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I'm cooking.
Well, have been.
Now I need to keep the heat on, and simmer it for some time.
Mid-August is when I'm going to aim for the release.
I really want to give it a rigorous play-testing, too
If there's one thing I've learned from game developing, it's scrutiny.
Check everything.
Check it again.
Done it two times already? Do it a 3rd time!
(I'll miss one or two things, though, I'm sure!)

Speaking of which, Relations have finally been figured out. 
I've made it so it's not too time consuming, and animations can now be skipped, too.
There's always a benefit to how you develop one, as well. I want the game to be rewarding no matter what path you pick and to never heavily punish you for attempting to be a jerk!
If they're smitten with you, or coerced by you (Or hate you!), then the woman will gain a unique bonus for use in combat. 
Smitten girls don't drain hunger and thirst after spending the night with them.
Coerced ones give you bonus EXP.






Oh, I made some new icons, as well. But Icons are going to be a long term project. Something that I will update as we go along.



Difficulty has been reworked, too. Here's how.

Easy -
9 Lives, Autosave enabled, Hunger drains slower.
+50% EXP gain.
90 Days to reach the Mountain Goddess.

Normal -
Normal EXP gain, 7 Lives, No Autosave.
60 Days to reach the Mountain Goddess.

Hard -
Normal EXP gain, 5 Lives, No Auto or Manual save.
Sleep to save.  45 Days to reach the Mountain Goddess.

Easy is for when you want a breeze, and don't have to worry about lives and saving.
Hard is intended to be a bit tougher but not punishing.
I plan a reward for completing it on Hard, too. Not sure on it yet, but it'll come in the future.

There's still a few things to do as well.
Achievements need rewiring.
Gallery entries need reorganizing.
New lore entries need to be made.
The Shadowy Forest's 'Great Act' needs a conclusion.
(Oh, Great Acts. That's the name I've landed on for the adventure areas.)
One more Voyeur scene needs to be made, too.

For now, here's a little preview of the new main menu screen! Let me know what you think. I'm very excited to release the game, but I want to be sure its a solid foundation that I can build upon further. After that, maybe we'll get up that mountain! Take it easy!