Hello all!

First and foremost, the 1.13 update is here. This update brings with it the Chapter 4 part 1 content release. This is the first update in Act 2. With the update that brings forth Act 2, I have been meaning to talk about the status of Intertwined as a whole. The first part being what I mentioned in an earlier Dev post regarding Act I. Intertwined has been designed as a psychological horror and we are going to begin to see those parts unfold, but I had some issues brought to my attention from some of you. The biggest culprit is the pacing, focus, and theme of the game. These must be repaired before we proceed any further. 

With that being said, 1.14 will be a few months out. That will be a complete reboot of Act I. The main events will remain the same, save for a few minor tweaks. The reboot of Intertwined will bring Chapter 1-3 all at once with a slew of new writing and interactions.  The first thing that will be tackled is the writing style and how it comes off as very "shonen-anime". This was not my intention. I blame watching too much anime LOL. The second tackle is how some scenes did not flow right or felt rigid. A good chunk of scenes were torn out completely or re-written to fix this issue. Finally, I will be overhauling all of the systems to be way more user friendly. The Star-Chart is the biggest culprit of this as it should have more information to help the readers find the devotion points that they are looking for.

A few QoL upgrades have been made in 1.13 to help the game in the now. For one, the font that was very difficult to read has been replaced with a much easier to read font. There are still some issues with font breaking in earlier updates. That will be repaired in 1.14. Further modifications will be made in the future to help this aspect. The quick and easy fix was now and then additional down the road.

Another very quick fix and an apology on my part was a VERY BAD line that appears in one of the dark choose your fate options. I was not paying attention during the writing of this line and I let it slide without second checking. This has been completely removed for its negative impact on real world scenarios. I deeply apologize for that and will not let that slide again.

Finally, with the High Priestess under our belt, a new system has been unlocked. You can find out what this system is by playing the latest update. 

Thank you all for your continued support. No patch notes have been made for this update. I will make a massive one for 1.14 once things are clean and ready to go. 

Thanks again and cheers!
Yukine Alterma
Developer of Intertwined