Remastering Animations?
I’ve thought about remastering the game's older animations, but I know that means dedicating extra development time that isn't currently in the schedule.
To be honest, as much as I’d like to, I’ve seen other projects fall into "infinite remake cycles," and I don't think it's a smart path to take. However, it could be interesting to set Patreon goals; if reached, I’d be encouraged to focus extra time on this. Otherwise, no. After my last bout of burnout, it’s not an experience I want to repeat.
4. Lots of New Features!
With the Luna update, a highly requested feature will arrive: Interactions. You will be able to hug, kiss, hold hands, or give headpats, all depending on your Love level (Handholding will require 10 red hearts!).
For now, this will be exclusive to Luna for testing purposes, but my plan is to implement this for every girl (Layla in version 0.10.6, etc.).
Additionally, we'll see things like Gothic versions of certain girls or meeting their "Alters" (this depends on your feedback too), similar to what happened with Azalea in Prim’s story.
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I’ll reveal more news in the future, as I’m working on several things behind the scenes including a new map for the game, but I’ll share those once they are in a more advanced stage of development.
That’s all for now! It’s hard to condense so much information into one post, and I’m definitely leaving some things out, but if I make it any longer, no one will read it hahaha.
I’ll sign off now, and I hope you like all the news coming in 2026!
I’ll be keeping an eye on your comments.
Take care!
Stawer