Hi there Bane here,

Although, I don't know why I am saying that here... you already know who I am hahaha. Just giving a quick update as to what is going on. Things are very nearly done with the update. I scrapped a few sections to rewrite them because I felt they weren't fitting with what I wanted to say or do with regards to the story and or themes. I focused too heavily on sex with one thing and not enough with the other where it would make more sense if it was switched. That being said, everything is coming along, I wrote a lot... (~25,000+ words) for this update. I don't even know how many words the project is right now or how long it is. I should probably figure that out hahaha. So when the next update comes up... let me know how long it takes you to get through everything. I am just curious as to that time metrics. If i play it, it is completely skewed because I already know... everything. So i either rush too fast or read painfully slow looking for errors and not really reading it since i've read it several times over and over. All of this being said, there is snow outside. WHY!!!! I hate winter... i love fall. Hence Blackgate is in perpetual fall.

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Writing so far has been generally easy. I already had a good amount of stuff done, it was just really putting all the jumbled pieces together. Initial artwork for Alin, Helle, and Kody are done. Although, I haven't posted Kody on the patreon page yet. I think I should. There, I just did hahaha. He looks pretty bad ass. The weird thing is, I am actually afraid of sharks.

Hi there Bane here, I have an announcement to make regarding who will be added as the next artist working on Blackgate. The new artist will be Darkgem! You can check out his works below:

 darkgem

Darkgem will be working on CG scenes and illustrations. Give him a warm welcome!

I have survived the convention and it sure was a lot of fun. A lot of firsts for me even though I have been to several other cons before. List of firsts:

- First time running a panel
- First time actively promoting something
- First time wearing a fursuit
- First time my chemistry knowledge came in handy regarding eye safety (you know who you are and what you did).
- First time being up on a stage, dancing.

There was a lot of fun stuff that happened and it was all thanks to the wonderful individuals at the con. I met the amazing coordinators of the next con I will be going to.

 anthronewengland

I would definitely check this new convention out. I am going to be there so if you want to hang out with me and all of that fun stuff, you should plan on going!

Well, I am off the furpocalypse. Should be fun, gonna litter around little fun made flyer screen shots and stuff. It has some of the characters just talking to you hahaha. Also, t-shirts will be sold. They are quite nice actually, I am surprised with the quality. This project is growing, just a tiny tiny tiny bit. I am so happy and fortunate that there are those out there that are enjoying what I am doing. I thank all of you, even the quiet ones.

Hi there Bane here, I am sorry for the delay in 0.7. Not my intention, as I have added a lot to it. I am just waiting on one file so I am able to say, enough progress has been made to warrant an update.
Change log for 0.7 as it releases tomorrow
+Krane's path is complete up to night 5
+Krane Artwork (So you'll be able to see him finally)
+Plox is done up to night 3 +Plox rework of art complete
+Added Krane Training scene
+Added 'ask the bartenders' as an opening to the bartender route
+T-Shirts are coming as a reward
+More voting, Kody has an identity crisis

Oh damn, what have I done? I am running a short panel on Blackgate basically saying. HEY! This is Blackgate, this is what I am making. This is the basic premise. This is where the project is going. Have a question, ask it. Swag? Sure. Have your own dreams of creating your own project, I'll tell you to just do it. Want to know secrets behind Blackgate? Maybe I will tell you, maybe I won't. Speaking about Blackgate, I am enjoying some of the new characters in the bartender route. One is more early story the other... not so much.

I felt as though this release doesn't show a lot when compared to earlier jumps. I guess this is the growing pains of the project, and, once I get past this hurdle, I will be able to really show something great. I spent time setting up stuff for t-shirts and promotional material instead of focusing on the project. I will stick with it and only through perseverance can this project become something I am proud of. So if you have criticism don't be afraid to say it. Just know I am on your side and willing to listen. By sticking to a schedule it shows bad releases and it will show good releases. But most importantly, it shows progress.

I have been writing and creating a good amount of stuff but there are some sections where I just don't like it. You ever get to a point in a story, movie, game or whatever and you're like... this is the boring part, or, I know this part is important but it needs to move along. I am reaching a couple points like that. I know they are necessary for pacing and everything but damn. I need to find a way to make those parts more fun to create. I like to skip over them and get to the good parts. I just need to refocus and get back at it. I have to remember that even though I have read the same thing about a bazillion times that someone else has not. There, mild pep talk to myself complete.

Weekend plans complete. Time to get back to work! The voting results are in and the winner was to enhance the police and library routes. Work is being done to flesh them out and add more art assets, more story and more polish. This will be released on october 9th or 10th. If you would like to be a part of voting visit the patreon page and pledge just 3 dollars. I'll be having more votes in the coming week.

I will be away for the weekend and I hope I will be able to answer all of the questions and comments so I can capture them and put them into consideration for the next update. Once again, thank you all for your support and I will be back in the swing of things (more productivity) on Monday.

Hi there Bane here,

Blackgate update will be tomorrow. I am really excited to show everyone the new path and new characters. It still will end at night '4'. I know, bummer right? Reminder, if you really like where this project is going and would like to inject yourself into the world take a look at the patreon rewards. Well, now back to work.

Hey All,

Just letting you know I am still working on Blackgate, writing some more and getting some more art assets put together. You can expect to see naughty bits in the next demo. Also, thanks to my amazing friend I am fixing a ton of grammar errors cause I suck at grammar and spelling hahaha. I am a chemist not an english major. I am supposed to write very dry, unimaginative sentences. Well anyways, thank you all for the watches and faves and all that fun stuff. I need to go through my list and thank everyone. Also, I am going to a concert tomorrow to see bring me the horizon, a day to remember, chiodos, and motionless in white. I hope I don't get too beat up hahaha. Speaking of music, I wrote a couple more songs for blackgate and they are completed. I am aiming for about another 2 weeks until the next demo is released. I really want to get the library path in there, it is fun and different. I really like Vincent, he is funny. Although Andras is still my favorite (who has yet to show up in the demos, same with vincent). Thank you all again and please give me more time to put together a better product for you all the enjoy. I know it can be better and it will get better.

Hey Bane Here,

Sorry to leave you all in the dark. This past weekend I moved into a house, setting up the server that may host the actual game / website. Trying to get settled and all. So! Lets get some updates out there. Still working on the next demo release 0.4. I am shooting for friday. I see questions for buying the game and such. So this is the way I see it. I will probably sell the final completed product at a price that is reasonable. I will probably offer the same game at lower prices based on what you feel you should pay for it. The only reason why I would charge any money for it is so I can raise money to continue the series and / or make a different game based on what everyone wants. I will probably also release a free version since you can't stop pirating anyways hahaha. I mine as well make it easier and hope that if someone likes it they buy a copy. All of this being said, I want to get the demo product to a certain point, with a certain standard of polish so that I can crowdfund the remaining expenses. I know, ew, crowdfunding. But I want to get to a point where I can say, this is where I got with my own money and what I made. To continue the project unimpeded I would need financial support to pay the artists I am contracting. As a developer I need trust from my players, hence why I am releasing demos. But that is just my philosophy. So more about the game. Yes more death, more sex, more story, more interactions new paths, new characters, new art. It is all being planned and worked on. Thank you all.

Since people enjoyed the demo I released I will be releasing a much longer version of the demo that may or may not have naughty things in it. I am up too and finished night 4 and working on night 5. Night 5 things get... interesting and dangerous. Hopefully within the next week or two another demo will be released.

Hey everyone,

Anyone want to try the demo, or a version of a demo for the game I am working on? If not that is fine, if so I'll have you know its extremely unfinished at the moment but is coming together. It could be way more polished obviously. Just keep that in mind.

Took a slight break from working on blackgate to learn some other things (such as learning to draw). I'll be working a lot more on it. I polished a lot of things up and added more props. I'll figure out what is needed once I really get more of the story done and have like a general first couple days for each line.

So when I post things (not here obviously) elsewhere for simple reactions it tends to be negative. This is not a bad thing. Far from it. It is more like evidence that I need to do better. I will continue to do better and make something I can be proud of. lol That is about it. Even though it sucks now does not mean it will suck later.

More commissions are going out which is awesome. I have been writing more music... now I am at 35 songs for the game. I am also really close to finishing one play-through worth of stuff. Then I have to go reverse through the story and go through each major choice.
So as I write, code and whatever I have been listening to this for inspiration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=491rKbGY084

Listening to music while you write makes it soooooo much easier. I cannot write without any music, it is strange. WOOOO

Well finished the first of many many many endings to this project. Now I just need to code the ever living crap out of it. Once that is down I will go reverse and as I reach each decision it will require me going back down the tree with another story. Things are only going to get more complicated from here on out. That is the fun part though :D. I also started commissioning artists for art assets. This will definitely introduce new vigor once I can really see things come to life.

HAHAHA, calling it an alpha is hilarious. Not even close in fact. This isn't really a game, well it is and is not. So I made the first several thousand lines already. I threw them up in the scraps to show what I've made so far. I still need to get art assets. I will have to commission folks for it. Once I have a good section of the game done I will let people try it... which is scary. This is all so embarrassing.

Hello everyone, no one will likely read this but I figured what the heck I will try. So I finally started to actually work on a VN that will be quite long. I've been writing for like a week (off and on) and I'm already at about 20,000 words which is about 1/5 of a novel. In the coming weeks I will likely finish a HUGE chuck of the story and coding and everything. Then I will just need to get some artists to make some art assets for characters and BLAM I am done. But if anyone is interested in learning what I am doing... which is no one hahahaha then hit me up.

was awesome once again! Got to see a lot of the same peeps that made last year so awesome.

Had a blast at furfright. I met a lot of cool and interesting individuals. I hope i will get to see them all again in the future. Coming up in the future for me it looks like i will be in las vegas for work and such. Then i think phoenix and probably cali. Who knows.