After some reconsideration, we have decided to push ahead with the MC personality update early so that it will be ready before the expansion pack and have begun writing and implementing it. For this update, we thought we’d showcase the process and some of the work going into this decidedly very large content update. Admittedly, this will likely push the expansion into Q1 2020, but based on player feedback, we firmly believe this is the best way to move forward.

In-depth Details

At the start of the game, there’s a brand new choice branch. Based on your first action in the morning, your MC’s personality will change. The options are Moody (the default/original personality), Cheerful, Detached (name may change), and Flirtatious. Personalities are grouped into Type A (Moody, Detached) and Type B (Cheerful, Flirtatious). These groups share base “dialogue types,” from which personality-specific variations may branch.

Needless to say, the amount of additional writing going into this is quite immense. For example, we just finished the draft for the game’s first scene’s personality variations and threw them into a word counter. The total, sans programming, is 1,635 words, which took approximately two days to write. Not all scenes will be as variation-heavy, but we expect it to balance out, so we estimate that it will take around 1-2 months to complete the draft.

Of course, it would be silly of us to recommend anyone who’s already finished the game to replay just to see how their player character’s reactions change. So, we’re also including the following new content in the next update.

• 4 new random events: one for each personality
• New variations for MC and BF names for some scenes
• New options in some random events
• Base Boyfriend can follow any career from start to finish; includes many new scene variations
• Sub/dom options for sexy scenes
• Misc. scene revisions based on new internal writing/editing standards

By the end, we expect the new writing in Version 1.3 to add 20,000 to 40,000 words or more, which is approximately 2 to 4 hours of fresh content.

Other Updates

Other minor changes will also be included in version 1.3. More specifically, the phone graphic will be implemented in scenes where you're calling your boyfriend. You can see a draft of the design below.

Plus, some smaller quality-of-life updates will be included, such as daily diary choices being color-coded by personality for your convenience. Other changes will likely only be announced in the final patch notes as they will mostly be added and decided as we work to improve the game over the next few months. However, we're certainly open to suggestions in the meantime.

Thank you for your patience! We hope to come back to you with a version of SSWK that everyone can enjoy properly.