🏈 Big October Update – Public Launch, Mason Minigame, & Stickers at Confuror! 🎉

Hey everyone!! 👋💖

First of all, thank you so much for all your patience and continued support! it really means the world to me 🙏✨

Before diving into all the exciting news, I want to address something important:
Since we weren’t able to release the Mason minigame last month as originally planned, I’ll be issuing refunds for October to everyone. 💖

This project is built on your trust and support, and I want to make sure you always feel confident that your contributions are valued and respected. Thank you for sticking with us through the bumps. Your patience genuinely helps make this VN the best it can be! 🧡

🎨 Mason Minigame Progress and System Improvements

The good news? We’re finally there!!

✅ 18 CGs total have been added so far (3 more since last planned update).
✅ 15 of those are fully finished, colored, and animated.
✅ 10 out of 15 Mason interactions are now programmed and playable!

Here are some of the WIP CGs 👀!

🎮 Control Compatibility WIP
I also started integrating Feniksdev’s Controller Support Expansion for Ren’Py, and I’m honestly amazed by how powerful it is! It adds new classes that make the entire game viewport way more controller-friendly, easily detecting input from keyboards, controllers, mouse, and even touch screens!

If you’re a fellow dev, you can check it out here:
👉 Feniksdev Controller Support Expansion for Ren'Py

Here’s a little WIP peek at the adjustments for the settings screens! I’m also working on a brand-new “Controls” screen that lets you remap your controller setup to your own preference.

Controller remapping might not make it into the next release, but I’ll keep working on it for future Patreon builds!

The best part? This system will make it super easy to adapt all the minigames to work with controllers too!

🌍 Translation Progress

We have now finished translating up to the beginning of the Mason minigame, and the script is currently in the review phase for quality and flow.

We’re making sure every line keeps its tone, humor, and nuance, whether you’re reading in English or Spanish.

🏈 Public Launch Announcement!

If you missed the Discord announcement — it’s official!

📅 October 23–26, 2025
We’ll be launching our first public build (v0.1) during Confuror 2025! 🎉

Our friend Dracorde will be attending the con to promote Lucky Us: Fall by Chance and hand out exclusive stickers of our characters! 🐾

So if you’re at Confuror, come say hi and grab one before they run out!

🖼️ I’ll be posting photos of the stickers and four promotional posters here after this post so you can see what’s coming!

🌟 Patreon Build vs Public build & Discord

The public build will include content up to the first training minigame (Rythm minigame), while Patreon supporters will get early access up through the Mason minigame and the following scene!

In other news days before our official launch, our Discord server will open to everyone! 🎊

It’s the best place to chat, share art, discuss the story, and get early previews. Inside you’ll find:

• 🧩 Channels for bug reports, grammar fixes & suggestions

• 🎨 SFW and NSFW fanart sharing

• 💬 Character discussions and polls

• 🔒 Patreon-only channels for dev talk and previews

If you haven’t joined yet, come hang out with us! We’d love to have you on the team and keep you updated in real time 💕

Final Thoughts 💭

Thank you all again for your patience, kindness, and enthusiasm. Every message, like, and comment keeps me going. 🧡

We’re almost ready to share what we’ve been working so hard on — and as Coach would say…
We’ll be waiting for you on the field! 🏈🔥

— Beri