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Sad news at . They've had to lay off about half their team and posted a sheet with contact info and disciplines of employees who are looking for new opportunities: bsky.app/profile/cyan.com/post

This is a crop of talented individuals whose work I think speaks for itself. They are making some of the most imaginative and visually stunning out there (, , etc.)

If you or anyone you know is hiring top-tier , please put them in touch!

Bluesky Social · Cyan Worlds 🌟 Riven (remade) out now! (@cyan.com)Cyan friends and family, we have some difficult news to share today. (More details in-thread below.)

A fix-release version has been launched to solve some issues of the game that, for some reason, are appearing to some players.

We don't know what caused this, such as the Business Center being inaccessible, even though we've already visited that location before (for the Gala event), but we've taken steps to ensure that, once you need to go to the Business Center, you can do so without issue.

The fixes made were as follows:

•⁠ ⁠Fixed the problem that appears when you want to collect Roses
•⁠ ⁠Fixed issue where if you didn't choose an ending while with Blair, it would show an error.
•⁠ ⁠At the end of Felicia's event, the to-do list still showed some items.
•⁠ ⁠Some players are unable to access the Business Center, so we've added a code that will reopen access.
•⁠ ⁠Some players have had their Compass and Flashlight disappear from their inventory. They will reappear.

We apologize for any inconvenience this error has caused you, and we appreciate your patience.

You can download the game from our download section.
Download the game: thsd.fun/download
Walkthrough: thsd.fun/walkthrough
Wiki: thsd.fun/wiki
ChangeLog: thsd.fun/changelog

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Here, you can download the beta version of the upcoming release, 0.21 which, is a semi-completed version of the game, although, some content might change.

We ask for your help to verify that there are no errors, we didn't found any, but just to be sure.

If you are a Chloe-level Patreon or higher, please go to: thehighschooldays.com/betavers

Remember, we recommend using a separate Save game after playing this version, since, if any problem is found, the content could change.

If you are a lower level or aren't our Patreon, please wait a few days until the public release. It should be just a couple of days to go.

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In our next release, we will do some tweaking to the mobile version of the game. This is a bit tricky, because it sometimes depends on the phone's screen resolution for the graphics to look a certain way. But, we will make the adjustments in a general resolution. Hopefully, it will look right for everyone playing on their Android.

One change that we were asked for, (and we are surprised that it took us so long to add), is the ability to skip previously seen dialogues or go back up to 30 steps.

It is important to mention that at some points in the story, you cannot go back. This is to give the game a bit of complexity, since some decisions that the player makes cannot be retracted.

We are still waiting for Apple to open its market to be able to offer the iPhone version, but Apple does not allow adult games in its App Store, and applications cannot be installed onto an iPhone outside of the App Store. And although, according to a resolution issued by the European Union, Apple must open its market to other app stores, but that resolution has not yet progressed. In the meantime, we are still waiting.

Many thanks to all players across all versions of the game, especially our Patreons, for their support!

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Even though we know it's a fact that the game won't be ready before February 14th, we can't pass up the opportunity to celebrate Valentine's Day. However, since our MC is a total Casanova, it will be difficult to decide which of all his love interests he will celebrate Valentine's Day with.

Which of all the girls do you think would be the best to spend Valentine's Day with?

Well, that question will be answered in the next release, which we plan to release at the end of this month, and we hope that this time, we can meet the date!

Many thanks to all the players who follow the development of this game, especially to our Patrons for their invaluable support which makes this project possible!

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We are already working on our next update in which we will focus part of the story on a character which has been due for some time, Blair! We will use this character to introduce another one who was also commissioned by another Violet-Level Patreon. Her name is Kallen, who will become Lillian's rival in grades and P.E. as her story develops.

Also, we will expand on two of the initial character's stories, one of them has been left behind and should have had a greater participation in the Halloween release, but due to time limits, we had to cut out.

I believe that, for the time being, we will press pause on creating more love interests for our MC. We need to focus on the love interests we already have and expand their stories. This does not mean there will not be new characters, simply that they will play a less important role for the moment. We will introduce new love interests once we believe ALL the characters have had significant development, or at least all the characters requested... (Sorry, Rati)

We still have one more character to introduce who will also be a part of Lillian's story (but that one is for a future release), and we will stop the creation of the MC's love interests.

We are ever grateful for your constant support and feedback. It allows us to improve the quality of our product. In a couple of months, we will begin working on a second game, which we will present to you once we have a more defined concept.

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Here, you can download the beta version of the upcoming release, 0.20 which, is complete version of the game, although, some content might change.

We ask for your help to verify that there are no errors, we didn't found any, but just to be sure.

If you are a Chloe-level Patreon or higher, please go to: thehighschooldays.com/betavers 

Remember, we recommend using a separate Save game after playing this version, since, if any problem is found, the content could change.

If you are a lower level or aren't our Patreon, please wait a few days until the public release. It should be just a couple of days to go.

We are currently working to see if we can finish the update before the end of the year. This means we have almost a week left, but given the number of images and animations still missing, we can say with certainty that the game will almost certainly be released until the first week of January. However, we will not stop working hard, so the delay is only a couple of days, not weeks, as was the case with the previous update.

This is a problem that occurs when images are drawn in a sketch, then outlined, and finally painted. It is a long and tiring process, and if an image does not fit in the story or is not properly made in any of the points we just mentioned, we have to discard the entire image and start over; it is not common, but it has happened to us. But, we remain firm in not using 3D generated images for the characters, and much less, AI… If we want the game to remain visually attractive as it has been until now, we have to keep the same process, even if this means that sometimes we fall behind.

In the meantime, we leave you with a sketch of a scene we will include in the next update. This scene is a consequence of the events at the Halloween party. Apparently, someone did not like how things ultimately turned out in said event and took advantage of her status of power to exercise discipline and prevent a reckless youth.

When we have a general idea of when the update will be released, we will inform you. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate your patience and support in the development of this project.

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A few of our users have told us that due to some restrictions, some users in Asia are having a hard time accessing the benefits of being a Supporter to get the uncensored game.

So, we asked other game developers, and they told us that the best page for many of these players to access theses benefits is Boosty, so we have decided to create a page where they can also get our uncensored version of the new game.

Starting today, we will be promoting our game on this platform so that more people have access to our benefits.

Visit our profile here: boosty.to/hsdgame

Although, for know, we only have one Tier in Boosty at the moment, we will soon add the rest as soon as the API allows us to connect the portal with our site to get the benefits of other levels.

But, for now, you can buy the game or support us with a monthly subscription.

We thank all the players who asked us for this access, it means that the interest in helping us is constantly increasing, which allows us to continue improving our game and bring new and crazier stories of our favorite characters.

Starting with the next update, we'll use player stats more often. We've been putting this aside, but to be able to approach future girls, you'll need to have certain stats. However, depending on the type of girl, the stat you need will be different.

An example of this (and the only one we've used so far), is strength, which is required to date Jessie, but in the future, some girls will require a certain stat level, or maybe even two.
This is how they are increased:

Strength: Go to the gym or train with Kana.
Intelligence: Go to classes in school.
Confidence: Successfully complete dates.
Stamina: Go for a run with Jessie on the beach or train with Kana.
Charm: We still don’t know, but it will require to sweet talk some girls.

This will add a little more playability to the game, since, as we have repeated on several occasions, we are not a Visual Novel where the player simply presses "next" and scenes are unlocked by themselves. In our game you have to struggle, even if only a bit to keep things interesting. :D

We want to thank our Patreons who constantly help us, and we want to take this opportunity to let you guys know that, apart from the newly commissioned character Blair, there are two more coming thanks to our Patreons who have paid for them. So, there is still a lot of content on the way!

Thank you all very much!

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As we mentioned before, the December release will be a small one, with two new scenes which is one less than our standard three scene release. But, some of our artists are still recovering from all the hassle October release left us.

That doesn't mean we are just lying around! We are working on some events that will be coming next year. For one of those, we will need a special place, which from the looks of our sketch, you can figure out what part of the town we are talking about.

This place will serve as another place where you can go and spend some money or take some girls on dates. Yeah, some girls kinda enjoy going to a place like this with their man, just to get the motor running!

The 0.20 should be out before the end of the year, and we will keep you posted as we get closer to the release date.