Greetings from Queen Mist and Queen Dani!

  We can't believe it's been so long since we last posted an update! We never meant to let four whole months go by! Life has been pretty hectic, so we've been having a hard time keeping up with things like this. But we're back to share how Last One Standing: Royal Massacre chapter 5 part 1 is coming along!

  Given that it has been several months, we wish we could say we were coming here with a release date. Unfortunately, we haven't quite reached that point yet. However, we're getting closer and closer to the finish line with each week that passes!

  How far along are we with each aspect of the part?

Coding: The last time we provided an update, the coding had already been finished. Thus, we have nothing to share on that front. Some of the additional visual effects that had not yet been accounted for (due to missing artwork) have now been worked in, though outside of that, there have been no notable developments.

Testing: As of last time, this step had only been about a quarter of the way through. Now, however, it is nearing its end! Everything aside from the final two scenes has been played through and proofread. Of course, once it's all finished, the final testing stage still must be handled; this first portion is more of a preliminary sweep, to ensure that everything functions as it should. When we return for the final stage, it will likely take an additional few weeks—so it doesn't really feel like testing is almost done after all.

Artwork: It is harder to determine a percentage to completion with artwork, because we do not keep an overall CG count. At this point, though, we can see that we're coming towards the end. We're working on the art for the second to last scene—putting us at the same place that the testing is at. If all goes according to plan, it should only be a few weeks before this step is done. Once that happens, the last bits of first-stage testing will follow almost immediately; only the final stage of testing will remain.

  This part has taken us a lot longer than we might have wanted. However, our estimation in our previous update was that we would be releasing it in spring 2025—so we predict that we will be able to keep that promise! It's just a matter of wrapping up a few loose ends and putting everything together. That shouldn't take more than two months or so (hopefully)!

  We apologize for the delay! Don't worry, though; this part is full of exciting twists and turns (and major revelations!), so it's definitely worth the wait~.