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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Jul 27

When I've worked out exactly where to re-upload the project, I will post about it here. If you see it hosted on any other platforms before this time, they are unofficial.

- choob

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Jul 27

With the recent updates to Itch (and many other sites), I'll likely be archoving the current build of Dawntide in some shape or form.

Though I don't think this build will be affected by the changes, the changes themselves show which direction a lot of online platforms seem to be moving in.

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alexyz 🍱 @alexyz.bsky.social · Jun 11

i like billy from dawntide (you guys should play dawntide (it has billy in it (from dawntide)

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Jun 3

my bad lol, complete oversight on that one

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · May 27

drive.google.com/file/d/1OZEL...

Uploaded the PDF to Google Drive for easier access.

Dawntide_Hiatus_Document_2025.pdf

drive.google.com

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · May 27

• Stepping away until my employment status gives me more time to work on the project.
• Hiring a dedicated team, most notably an editor and a coder.
• Adopting a more centralised collaboration process.
• Working on something shorter to build experience.
• Establishing a reliable source of funding.

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · May 27

As promised, I've put together some information on why I've declared a hiatus and what my plan is for the project's future.

The full document is available to download from the game's itch page. I suggest reading it if you'd like to know all the info, but I've included some bullet points below.

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Working obber ➡️ FurcoNZ'25 | Scotiacon '26 | NFC '26 @jaspersartvault.bsky.social · May 24

Also yes, super secret last minute @dawntide.bsky.social print!

Portion of the profits go towards funding the VN :3

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tome @tomedook.bsky.social · May 5

finally got out of a rut and started working on Riley trousers!

amigurumi doll of the character Riley (a pine marten) from the visual novel Dawntide. They are wearing a white knit jumper and partially sewn together trousers in a brown twill fabric.

close up of half finished doll sized trousers in a brown twill fabric.

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Roosti @roosti.bsky.social · May 4

Ranzo from Dawntive VN by @choob.bsky.social <3

Ranzo sitting on his bunk's bedside, with rim-light from a yellow porthole highlighting his frame.

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Nekku @nekku.bsky.social · May 1

Cap'n

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Highly-Caffeinated @caffeinecanine.bsky.social · May 1

Just an excuse to draw Joe & Billy from Dawntide #DawntideVN

Joe the kestrel & Billy the hare having a heart-to-heart talk on the balcony under the moonlight

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Mooyu @moo-yu.bsky.social · Mar 13

"Hi, Ryebread. I'm back."
#DawntideVN

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⭐️fern⭐️ comms closed @thesketchfox.bsky.social · Aug 31

Riley
#furryart #furryvn #dawntidevn

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Apr 26

In the Chariot bathroom scene

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Vetty @vibrantvetty.bsky.social · Apr 24

Sal goes to “one of those” conventions
#dawntide #furryart

Sal from the visual novel Dawntide feels conflicted about buying a dakimakura cover…

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Justine 🔞🌙 🔜 MFF??? AnEx @paraslider.bsky.social · Apr 24

sal study/portrait just bc shes really fucking pretty and i wanna take them out for a latte #dawntide #furryart

a study of sal's main sprite/pose from the visual novel Dawntide, the red deer crossing her arms and looking at you with a slight grin

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Apr 23

There will be a v1.14 later this week to catch whatever small issues are likely still lurking around, but hopefully this update resolves the more glaring issues that were impeding gameplay for the Ranzo & Griff paths.

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Apr 23

Patch v1.13 fixes the following:

- The 'Sayer: Scorn' error across all scenes
- The issue with Graham's scene triggering the wrong opening if you spoke to Joe at the Wheelhouse
- General typo fixes
- Credits not fading out the music in Ranzo & Griff's routes

dawntidedev.itch.io/dawntide/dev...

v1.13 Patch

Just uploaded a new version of the build, featuring the following changes: All known typos have been corrected. I'm sure there are some more swimming around; just let me known in the comments below if...

dawntidedev.itch.io

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Apr 22

This should be fixable today, but I'm going to hold off on publishing in case anybody notices any other issues I can address in the meantime.

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Apr 22

Apologies to new readers especially, as this is affecting the Ranzo and Griff routes most heavily.

The main error is caused by the renaming of a character voice in the files. I thought I'd caught all of the changes in the script to match, but it looks like some of the changes weren't saved.

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Apr 22

We've had a few more bugs reported, so we',re going to provide another patch for them this week.

Unfortunately, I'm back at my day-job now, so this will take a bit longer to fix.

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Apr 21

There will be a new version of the release uploaded this morning to catch some stray typos and an error that seems to be showing up on some devices.

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Apr 20

Something else it's probably worth mentioning: there are two endings to this chapter!

Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Apr 20

Billy's route is now available to play!

Content Warnings: Drug use, sex reference, existential dread

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Dawntide VN @dawntide.bsky.social · Apr 20

Updated the files on the Itch page with a tweak that should have fixed the issue. Let us know if the problem continues

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