Hello there you super cute and very wholesome people!

Another week, another progress update!

Let's jump right into the games, like usual these last few weeks.

I'm preparing all the renders for the next part of the prequel Beta and I feel like I finally reached a point where the "big story twist" will make sense. It took a lot of thinking, especially regarding the main game and that nothing was mentioned there, but that actually played into my hands. I won't go into detail but once you play this part of the prequel, you might start to wonder what could have happened. I think I already talked about the fact that the MC is invited to have dinner with Lea and Katharina and that Katharina asks something of them ( if you started the relationship with Lea, that is ). Todays render is a short moment before they have this talk, where Lea is blushing a little because they talk about last night. Anyway, after this event you will have a talk with Bethany where she will act... Strange. She is not like she usually is and that is because she received some news. She is not really ready to share it yet because it will need more confirmation, but still, the MC is very confused. During this talk you will also get the chance to share with her who Rei's cousin is - And I highly recommend you make that choice. This second beta will end with something I planned for a while, the MC will have a dream and...Ah, you'll see what I do there once you play it! I'm still trying my best to release the beta this week, my guess is the weekend!

The prequel was of course not the only thing I worked on, but my work on the main game is causing a bit of distress right now. The fact that I don't have access to my characters is always there, but sometimes it bothers me more than other times, so it kinda impacts my ability to write for it. That is when I usually start to write more for My New Family 2. Yes, the game is already in development and while I mainly write for it now ( since I still haven't fully decided what I will use to make the renders ), I have a good idea on what I want to present to you in a first release. I want the game to be something people can enjoy no matter if you played the first one or not, but of course if you are a MNF enjoyer you will get a lot more out of it. There's going to be some fun stuff early on regarding Sandra, Alice, Lucy and the MC. The dynamic they have in the first game will continue in the second, with Lucy and the MC making Alice and Sandy sometimes roll their eyes because of the things they do and say. Let's just say that them having a tenant now just means that there is one more person to join the little cat and stupid pelican. And yes, I will release My New Family 2 this year.

That is something I will talk about in another post that is dedicated to that. I know that I have drastically slowed down how much I put out in terms of releases and content and the person that hates it the most is myself. The criticism I get for it is totally valid and I will do my best to make it up to you guys. I'm not going to put empty promises here and seek for excuses, I will own up to my mistakes and like I said a few times, it's totally fair if you decide to not stick around and/or support me anymore. The last thing I want for anyone that plays or played my games is that they support someone they think is not doing enough. Like I said, this is totally valid, so please don't attack people that say stuff like this.

But I think thats it for now! I will make an additional post once the Beta is ready, like usual! If anything new comes up I'll let you guys know! Stay awesome!

Hello there you super cute and extremely wholesome people!

Another week, another progress update!

I made some great progress on the script for the second beta of Chapter 2, which will most likely release this month. I'm happy that the "new" change I made where the betas are smaller ( but still as big as a MNF Beta ) really helped me in getting more of a good writing and rendering flow again. This will be the beta that ends the first "day" of the second chapter. After you had dinner with Katharina and Lea ( and Katharina asking you for something very weird ), you have a longer talk with Lea about this and that - with also some more subtle foreshadowing that there might be a big reveal at the end of this chapter. The two will also talk about their current relationship and how things might progress. Once you're home, Bethany ( as you can see in the render ), will have a longer talk with you as well, where she will mention this and that and ask you a few questions you didn't know you had to answer. I want to keep it more casual and relaxed, like usual, and then the MC will go to bed and sleep. Just...Ah, no, I'm not going to spoil that. You'll see it when you play it ( and as a supporter, that will be this month most likely !). I'm also going to add a beta branch to Steam soon, but I don't have figured out how much content I'm going to add there.

So while I mainly have the big reveal at the end of chapter 2 in mind for the prequel, I'm also looking into some interesting plots I can work out in the main game. You probably remember Lisa, the girl from the hotel, right? Well, the MC tells Anna all about what they did and Anna is very interested to hear more about this. As you know she has this certain kink regarding the MC, and when he reveals that he wasn't really inactive while she was in a coma, she's going to suggest a few things they could do. Anna likes to spice things up a little and cause some... Let's say, funny drama. I don't want to get into too much detail, but you guys will either hate it or find it as funny as it was writing this part. Don't forget, my games are never about the drama or stuff like that, that's why I called it funny drama. Anna is a prankster after all, right? Crazy Germans, I'm telling you. Oh, there is also going to be some news that Lena will drop casually on the side that will change things up a lot, I got a few flashbacks to Fiona regarding that. Not going to spoil more, though.

And I think thats it for now! Sorry that this is not a longer progress update, but I'm really interested to hear your feedback once this second beta for the prequel is done! If I can keep up this workflow then Chapter 2 will release way sooner than I expected! If you guys have any questions, feedback etc., don't hesitate to post a comment or send me a DM anywhere where you can find me! Stay awesome!

Hello there you wonderful and very attractive people!

Another week, another progress update!

Work on the next prequel beta has been going very good, I feel like I'm finally getting closer to get that huge "plot twist" in the end into the story. I think you remember that I mentioned that he MC is invited to dinner with Lea and Katharina, something very unusual. Well, if you decided to pursue a relationship with Lea, they will have a longer talk in the living room ( like you can see in todays render ) about Katharina acting kinda weird lately. And it's not only in regards to her wanting to teach the MC certain things, it's something different that they noticed in general. They think back to a few years ago and realise that it's not only Katharina that was acting weirder lately, Bethany was doing the same. They both have no idea what is going on though, and Katharina had a very weird request for the MC and Lea ( which they will listen to for now ), and they're also trying to figure that one out. It's all kinda nebelous in this event but as Chapter 2 progresses, it's going to get clearer and clearer. You know me, I like to drop hints that you will eventually all get it before the end of this chapter drops. Just think of Rei, it was pretty obvious from the get go, right? It will be kinda like that in the end.

Now with this plot twist in mind, I was thinking if I should do something similar in Chapter 4 again. But I feel like with the ultimate event happening at the end of Chapter 3, I'll tone it down there, at least for one Chapter. There is going to be an announcement there in the end, but it won't be as big, I think. I want to fully focus on the MC getting to deepen his relationship with certain girls. Especially the start of the more interesting events with Lina, for example. Of course they are all distracted with Anna being awake again, but that doesn't mean that the things they started will just be put on ice. So while the MC and Lina will go for a longer walk ( think of the event with Sarah outside ) and talk about this and that, the topic of them being more ... Let's say, open with their feelings for each other, comes up. Now that the MC remembers everything ( all the clues that Anna also dropped in his dreams with her ), he is not as hesitant anymore, but still makes sure that Lina is comfortable with all of it. I've never written these kind of relationships before so I hope I can make it as wholesome as I usually do. I always want the girls to initiate the next steps so it doesn't become "Creepy" or the MC becomes too pushy. You can really look forward to Pebbles being not as shy anymore, though ( unlike Yukiko who will try to act brave but then fails in a super cute way in the end ).

And I feel like thats it for now. The only reply I got from my lawyer ( who wanted to get an update on the case file before easter ) is that he didn't get anything from the state attorney yet. But he continues to pressure them ( I have proofs of that, the state attorney is just not doing anything right now ). If anything new comes out of this, I'll let you guys know. Stay awesome, like usual!