Oh boy. This patch, man. This episode. I wish it could just be DONE and out for you all to play, 'cause after last episode, we need some things to go right. 

I've gotten a lot of questions about Nook lately. Do we get her back? Do we help her? When? The answer is yes, yes, and soon. To go into more detail, the beginning of this episode focuses on helping the Spirit Elves take back their kingdom from the Marbog, which involves beating some frog ass. Doing this gets you access to the Rebirth Ceremony, which is what both Nook and River need (which is also why they're slotted in for the very next Side Story patch). Been waiting way too long to work with Nook again, but I also didn't want to just plot armor/force the "cure" so to speak. It just ended up taking way longer than I'd anticipated to get to where we're back in the sun. 

Here's where we're at:

I switched to a solid percentage because I realized I'm an overachiever and I do a lot of unnecessary shit. This has a lot less moving parts and will be easier to update. Doing my best to cut down on the amount of stuff I need to do, and delegate more to my teammates. It's making things a little smoother, and the new Plan 100% First approach is definitely making the story feel more cohesive in this episode. Thanks, Clair Obscur. Learning new things every day.

Whenever I haven't been able to write or shoot for WCA, I've been opening up the studio and playing with my new Volumetric Lighting system. Over on Patreon and SubscribeStar, we did a couple of polls, and they voted for which girls and which outfits they wanted to see the girls in. So I'd mess around and make a few shots. Here's one practice shot I did that no one's seen yet:

The Patreon shots are available to all members, even Free tier, if you wanna go check those out. SubscribeStar, sadly, does not have a Free Member option yet, so all their shots are available for the $2 tier and up. Girls featured are Aoibheann, Tilai, Ember, Cerros, Lirum, and Saffryn. Doing these shots is really enjoyable, and I'm so impressed with how they come out. Feel free to save this one for a wallpaper or something!

Here are the supporter posts for easy access:

Patreon 3rd place: Inphyy (Regalia)
SubscribeStar Tied for 2nd: Lirum
Patreon 2nd place: Saffryn (Cowgirl)
SubscribeStar Tied for 2nd: Ember (Whimsy)
Patreon Tied for 1st: Princess Tilai (Christmas)
SubscribeStar Tied for 1st: Cerros (First Date)
Both Platforms Tied for 1st: Aoibheann (Freckled Fox) Patreon Post / SubscribeStar Post

Anyways, that's it for now. This episode is gonna be massive, and we're working on streamlining our process as best we can. Thank you for all your patience, support, and love for the game :)

-Vic