Posted October 23, 2020 by KaimakiGames
Hello everyone!
This is Dimitris, the writer of this game.
I'd like to share with you some things about our progress so far.
First of all, the writing is 100% done, as I stopped adding scenes to the game about a month ago.
As this is my first time writing a visual novel, I had real difficulty reigning myself in and making a shorter game that would be easier to develop. Worrying all the time if the plot and characters will be engaging and nuanced enough (yes, I know this is a porny game, but still), I kept adding and changing things.
This obviously affected the development process, as it gave Francisco (the artist/programmer half of our duo) more and more to do. Francisco coped with this beautifully and there are some amazing sprites, backgrounds and polished graphics awaiting you once the full game is out.
The soundtrack is also 100% done, but I'm not beyond going back and keep changing things because this is who I am as a creator :/
Now, regarding the release of the game? I think we can safely say the game will be released in the first quarter of 2021. We were really trying for a December 2020 release, but COVID fucked things up for the both of us:
I was planning to take a few months off from my day job and work on the game full time, but COVID changed things dramatically. As of now, I am literally the only person that hasn't been fired from my job, so instead of having more time to work on the game I actually had less. :(
(but this will change soon, as I will be able to work full time on the game in November ;) )
On Francisco's side, things were a lot more serious. Francisco lives in Venezuela, a country that was in crisis long before COVID arrived. I will not go into depth regarding how hard it is to live there right now, but the main thing that affects our game development and has delayed things is that Francisco's area does not even have electricity most of the time, as there are frequent power outages that can last from 10 hours to several days. Therefore, I will do my best to assist with programming duties as well.
I would like to apologize that we won't be able to have the game released in proper schedule, but we have put all our heart into this game and we want it to come out 100% polished and on brand with what I have imagined it to be.
My tendency to make the game bigger than initially planned has also affected our timeline, but there is a good outcome from this; y'all are going to get a much bigger game for the same price :P
xoxo,
Dimitris (and Fran)
Kaimaki Games