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how long until next update ? end of month ? 2026 ?
I am making this for the fun of making it, I don't hold myself to fixed release schedules. But I am gunning for this next update to be out by Christmas and try to simultaneously release it with TGP... we shall see if that's possible.
Regarding the Harlowe ragebait argument, it's not really a useful argument to have. All I'll say is I have zero feelings of jealousy looking at the QSP / Sugarcube / Renpy games out there in terms of how they feel to play. Yeah Harlowe has plenty of flaws, but its codebase is open source and the developers that have contributed to this project have scrubbed away most of the big ones.
What we're left with is a framework that is dead easy to write content in. Which is why, if I can continue keeping the machine running smoothly, it can almost be like a platform for people to write their own content for, where even non-coders can contribute and tweak whatever they want, write whatever stories they want inside it.
Like the whole reason I am making this game is because I'm just making the game I myself want to play, and its amazing to pull in a few mods, and suddenly get a whole new experience. I don't feel bad if people say XCL is only good because of mods, I'll happily agree with that. But I'll also keep working on the base to make it better and encourage more of it.