- May 7, 2018
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Hey Nightdrop,Hey everyone. No, the project is not abandoned. There is no great news to report unfortunately:
I'm grateful for those who are still checking in on the project; I haven't released 0.5 of hot dating because there wasn't a lot more in that version (and you can sub and unsub on patreon without paying anyway, which is fine, the project hasn't deserved much funds at all but I appreciate what it has gotten so far). Having said that if anyone feels ripped off, just send me a DM and I'll look into how I can process a refund (I assume patreon allows that); I am not here to rip anyone off or anything, and it's killing me how things have gone so far - I will continue to do everything I can with the project.
- Data loss over the weekend, caused by my remarkable stupidity, means I am now faced with *potentially* rebuilding a lot of the engine. I have recovered some files but my backups (I use software called acronis) were not setup correctly. Yes, this shouldn't have happened... and I am kicking myself over it, but trying to remain positive. I have all my documents and enough to rebuild it, it's just painful - I'll be looking at something like chat gpt to help me rewrite code faster this time around, so fingers-crossed the plan works.
- Mental health issues, not actually related to the data loss (although it does not help) that I'd rather not get into on the forums. Everyone's got their personal dramas, and I will simply admit that I've had mine too. A major issue for me is my job and being over worked. Anyway, having said that, I enjoy game development so this game won't be going anywhere.
Hope you are doing allright!
Just a quick message to let you know that I used CGM to make/start a small interactive novel. You can find it here:
https://f95zone.to/threads/my-corruption-story-0-1-dr-maker.158885/
For anyone interested: I found it was quite easy to work with. I don't have any programming background or something like that. So it took a little learning, but it is quite easy once you get the hang of it! It's my first time trying to make something like this, so don't expect much. But I've enjoyed making it, so perhaps some people like checking it out!
Thanks for making CGM!
All the best!