OKAY, just did a looooot of restructuring just now. Arranged the first version of Black Zero Returns into a pair of pilot episodes followed by now Episode 3. That way up to the new releases there's still a semi-coherent story to follow before the new version's arranged as the proper start. Trying to learn from a few other webcomics that had this issue much later in their runs and nip this issue in the butt ASAP.
Alriiiight, New Episode 1 is scheduled!
Also for reference, once the re-do's finished, Dimstar's first 2 episodes will be largely intact, and Episode 8 will only receive minor edits since at that point I'd gotten the hang of things.
So bad news, the hiatus was technically extended by a week, but that's just to keep the schedule intact, since...
Good news, once the new chapter comes out, updates will continue with a brief phase replacing every scene from Black Zero Returns with the redo.
tl;dr Once this week passes, updates will be back, the fruits of this new labor will be known, and once that's done we can continue Dimstar with no obstacles!
So, for transparency, the reason for the hiatus is due to an edit currently in the works to polish up the story's beginning, as some feedback has made me realize some glaring issues. Thankfully still maintaining the best parts of the story intact, and anything removed will still appear later in the story. Just wanna make things easier for new readers. In the meantime, here's some wips of the storyboard!
So heads-up, unfortunately I'll have to take a week's hiatus earlier than expected, to make up for lost time due to IRL stuff, and get the release schedule back on track. This week's episode is ready though so that will still come out on time.
So if the process continues to speed up like it will for Episode 9 onward, might be able to not so much remake but "remaster" the first few episodes with the new style sooner. Maybe not the banner though, I like it.
So heads-up, just to sorta recover from all the mechs and armor, Episode 9 will be a smaller bonus episode. After that, we'll be rrrrrRIGHT BACK to the main story!