Westview Academy

Devlog

• Dev Update 10/01/24
  October 01, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! You all know I suck at writing devlogs, so imma keep it nice and short. I've been finishing up Alyssa's scene (and failing cos I'm a bum), got to around 35% of June's scene, and doing some... Continue reading
• Dev Update 09/28/24
  September 28, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Pretty fuckin' great week, not gonna lie. I got hella renders done, animated 4 lil thingies, and even got some wallpapers posed! I'm like at the very end of Alyssa's content for this updat... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 06/18/24
  June 19, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Lots of writing done this week (for my standards, which are extremely low, mind you) so progress has been moving in the right at a pretty good pace. I just finished writing Paige's route,... Continue reading
• Dev Update 05/22/24
  May 22, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Not much to say this week. Mostly been writing Paige's route, which might be shorter than it has been in previous updates. I'm gonna try to spread out the content to some of the girls who... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 5/08/24
  May 08, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y’all! Just a quick update since I kinda coasted through this week in hopes of getting a bit of a mental break after such a stressful release cycle. Chapter 5 is now available for all the $5+ t... Continue reading
• Chapter 5 now on Android!
  May 02, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Android version out now! ~2,000 renders ~40 animations Loads of branches:)... Continue reading
• Westview Academy Chapter 5 out now!!
  May 01, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Includes over 2,000 new images and 40 animations!... Continue reading
• Chapter 5 Release Dates!
  April 27, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! Chapter 5 of Westview Academy is coming soon! The release dates are as follows: Elite and Rockstar patrons - April 28th, 2024 Hall of Fame patrons - May 1st, 2024 All-Star patrons - May 7th... Continue reading
• Dev Update 4/23/24
  April 23, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! I just wanna go ahead and say we're super close to release! I'm probably sending testers the beta build in the next couple of days, and if my own test runs were any indication, it's pretty... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 03/20/24
  March 21, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Sorry for missing last week's dev update, shit kept coming up and I was busy being a bum. The past 2 weeks have been pretty stressful. Lots of playtesting, rewriting, fixing broken code, a... Continue reading
• Dev Update 02/27/24
  February 28, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! I finally fucking finished Jordan's scene that had been giving me so much trouble by constantly kicking to CPU rendering, that shit would always go over the VRAM limit and give me 8+ hour... Continue reading
• Dev Update 02/13/24
  February 13, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey. y'all! Pretty uneventful week if I'm being completely honest. Kinda just been going through the motions hoping to wrap this shit up soon. Every time I think I'm getting closer to the end, my dumb... Continue reading
• Dev Update 02/06/24
  February 07, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y’all! Had to get back in the groove of things after the dogshit production from last week. This week was mostly spent doing some tweaks to dialogue and adding more meat to Alyssa’s route (Al... Continue reading
• Dev Update 01/30/24
  January 31, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! It's been a minute, but I honestly haven't had much to show as far as numbers go. I've been mostly play testing and proofreading the script. Unfortunately, this led to a scrapped scene and... Continue reading
• Dev Update 01/17/24
  January 18, 2024 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! I can't even lie, I have the worst creative block known to man where I can't seem to enjoy anything I pose or write at the moment. Hoping I can get back into a good groove soon-ish, cause... Continue reading
• Dev Update 12/26/23
  December 27, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Hope you all had a good time this holiday season. I was gone for most of the week so I didn't get much done like I mentioned previously. I did manage to sneak an animation in, which was qu... Continue reading
• Dev Update 12/19/23
  December 20, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! So, my trip got delayed by a few days so I actually did end up getting a decent amount of work done, but likely won't get much this week. I can't remote connect to my PC at the moment whic... Continue reading
• Dev Update 12/12/23
  December 13, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! Gonna be gone for most of next week, so I won't be able to get much work done unless I work myself to death on the days I'm home. Anyway, I got a decent amount of work done this time. The r... Continue reading
• Dev Update 12/06/23
  December 06, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Don't have much to say this week. Pretty average as far as render/word counts go. I finished Leslie's content and decided to move on to Athena which I hadn't even started yet. Kinda diggin... Continue reading
• Dev Update 11/26/23
  November 27, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Got a shit ton of scenes in the queue and they're all taking like 2-3 hours each which is a bit of a pain in the dick. Other than that, I had an okay-ish work week, posed about 80 scenes,... Continue reading
• Dev Update 09/26/23
  September 26, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! A day early this time! I'm not gonna be home for a day or two so I figured I'd just write a quick one right now. The render count is now up to 407 renders and 3 animations! Finally beating... Continue reading
• Westview Academy is out now on Steam!
  August 24, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  I'm extremely excited to announce that Westview Academy is now for sale on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275560/Westview_Academy__Season_1/ If you enjoy the game, it would mean the world... Continue reading
• Westview Academy Chapter 4 out now!
  August 16, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Out now here on Itch and on Patreon for Hall of Fame Supporters! https://www.patreon.com/posts/87606774... Continue reading

  
• Westview Academy Chapter 4 release dates!
  August 12, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! Chapter 4 of Westview Academy is coming soon! The release dates are as follows: Rockstar+ patrons - August 13th, 2023 Hall of Fame patrons - August 16th, 2023 All-Star patrons - August 23rd... Continue reading
• Dev Update 08/08/23
  August 09, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! As you can see from this week's cover pic, I've started my test runs! This means I'm playing over each and every one of the paths and seeing if they need any extra renders or things of tha... Continue reading
• Dev Update 07/22/23
  July 22, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Had to travel back to the states for most of the week away from the rig, luckily I prepped for it and packed the queue with a few animations and let them cook while I was gone. Don't reall... Continue reading
• Dev Update 07/11/23
  July 11, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Dev Update 07/11/23 Hey, y'all! Had a pretty annoying dev week this time around. The animations I had posed turned out looking worse than they usually do once they were rendered, so I had to go back a... Continue reading
• Dev Update 07/04/23
  July 04, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Quick dev update since I'm quite tired after a long trip, and if I don't write the devlog now I know my dumbass is going to forget to do it later. The render count finally hit the 1,000 mi... Continue reading
• Dev Update 06/27/23
  June 28, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Finally settled in my new place and ready to get back to working properly, and I think I got a decent amount done. I got myself an actually usable internet plan, so uploading the latest bu... Continue reading
• Dev Update 06/22/23
  June 22, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! This week was spent mostly working on dialogue since I only had my laptop on me while I was away from my PC. I did however manage to get some renders done but of course not as many as I'd... Continue reading
• Dev Update 06/14/23
  June 14, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Late again but that's pretty much normal by now. If you're in my Discord server you may know this already, but I'm moving out of the US soon so I'm gonna be traveling in and out of the cou... Continue reading
• Dev Update 06/07/23
  June 07, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Didn't get a lot of progress done this week which is a shame, and I won't be able to make it back next week either due to some personal stuff I need to sort out. The numbers are now up to... Continue reading
• Dev Update 05/30/23
  May 30, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Didn't quite make last week's goal, but I was close to my prediction. The total is now up to 678 renders, and looking back at them, I'm not even close to finishing the update which means C... Continue reading
• Dev Update 05/26/23
  May 26, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! A bit late, per usual at this point. I got a decent amount of work done this week, I finally got to make one of the animated transitions for this update which is always a fun thing to do... Continue reading
• Dev Update 05/17/23
  May 17, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Happy late Mother's Day to those who celebrate it. I got a decent amount of progress done this week, I'm expecting to get a lot more renders done next week though since it's mostly a monta... Continue reading
• Dev Update 05/10/23
  May 10, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Got a decent amount of work done this week, not as much as I was hoping but a decent amount nonetheless. The scene I'm currently working on is beating my ass due to its size, which is neve... Continue reading
• Dev Update 04/25/23
  April 25, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Had a pretty productive yet restless week, worked my ass off to get some animations done, and messed up a few times during rendering where I forgot to save the final draft and rendered a h... Continue reading
• Dev Update 04/14/23
  April 14, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Very late this time, and that's two weeks in a row. Terribly sorry about that. I worked on a steam trailer this week and I'm not completely happy with it, but I suppose it'll do for now. Y... Continue reading
• Dev Update 04/05/23
  April 06, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Sorry for missing the dev update yesterday, was a bit busy and forgot to write up a post. Things are going well, I've got around a thousand words and 83 images rendered so far. The word co... Continue reading
• Westview Academy Chapter 3 out now!
  March 24, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  ~1k New renders. ~15 Animations. ~500 Remade renders... Continue reading
• Chapter 3 release date!
  March 19, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! Chapter 3 of Westview Academy is coming soon! The release dates are as follows: Rockstar+ patrons - March 20th, 2023 Hall of Fame patrons - March 23rd, 2023 All-Star patrons - March 25th, 2... Continue reading
• Dev Update 02/21/23
  February 22, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Not much to update you guys on this week, it was mostly spent looking for music and doing some light play-testing. Things are looking pretty good so far! The numbers are now up to 1,130 re... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 02/14/23
  February 15, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! Got to work on some animations this week, forgot how much of a pain the Daz animation timeline could be, and had to remake the same animation about 4 times until I got a decent result. Did... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 02/07/23
  February 08, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! Short update this week. Things are moving along at a decent pace, hoping to speed things up and get this update wrapped up soon. Had a bit of trouble with a particular scene where I kept ru... Continue reading
• Westview Academy is now on Steam!
  February 04, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  We are now live on steam! Please consider wishlisting it, it would help out a ton:) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275560/Westview_Academy/... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 01/24/23
  January 25, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey, y'all! I tried catching up this week, think I got enough to cover last week's poor progress. I also created a SubscribeStar account since I've been told Patreon can get a bit expensive with their... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 01/11/23
  January 11, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y’all! Just a quick little update this week. The render count is now up to 634 and 7 animations. Been dealing with a bit of a writer’s block lately, hoping it doesn’t affect progress too muc... Continue reading
• Dev Update 01/03/23
  January 04, 2023 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y’all! A good amount of progress was made this week. Render count is now up to 522 and 6 animations. Progress is looking pretty good so far, if things go according to plan, the update shouldn’... Continue reading

  
• Westview Academy Demo Refresh!
  December 31, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! I recently gave my game demo a bit of a makeover adding new features from Chapter 2 such as a gallery and the new UI! Oh, and saves from this version will no longer break when used in futur... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 12/29/22
  December 29, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! I hope those who celebrate had a lovely holiday. I had quite a lot of free time this week, and it shows in the progress I made. The current totals are now up to 376 renders (with ~25 in the... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 12/20/22
  December 21, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! Didn't get much done this week since I had family over and some of the progress I made was for a scene I ultimately decided to push back to the next update. I did, however, finish writing a... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 12/13/22
  December 14, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! This week was mostly me playing around with one of the environments, unfortunately, it does not look as good as I'd want it to but it is what it is. Writing is a bit easier now that I can s... Continue reading
• Dev Update 12/06/22
  December 07, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! Another week focused on writing, this time I focused on the sports path side of things. The sports path will feature one major event that will take quite a lot of work in code and rendering... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update - 11/29/22
  November 29, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! Got lots of writing done this week, mostly for the music path. The preview attached is from the music path where the MC will meet two new side characters which you may recognize if you're i... Continue reading

  
• Dev Log - 11/22/22
  November 22, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! First, I want to thank everyone for their support recently, it truly means the world to me. I got back to working on the game this week, mostly been writing and plotting out scenes with som... Continue reading

  
• Westview Academy Chapter 2 Major Bugfix!
  November 21, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Fixed a bug where gallery wouldn't unlock scenes. Fixed a bug where it wouldn't assign points after certain choices... Continue reading

  
• Westview Academy Chapter 2 release!
  November 19, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  After many rewrites and scrapped scenes, it's finally here! ***NEW SAVES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, NEW CODE***... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update 11/02/22
  November 03, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! Just dropping in real quick to let you guys know I'm almost done with Chapter 2, all that's left is to wrap the final scene up, clean up some dialogue and overall beta testing. I'm truly so... Continue reading
• Dev Update #23
  September 20, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! These last two weeks were mostly focused on coding everything and working on a new main menu screen, good news is I finally reached 1,000 renders! There's going to be quite a lot of diverge... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update #22
  September 03, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hey y'all! It's been a minute since I've updated you guys on progress. It's been a rough month, I had to deal with quite a lot behind the scenes which slowed development. Because of this, I decided to... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update! 8/08/22
  August 08, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hello everyone! This has been an interesting week for development... after looking around the internet searching for an arena/stadium that fit my needs, I realized I wasn't going to find a perfect mat... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update! 7/20/22
  July 21, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hello everyone! I am now up to 787 renders and 18 animations! Had to take 2 days off this week to deal with some personal stuff, but now I'm back and ready for another week! I've been looking into mus... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update! 7/12/22
  July 12, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hello everyone! I am now up to 732 renders and 22 animations for this next update! Development has been a bit slower than I'd like it to be, but I'm hoping to speed back up and get this thing done. So... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update! 6/30/22
  July 01, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hello everyone! It's been a good week for progress, render count is now up to 661 and 16 animations! (Some animations will be grouped into a single larger video file.) Unfortunately I had to scrap a s... Continue reading

  
• Monthly custom render giveaways on my Discord!
  May 30, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  Hello everyone! One of my discord mods came up with what I think is a great idea. There will be a monthly giveaway for a custom render, eligibility is anyone active in the previous month, your odds of... Continue reading

  
• Join my Discord server for exclusive content!
  April 09, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  I created a Discord server to discuss this game and adult gaming in general, you can join using the link below! Patrons get exclusive roles and exclusive content, so join my Patreon if you're into tha... Continue reading

  
• Westview Academy now on Android! (also 0.1.2 news.)
  April 06, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  #Announcements

  After some time messing around in Ren'Py I finally figured out how to build an Android version! This version is not 100% tested since I currently don't have an Android device on me, but from the testi... Continue reading
• Westview Academy v.0.1.1
  April 03, 2022 by TakoYuh

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  It's finally here! I'd like to thank everyone who followed my Patreon/Twitter and especially those who decided to become patrons! The final numbers for 0.1.0: 378 Static renders, ~25 remade renders an... Continue reading

  
• Demo bugfix!
  January 24, 2022 by TakoYuh#Updates

  Hello everyone! I have been told about a few bugs in the game which have been fixed, I also made minigames optional in this update!... Continue reading