Hello there you super cute and very wholesome people!

Another week, another progress update!

As some of you amazing supporters may have noticed, I'm currently running a poll regarding betas of My New Memories ( And My New Family 2 in the future ). To give you a tl;dr, I'm thining of releasing more betas with "less" content ( it will still be longer than the snippet, for example ), which means you will get releases faster. Nothing will change regarding the overall size of a chapter, it just means that if you prefer to play "longer" betas, you just have to wait until I release the 2nd and 4th beta, because then nothing will change for you. I'm doing this mainly to combat writing burnout when I stick for too long. So it basically means that you will get content in a faster way, I don't think there is any downside to it. The fact is that My New Memories: The Beginning has released January 1st and the only thing I released in the meantime was the snippet. I don't like not delivering more content, so this will hopefully make it easier ( at the moment the poll is in favor of releasing more betas ).

Speaking of betas, I will most likely follow through with it for the first to release, which means you will get to play the first Beta for Chapter 2 most likely this weekend! This beta will contain a super long event with Rei and then some quality time with Jackie. You can see her in todays progress update and the MC and her will have a very serious and emotional talk, talking about their feelings they might have for each other. Don't forget that they are best friends, so letting feelings into this relationship will not be easy for them. Still, if you know my games then the outcome will always be positive. This event will also be pretty long, and both of them will also talk some more about their families. If you remember, her situation is kinda difficult to herself and she is still struggling with the fact that her parents aren't really her parents. The MC will do his best to comfort her, of course, coming from a household that also went through certain phases of being alone ( not nearly as bad as Jackie had to go through though ). Feedback on this beta will be pretty important because I'm letting the MC talk a lot to instead of the usual "the girls speak and the MC reacts" conversations. So please tell me what you think of that once you play this beta.

After I gathered some feedback regarding the snippet I'm still thinking about releasing one with a very long Bethany event, but I'm not 100% certain on that. I feel like giving too many snippets for Chapter 4 will just take away time that I could invest in the prequel and My New Family 2 or Chapter 4 in general, so thats all not final. The good thing is that Chapter 4 has so much content already that while rendering might take a while, you'll get the biggest beta ever once I have my assets back. Regarding My New Family 2 I'm still undecided regarding Honey Select 1 or 2, but at the moment I'm more leaning into Honey Select 1 again to keep the "known" style of My New Family. Like I said a few times by now, if you want to know how My New Family 1 might look, go play the Christmas special I released!

And I think thats it for now people. If you have the time ( and are a supporter ) please vote in the poll, it's two posts below this one. You can also share your thoughts in the comments regarding anything or send me a DM! If I learn something new, I'll let you guys know. Until then, stay awesome!

Hello there you wonderful and extremely cute people!

Another week, another month, another progress update!

Let's jump right into the games, shall we?

I'm making amazing progress on the little "snippet" I want to release for Chapter 4 and I can say that you will get a decent amount of playtime out of this. I can also 100% confirm that it will release this month, probably a few days earlier for supporters and after that it will release for everyone. I might release it on Steam as well, not 100% sure, I will see what the community over there thinks about it. Length wise it will probably be like a day in My New Family, most likely a little longer, I'm aiming for like 15-20 minutes. Like I said, this is only a super super tiny part of Chapter 4 but I feel like getting some time with Bethany and Sabrina in the current time where they talk about the things that happened will be good. And don't forget the little "flashback" moment you will have with Sabrina which will also be featured in the prequel. I don't know, my thoughts on doing this are more positive than negative especially since it has been such a long time since you got time with Bethany and Sabrina in My New Memories. I hope you will come to the same conclusion once you play it! Todays render is actually Bethany in Sabrinas apartment, shortly before she leaves to give the two some time alone. Keep in mind that this is still only one day after the MC got attacked and Anna woke up, so they will talk about it since its very fresh.

I also put a decent amount of time into the next prequel chapter. I feel like the start of the romance with Rei and Lea is just the beginning for the MC. While the shock of who Rei really is still sits deep in him, he also has to make sure that Lea will get updated on this. She knows about the feelings the MC has for Anna and even though Anna and Lea didn't interact much with each other, they're still friends. Since Lea is also the first love interest you interact on an intimate level with, she'll be the one who encourages you to not hide your feelings for other women, as you can imagine. Still, the MC is uncertain how to proceed after getting to know who Rei's cousin is, since he really wants to talk to her again but also doesn't know what she thinks about him or if she even forgot him. These are all things he can talk about with Bethany, Lea and Sabrina, but not Rei, at least initially. He doesn't know how she'll react if she finds out that his soulmate is her cousin - Something that will also be relevant for the main game, once Rei appears there. I'm not going to spoil too much in that regard, but Rei will just be as important as the three gingers during later chapters of the main game.

I have more news regarding My New Family 2 as well, which will 100% release this year , just like the next chapter of My New Memories: The Beginning will release. As soon as I have my rendering assets back I can also release Chapter 4 of My New Memories in a faster way than you might think - I'm around 1/3 finished with the script and it will be long. Way longer than Chapter 3. I'm doing my best, despite all the stuff that is going on in my life with this stupid investigation and potential court case against me, to get back to my initial form.

And I think thats all for now. Like usual, I'll tell you guys if there are any news. Until then, stay awesome!

Hello there you super cute and extremely sexy people!

Another week, another progress update!

I'm going to be honest, I did not expect so many different reactions regarding the idea to release a "snippet" of Chapter 4. I guess I didn't really communicate what I meant with it as well, so here is my idea more thought out than it was last week.

My idea was that you basically download this version, load your savegame and then I will tell you (ingame) that you're about to play one event that happens on the first day of Chapter 4, an event that involves Sabrina. Of course they are going to talk about what happened on this day in general ( Anna, the Jessica situation, Karla and the twins arriving ) but they'll also talk a lot about themselves, their first experiences together after what happened with Lea in the prequel etc. This snippet will last around 15 minutes I'd say, you will get some nice refreshing info on what is currently going on in Chapter 4 through dialogues ( I know this can be evil as well since you want to see the full chapter right away ) and you also get to see Sabrina in her "current form" again. During this talk you will get a longer scene that will actually happen in the next prequel Chapter as well - So you basically get two previews in one game, if that makes sense. At the end of this I'll make sure you get redirected to a proper point to save the game and then once Chapter 4 releases, you will start where you are supposed to start. I'm not doing this only to not have my game marked as "abandoned" or anything, I also feel like releasing something like this might put some minds at ease that have been waiting for almost 2 years to see something about the main game again. Todays render is actually part of this event, by the way. Wha do you think? Is this something you would want to do? This will be a one time event as well, I will never release a snippet like this again and will just provide full chapters to the public ( supporters will still get to play each day of course ).

I also put a decent amount of work into the next prequel chapter and My New Family 2 again. I'm going to be honest with you guys, seeing all the positive feedback after I released the prequel really put my mind at ease by such a huge amount, it's not even funny. I was worried sick that you guys would not like it or think it's a waste of time so I'm super happy that I can continue to provide future chapters. I'm currently not one hundred percent sure if I will release "a lot" of chapters after I can fully work on the main game again, I feel like that is something you guys will decide on your own when you played the next chapter. My New Family 2 on the other hand is going to be an interesting thing on its own. I kinda want to make it so even if you have never played MNF, you can still start with MNF2 if you want. Given the nature of the relationships in the game it can be kinda funny to see people jump into this one right away since usually those games all evolve around the fact that these relationships just started to form. And the release for the first MNF2 chapter might be sooner than you think!

And I think thats it for now. If anything new comes up or if I hear anything regarding my files, I'll let you guys know. Until then, stay awesome!

Hello there you extremely cute and super wholesome people!

Another week, another progress update!

Let's jump right into the games again, shall we?

Over the last week I got a lot more feedback regarding My New Memories: The Beginning and the overall majority of you amazing people made it very clear that you want more of it, way more than I imagined. And I can promise you that I will deliver that, no matter what. Initially I really thought most of you would say "Okay, this is nice, make it a quick little thing and as soon as you can work on the main game fully again, switch over and end the prequel" but after I read all the messages and comments I got since releasing it and you guys being able to fully play the first chapter, I think differently now. So I can promise you more content for the prequel regardless of the status of the main game - At least after I released Chapter 4 for the main game. That doesn't mean there won't be a Chapter 2 for the prequel before that, it just means that if I can work on the main game fully again, I will finish Chapter 4 before releasing another chapter for the prequel. I hope that makes sense. Todays render is Bethany in the living room, shortly after Rei left to do something with Amelie. The MC tells her what he learned about Rei and who her cousin is and it will leave Bethany just as speechless as you might think she is on the picture. Still, as the loving mother that she is, she just knows what to say and do and the MC will most likely follow her advice. You will know what I mean when you play it but I don't want to make the whole of Chapter 2 just about the MC thinking even more about Anna. I personally think you will like what I'll do there, or at least I hope so.

Since the release of the prequel update I also worked more on the main game again than I used to, which I really like. I read a few comments of people that were concerned about all the prequel girls eventually appearing in the main game and that the cast will get too convoluted in the end. I don't want this to sound like empty words so all I can say is that these girls will appear over a longer period of time, not in a super fast manner. I want to make it as organic as possible and while you will hear them being mentioned from time to time ( mainly when the MC talks to Anna, Sabrina and Lena since the other girls don't really know who they are ), but it will take some time for all of them to appear. The first one will most likely be Rei and that won't be until Chapter 5, for example. And I will still do my best to give all the girls as much screentime as possible and I think I found a decent way of doing so already in the main game ( which has a lot of girls already ). So all I'm asking is to trust me on this, I'm confident I can pull it off.

Regarding My New Family 2 I have more stuff to share soon, like I said earlier it will most likely depend what you guys think about the girls I show you that I made in Honey Select 2 if I end up using it or not. I'm happy with sticking to honey select 1 ( the engine I used to make MNF1 graphics ) or switch over to Honey Select 2, so it won't be an issue to let you guys decide. More on that soon, though.

And I think thats it for this week. I hope you guys think I'm doing the right thing regarding the prequel and that I want to make "more" out of it. If anything comes up I'll let you guys know. Stay awesome!