Hi helloo and welcome new followers! Now that things are quieting down from summer break here's how game is going! :]

Quick recap:

I plan on doing a future update that serves as a quality of life to fix issues from the [Extended Demo] I didn't catch during the initial release. This includes updating most of the script, CG's, and bringing the overall story up to date with how I want things to be. :]

This update might be a little short again as I'm trying to avoid spoilers. Overall, I've been finishing up the "Afternoon route" by updating most of the outdated CG's and placing new ones in. With all of them done I went through and double-checked/did a lot of testing.

Choice progress:

This is how far I've come with these choices so far! Yaya! >:D This includes dialog, fixed CG's, testing, choices, grammar checks, etc. The "Continue to wait." choice still isn't up there for right now but I'm happy that I'm slowly starting the process into updating the "Morning route"! :D

New CG's:

Before:

After:

One of my favorite parts was re-doing a lot of the CG's. I didn't realize how much I improved until I did side-by-side comparisons and kept track of what could be adjusted. I really like going for an immersive-like feel towards scenes so it was nice doing an even better job at making it be known. I also learned how to optimize images and save up space within the game. >:]

**Certain CG's might be re-used in specific parts of the game in Day 4+ etc, just in case/to save on file space. :,,,]

Afternoon route finalization:

In 2024 I hadn't played this route in months after uploading the [Extended Demo] so I had a fresh perspective of what I wanted to adjust once I finished updating the start of the game leading up to Noah going back to his room. I began fixing up this route in late December of 2024 into the spring of 2025-ish and even though I got a good amount done, this was during a time where I wanted to do 4* routes. Now that it's only 3 I had to go back and pretty much adjust everything I did during that time and make sure all of the pacing was done correctly. It was very rough at first having to change so much of what I originally had planned but with the help of my play testers and you guys answering some of the polls I did, everything eventually went smoothly. :,,]

With everything finished, I'd say the 'Afternoon route' is abouuuutttttt 85%(??) different depending on your choices. :,] Speaking of choices I did edit/combine some of them to make the flow of the story a bit better. I have no plans on updating anything else for this route again unless it's for minimal stuff otherwise it'll just lead to a loop of burnout. :[]

Other than that, I don't think I have much else to say towards the 'Afternoon route'. Anything else that I left out is more than likely something I want to be experienced through the future update instead. :P

If you like what I create, please consider supporting what I do on kofi [Here]! All donations and tips help tremendously while I continue to work on the game!

Q&A / Ask box is open:

To know and understand Noah through Asks and random posts about lore, they'll be under #Get to know: Noah ! :]

**Some asks won't be answered if it contains spoilers but I do appreciate what I receive. :]

If you have any questions about Trembling Essence/Noah feel free to ask here or on itch.io please. This makes it easier for me to see and answer accordingly! I enjoy hearing from you guys!

Thank you for all the continuous support, I really appreciate it!! :,]