- Mar 28, 2017
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Nothing bad to start thinking for the next game but that should be no early than 3-4 updates before the end of the current game.Not 10 or even more updates like in some cases.And definitely not starting the new game and completely abandoning the old one.It depends on timing I'd say. Let's say you are a lucky developer who can work full-time in this business. When your game is completed, what's next? Will patrons stay and support you while you do pre-production work and they wait months for you to put something else up? How do you get an income during that phase? Simple! You start planning and working on your next game when the current game is close to the end. It might seem like a "dick move" to postpone the current game, as players really want you to finish what's been started. But there is sound logic behind such a move; some may scream "MONEY MILKING!" but it's nothing but survival. I'm actually already doing it, in very small doses, so by the time my game is finished I can immediately start production of the next game. That's my 2c, but I'm sure there are other reasons too.
And don't forget that most devs that are starting a second game actualy make way more money than most people here.