September 8th, 2020: Progress Report
Hey everyone. Rem here with this week's Progress Report.
First, I'll lightly talk about what I have been doing the past two weeks: I took a break over the weekend at the end of last month (so about 10ish days ago from this post), and otherwise I have been working on fixing bugs and on v7 of Karryn's Prison. I've been coding the defeat battle for Level 3, and you can see the art teaser of it from last week's Sachinama Art post. I've also been brainstorming about something else for v7, a major system change that I have intended from the beginning of development.
And now moving on, I have some solemn news to report. Yesterday, Monday morning in Japan time, Sachinama had to deal with a family emergency. In order for Sachinama to fully focus on his family affairs, I have forced him to take at least a week off from doing any work, and told him to not think about working until things get better.
Even though I had only begun speaking to Sachinama initially through e-mails about almost three years ago, my relationship with Sachinama had grown from being a fan, to his publisher, to working together as a developer team, and finally, to being an irreplaceable family member. We have laughed, dined, cried, and slept under the same roofs for a period of time in Japan and in Los Angeles.
Honestly, if my passport hadn't expired and stuck in renewal waiting hell, at the time of this posting I would've been on a plane flying to Japan to give my support in person. As it is, all I can do is give my support from the other side of the ocean.
I would like everyone to respect Sachinama and my privacy, and not ask for any details. Sachinama is healthy and alive, so don't worry about that. But until Sachinama's family affairs are resolved, development of Karryn's Prison will be delayed for at least a week or even longer.
In mean time, I'm going to continue to code a bit, and design that system I mentioned earlier in this post. As scheduled, v6 will be available to all supporters starting on September 10th. Remember everyone to continue to stay safe, there's still a global pandemic outside.