(copy&pasted from Lemma thread)

DAY 31!

For many, this is the last day of development. For others, teams will be following the extended deadline. For my team? It's both. Let me elaborate---

First off, I completed line cutting yesterday, but I do still have a remainder batch to receive, as well as some missing/redos from a couple others. Since one of our VAs had been delayed due to the current crisis, and with the input of fellow teammates, we have decided to follow the new deadline for this year.

So.... first off, aside from beginning the line application process, I will be finalizing the unvoiced version of the game (since most of the GUI is done and I have CG 7--I waited a little for those, hence why I did not compile as early as I said I would). I will play through it once, get all the endings, just to make sure it works (and this gives me a playtime estimate). On April 1st, I am going to upload it. But it will be kept hidden until the voiced version is completed so they may debut side by side. Uploading the voiceless version, even though hidden, is to satisfy my personal pride admittedly, so I know in my heart that the 8th time's the charm, haha. I have been at NaNoRenO since 2012, so beating the traditional deadline has always been a goal of mine. So this will just satisfy me as "yes, I finally did it!!" even if you can't play it yet, it's there. And yes, I will not submit our page to the jam page until both are available.

Line application will take me about 3-5 days (most likely 3 but like to add 2 extra days cushion). After that, the opening video will be created in about 1-2 days. If I receive the remainder batch soon, the game can be released as early as April 5th! Otherwise, for sure, you will be able to play this game on the 12th. And we are happy to make this game the best it can be, so you can experience it in its full glory! This deadline in no way will be used to add onto the game or anything like that, we all know what a mess you create if you keep tacking stuff on. This is just due to setback, so I can have all the lines in my possession, plus it gives me time to have the OP ready which was indeed intended. Everything that I had to cut from this game for time constraints will, indeed, remain CUT. Hence why tomorrow' upload of the unvoiced version will finalize these cuts remain cut.

And yeah.... that's the update! I have a busy day ahead of me, but it's all worth it!

Further dev logs past the traditional deadline will clock back to "day 1" and be called "overdrive" (so for example "Day 1 overdrive"). To indicate this, I have updated the subject title of this thread to "NaNoRenO+".

Thanks again for all your encouragement, and please look forward to our NaNo release! You just have to wait a little bit longer, but trust me, that time will fly by I'm sure ^^