I could second a Juan/Elliott path in ZAGS. I like Juan despite that one moment in his romance, and potential conflict with his family (like in his romance) definitely offers a good ground for future plotlines. Currently i'm waiting for your Dan sprites so I can replay the Dan route when implemented...
I like the idea of a epilogue CG - it's certainly up to you though if you want to stick to just updating the sprites instead. To me it's something you'd have to decide to include in the first place and budget for. As ParrotWatcher says for a free game they're probably not expected. I don't know if t...
Re; Jake (or any of the characters really); I don't know if it helps but I tried to follow the hints in the story - some are shy or don't like PDA so don't come on too strong and let them take the lead (at least in public), where there's choices try to go with favourite games, food (i.e fries), etc ...
I usually lurk but really wanted to pop in and post my thoughts on this after talking to bobconway - I really enjoyed this game especially as a first attempt, and i'd honestly recommend giving it a try to any BxB fans, but if you're hesitant because of the placeholders just follow the game and wait ...