Hey everyone!
Been a long time since I've posted/lurked f95 but I was pleasantly surprised by the lack of hostility here. Figured people would be (rightfully) not very happy about how the game's been going.
Just wanted to clarify a few posts I skimmed by while also mentioning a pretty definitive update was just posted on Patreon explaining the game's future (no, it's not cancelled)
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"Spreading myself thin"
Some people were correctly defending me in that this game is NOT meant to be the same size/scope as ToP & ZR so it does get lower prioritization. However, it was also NOT meant to take 6+ months per update. The reason for these delays were primarily out of my control. Not trying to throw anyone under the bus as some artists don't realize how tight of a commitment these games can be. But I want to clarify that working on ToP, ZR & HC at the same time has never forced me to compromise anything but my own sanity at times.
Art is often a bottleneck in the update process so for instance, I started Zombie's Retreat as a way to help prevent me from anxiously waiting on new scenes all the time in ToP. Sometimes I'm busier than I'd like to be but ultimately this is the best way to keep myself moving instead of worrying.
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"Vision is cancelled without artist"
Nah. Parts of HC have been a collaboration but the main vision is mine. It's basic origins are inspired off of that old-school vacuuming mother meme if some folks are old & degen enough to recognize it haha. But the tricky thing about what I do is that I'm void of any artistic talent. My 'Achilles heel' is having to rely on artists to come through with their part of the game: characters, backgrounds, NSFW scenes, etc. Unfortunately in this case (as with ToP in the past) when an artist isn't able to continue, I'm completely fucked until I can find a replacement. Fortunately I think I've already gotten one.
Sorry for understandably letting a bunch of you guys down so far. Shit sucks and it's a gut wrenching feeling when an artist isn't able to continue. Just gotta pick up the pieces and see what I can continue with. <3
Stay cool f95!
edit: Also Android version. RPGM has made that a nightmare as the scenes load as black screens for most Android users. Going to look at possibly re-rendering the scenes in a lower framerate or sort of framing & shrinking the scenes slightly to get them consistently functional on Android. Sorry for this taking so long. Once a viable solution is found the Android version should update consistently with the Windows build.