[WIP][RPO][AddOn10] Preview & Info (Patreon)

Hello everyone and thanks for being here! :)

-----[MISC] How Development has been going------

There were complications with the auto-assigns, which took much time and headache to solve, because it would cause the game to not load, which means I didn't have access to most of my usual tools to figure out what's wrong. That really set things back and was a real drain of time and energy. However, eventually I found the pesky problems (one of them was an error of a - instead of a _, the other few were issues more related to logic / programming works, some of which were rather strange).

The polls etc for the wording of the mod was another bit of a time drain, but one that I would call Absolutely Required.

----- [PROGRESS] Status of Individual Aspects:   -----

- The new global options system for the mod seems to be done and working. That took a while, but was necessary since the addOn 10 settings system is based on that one.

- The auto-assign seems to be done and working.

- all the traits and selections exist, so the cosmetic aspect is done.

- refusal to engage in romance due to incompatible orientations etc is, at the core, done and working, but will very likely need a LOT of tweaking: as there are so many possible combinations of orientations and identities, I foresee mishaps, things skipping or happening in the wrong scenario, etc.

- The Aromantic features are completely behind and need a ton more work. There are larger gameplay additions on that front, and it will take quite some time to all do. Time that we have not right this second.

-----[PROGRESS] Picture and Video -----

Because Patreon eats the quality of images and can't do video, I uploaded the progress image and video on Twitter. See Here: 

RECAP IMAGE HERE 

VIDEO HERE 

-----[MISC] I Will Be Unavailable -------

I'll have to be mostly unavailable between the 25 and the end of the month. 

I am visiting a family member who is recovering and in remission from life-threatening issues. I'll have some of my stuff but I won't be able to just sit at the computer all day obviously.

There's supposed to be a game patch on Tuesday so that'll be my priority.
This does mean that I won't be very available at those times to finish working on the add-on or anything else.

I hoped to finish everything before I had to go - I was very intent on having this mod released publicly by mid June which would have required a Patron release late May or earliest June....), but unfortunately things have been difficult and taken much more time and sanity than they should have. The addOn has been shaping up really well despite the roadblocks though. So I'm still hoping that once I am working on it again, it will wrap up fast.

I cannot imagine NOT releasing it publicly any later than Pride Month which is next month, so, I'll have to make that work one way or the other haha. I will work on it when I can and I'm pushing as much as possible....
If you're not happy with that delayed progress, you know what to do: my messages are always open for refunds :)

----- [QUESTION] Playable WIP? -----

Should I try to share a prototype of the new things that are available, for those who want to have a look in game, preview the bones of the stuff and give feedback?

If so, I might share a 'cosmetic only' version of things. This way you can go about assigning things to sims as you wish while I am still working on the gameplay effect part. I am not quite against sharing the 'romance / Woohoo refusal' gameplay effect, but I am convinced it'll need tweaking so, don't expect it to be release ready in a prototype.

---- That's it for today!

Much love,
Lumpinou