#alpha update

Sooo... Wolvden has been fun ☺ I just got through customizing my pack leader/breeding male, Tiberius! My ID is #1901 (historic year & good song). If I know you, come send a friend request my way! ❤

//He is also up for studding, if interested!

The first romance route for my otome visual novel, Saucy Suitors, is now available to play in alpha on itch.io!! Click over here to download it and check it out, along with links for walkthroughs!

I’ve put a lot of sweat and love into finishing this, so I really hope everyone enjoys it!!! Please let me know what you think!

This means that Sho’s route is now available to download and play!!!

The Shepherds of Haven alpha preview has been updated here!

Note: This is not the same thing as the public demo, which is available for everyone and covers the first four chapters of the game: the alpha preview is the early access version available to Patrons and testers!

TOTAL WORDCOUNT: 1,025,606 WORDS WITHOUT CODE

WHAT’S NEW:

17,000 words of new content!

The start of Chapter 9! Sun Court shenanigans! The Autarch makes his first appearance!

The SURPRISE GUEST STAR of this chapter appears!

New Shery day off interlude!

Read people's mail like the mischievous little sneak-thief you are! Targeted junk ads, letters from relatives, cringey love poems, dirty little secrets and important allusions... we've got it all!

Please be sure to read the specific developer notes on Patreon for more info, as well as check the Incomplete Routes Guide linked in the alpha build post if you have questions about how to proceed through the alpha build! 

WHAT’S NEXT:

Definitely more of Chapter 9 and [REDACTED], as well as meeting Sibella de Vespe and seeing what her whole deal is! Not sure if there will be another character interlude--it depends on how fast Chapter 9 is flowing!

The Shepherds of Haven alpha preview has been updated here!

Note: This is not the same thing as the public demo, which is available for everyone and covers the first four chapters of the game: the alpha preview is the early access version available to Patrons and testers!

TOTAL WORDCOUNT: 1,008,716 WORDS WITHOUT CODE

WHAT’S NEW:

12,000 words of new content!

The official end of Chapter 8.5! Next month will kick off Chapter 9!

New Commander activity in your day off hub!

New Blade character interlude! Potentially beat him in a sparring bout (though the methods you use will have to be dirty)! For the Blademancers: straddle him?????

Please be sure to read the specific developer notes on Patreon for more info, as well as check the Incomplete Routes Guide linked in the alpha build post if you have questions about how to proceed through the alpha build! 

(Also AAAAAAAAA we broke one million words!!! 🎉❗️😱😭 !!!!!!! I am now officially the author of a 1 million word project... and you are now officially the readers and supporters of a game that's 1 million words long! 🥹 Thank you for being a part of this journey! 💖)

WHAT’S NEXT:

I did start Trouble and Shery's next day off interludes, but couldn't finish them in time to publish this month in any seemly or sensical manner. They will probably roll out next month, along with the start of Chapter 9! A surprise guest is going to be a huge part of the next chapter... I wonder if anyone has guessed who it is yet... XD

The idea of Lavinet and Riel uniting solely to shit-talk and be catty about Sibella de Vespe

The Shepherds of Haven alpha preview has been updated here!

Note: This is not the same thing as the public demo, which is available for everyone and covers the first four chapters of the game: the alpha preview is the early access version available to Patrons and testers!

TOTAL WORDCOUNT: 997,638 WORDS WITHOUT CODE

WHAT’S NEW:

11,000 words of new content 

More Chapter 8.5 - the chapter should be coming to an end in the next update, and we'll be moving on to Chapter 9! 

Blink and you'll miss it: Lavinet and Tallys can finally become friends in this update, but you'll have to make the right choices first! 🤝

Make out in a closet with Tallys or almost kiss Lavinet, but not both 😔

Prevent chaos or enact vengeance: the choice is up to you!

Fixed the stat check to make it a bit easier to save Rika in Chapter 1

Please be sure to read the specific developer notes on Patreon for more info, as well as check the Incomplete Routes Guide linked in the alpha build post if you have questions about how to proceed through the alpha build! 

WHAT’S NEXT:

We missed breaking 1,000,000 words in this update, but we'll DEFINITELY hit it next time! We should do something special to celebrate then, lol! 🍾 It's also looking very likely that we'll wrap up this chapter in next month's update and maybe even start Chapter 9 right away if we're feeling ambitious! As I noted before, the missions in Chapter 8 were intended to be a return to form (going back to the wordcounts of Chapter 1-4 rather than the bloated monsters of 5-7), so things should move along snappily from this point on! I'm also going to try to work on some more character interludes next month, though I haven't decided yet which ones!