I'm finally making some progress on the next release of ESM, and I figured I'd post how it's going, both because people keep asking and because it might be a good way to help me keep track of where I'm at and what I have to do.
This release should hopefully finish out the house path for Karma and Jade, which will also finish out the house completely (except for a few side projects I might do). They mostly revolve around the same location, the living room and dad's pristine white couch. So far the sections are:
SECTION ONE:
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- SNIFF THE COUCH
Karma and Jade texted you to sniff the couch where they made out. Now you can!
Several variations depending on what you smell and how it triggers you.
31 pages total. DONE!
SECTION TWO:
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- BRIDGETTE TELLS YOU HER PLAN IN THE LIVING ROOM
Another variation on Bridgette's end speech with all new images and several new paths.
29 new pages.
MOSTLY DONE! I screwed one thing up here that takes 2 pages that I need to completely revise. Call it 90% DONE. UPDATE 2/5/26 DONE! Eventually I may port the stuff I'm replacing to another segment, but that's way down the line.
SECTION THREE:
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- WATCHING TV IN THE LIVING ROOM
A new activity you can do in the afternoon.
15 new pages. DONE!
SECTION FOUR:
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- GETTING THE DIRT ON BRIDGETTE
A new activity you can do when you're alone in the evening. Requires trying to watch TV in the living room in the afternoon.
33 new pages. DONE!
SECTION FIVE:
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- ACTUALLY WATCHING TV
If you don't try to watch TV in the afternoon, and you haven't been instructed to smell the couch, you can actually watch TV in the living room. Three different shows you can choose from!
20 new pages. DONE!
SECTION SIX:
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- TEXT KARMA IN THE EVENING
You can text Karma back if she and Jade text you after the pool scene. Varies based on your relationship with Karma.
Version 1: 10 pages, DONE!
Version 2:
UPDATE 2/6/26, 16 pages, DONE!
Version 3:
UPDATE 2/10/26, 18 pages, DONE!
Version 4: 4 pages, DONE!
SECTION SEVEN:
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- TEXT JADE IN THE EVENING
You can text Jade back if she and Karma text you after the pool scene. Varies based on your relationship with Jade.
4 versions planned, estimated 40 pages.
19 pages done. 48% COMPLETE
SECTION EIGHT:
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- SHOWER FANTASIES AND/OR DREAMS FOR KARMA AND JADE
I want to include these as well, but I haven't started yet. MIGHT hold these off for a mini-update.
Wild guess... 40 pages total. NOT EVEN STARTED
Add that all up and I'm looking at...
@ 195 pages done
@ 61 pages to go.
@ 256 current estimated final page count
Final release should be around 250-300 new pages.
2/5/26 - 63% DONE!
2/6/26 - 65% DONE.
2/9/26 - 67% DONE.
2/10/26 - 69% DONE.
2/12/26 - 71% DONE.
3/23/26 - 76%
I'll update my progress as I go.
