A little more detail on the voting options.
Split it up! I have most of the draft ready. This time, I'm clearly going over the desired ~300 pages again, but not as much as last time, of course. This update can also be split into two parts. The first half already has a number of memorable scenes. But at the same time, I can't guarantee that it will completely satisfy you. After all, it's only half of what was planned...
If this option wins, the update will be renamed to 1.8.5 and the expected release date will be somewhere in late October - early November. The catch is that the second part may be delayed by a week or two (in addition to the time spent working on it). Simply because preparing an update for release also takes a certain amount of time. And here I need two of them for a given amount of content.
Completely! If this option wins, then the update will remain 1.9 as it was. The expected release date will be late November-December. And you will get the same amount of content as in the case of separation, but in the end a little faster, since I will not be distracted by preparing two small updates separately, focusing on working on it as a whole.
The voting period is one week. While I wait for your decision, I will pause writing the draft and focus on the technical aspects ( arts and the translation), since the draft is already more than halfway done and that is enough for 1.8.5. And if it'll be 1.9 as a whole, then I won't waste any time anyway, because the art and translation will still need to be done.
Well, vote, please ^^
UPD. The patron vote is over, so now let's open access to anyone who is interested in the results.