Back with September’s issue of Dev Diaries where you can read short, monthly updates on College Craze’s progress!
If you can’t wait to play the latest version, want sneak peeks, tons of bonus content, and special-edition merch, consider becoming a Patron.
First things first, there will be no more free updates. I gave Early Access a good old college try, but this test run has ultimately shown it does not align with my project goals and the payment structure would be too difficult to implement across two platforms. You get the gist of the game with what is publicly available now, so if you like what you’ve played, please consider supporting. I’m aiming to wrap up the game in Summer 2023, so feel free to wait until then if you just wanna purchase the whole thing in one fell swoop here on Steam. I’ll continue to post monthly updates for posterity, and so you can be assured, the game is not dead/abandoned!
Now, for the update
Writing is complete for the next update, so October will be all about art and editing. V5 is totaling ~111K words. Since the word count has already surpassed that of v4, I’ve cut my original outline in half and will save the remainder of it for a future update. V5 will encompass a week’s worth of content, with 2 major event days, and multiple sex scenes (as usual). A rough tally of the total word count puts the entire game roughly 9k words under the word count of the Lord of the Rings which I’m shocked, horrified, and proud of.
As for artwork, I’ve finished 1 new character sprite, 3 CGs, and 1 BG all on Discord streams. I have about 47 more CGs to go, but that number may change after editing is done.
In other news, this month’s bonus content was super fun to do! I launched the first postcard in a 5-card series, sat down with Jay for an Inkspot Magazine interview and did a lore post on Pink Vibe. We’re also running a fanworks festival on Discord starting October 1st, so if you’re interested in learning more about how to participate, check out my Discord for more details!
That’s all for now. See you next month!
xoxo,
PrettyInk