Hey there guys! FlynnFlann with TinyHat Studios here, heard that some people were discussing our game here so I wanted to clear up some questions.
Firstly- thanks to you all for being so patient with the lack of clear directions in the game! Our latest build added a tutorial which should hopefully help.
We thought the game would be easy enough to play, but we've gotten a lot of feedback to make things more streamlined and clear, so on top of the tutorial we are working on trying to make the game less obtuse in terms of it's UI and game flow as well.
Secondly- We have the menu locked to a 16:9 ratio for the time being. Until I figure out a good solution for aspect ratio and resolution switching that doesn't completely fuck my UIs, that will be a placeholder. This initial build was originally supposed to be a proof of concept for basically an interactive version of our adventure chart so it's very barebones, but from the feedback we've gotten, it makes sense for us to have it be our primary focus going forward- so we'll be addressing some of these concerns.
Thirdly, wow, I'm happy with how many people like what we have to show so far!
We're in the middle of refining the game and taking a lot of the initial feedback we've gotten to make sure that the game itself is fun to play. I usually focus more on the presentation, but we understand the mechanics need some work.
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I guess while I'm also here, I should clear up _why_ I'm here. While I don't wish to undermine our Patreon supporters and do not condone the piracy of my software or that of any of my peers and collaborators- I am not of the camp that thinks all pirates are filthy thieves.
I'm lucky enough to be in a position right now where I can support my fellow creators- but I wasn't always in this situation. I've pirated in the past and I understand that many people have many different reasons for why they might pirate, and that those reasons aren't always out of spite. There are legitimate reasons to pirate- and I'm also not too worried because we offer plenty of reasons outside of our game to join our Patreon as well.
I might not be super active here, but I did want to drop in and say that I'm around to answer any questions you guys might have with our game. Pirate or not, I want our project to be high quality and for it to be able to help shine a little bit of light into people's lives. If you're able to support us and you would like to- that would make us very happy! But, I hope everyone here enjoys what we're creating regardless!
