Games Report 06/28/23 (Patreon)

Happy Wednesday, everyone! This week's update is going to be a bit all over the place since we're winding down from our Norwich Anime & Gaming Con appearance, so there's some news on a bit of everything. Additionally, some of our members are feeling a bit under the weather (including myself, AKA BáiYù), so we appreciate your continued patience and understanding!

Sleepy Time Jack

Sleepy Time Jack has been updated to Version 0.38 for both the paid version as well as the web demo!

Changelog:

• New GUI additions by MysteryCorgi
• Web demo engine updated to Ren'Py 8.1.1.23060707
• Fixed the centering on the Help page (if it moves around in the next update I will cry inconsolably)
• Further preparations for translations
• Preparations to add "Jacktor" Mode

In addition, Sleepy Time Jack is now available to wishlist on Steam! "I already have the game on itch, is there a reason I should wishlist it?" Even if you don't plan on buying it from Steam, it helps us out! The way that Steam wishlists works is that the more people we have wishlisting any of our games on Steam, the more it helps new players discover our entire catalogue. The most that happens is an annoying email whenever it goes on sale, but that's a pretty small price to pay, wouldn't you say?

All patrons can claim their free itch.io key of Sleepy Time Jack with this link here. For non-Patrons reading this post, you can currently purchase Sleepy Time Jack for 33% off (or USD$2.00) during the itchio Summer Sale here!

Sunny Day Jack

The Unity demo has been updated to Version 0.02 and is available to Kickstarter backers and Patrons pledging a minimum of $12/mo at this link here. We are working on addressing all of the Bug Reports we receive on the official thread, so please only report your errors there as we are using that thread to keep track of what has and hasn't been addressed. Our programmer is unable to address bugs reported via other channels.

As of this time, we only have a functional Windows build we can confirm that works. The Linux build does not seem to proceed past launch on the Steamdeck device, and the Mac build needs to be rebuilt for stability. We thank you for your patience as we correct these errors.

The Groom of Gallagher Mansion

The screenshots on itch.io and Steam have been updated to reflect the GUI in Ren'Py. Additionally, the latest public demo is available on this post. We are currently working on adding the demo to Steam for easier distribution. In the meantime, we'd like to ask you all to also wishlist TGoGM on Steam!

DachaBo

It's been a little over a week since Simoun's introductory audio was released, and we're still working on a blog post to answer your questions regarding Simoun's boundaries, among other related topics. It may be a tad bit long as there's a lot to dig through, but we think it's pretty important to understand the context behind him.

Miscellaneous & Closing Notes

We were unfortunately unable to follow our schedule of one audio post a week this month due to various factors, but our next audio drama will include Nick Herraras from SDJ!

Something that's important to note about SnaccPop Studios is that we're still a relatively small company in the grand scheme of things; upper management (namely, Sauce and I) has limited resources and every time there's an incident in our community, we have to divert time and energy from development to address those concerns. The time we spend on these incidents has largely been reduced thanks to the wonderful help from our Community Moderation team, but the emotional impact can be rather draining long after the fact. In other words, we can work on and develop our projects a lot faster if we don't have to be distracted!

And in case this is our final post before the end of June, we'd like to thank you all again for supporting us and other LGBTQ+ developers during Pride. But just because June is over doesn't mean we stop being queer; we're here year-round and we're not afraid to make the stuff that no one else is. So stay tuned for more, because we'll keep cooking those delicious treats~