I wanted to share the situation that the developer is going through and see if anyone here can help, even if it's just by supporting with $2.00.
His work is very good, and this game deserves all our support.
Dev Update #19 and an Insight Into What's Going on With My Life
Hello everyone!
Let me get the raw statistics out of the way first. During the last 3 weeks, I have:
- Rendered 214 still images
- Created 12 animations for 2 sex scenes and started doing the posing work for the first threesome scene of the game
- Wrote the script for 7 scenes
If I keep going at the same pace, I should be 50% done with Chapter 7 within the next few days. Currently, it looks like it will take me three and a half months of total development time to finish this episode.
Sadly, there are also some bad topics I need to bring up.
Most of you are probably aware that I live in Ukraine and the situation here is rather dire. We started having regular power outages again, and while I currently still have power for about 18 out of 24 hours, it will get worse if the missile attacks on our power plants will continue. As you can guess, I won't be able to do much rendering if I can't even turn on my PC.
However, the biggest problem I'm facing is that the mobilization process here is becoming increasingly more authoritarian and inhumane. Every time I go outside, I risk never coming back if I am sighted by a member of the police or recruitment forces. The headhunting going on in the streets is getting worse and worse, so the chances of me being abducted are also increasing. Additionally, there's a risk of all my bank accounts being blocked some time during summer or autumn, so that can hinder my ability to receive income as well as my motivation level.
As you can imagine, living in such conditions is very stressful and it not only deepens my depression, but also makes me feel like continuing to work on my game is pointless since I never know if I'll still be here tomorrow.
That being said, I plan to continue developing "Seeking Closure" for as long as I can, even if the circumstances mentioned above slow down my progress. The main reason why I'm sharing this information with you is to let you know - if I ever go silent for 1-2 months, it's because I was taken into the army, not because I abandoned the project without saying a word.
That's it for this update and sorry if it got a bit dark.
P.S. Please avoid getting political if you feel like leaving a comment, regardless of which side you may support.
Also, if you feel like I'm being a coward because I refuse to join the army, I respect your opinion, but I urge you to refrain from attacking me for holding a different stance than you do.
Dev Update #20
Welcome to another development update for Chapter 7!
During the last month, I have:
- Rendered 236 still images
- Created 14 animations for 3 sex scenes
- Wrote the script for 5 scenes
I continue to work on Chapter 7 each day, but my stress level is still very high and the average amount of electrical power went down from 20 hours a day to about 14-16 hours, with the government saying it will go even lower than that in July, as our nuclear power plants go into maintenance.
The worst part is that the power mostly goes out in the evenings and that's the time I'm done with my day job and can focus more on making renders. As such, I have to pull more late-night hours to keep a reasonable rendering pace, but that isn't always possible.
At this point, I'm afraid of giving any estimates for when the chapter will be finished, but I hope it won't take too long despite all the obstacles in my way.
As always, I'm very grateful to everyone who stays with me during the long, tumultuous development cycle and I hope I'll have some better news in the next update.
