Hey everyone,

Chapter 13 is finally here—and I’m really excited (and a little exhausted) to share it with you.

This chapter turned out to be one of the most emotionally complex and technically ambitious so far. I dove deep into the family dynamics you’ve been asking for, while also taking Philipp’s story to some… unexpected places. Let’s just say some of the relationships you thought were settled might not be. And others? Well, they just got a whole lot messier.

Here’s what’s new:

• Shift to Ren'Py 8 for better stability
• Major new scenes with Kiara, Franzi, Tanisha, and others
• Tyras route: The Tyras route can now be avoided at all and it will be not be shown in the Normal Version
• The return of some side characters you may not have expected
• A new location with its own atmosphere and tension
• Several quality time scenes (some you might have to work for)
• Over 680 new renders
• Multiple branching outcomes—your previous choices are catching up with you
• Bug fixes and UI improvements across the board

🔧 Note on the Special Edition:
This update does not add new content to the Special Edition. It only includes a major bugfix in the flow (Franzi disappearing during chapter 12 scene). 

Chapter 13 really pushed me to balance player agency with narrative depth. Some of the outcomes will be surprising, others… uncomfortable. But I hope they all feel earned.

A massive thank-you to my beta testers, supporters, and everyone who's followed the game this far. You make this project more than a passion—your feedback keeps me sharp, your support keeps me going.

As always, links for Golden and Platinum members will follow in the next post.
 Let me know what paths you chose and what you think of how things are evolving.

For the Ren'Py 8 shift, it might be important to the delete the persistent file of the game and adjust the settings in your "Preferences". 

1. Go to your local savegame folder, usually "C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\RenPy\Family_vaction-1616199437 "
2.  Delete file "Persistent" 
3.  Start game 
4.  Change preferences to your liking 
5.  Load your last savegame

Enjoy the ride.
 MCK