Hello there you wonderful and extremely cute people!

Another week, another month, another progress update!

Let's jump right into the games!

I made some decent Progress on the next prequel day which will probably lead to the first release of said prequel. I was figuring out how to do certain events and ease the newer characters to become more of the "core" members, like Amelie and Rei. Since the MC never met them before ( as far as he remembers ), it will be a very new experience for me to write "friends" like that. It was easier in My New Family because of the whole roomate scenario but for MNM, I can't rely on that, so it's going to be interesting to introduce these characters first as friends, then as good friends and then as love interests down the road. Especially Amelie is a tricky case, having a rough childhood with very bad experiences regarding men ( I feel like that is usually the case with some of these characters in my games and to be fair, it's always nice and emotional to write them like this ). After a certain event her and the MC immediately connect, though, and he is very interested to hear why she is studying music. Todays render shows Amelie at the MCs place, where she will meet Bethany for the first time as well ( In this case it was Sabrinas doing since she loves to introduce new friends to Bethany ). They will have a nice and long talk before the MC goes on his date with Rei - Where Amelie will try to give him some tips regarding that ( not that she has any experiences with dating either, it will be the first time for the MC as well ).

I also worked a lot on Chapter 4 again since the progress on the prequel was going a little slower. I managed to start to write a super cute event with Lena, where we will see a side of her that we never really saw before. Usually she is very tough and upfront, but this time the MC will bring her to a place that will spark a lot of emotions in her, leading to some rather deep and serious talks between them, especially regarding their future. With the MC having all his memories back, Lena will also not be an optional Love Interest anymore, but if you still don't want to spend much time with her because you don't enjoy her character that much, you will still have the the chance to do so. Just remember that the canon route is that they are a couple ( for Yukikos sake alone ). But yeah, this event will hopefully make Lena warm up to some of you amazing people that didn't like her that much yet. With Anna being awake and her pregnancy, things that seemed impossible are now not impossible anymore in the MCs eyes and he will do his best to show Lena what he means with that. That's all I can say for now, but I'm really looking forward to you amazing people playing this part of Chapter 4 and then telling me if I wrote it in a way that makes sense or if it will just be a little weird!

And I think that's it for now. I will update you guys as soon as possible, like usual, and a first playable demo for the prequel will also be out very soon ( probably this or next week ). It will be a shorter version of the first beta that was available for supporters, but it will give you an overview on all the characters etc! Until then, stay awesome, like usual!

Hello there you wonderful and extremely wholesome people!

Another week, another progress update!

First, I want to say thank you to all the positive comments on my rather personal post from early sunday morning. I really appreciate all of you amazing people who commented on it. I feel like if I didn't know I had the best community ever, I'd have sunken into a deep despair, especially since everything was so up in the air ( like my finances during that time, what happens if I can't continue to work etc ). So, really, thank you!

Okay, let's jump right into the games.

Like last week, I made some very good progress on this "day" of the prequel. There are also a few changes I made to the house where the MC, Sabrina and Bethany are staying in ( since Jessica is on a school trip ). I noticed that the asset in general is good, but I kinda feel the same about it like I do with the house in the main game - It was lacking a bit more personality and warmth. So, the house will receive a similar treatment with new wall colors, a bit more furniture and pictures and all of that fun stuff. Todays render is Sabrina in a supermarket though, where she is going with the MC to buy some groceries and snacks for the weekend. This is going to be one of those more emotional events with her where Sabrina will start to realise that her feelings might have shifted over the last few years to a direction that lead to what you know from the main game. It was a gradual progress and didn't happen over the course of one day, but since the other girls that they met together seem to have a big interest in the MC, Sabrina started to notice why they do and that she kinda has a similar view on him nowadays. Meanwhile the MC is going through the same, trying to brush these off because of the emotions he is developing for the other girls, but he as well is slowly realising that there might be more between them than they think. I think with this I can also tackle something that a few of you wonderful people didn't really "like" in the main game, that there wasn't a real buildup with Sabrina. It already "happened" and now you get the opportunity to see the way that lead to this.

I also was able to work on Chapter 4 some more, finishing the very long introduction event of Karla, Emily and Caroline. We learn a few things regarding the twins that will be very interesting down the road. What do you think is their view on the whole Yukiko situation, for example? Since the MC and Anna told them way earlier than they did with the other girls ( you remember how happy they all were back then, even though it has been so many years ). Emily on the other hand wasn't the biggest fan since they only told her and the other two gingers after Manny ( MCs father ) passed away. You will notice some similar patterns between Emily and Jessica, but not as extreme as the blonde devil, I think. Emily is just extremely emotional when it's about the MC and since the three of them were always kinda left out ( especially these last few years ) she felt even more left out. So this is also something the MC will have to get her out of, this mindset of being left out - But this is why they build the house right next to the house where the MC lives. It's going to be a lot of fun to have these characters be discovered by everyone and I honestly can't wait to see how much you'll like ( or maybe dislike ) the three gingers. People that have a certain faible for well developed bosoms will love them, though, I'm 100% sure of that.

And I think that's it for now. Thank you guys again for all the positive feedback on the rather personal post, there is a lot more I could have written but iwas already so long. If anything comes up this week I'll let you guys know. Stay awesome!

Hello there you wonderful and very wholesome people!

Another week, another progress update!

Let's jump right into the games again!

As some of you may have noticed, the second prequel Beta is now available for all $5 and higher tier supporters. You can grab it from the Discord, like usual, or you can send me a message here and we'll figure something out. The second day already got a lot of positive feedback and I'm more confident now that I'm going in the right direction with this prequel. The next prequel release/beta is going to be even more important because ingame, the weekend will start and that means the MC has more time to spend with the girls... Or with one girl, if you the player decided to romance her. That is going to be very interesting once the prequel girls appear in the main game. I will have to find a way to make you, the player, decide if you romanced her in the prequel or not and then make the dialogues for each girl depending on that decision. Because even if you didn't romance any of them, they will still appear at some poin in time. Especially characters like Rei, Lea and Katharina will be very important for the main game, at least in later chapters. I'm already making good progress in terms of writing for the next prequel release and like I said in the Steam page post, there might be a demo for you to try out coming soon! Todays render is Rei and Amelie in their dorm room, having a nice chat with the MC ( happens on the 2nd day! )

The prequel was not the only thing I worked on, of course, because I really felt like I wanted to do more for Chapter 4 again. This is the good thing ( at least in my opinion ) when you work on two games ( or in my case three if you count MNF2 in ), when you have a bit of a writers block for the first one, you can switch over to the second one. I'm currently writing a wholesome event that involves Sabrina and the MC being alone. They will catch up on a lot of things that have happened in the past, not related to the prequel but more in general. With the MC having all of his memories back Sabrina felt like a huge burden was lifted off her shoulders. You probably remember how she acted in the hotel and later on, when the MC returned home as well. She wanted to do too many things at once, be there for her nieces, support her sister and mother, help her brother and of course deal with the trauma that the person who is like a true big sister to her was in a coma. The MC will think for a short moment that just because Anna is awake now, no one will recognize what Sabrina did for him and the others. She had to fill so many roles and that is something the MC appreciates a lot about her. I know I love to talk about Anna and that I want to include her in almost every scene I'm writing for chapter 4, but this will be a moment just for the MC and Sabrina. Once this event draws to it's end Sabrina will change a bit personality wise - At least regarding Karla, Caroline and Emily. She will not feel exactly like the MC, but it's moving into this direction, where she will fully recognise them as members of the family after all this time. Just an overall wholesome event.

And I think that's it for now. If I hear anything regarding the case this week I'll update you guys, like usual, or if anything comes up in general. Until then, stay awesome! ( and after that too of course )