So, I've been doing some thinking lately.
And it wasn't until watching Bo Burnham's new Netflix special just now that I realized what I need to do going forward- and that's to slowly distance myself from F95. I won't be gone completely as I do like talking with a lot of you on here and truly appreciate all of the love this game gets over one year and six billion updates later.
I have a problem. I am helplessly addicted to working, to the point where any time I do give myself a day off, I am completely miserable and unable to think for myself. I didn't work at all yesterday and it was one of the most miserable days in a very long time. It's unhealthy and it's been a problem for 14 years now, but it's gotten a lot worse over the last year. And that's not to say I'm going to slow down progress or anything, I literally can't. If I stop working, I will actually die. You will still be getting updates every two weeks (Or one month for larger ones, like I'm currently working on).
But I can't be letting some of the things people say here get to me as much as I have been. Hell, I haven't even read any of the reviews in the last three to four months.
So for the sake of my own mental health and the quality of the game, I'm going to be less active on this site. It's just not an environment I can happily participate in anymore. But I thank all of you who are following/have followed/will continue to follow this project, as it has many, many years to go. It's truly remarkable being able to do what I love for a living, and it's truly remarkable being able to fill the holes inside of myself with all of the things I have made you feel and think.
William Blake once said that the most sublime act of all is to set another before you. So I come to you now in an act of what I hope resembles sublimity, and ask for your understanding in this matter.
0.17.0 Launches on 7/1/21.
Go watch Bo Burnham's "Inside" on Netflix.