The second update from the dev is one that I have been awaiting for a long time - it has a planned release date for the new version! The message also confirms that following this update, future versions will be at 3 month intervals - hopefully players will then be able to remember where the story has got to, and will also halt (and reverse?) the steady loss of patrons that the game has seen over the past year, ensuring that the dev can afford to continue development.
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News update (August 22th 2022)
Hi people,
First of all, let me tell you that since August started, and therefore my vacation,
I've been devoting a lot of time to the game. Together with
Wanderan, whom I thank a lot for his dedication to the project, we have been working on a great scene with
Megan, one of the longest (if not the longest) of the new version. It has turned out great and I hope you like it a lot, but as I said previously, unlike what has been done with other sequences, this one will not be published in anticipation as it has been done with others as it's of the main plot... but don't worry because it won't be long before the publication of the new version, a subject that I will touch on next...
During these 20 days, I've been able to create 180 images, 6 animations, and leave this long scene assembled and ready, it would be incredible to be able to keep such a pace all year long, don't you think? That's why your support is so important, whatever it is ;-)
As for the new version, here are some provisional numbers, as I'm sure they will increase ;-)
- New images: More than 600 (expected to be more than 750).
- New animations: More than 80! (Expected to end up being between 90-100)
- New songs: 19 at the moment (more to come)
But it's not only about numbers, here we prioritize quality over quantity, although we also like the more the better
Some of you have already been able to enjoy some of the scenes that were released in advance and therefore you have already seen the quality of them.
It's not only about providing a good visual stimulus with suggestive and hot images, but also about making a great story that immerses the player and makes him/her enjoy the game even more!
Before announcing the approximate release date,
I remind you that I made the decision to release updates every 3 months from this version onwards, as well as to establish a different workflow, leaving one sequence ready and finished before starting another one.
I also inform you that due to the large size of the game,
it will be divided into chapters, and soon "Chapter 1" will be finished; don't worry, the save files will be used to continue with the new chapter.
It has no more importance than to avoid that the game ends up occupying a huge amount of GB. Currently it will exceed 9GB for sure, so I think it's necessary to do it this way, also thinking about the Android version, which occupies 2GB.
Even this can add something new and great for you, the community that supports the project, and that is that
after each release there can be a poll with certain scenes/characters to choose for me to create them for the next version. In the poll there wouldn't be all the characters, because due to the interaction/evolution of them it should be done in a balanced way, but there would be several options and
you would be the ones to choose, sounds cool, doesn't it? ;-)
Each Tier level would have a different voting power, to be announced after the release of this version.
And finally, the estimated release date of this version...
Valuing what has been done, what remains to be done, and hoping that there are no major impediments along the way, I estimate that
it can be released by the end of September.
Again sorry for the delay, and
I'm looking forward to start with the new system of "quick updates" every 3 months :-D
I say goodbye but not without thanking you all for your support, especially those of you who have remained faithful in these hard times for me and who have shown infinite patience. I hope you enjoy the new version a lot!!!!
