It dawned on me that anyone here who follows To Be A King, but doesn't follow me on Twitter or check my Patreon page, would miss out on what's been going on. What a story that is.

Chapter 7 of To Be A King has been, charitably, a challenge to write. I'll spare the gory details, but between a busy day job and needing to really get some key events moving, I've wrote and rewrote Chapter 7's script quite a bit. It is a doozy, though there is a chance it gets split up. I'd rather not have several more months go by before the next release. For reasons of both giving me some flexibility and not wanting to give any spoilers, that is all I will say.

When you're developing these things in your spare time, life has a way of stepping in and throwing you curve balls. The good news is that I continue to learn more and more about how to improve at visual novel development. The bad news is that development has not been near as smooth as I would like. Chapter 6 came together so easily by comparison. My hope is that the wait is worth it here, and that a more regular development schedule returns in 2022.

If you want to keep up with the latest, Twitter is probably your best option. I also make a lot of things, including weekly development updates, public on my Patreon page. Thanks to all of you who follow the game here on Itch, and I'll try to remember to post some regular updates every couple of months here.