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TO: Everyone
FROM: Grym Gudinna
SUBJECT: Karlsson's Gambit 0.3 Development Memo (Public) August 30, 2020
Hi all!
I have to do very vanilla preview pics since this post is a public one! I will also be repeating some info for Patrons so I apologize but I promised to put a road map publicly once as well for hopefully future Patrons, hee hee!
Weekly Workload: 44 images, 3,000 words
Total Overall 0.3 Progress: 400 images, 15,050 words
I have definitely crossed well past the halfway mark now, and spent a lot of time this week actually doing some editing and music and other things to make that process a little easier at the end. So my renders are not quite as usual as most weeks, but I actually think I got more done in some ways than normal.
Ok, release date. I am not 100% sure yet, but I am very confident as of today that I can release 0.3 during the latter part of September this upcoming month. I intend to try and take a little time off from my real work near the end to kind of sprint towards the finish line as I did for 0.1 and 0.2. What would stop me? Really only two things: 1) Real life work and/or some type of real life issues that steals away time unexpectedly or 2) the size of the updates itself, meaning that I kind of want to close this update with a larger size than 0.2 and I can't quite possibly finish a huge update that quickly.
For reference, 0.1 was about 457 renders and 18,500 words and 0.2 was about 650 renders and 24,000 words. I think 0.3 will end up slightly larger than 0.2 but play slightly shorter for one playthrough because this update I have more alternate scenes for prior choices.
I really hope to see some new Patrons in September too since I'm pretty sure I am releasing that month! Even $2 is greatly appreciated! (but wait until September 1 to do so as you won't get charged right at the end of the month for August)
In my real work, we have hired a third person and I spent a lot of this week training her and I will take a little more time this week as well, but I hope in the very near future that clears up more time to sprint for the end of 0.3
I will be working on both 4k images tonight and tomorrow, I will probably post polls very early in September to try and get these out of the way early so there are as little side projects as possible to try and finish 0.3! Also, I might not update as much when I enter the final sprint as I kind of get locked into that mode and might not be as active but rest assured I am grinding hard!
Ok, wall of text coming up as it's the Road Map: (sorry Patrons that have already seen this)
ROAD MAP:
I want to do a short version of the overall vision of the game I have envisioned to give a general idea what to expect. There are minor variations and things can change in the future of course, but this is kind of what I have thought in advance about the story.
ACT I: Updates 0.1 through 0.3 -- These three updates are about setting up characters, narratives, and getting everyone moving towards the same destination where the general situation/narrative will occur. In a sense these three updates might have a little more exposition than future updates, but I think it's important to set up the personalities and motivations of all of the characters to some extent. I also hoped to be able to upgrade my computer for 0.4, when I need more power because scenes might have more people in the same scene.
ACT II: Updates 0.4 through 0.8 -- The central narrative of the game, and this section will generally have most characters in the same location dealing with the main problems/conflict of the game. There will be some deviations for specific choices, but generally this is the main "meat" of the game where you will start making decisions that start to split more than right now after 0.2.
In 0.8, you will have some irrevocable and major decisions that permanently lock you to certain paths/story lines for Act III. You will also have some permanent choices earlier, but this more often will be about scenes/women you do things with versus the endings for the most part. (a few exceptions)
ACT III: Updates 0.9 through 0.11 -- The final section of the game and climax. Your choices from before will lead to this Act, and these updates might be a little bigger because they will track to different things based on earlier choices. You will be at that point a person who has kind of decided what kind of person they are and what they really want, and the story will lead you in that direction, ultimately ending with about 15 different possible endings. There would be some slight variation with them based on for example if you are actually in a romance with one woman versus another as no two would be the exact same, but I am thinking of about 15 endings which deal more with the main characters. And the endings will vary and maybe even what is a "good" or "bad" ending may differ depending on your tastes perhaps, hee hee. From my perspective, the worst ending on one scale might be for example the actual death(s) of certain characters. But keep in mind, even a death could actually be a better ending than one might imagine (for example dying to save someone else) automatically.
That's it for today! I love and appreciate the current support from everyone, and hope to see more join this nice little community as well going forward! Thank you!
Tess
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Let's still put it here so everyone can see this.