Posted March 18, 2025 by Weirdobeardo89
#Update
Most of the coding for 0.3 is now done, and what I need to do is a general spell-check, small bugfixes and some flavor text. The 0.3 update will be the first pay to play update to this game (the usual whole dollar). You only need to pay once to keep following the project.
As soon as the update is out and bugs are fixed, work on 0.4 will start. Plans for 0.4 includes a map for Germany, more of the mystery subplot, some fun little cameos from a certain French family (that may already have popped up in 0.3 if you know your languages or read the family tree) and to get a work system fully integrated into the game. The work system will involve a phone, a girl, a bunch of food and her car...
This update to Roadtrip Woes will include:
I estimate the release date to be sometime this weekend (hopefully early Saturday if all goes well). Hope to see you then!
Other stuff:
Some of you may also have noticed that a few of my old ideas have sputtered back to life. For now I am focusing on this game, but as my writing and coding comes along, I get little ideas and make plans for things that would fit well into other games I've been working on before my mental break. Therefore I brought them back from the dead. They are now on hold, not canceled, and some pages may see updates as new ideas and thoughts are added to the project. Some have even seen some new art being produced. For those who have paid for some of them: I am trying my best to honor my end of the bargain, but it will take me some time.
I have also reorganized (and slightly updated the names of) my games here on itch so that they are sorted into different series. Each series have been sorted into chapters to show the order they are intended to be played in. Games that does not fit with any of the series have been placed in a special "God's World" category which means they are still in the expanded universe, but may not directly relate to any others. All my games are intended to be a part of a much greater narrative.
Now, to top all that off: I have also written a first draft of my first Earnwile Universe short story. It can be found under the title "The Earnwile Chronicles" here on itch and is free to read. You will also find a more or less complete (as far as I've imagined it at least) Earnwile family tree on the same page. Check it out if you'd like.
WeirdoBeardo89 out!