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Dev Diary 85
Here is TD, hello all. Let's get into totals:
3,237 images, 74 animations, and 59,093 words.
That is 310 statics, 8 animations, and 4,492 words since the last dev diary on November 3rd.
We're past the major branching portion and I can count the number of scenes left to finish the update on one hand. They're a bit more meaty than any single label of the quagmire of 20 or so before it, but the mostly linear nature of the remaining scenes is a welcome change of pace. I find that when I'm writing (this) wide, it's easy to feel lost in the weeds. Questions of is this paced well, what does it contribute to the bigger picture, and does any given path feel justified in its existence can be hard to answer. Testing the scenes alleviate these doubts, but when you stare so much at something, you can lose perspective.
So, yeah. Happy to feel like I'm back on solid ground and to have the remaining scenes unfold like a movie in my head as opposed to some quantum cat's cradle of moments.
I can't say for certain if we'll hit our goal of a December release. We'll know definitively by next dev diary. Certainly if we did, it'd be a late one, fingers crossed for Christmas... but January would be a comfortable estimation. Either way, I'll be getting a jump on some tasks that I normally reserve for our testing period, so that when we are image/animation complete I can get it straight into our proofing team's hands.
Thank you all. I hope this update lives up to both your support and patience.