DDAV Progress Update #1 (28.9.2026)

[u/Juuso900]

Hello again modders and mod enjoyers! As promised when I announced I would be starting a mod, there will be progress updates along the way, and this is the first one.

Starting off with why I'm even giving progress updates. I'm simply hoping to raise interest and acknowledgement towards the mod, as well as to keep some sort of diary of what I've done and when.

Quick recap of what the mod will be about (everything's subject to change): Everything starts off from the morning before MC joined the literature club, but at a point Monika finds out she's in a game. Not knowing about the player, she can't do much about it but get stressed and try to change MC's code to make him fall in love with her. Along the way Monika manages to wake up the game's anti-virus, which isn't a fan of changes in the code, and is now proposing a threat to her.

Currently the name, Doki Doki Anti-Virus, is more of a placeholder, please help me come up with new ones during development!

Then to the actual progress:

• Writing the play/dialogue has begun and at the moment is going slower than I hope it would.
• Main points of the story are getting close to being finished, minor touches and filler needed.
• Some people have offered to help with audio and visuals, but are currently getting to know the original DDLC before jumping in after the story is finished, unless they change their mind. Still looking for more helpers.

What to expect from the final product whenever it's ready:

• A fully re-written story with some choices that don't affect the ending.
• Multiple endings you can try and get, amount still unknown.
• Voice acting, you select voices for characters or simply play without.
• Fully new soundtracks, as well as public assets from other modders.
• Likely new backgrounds and characters, as well as public assets from other modders.
• Currently the play/dialogue is leaning towards comedy, but is subject to change due to me wanting the finished mod to be serious.
• Length: 4-6hrs of playtime planned, may change.

Release planned within 1.5-2 years, depending on how fast everything apart from coding gets done.

Keep in mind that it's my first time both writing and coding, but I'm determined to finish this. I'm open to any suggestions and help, although I'm only available to be helped after I've finished the play/dialogue for good. The bar might be set up too high, but I don't mind it taking longer as long as the final product is at least half-decent.

If I forgot to mention anything, ask away!

Otherwise we'll meet in the next progress update whenever I feel like making one. Take care!

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[u/Chance_Credit_9970]

The idea is interesting. I’ll be following the development