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Status Update on 0.1.6a

Hello, everyone. I'd like to apologize for being out of touch for a while and for the delays in development. I haven't been as forthcoming and communicative as I should be, and I feel like I should talk about what's been happening, though it's difficult for me to talk about. Last month, not long after I pushed the last update out, I learned that my aunt in Toronto caught COVID and was in a mandatory quarantine hotel by herself. At some point in the middle of March, she collapsed and no one wa...

Four-Letter Word 0.1.6 Update

Well, I'm uploading this later than I intended to because I fell asleep at my desk last night, haha! I also had to do some troubleshooting today over a weird "expected menu item" bug that was preventing the game from even launching, but it's here now at least. I still don't have the animated scene up to a level where I'm satisfied with it, but I'll continue to tinker with it in the coming days. There aren't any sound effects associated with the loop yet, since the timing and number of frames ...

Animation Delay

I've been trying to workshop the animation in Eli's scene this evening to get this build out, but I'm really not happy with how it's coming out. It's not in a state where I feel comfortable releasing it, so I'm going to try and look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow afternoon and then I will definitely, absolutely get this uploaded even if it's not turning out the way I want to since I've kept you all waiting long enough. Thank you for your continued patience.

Regarding the Update

Sorry for missing the date again. Things have been pretty rough, as you probably have guessed, but I can't keep pushing stuff back like this again. I haven't been able to get much work done at all, but will upload something tomorrow, though it will likely only contain Eli content with Noah stuff coming (hopefully) shortly after in another update. If you are currently pledged and want to cancel your pledge before the turn of the month, please let me know an e-mail address to send a li...

I'm very sorry!

Hello, everyone. I'm very sorry about the lack of updates lately. My mental health took a big hit this month and I've been working through it. I'm going to be brief because I'm dealing with a ton of anxiety right now and even just thinking about telling you guys about it has me pretty panicked. Unfortunately, I don't have much to show but I'll try to get something uploaded in the first week of February. Again, I apologize for disappointing you guys and letting you down like this. I really hop...

Slow Progress Update

Hey, everyone! Hope the holidays have been good to you and that you'll have a great New Year! Things have been glacially slow on my end this month, and I wanna apologize for that. I've had to stretch my wallet a lot more with the holiday season and so I had to pick up a lot more non-VN related work to pay the bills. I super appreciate all the support you guys give me, but it's not really enough to avoid having to do other freelance work, unfortunately, so my time with FLW these past few weeks...

Four-Letter Word 0.1.5a Update

So, here's the 0.1.5a update! This completes the unfinished Hugh scene from the 0.1.5 update. The Android build isn't ready just yet, but I'll update this post with a link to it as soon as I can. I had an issue where the .rpy file with Asher's scenes in it was completely blank when I opened it today and couldn't figure out a way to recover an older version of it. I ended up having to download the 0.1.5a build, learn how to declassify it and decompile the .rpyc file in order to retrieve an old...

0.1.5a tomorrow, 0.1.6 in the coming week

Hey, everyone! Sorry for going quiet for a while, I had to pick up a bunch of extra work with the holiday season coming up and got massively sidetracked. 0.1.5a should be released some time tomorrow and 0.1.6 will follow in a week or so. In the meantime, here's something you can expect to see in 0.1.6. Hope you look forward to it!

November 2020 Poll

We reached the end of this round of polling so the default winners are Asher/Colby and Emil. Voting will begin again next month!

November Q&A

Have any questions regarding Four-Letter Word? Feel free to ask them  here! Questions about future content are allowed and answers will be in a  linked pastebin instead of here so no one else will get accidentally  spoiled.

0.1.5 Bugfix

The build that went up last night had a pretty nasty bug that would crash the game any time Emil is supposed to speak. The download links have been updated and it should be fixed now.

Four-Letter Word 0.1.5 Update

Wednesday's almost over, so I'm going to upload what I've managed to get done. There's one scene that's totally complete which is a branched path where you managed to convince Cliff to let Hunter stay. The incomplete scene is the one where you fail to persuade Cliff. I'm going to continue working on that scene in the time before the public release and try and get a 0.1.5a build done with it completed soon and - time permitting - also work in a quick scene that will allow players that chose to...

Sorry!

Had to do some emergency babysitting today so I got majorly sidetracked. I do have to help my parents with some work around their house and do a stream tomorrow, so the build might have to wait until tomorrow night or Wednesday at the absolute latest. In the meantime, here's some screenshot previews for the upcoming build.

2020-11-03 04:20:18 +0000 UTC View Post

0.1.5 Notice

It looks like I'm going to need a bit more time to finish these scenes off so I'm going to shoot for a build release some time tomorrow. I'll keep you guys updated if anything changes on that front!

Four-Letter Word 0.1.4a Update

I ended up finishing the restaurant scene and actually being really happy with it! I feel like I might really be over my writing rut now, even if it took a bit longer than I would have liked. The scene ran a bit longer than I thought, too. The 0.1.4a addition is about as long as a standard FLW scene itself.

PC/Linux 

2020-10-17 04:25:56 +0000 UTC View Post

October 2020 Poll

This poll will determine the focus of content next month (November start date, December 1st release.) You may vote for more than one option. 

October 2020 Q&A

Have any questions regarding Four-Letter Word? Feel free to ask them here! Questions about future content are allowed and answers will be in a linked pastebin instead of here so no one else will get accidentally spoiled.

Four-Letter Word 0.1.4 Update

Well, I did manage to get one of the two scenes done to a level I feel good about. The other one is only about half done, but as promised, I'm uploading what I have today. I'm a little iffy about releasing public builds with half-finished scenes, so I think I'm gonna keep working on this over the first week of October to try and get that part finished for the public release and I'll give you guys the 0.1.4a version as soon as it's done.

I'm really astonished that so many of you guys stu...

Build Release on the 1st/2nd

Sorry for being silent for so long. I've been trying to work through this killer writer's block that has been exacerbated by some real life circumstances and thought I should just focus on getting stuff done and thought I'd have things well in hand much earlier. I'm hoping to have the build done at some point tomorrow, but if not, I'll just package what I have and release it the next day (the 2nd) since it's extremely unfair to you guys to keep you waiting any longer. I hope you guys are all ...

Another Update

Sorry, I still don't have the build in a ready state yet. Even though it's only been a few weeks, with all that's happened recently I had to review all my research all over again and get used to working with Ren'Py once more so I had to work the rust off the wheels. It's sometimes tough to get back into working on something you've left absent for so long, but that's on me. I promise the build will come out very soon, but as I have a pretty bad track record with overly optimistic goal...

Update

Hey guys, sorry for being silent for so long. I'm doing well now and I think I'm fully recovered and able to focus on working again, so there's some good news, at least. Gonna try and have something to show for it before the end of the week. Really sorry about all the delays!

Health Update

So, last night was not a lot of fun. I wasn't feeling great so I took a midday nap only to wake up to severe abdominal pain and nausea. I thought it might be due to a bursting appendix so I got a ride to the ER. After an ultrasound and a CT scan, they determined that it was actually a case of kidney hydronephrosis. A kidney stone was obstructing my kidneys from draining properly and so they were filling with urine and the pain had been coming from the swelling. The doctor talked with me about...

Moving Forward

Hey, guys! So, Wednesday is here and, unfortunately the build still isn't ready despite my estimates. It's really difficult to get in the right headspace to write these days but I am determined to get it done soon, because if I don't force myself to, I'm liable to just keep putting it off forever. However, that said, there isn't a ton of time left in the month for the September build, so I have a proposal to make, and you guys can let me know which you think is the best option moving forward....

A Poll on Polls (again)

So, since the last poll ended in a tie, I wanted to try again and see if we can come to some kind of agreement on how to progress with the polls. Since the first option was very much in the minority, we'll eschew it from this poll, for starters. Next, I've been thinking about the amount of output I've been putting out for the builds since returning to development, and I feel like I can get two large-sized scenes out per build fairly comfortably. Because of that, I'm thinking of making the pol...

An Update

Hello, everyone. I apologize for going silent for so long. This breakup has been really tough on me, and even as recently as last night, the ex and I have been trying to work through our feelings. It's been very difficult to process, and as you can imagine, probably the last thing I've been wanting to work on these past couple of weeks is a romantic story. That said, I know I have a responsibility to you guys in exchange for all of your support, and so I can't leave you hanging for too long. ...

0.1.4 Delay

Sorry, everyone, but I've been going through a rough patch lately and my boyfriend broke up with me today, so I am going to have to delay the build's release a little further, hopefully no more than a few days. Sorry about this, and thank you for understanding.

0.1.4 Teasers

Update on 0.1.4

Hey, guys! I hate to do this, but I think I'm going to have to delay this build a few days yet again. I was really hoping to finally get back on schedule this past month, but unfortunately I don't really have this build in a state that I'm happy with, so I have to ask for your guys' patience for just a little while longer. My best guess at an ETA would be some time Monday or Tuesday.

In the meantime, I do have screenshots to share with patrons of the proper tier of what you can expect w...

A Poll on Polls

Hey, guys! I've had a few different suggestions on how to handle the content polls, and since these reward tiers are really for you guys, I would like to make sure they're working the way you'd like them to. Below are three options, please pick the one you would like the most.

Option A) Keep them the way they are.

Option B) Keep things the way they are, but if an option has gone unused for a long portion of time (e.g. 6 months), close polling for one month and focus on the neglect...

July's In-Progress Script

July's In-Progress Script