Posted June 18, 2022 by VictorSeven
#progress report
By now, you may have noticed I'm not like other devs. I don't post weekly progress updates. Weekly devlogs. Or really anything on any kind of schedule. I post when I have something to say.
I do what I want. lol
That being said, I only have 2 scenes to shoot and score (meaning I have to do the renders and the music) and then it's on to bugtesting. Once that's done, our Tier 5 Patrons get first crack at it. And on down the line every week until it's free to everyone.
I confess, I'm a little worried. This build is going to seem... light in comparison to other updates. There is a lot of setup, and introduction of new systems, but I'm worried that people will feel there isn't enough content, enough story, enough reveals. A lot of the major twists and stuff were scheduled to happen on the next 4 days, which will be Build 3, or Version 0.1.6, the full Chapter 6 release. This is only the first half of Chapter 6, and I'm fairly certain people will find it wanting. Be that as it may, I gotta get SOMETHING out to y'all. You've been waiting so patiently for so long, and I appreciate you.
That being said, I DO feel there is some cool stuff and some cool setup in this build. Finally, a choice that really MATTERS. A few dialogue choices that will actually net you extra dialogue down the line depending on what you chose. My coding skill is expanding, ever so slightly. The game still feels much like a kinetic novel, but slowly, I'm adding stuff that makes it feel more robust. The texting system is the big one. It allows for more conversations with the girls without me having to shoot the scenes with them. I can just WRITE and have something for you to read and interact with, and learn more about the girls in your evening free time.
That's all for now. Thank you all so much for your patience in these trying times. It feels like everything in the world is trying to keep me from releasing more updates on this game, and I am stubbornly busting my way through all opposition because I've fallen in love with this community and I want to keep making something cool for y'all to enjoy.
-Vic