u/RetroRob77

I thought the "screen-sharing" feature might be a fun play on words for the player to check in on how Ayami's doing throughout the story. Thoughts?

Morning!! Or… evening. Depending on where you are.

I know I said I’d be trying to have weekly progression updates lately, and I apologize for not delivering. Rather than apologies; let me get to the meat of it all.

Thanks to the amazing and wonderful work of genokcoaie7700 (TikTok) / yuuma_fumi (instagram); Ayami has a full set of workable sprites, all MPT primed and ready to go! Even though her story is told from first person perspective; her sprites are used for flashback scenes, endings, and will be free for everyone to use after initial release.

I’ll have a video showcase of this soon, but I have a question on some content for the game.

Ayami has access to a social media app called “Glimpse”; that acts like Instagram. She’s connected with Sayori, Yuri, Natsuki, Monika, and MC who post daily content that can be seen in each chapter. The choices you make will determine what kind of content they post.

Who would be interested in sharing some artwork or posts as these characters? Of course, you’d be credited at the end.

I think this could be a fun way for everyone to contribute and share their passion together. I wish I could pay everyone for their contributions; but at this time, that doesn’t seem possible. Let me know what you think in the comments below! Thanks again for being patient and following along.

Ayami's got a phone that rewards players on a second playthrough.

First Playthrough:

• Tap to "call" the club and hear her blunt reasons why she won't.
• Browse Glimpse, the in-game social media platform.
• "Screen Mirroring" that finally lets you see her face and how she's doing.
• Run the in-game soundtrack from the control center.
• Brighten or dim the phone's screen.
• Use the flashlight to brighten the room. (Or blind your least favorite club member)
• Photo button takes snapshots that saves to your screenshot folder.

Unlocks once you've finished a run:

• Text the club to sway how they feel about her on future runs, perfect for ending chasers.
• A "calculator" that's secretly her affection tracker; live bars that show how everyone is feeling.

Glimpse image posts and screen-mirroring images are in beta right now, so these features will have a lot more detailed content in the future.

Credit goes to

• Elckarow for the EMR Phone framework! (Elckarow#8399)
• DanFourts for Acoustic DDLC Rearranged Music Cover

6/21/2026 Progression Update!

What's locked in:

• Chapters 0–2 are finalized — full voice/consistency pass done, present-tense conversion check done.
• Chapter 3 just wrapped a complete editorial pass: every scene combed for character consistency, the day-to-day reactivity from Ch2 now carries into Ch3 (how you treated each girl yesterday changes today).
• Original protagonist (Ayami) with a fully locked voice bible. She's a real character, not a blank slate, with an alter ego that escalates as the story progresses.
• Systems working: affection per character, a multi-tier corruption system that warps scenes as it climbs, the poem mechanic (90+ verses), in-game phone/texts, nightmare sequences, and a branching multiple-ending structure.

What's still in the oven:

• Chapters 4–6 exist in draft (including the separate route + ending paths) but haven't had the same line-by-line editorial pass that 0–3 got.
• Endings are wired and reachable; they need a polish + QA sweep.
• Some art/audio assets for the later/darker scenes are still placeholders or missing.

Realistically, the skeleton framework is done. What's left is editing the remaining chapters so they flow well within one another and all branches make coherent sense. Stay updated for weekly or bi-weekly updates, hopefully slated for the end of the year! A million thanks to Penny Sagel for vocals and u/genokcoaiefor CG and artwork! You really make Ayami alive!

Hi everyone!

Time flies far too quickly; it's been well over a year since my initial post/update on the mod. There's still quite a bit of work to be done, but we're closing in on a fully finished mod. Here's what's been finalized.

• Custom UI and Menu that changed depending on gameplay.
• Backgrounds that change depending on choices.
• Affection system - Each character will remember how you treat them, and will react accordingly.
• Realistic school mechanic (heavily inspired by the Persona series) - Each class that Ayami shares with the club members will be a different subject and will touch on lessons that will later be quizzed on.
• Six festival "themes" - You help decide what the club does to showcase the Literature Club! Traditional poem readings, café themed, haunted theme, theater themed, or even a gaming theme?
• Phone system quirks - Ayami gets access to her phone throughout the game, where she can check on text messages, phone calls, social media posts, flashlight, camera, and in-phone settings that can alter game settings.

This mod relies heavily on multiple playthroughs to unlock all the different endings. Each playthrough will be fresh and unique. There will be achievements, a CG gallery, and a club "rival" that changes at the start of each playthrough.

Surprises and turns await at every corner that's slated for a release to celebrate Doki Doki's ten-year anniversary! Looking forward to sharing more soon! Here’s the first CG, artwork by genokcoaie!

Special credit goes to:
Fumi / genokcoaie - Original CG & Spritework
Instagram @ yuuma_fumi
TikTok @ genikcoaie

Elckarow - Phone system
Pseyrae & Elckarow - Autofocus
SoDaRa / Wattson - Kinetic Text Tags
Visual Novel Design (Youtube) - ChromaGlitch effects
The whole DDLC Modding Community - DDLC Mod Template, MPT template & ExPoser
Blambot & Google Fonts for the fonts used

Anyone who I missed out crediting; feel free to let me know!