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Hello guys!
We've reached the 6th status report and the biggest obstacles in the code are in the past already.
That means that we can slowly start with playtesting and simultaneously filling all those lines of codes with information and variables.
To be honest, it's a really difficult job of which you don't get to see that much, but unfortunately it's necessary to go through with it to make sure that old and new features work as planned.
In Month 1, we put a lot of care into making sure that your save files will be filled with more information that is relevant to all features so that we can guarantee save compatibility in future versions of the game without issues.
As we have very capable people programming for us, it's beyond my ability to delve into the details, thus I can only present hard facts to you.
Since we've started working on Month 1, over 30 thousand lines of code have been edited and added!
Until the final version of Month 1 is to be released, the number will probably be around 50 thousand.
So the next, I guess, 2 weeks I will spend mostly working on setting variables and filling code with text. Besides that, a lot of playtesting is going on and we're also taking care to get rid of bugs that have been reported for previous versions of the game that we couldn't fix so far.
Within the next week, the Special Offer ends and the winners will be announced in status report no. 8.
Look forward to next week because that's when I will be announcing the cast for the Halloween Special on which I'll work on on the side.
The Halloween Special will be relatively short again (similar to the previous one) so we can remain fully focused on Month 1 to be able to deliver a complete and bug-free product as soon as possible.
So long,
Blue
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You know i wouldnt care if they skipped Halloween Special this year to just focus on the main game, they are always nice but never the main draw of the game for me. Not compared to the flashback content regarding extra content of course of which is actually canon based content.
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There are a lot of pointless features still in this game and I am curious and concerned if those features will ever be used? For example the map on the UI? It tells me that there is supposedly a planned sandbox installment which I can only assume will take place as the final installment of the game, but at the same time I wonder how that will work since the vn has basically been day by day so far. It would change the pacing of the game which I think would just feel weird and off-putting. Another feature that feels kind of pointless is the music player. I am not sure if this is just user error or if it's bugged, but when I go to play a song using the ingame player, it stops if I rollback no matter how far I've progressed after playing the song, and once the song is over it stops playing and will not start up again. The main song doesn't play anymore either. So it feels pointless because why would I waste time going to pick a new 2-3 minute song. The UI only pauses and plays the song as it is playing the first time and the skip button doesn't work. The biography of the characters doesn't update properly and some characters are just missing in the later weeks completely. Are these just my concerns or are do other people notice this and is it still being worked on? I ask because we are going to be moving onto the fourth installment with the UI still being what it is.
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The free roam map will have limited integration near the end of the Month 1 release, with it fully coming into play in the following in game weeks.
I think the music system is busted in the current build, and I believe that's getting fixed in the Month 1 build.
There's a few other things that aren't currently 100% at the moment. One of he reasons for the Month 1 build is to fix all these issues at the base so as to prevent further issues in future releases.
I'm really excited for it. All of the improvements and fixes, also will the map include additional content? Because I know you'll be able to choose where you want to go, and what routes to take, so are those new routes or just current routes set out differently?
RandoCard3
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Not entirely sure. All that was said in a recent update was that it'll be there for the last few days in a limited capacity. It could just mean we can just look at the map, and nothing else. We don't know much else unfortunately.
aidenboy
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I see. I didn't expect it to be 100% just yet, but it's good to know that there are still plans for it.
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anyway you can help with that? i downloaded the patch and its not working for week1
Halloween special has nothing to do with the progress on the current update, think of it like because Blue has all this extra time on his hands, he's working on a side project. Remember Blue is not working alone and thus there can be multiple aspects being done at any given time. Because also at any given time, there's only so much work that can be done on the main game.
Blue is already at least one update ahead on his workload so there's no harm in him dedicating time to the Specials.
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There aren't really routes. You'll sometimes have to choose between scenes, but you can pursue all the girls.
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Any news on the next update? I read on his report update n° 6, that they are not finish yet the code of the month 1. They said that more than half of the work still needs to be done (about 20,000 lines of code)
So the next update will be maybe in middle of october? I hope sooner
So the next update will be maybe in middle of october? I hope sooner
They have no determined date for the next update because last time they did a big merge, it didn't work very well. So they are deliberately not having a release date for the Month 1 mega merge until they are certain they got everything right the way they - and the players - want it.
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