Dev Diary: Week #31

So... we're back. Although I officially return from sick leave on Monday, we're here.

I'd like to say a lot of things as I have a lot to say, but it's the second day of my cold and I feel like sht... a good way to start December, yep.

Anyway: What to expect now?

Next week: the release of LA:M (finally).

Throughout December: the release of LA v23 which, as I've said before, will be a short version focused on adding content that should have been added this year. There will be no main quest, everything will be extra content and it will also include some important changes that the project will undergo.

We'll focus on the new version of LA another day, now I'm focused on finishing the first version of LA:M which is looking better than I thought it would when I started this small side project.

Once this is done and the anniversary is celebrated (late but still in 2024), it will be time to sit down, talk about a lot of things, and make important decisions.

This 2025 I would like it to be a ‘new year, new me’, and although I have already made a lot of changes in my life, next year I want to keep it that way, and that must include making decisions about how I am going to work in LA from now on.

It's not that bad things are coming, but sacrifices will have to be made. A quick example: In the next version, the weather system is going to be removed from the game temporarily. I say temporarily because it's something that until the project is finished can't be implemented, unfortunately. If not, the only thing left is half work/features and honestly, it's something I've been doing for at least two years now and... I'm really tired of doing that. Improving a feature or X thing is not the same as leaving the work half done.

As I say, we'll talk about that in more depth. For the time being, I'm going to make a last effort to have LA:M v1 ready for next week.

Btw... I've shown some sneak peeks on Twitter, including some spicy stuff from Lisa (not Lisapi, but actually her too).

See you soon!