Sorry for the delay of more than 10 hours in releasing this update. The debugging process went harder than we expected. 10 hours ago those bugs nearly drove us to the brink of collapse. The android version crashed constantly and even rolling back to the code of the v4 update couldn’t solve the problem. It blew our minds and I almost began to write an announcement of delay.

But luckily we eventually managed to resolve that issue and every issue lay before us. Now we are ready to release the v5 update.
But seriously, the setback we encountered this time made me realize we still aren’t proficient enough with Godot engine, and it really feels bad when the update date is near and you thought you can make it on time, but suddenly a serious bug came out from nowhere and messed up the entire plan. I was thinking maybe in the next update cycle we should try a new update schedule, maybe we shouldn’t update both the story and the system at the same time anymore.

So here is my plan: in the next update cycle (from today to June 17th), we will first make a v5.5 update in the middle of the cycle which will be mainly about systemic improvements, so we can move most of the debugging work to this point. And then, we will make v6 update at the end of the cycle which will be mainly about the story. I don’t know if this new plan will make our work any easier or more functional, but I guess it’s worth a try.

Oh, sorry for rambling on about things unrelated to v5 update, now let’s take a look what we have for you this time:
v5 has so far the best quality of rendering and the most intriguing plots. I think my writing improved too, eh… … at least that’s what I felt.
Heather
Heather will play the most important part of this update. We’ve given her story a significant amount of focus in several updates, and now you will finally build a loveship with her! It’s time to get to know more about the lewd side of the greatest hero in town!

Kemuri
The mysterious swordswoman Kemuri will be officially introduced in this update. I’ve made some adjustments to this girl’s dress style and personality traits. I hope you will like her~

You
Uh… I’ll just copy&paste what I wrote in the mid-update report.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there is actually an increasingly big problem in the story of PHOENIXES so far-- MC is a little bit too strengthless compared with the girls. This definitely needs to change before he gets into a more and more awkward situation, and the change will start in v5.

In v5, you will experience his struggles, witness his efforts, and feel the joy of being able to use a new power together with him. We’ve made a plan for his rise for a long time, and now it’s finally time to work on it after 3 updates of foreshadowing.

The subplot system
Yep, similar to the ‘subplot replay’ in VIRTUES, now you will be able to replay some branched scenes in PHOENIXES too.
Other systemic things
Uhh… … I really don’t know how to make a summary of the countless minor works we did in v5. Maybe you will feel the difference in game or maybe you won’t. Here’s a list though: