Dear rabbits, It's been quite some time since we last shared an update on development with you, and today we are excited to share some of the game's newest improvements for the first time. We've been working hard to deliver a beautiful and emotional game, but as anyone who has made a game before knows, it's no easy task. This is why we've made the tough decision to move Bye Sweet Carole's release to 2025. This will give us the proper time to continue improving the quality of the gameplay and art that made you fall in love with the project in the first place. Speaking of the improvements that we've made to Bye Sweet Carole, here are a few examples of changes to the [b]ENTIRE[/b] game. [h3]Lighting Effects[/h3] We received some feedback on our game being too dark. We agree, it was! We listened and added more lighting effects to give every scene the clarity it deserves to show off the gorgeous art... [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44219345/7dd7abf7e0d1de14b721f1fa235d6ede9e6b326e.gif[/img] [h3]User Interface[/h3] In our last update we shared a newer version of the UI, but we weren't done iterating. We did extensive research to determine the best UI for the game because you'll be able to control and transform several characters, so the UI needed to work for each one. During this time, we also took our time to revamp the entire menu system as well as the game's HUD. Please note that this may not be final, but it's much closer to what we would like! Please, have a look on our Steam page where all the 4K screenshots have been updated to reflect more examples of the new UI and all other mentioned effects. We're really proud of what we achieved. [h3]Cutscene Rework[/h3] We are spending more time to rework every animation frame from every cutscene (and there are quite many, trust us!) to align the work of our wonderful 2D artists and present a cohesive art style for the project. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44219345/4a1d8651f9ae6fc2a11d9ffe3a792994cb6539b4.gif[/img] [i]Please, note that the GIFs here are exported in lower resolution, but the whole game is in 4K natively![/i] [h3]Gameplay Reworks[/h3] We've reworked much of the gameplay to give you a tense feeling while playing. We want your senses heightened like they would with any great horror game or movie. Whether that's when you are holding Lana's breath, hiding or battling it out with Mr. Kyn and other enemies that you may encountered during your journey... [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44219345/a1d00272ef920f3a2f82de1b9a967d6e0976666b.jpg[/img] Once more, thank you all for your continued support of Bye Sweet Carole. We're working on [i]a new gameplay video[/i] to share in the near future, so follow us on Steam or our socials to be kept updated on that as well as other game developments. And if you haven't, please Wishlist Bye Sweet Carole! It helps a ton. ♥ [list] [*] [url=https://x.com/byesweetcarole]Bye Sweet Carole X/Twitter[/url] [*] [url=https://www.instagram.com/byesweetcarole/]Bye Sweet Carole Instagram[/url] [*] [url=https://maximument.com/]Maximum Entertainmennt Website[/url] [*] [url=https://x.com/MaximumEntmt]Maximum Entertainment X/Twitter[/url] [*] [url=https://www.instagram.com/maximumentmt/]Maximum Entertainment Instagram[/url] [*] [url=https://www.littlesewingmachine.com/]Little Sewing Machine[/url] [*] [url=https://twitter.com/chrisdarril]Chris Darril X/Twitter[/url] [*] [url=https://www.instagram.com/chrisdarril/]Chris Darril Instagram[/url] [/list] Cheers, LSM and ME