Hello, everyone.

I have an announcement to make today for Tangled in Development that I've been trying very hard to fight off.

I think I need to drop the SuNoFes deadline and finish the game a little later.

I'm very ashamed of this decision. I thought I planned this game much better than my others!

But, things haven't been going the way I envisioned them. Not my game development, and, quite frankly, not my situation in real life.

I don't want to be concerning to anyone, but I want to be genuine and honest.

My mental health has been terrible this past week. This game I was making as a creative outlet has rapidly turned into something overwhelming to me.

This might be partially on me, because I knew this month was gonna be stressful for me, yet I didn't account for that in my planner...

I'm sorry.

This game is important to me, so I promise you it will get made.

But I need to not lose my mind in order to do that.

Between all the aspects of my life (including game development) I have nearly no time to do the simple things I love, like drawing without obligations or deadlines.

I really need some time to figure out how to dispel this stress from my mind.

I'm truly sorry how bad I am with deadlines.

However, as long as the game gets made and can be closer to the vision I have by extending development time, I consider it well worth it.

...Especially when I can't bring myself to write anything more than 8 lines of dialogue in an entire day.

I don't know what this means for devlogs. Maybe I'll follow the weekly structure past SuNoFes.

I'm so sad to be leaving it. It feels like ages since the last time I started and finished a game jam...

But this sadness is necessary to avoid what might happen if I try neglecting my health.

I appreciate your understanding. You all are so much kinder than I could've possibly imagined.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Lil' Beastman 💖