’Newton’ was actually the pen name of a brilliant-minded girl!? Welcome to the time traveling visual novel, Newton and the Apple Tree. Protagonist Syuji Asanaga and his childhood friend Yotsuko Utakane, while tracking down Syuji's missing grandfather, unexpectedly ended up traveling through time.
Hello Everyone!
Steam Keys have been sent to those who have ordered packages that include them! We hope to see you all playing Newton and the Apple Tree on August 15th at 12:00 PM PST!
If you encounter any issues, reach out to us at [email protected] and we'll help you as quickly as possible!
It’s been a long and frustrating wait for all of us here at Sol Press, and likely for many of our loyal backers too, but I’m here today to announce that Newton and the Apple Tree will be launching, on Steam, at 12:00 Noon PST on August 15th!
Codes will be going out to everyone who backed for one over the next week or so. We’ve poured our heart and souls into this project, and we can’t wait for you all to finally play it!
BACKERKITS HAVE NOW BEEN LOCKED DOWN AND CHARGED. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE CONTACT [email protected]
Another week, another update. Sadly, as you might have noticed, we’ve missed our target release of early June. We’re still working on getting through the Steam approval process, and clearly we underestimated how long this would take. As we’ve stated before, we’re also working on distributing outside of Steam, but that is going to take some time.
In better news, the files for our first stretch goal have already been translated and edited! I’ll be bringing Bango and Adam back in to talk about them when we get closer to releasing them because, as I said before, these will require a bit more programming work than usual.
I’ll be back next week, hopefully with some good news!
--TBAC
REGARDING BACKERKIT LOCKDOWN:
I had one job, and I messed it up. In the last update, I wrote that Backerkits would be locked down on Monday June 8th. Obviously, no such day appears in 2018. I blame it on my time machine.
In any case, the correct date should be MONDAY JUNE 11TH. You still have a bit of time before the lockdown!
Your Regularly Scheduled Update:
We’re still going through the Steam approval process. Hopefully, this wraps up soon so we can release the game as soon as possible. Our final internal QA is wrapping up, and QA implementation and build mastering should only take a few days extra. After that, we’ll quickly check the game one last time for any major bugs before releasing it to all of you!
We do have some good news, however, and that’s that we’ve started work on the bonus scenes from our first stretch goal! These scenes aren’t too long, so we expect the translation and editing to go pretty quickly. That being said, slightly more programming work is needed to implement these into the main game. Regardless, we’ll keep you posted on how things are progressing.
With that, I hand you over to our testers for their final comments on the main game!
--TBAC
So it’s almost here… Soon you all will be able to enjoy Newton in English! You’re in for plenty of surprises from Newton~ This title has been an experience, but you don’t have to let it “end” at the last route…! But that’s a choice entirely up to you if you decide to “continue” the experience and story. Well, that’s all I have to say this update! As always, thanks for reading!
--Haerts
It’s been a long ride, and we’re finally reaching our destination… the end! Though that sounds sad, it really isn’t, because you all will be able to play Newton and the Apple Tree! I’ve really come to love this game through testing it, and I hope you all come to love it just as much. The story was a real trip (no pun intended!) from beginning to end, with plenty of surprises in store, too! As for my favorite heroine, well, Haru still remains my most favorite, but ranking them all is so hard! Everyone is beyond loveable. I’m beyond excited for you all to finally be able to play Newton and the Apple Tree. It’s been such a joy to beta test it from beginning to end. I hope you’ve enjoyed the tester comments, too! I know I’m gonna miss writing these… With that, this concludes my final comments for the game! Enjoy Newton and the Apple Tree once it releases! I’m sure you’ll come to love it lots.
--Kitty-tama
Hey all! Sorry for missing last week’s update, I had a wisdom tooth taken out and I felt absolutely rubbish. Fortunately, you haven’t missed too much. Here’s all the latest news in an easy to digest list:
BACKERKIT LOCKDOWN DATE ANNOUNCEMENT:
The biggest piece of news this week is that we’re announcing the date we’ll be locking down Backerkits. We’re confident of the game releasing soon and have promised everyone two weeks’ notice, so here it is.
Backerkit information will be locked down on Monday June 8th at 23:59 PM PST.
Backerkit will charge cards on Friday June 15th.
Please make sure you’ve submitted your responses and purchased any additional add-ons before then! If you’ve lost access to your Backerkit or need extra help please email [email protected] ASAP so we can be sure to assist you in time!
That’s all for this week, but I’ll be back with another update next week!
--TBAC