Development Updates and Values

There has been a lot of radio silence recently here on the development front which is something I want to clear up, especially since the last update was the conjuror beta which still hasn't moved to the main branch.

To be fully transparent I have been busy. Many aspects of life have been a bit of a jumble in the recent months. Between the changing restrictions from covid-19 meaning I am no longer (stuck) in my house, while also giving me more ways to connect to those I haven't seen, I've opted to devote time to aspects of my life I wasn't able to during the development of Strife: The Expanse and the covid-19 pandemic.

Furthermore my friends have also had similar changes to their lifestyle, meaning that I have had less time and opportunity to test changes and updates to the level of bug-free that I'd be comfortable selling.

Because I believe in transparency, even if this is a $2 game I want you to have all the facts.

• I am still making content for Strife: The Expanse .
  
• There is no guarantee this content, if ever, could release. I could suffer a freak accident, other life events could occur. I'm one poor grad student doing this as a side hobby. If you've purchased this game (or decide to) do so on the content available.
  
• Any content I add to the game I plan on making free. I feel this is a fair tradeoff to the above uncertainty.
  

Conjuror Progress

Conjuror playtesting went well. No bugs or crashes occurred in playtesting so I am moving forward and adding steam achievements as well as doing a few more small changes behind the scenes, and cleanup such as editing the manual included with the game.

The Conjuror is available in the Steam Beta branch for those who own the game. When the Conjuror releases on all versions (itch.io) it will be apart of the donation only version, however a previous donation-only unit will likely be freed up for all to use, keeping the number behind the pay wall locked to two.

Closing

I hope you all enjoy Strife: The Expanse. I hope to continue being able to add additions to the game for everyone to try.