Hello everyone, and welcome to another monthly devlog!

This was a really good month for me, and I hope you all enjoyed it as well. I’ve been studying the results from the survey I posted last month (link), and I’m so, so glad. It’s super clear to me that we share very important concerns about LGBTQ+ games, characters, and representation, so I’m even more excited to share my games with you all in particular. 

I’ve learned a lot about what you all want in a VN game, what you like in a story, and I’m super excited because it aligns with the kind of games I want to make. Cheers!!! For those of you who enjoy my work, know that LtGBtK is only my first step in the world of VNs; in December, I’ll release a new game demo called “Trek to Dead Water,” and I’m hoping that you’ll all enjoy that one as much as you enjoyed LtGBtK. ♥

I also have a bunch of good news to share. First of all, get ready for a new public build to celebrate my favorite month—October! The new public build will be released in a couple of weeks, on October 18, so you’ll all have time to play the game, go to all the Halloween parties, and play the new Dragon Age Veilguard, coming on the 31st, hahaha! xDD

But the supporter’s build is a bit ahead, so we’ll have:

• A new public build with the next part of CH03
• The new supporters build (released a week ago, on the 30th) with the next part of CH04.

And let me tell you, I’m *ecstatic* with how the game plot is progressing. Story-wise, it’s what I LOVE writing for my books—a fun mix of romance, drama, comedy, and a little action—so I’m extremely happy that I managed to write an interactive story with all that. ♥♥♥

We’re also inching closer and closer to the end of the game, and I couldn’t be more excited for what’s coming next. As I mentioned before, I'll release the TDW demo (you can read more about it in this post) in December,  but (also!) I’m already setting the foundation for the second game in the LtGBtK series (still unnamed, but I have some pretty cool names for it), and finally, I’m getting ready to re-release my superhero book. Lots of good stuff!

BTW, here are the numbers for the latest build of LtGBtK, just out of curiosity:

• 3 new sets of sprites, one for Melike, one for Matt (with 3 variations), and one for Knight Ali (!);
  
• 7 new BGs (!!);
• 155k words (!!!).

This past month, I also went ahead and played LtGBtK from the very beginning. Apart from filling out four pages of notes for my editing process (which I’ll start once I finish the game), I also found dozens of bugs and typos, which are now corrected. Yay!

So, in all, a very good month. Throughout October, I’ll continue working on the final chapter of LtGBtK while working on a few commissions and freelance work I had to take on (cause unexpected bills), but I have a good feeling I’ll manage to balance things a lot better this time.

Thank you all so much for your continued support and for believing in me. I feel like I’ve found a very special group of people who share some of my worldviews, and I’m honored you all trust me enough to play/read my stories. So, a big thank you to you all, and I’ll see you again on the 18th for the next public build! ;))) ♥♥♥

Big hugs,

Ligia