And here we are two years later... so, I ran the two files through chatGPT to get a better analysis than I can do with my non-coding brain. what did it find?
estimated number of lines changed - 82.5k
added - 19k
removed - 49k
function count remained the same, suggesting core gameplay logic and API is unchanged.
Practical assessment of time that went into this (most generous offer): 3-8 weeks of developer time which accounts for the refactor and addition of some UI improvements and new 'levels/behaviors'. Somehwere around 120-480 hours of work.
So. 101 weeks between versions and ~8 weeks of developer work. Yep. Should definitely be receiving Patronage.
Ok, I just checked the code myself and
Jesus Fucking Christ, stuff from the old version is still there! And I mean the old OLD version, before the first reboot, I would say he has some cleaning of his code to do but he is already late as it is.
That said I noticed something else, while the new lifepath isn't there, probably not merged yet, the new stuff he was working on for Malasia IS, that stuff he said he wanted to share with the Quick Start since there wasn't anything particularly sexy about the debriefing but got writers block and decided to just show the intro, it's all there, just not accesible.
He was rather far into it, even testing one of the new system he was talking about on the foreplay, the only thing that was left was the actual sex scene, which seems it's where he was blocked.