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S2E3 Testing has Started! ️♂ (Open Post)
Hello people! I started testing S2E3 I'm currently checking that everything is working properly (aside from the translations) and polishing details like sounds and other things. I will do the translations once I check that everything is working fine. So, the next post should be the countdown start.
The S2E3 update brings the most animations and images in a single update to date. It has taken 8-9 very long months, but finally it's in the testing stage.
I know that many of the long-time supporters are here expecting always high-quality, and I can confidently say that this update will meet the expectations of the vast majority. (No pressure! No pressure at all! )
You know that I like to prioritize quality and implement new ideas that make IoM bigger and better. I want to give you an example of this for S2E3. (I will try to be as spoiler-free as possible.)
There are 2 big hot scenes in S2E3. The amount of work in both is enormous. The scenes will be repeatable inside the game, but that's not all. One scene currently has 2 ways of playing it, with 3 different 'cum-endings', and the other scene has 3 ways of playing it with 8 different 'cum-endings'. Also, both scenes are expandable in the future.
Adding so many different 'endings' takes a lot of work, including text for each ending, images for each ending, etc. But the idea is that the player can choose whenever they want to play these scenes in the normal flow of the game, and it's not a simple replay of them; each time, they can be played differently, and the player will decide when and how to play them.
I only release an update if I like it, and I'm loving this one The only downside is the waiting time, of course that adding complex scenes like the ones I'm mentioning, takes a lot of time, but that being said, I'm not happy with the time it's taking me to release each update but that's why I mentioned the other weekend about the idea of sometimes adding small patches of content, but we will all talk about it after S2E3 is released, I've a lot to say about this and your feedback will be truly appreciated, doing small patches bring positive things but also negative things and I will do a whole post explaining both in detail. I'm usually very open with the development with the IoM community, and that is something that I want to keep.
For the Steam version, I will have to wait for their approval before publishing the new episode. It's the normal process, so the launch there can take longer. Probably tomorrow or on Monday, I will do a post there for the Steam players. Sorry that I've not posted there in about 2 months on Steam I'm super focused on S2E3, and since I post there in about 30 languages, I'm not as regular as here because it takes a lot of time, and I prefer to keep working in the game and just make a post monthly or every 2 months, like in this case.
I'm also sorry for the people I haven't replied to on social networks, but it's for good reasons. Working on IoM makes it hard to keep up with every platform.
After all that text, at least an image is expected, right? So I'm sharing one of my favorite images of S2E3. And I know people will love it because John is a fan favorite! The good old John and his hot coffee! ☕
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To this day, i still don t understand why he (MA) didn t add that missing option for Jenn (or us Players). If Jenn (on the Innocence Path) had consistently made the same "good" choices, that one missing option wouldn t have derailed the rest of the story. The story could’ve continued perfectly fine... even without Fred!
