I figured out I can devlog here, so have a big catch-up post

I have no idea how this slipped by me too, I've seen other devs I follow post links to their itch devlog posts. But hey, I am here now, time to dump about 2 months worth of work on ya!
To start out, I basically have the beginning of Chapter 2 done and have even posted a sneak peek of that over on my YouTube:

And also, Chapter 2 will introduce a map that you can roam between cases! This map will be expanded upon as the game continues being developed, so it'll likely not be finalized until the last chapter.



And yes, this means that there will be bonding time between cases, where you can hang out with your favoutite characters and raise your friendship level with them! Additionally, I am planning to add a few minigames that you can play to pass the time instead. Nothing is finalized in terms of ideas for those minigames, but a trading card game will be likely to be implemented, and I want to experiment with adding a karaoke minigame too, though at the moment I don't yet know if that will actually be viable to make in Ren'py. I might just scrap it if it turns out it'll be too hard to make.

Meanwhile, on the side of new characters, I introduce Zak, who will be Millie's rival for this game.

Aaand that's where Chapter 2 currently stands!
I will try and make an effort to post more devlogs now whenever there have been new significant updates on development.
To finish this up, have a quote from Chapter 2.  Till the next update!