Mind Drop #22 (05/11/2021) Almost (Patreon)

Yo!
Okay, I said no more posts until the update but there's been an uptick in frustration over the whole "Check to see if the update is out, if not check the next day". So I'm here to give what information I can.  😊

Serious mode: ON

What's the hold up?
There's been many things like planning a wedding, planning to be a father, moving across the country, changing how I want to do releases, and dealing with a medical issue with my eyes for an entire month. Those are the things that have led to the larger delays and they're all things that still take up a huge chunk of my time and they do take priority over the game.

What's currently holding me up is just the normal work process I have for the game. I've added things to certain scenes, reworked / finished dialogue, remade / compiled animations, remade / edited images, and I still have stuff to do along those lines. Good shit takes time.
I've also had PC issues. I had two PSU's pop in the span of two weeks and the purple loop in my second machine went bad and gunked up all of my blocks / rads. So I had to tear apart everything to clean it and that is a huge machine. (took apart the blue loop as well just to make sure it didn't go bad later). That alone took an entire day.

So, how long will it be until it's done?
It will be done when it is done and I promise I'm working as hard as I can on it with every free moment I have.
I've mentioned it before but I no longer want to give deadlines. I have way too many real life things to stress about right now without an arbitrary date being tacked on. I'll admit it was my fault to say keep checking every day. I didn't mean it to be taken literally, I'm a chill dude and just wanted a chill way to say "it'll be done when it's done".
So, I'll say again. I will work as hard as I possibly can on it and it will be out the moment it is done and pledges will be paused until then.

Serious mode: OFF

Okay, sorry about that. People seem to confuse friendly for fake so I wanted to be as clear as I could about that.

And thank you guys so much for 3000+ patrons!!! Words can not express how thankful I am for each and every single one of you.
Admittedly I wanted this milestone to happen after the update as it feels strange to celebrate in a weird time but fuck it. 3000 is a fucking insane number and should be celebrated.
I still have the screenshot of me hitting 100 patrons thinking that I had already hit my long term goal and whatever happened after didn't matter. Never ever expected to make it here. And it's all thanks to you guys.
Your support has not only changed my life but the lives of my family. I can never say thank you enough. It means the fucking world to me. 😊

...but I do have something to say about that.
I know there's a number of people that support me that have doubts or even people that can not afford to pledge but do anyways.
So I want to say if you have ANY reason that gives you pause to pledge to me then please remove your pledge. Simply put I am very well supported and I do not want the money from someone who could use it more than me. I also don't want the money from people that don't like the way I've handled things or what I have planned for the future. I appreciate the fuck out of your support but I don't want you to hurt yourself financially or emotionally in anyway. As cliché as it sounds, I genuinely don't care about the money and if you do unpledge then know that there's no hard feelings in any shape, way, or form. 😊

Felt that needed to be said.


Okay, I'm going back to work. This is honestly 100% the last post until the the juicy 1500+ render update. 😎
Thank you all so much for everything, and for being patient.
Love you guys <3