It's the 13th, so it must be time to discuss the upcoming release. As we've mentioned earlier, this chapter is a non-stop bullet train ride. You could probably infer what's going on from the screenshots we've dropped, but hopefully, there are a few surprises for you when you get the update in your hands.
And then there's the cliffhanger at the end. But, you know we love to drop something that keeps you coming back.
Here's the release schedule for 0.05.0 (all scheduled for 11:59 am EDT release):
Tier 3 - April 16, 2025 Tier 2 - April 18, 2025 Tier 1 - April 20, 2025 Public - April 21, 2025
Change Log 0.05.0
Added Chapter Five
Fixed typos and grammar errors
Added transparency option for the text box background. Code suggestion from Discord user shreek.
Known issue: The achievement for CH 5 says CH3. This is fixed in 0.06.0
Known issue: One of the music files may not loop correctly. This is fixed in 0.06.0
As is usually the case, we're deep into this build. Right now, we're coding in audio, stat points, and story flags as we test out an alpha build. There's going to be some reshoots and rewrites as the scene flow reveals flaws in the narrative. There are at least two spots where we even stopped and said, "Well, why wouldn't they do this?" If the update can't even get out of development mode without questions being asked, you know you need to do some last-minute rework.
As you may notice as you play this and future releases, we've made tweaks to how we handle audio. With previous titles, we've had songs reserved for intimate moments. In TOXICity, we're establishing that each girl has their own theme, which is employed both in romantic scenes and in rare "touching" moments with that specific person. Also, we're expanding the range of lewd sound effects in later scenes.
Update for The Interim Domain: We're on the back end of the new ending's second act. At this point, we're working on about 50% new scenes and 50% old content rewritten to fit the new narrative. Case in point, the Marisa+Anita threesome has major rewrites for this new ending. When we hit act three, it's going to be all new content, a bit of which still needs to be written.
Thanks for your patronage and interest, -Kinderfeld
Okay, we're back at it with 0.05.0 in full development mode. It's not like we weren't working on it, but it's official now.
0.05.0 is packed full. In fact, this chapter really doesn't let off the gas until you get to the end (and with our love of cliffhangers, even that's up for debate). So, as you imagine, there will be some spoilers in the teaser images for this chapter. We'll try to drop stuff that won't give everything away, but as you can imagine, with a story-focused game that some big moments are going to be hard to avoid.
One item to mention being added to this build: A Transparency Slider for the Dialog Box. The code for this was provided by user shreek.
Thanks for your interest and patronage, -Kinderfeld
And the wait is over. 0.04.0 is being loaded, and the release notes are being scheduled as we speak. For those who liked where we're going in the previous three chapters, 0.04.0 is more of that. While the main story is moving along, there are many little threads being set up that will play out not only over the next few chapters but over the length of the game.
For those curious, not all of the Achievement blocks are active right now. Some of it's just coded in placeholders to ensure the user interface holds together. As we've found recently, certain versions of the game (cough cellphone cough) don't always look the same as the desktop versions, so we're trying to be aware of keeping everything in a viewable state. I won't say it's perfect right now, but it's better than some of the crap that popped up with TID (which is on our checklist to fix for 0.99.0).
Here's the release schedule for 0.04.0 (all scheduled for 11:59 am EDT release):
Tier 3 - March 16, 2025 Tier 2 - March 18, 2025 Tier 1 - March 20, 2025 Public - March 21, 2025
Change Log 0.04.0
Added Chapter Four
Fixed typos and grammar errors
Fixed tags in scene in Chapter 2 where Kallie/Laura's names were flipped.
All right, here we are, deep in the middle of our build. Maybe I'm feeling a little pressure because some idiot decided that February should only have 28 days, so we've got to make up 2-3 days' worth of dev time. We'll finish it in time, as I'm feeling good about the user interface and the background code. Nothing fancy this time around, but it works for what we need.
Still, 0.04.0 is looking to build on the events of the previous chapter while setting up for the next big move in the story. At this point, you should have a good feel for Kallie and Laura, while still getting moments where they reveal more about their outside lives.
The Interim Domain 0.99.0 update:
Currently, we're in the early part of act two of the build. Act One had a few new scenes and some rewrites of old scenes to accommodate their inclusion into the new ending. Going forward, there'll be an increased volume of new content and we fully expect Act Three to be mostly new story and scenes.
Thanks for your interest and patronage, -Kinderfeld
And we're back into development for TOXICity 0.04.0. Between working to get the new game up and rolling and the time invested in TID 0.99.0, there's not a lot of downtime right now. Not that I'm complaining as the process of creation and sharing our stories is great all on it's own, but I'm reminded that juggling two games at the same time is a bit much.
As we get deeper into TOXICity, it's funny to think about how we used to be able to pull a scene file together in the original rendering software in the span of an hour or less (often versioning already existing moments and changing the lighting or cast) and now we have to figure out what mods/items are available to do the same thing with the new engine. It really gives us the feel of an indie producer/director having to make do with what we can to deliver the story we have.
On a more personal level: all those times I wrote about limited access to water and showers... well, I now have better context and appreciation. My water heater blew the other day and I'm out almost $3k to get it replaced. In the meantime, I had to make some hard decisions about cold showers and whether or not I could make do with a whore's bath. The answer is a resounding NO. By the end of day two, I was feeling vile. Never have I appreciated hot water in all my life.
Thanks for your interest and patronage, -Kinderfeld
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