any news about the next update?
Next up is a WIAB release.
Ocean is working on both SG and WIAB at the same time.
The CH 5 Beta is coming and it will likely include the rest of the CH 2 rework (and perhaps any remaining updates needed in CH 3/3.5 to support the Sasha path which is getting buffed in the CH 1/2 reworked content).
We are already at 1,000 + renders for the next SG rev so I'm thinking July/August but that is only my guess versus a definitive statement from Ocean.
Here is the latest about SG from Ocean's most recent dev log on May 31st:
Hello,
So... I'm around 1100 renders in, I've also finished a few animations & work on the phone is also progressing.
I also increased the weekly hours I put into Blender. I feel like I don't make enough progress there.
The phone work is slowing Ocean down - he can work on the phone or do more with scene development and he is trying to strike a balance.
He's had help with the phone UI but the freelancer who committed to doing other work on the phone bailed so Ocean took it on.
May 17th dev log:
As mentioned above, the work on the phone has begun. Good boi Messe has created a lot of fantastic-looking UIs for me. The coding part is definitely the hardest, as I'm still doing it myself. But I'm getting there. Here's the current main menu.
Progress is pretty fast, even though the phone takes quite a few hours away from setting up scenes atm.
Maybe we will have the phone for the CH 5 Beta or maybe it will not be available until CH 5 Full - either way, I think it will be a great add!
I'm happy to support Ocean and, from the comments of Ocean's supporters on SS and Patreon, I think the vast majority of us are pleased with the progress of the next rev and of Ocean's efforts to get 'Steam ready' for the Season 1 release on Steam.
Each 2 week update on SG has seen Ocean add to the render count by hundreds. We still don't know the status of animations or music so we'll have to let Ocean give us the updates that address those before anyone besides Ocean has a better estimate on when the CH 5 Beta release will be.
Cheers!