Just a little written update <3 (Patreon)

Hey all, sorry for the long pause between posts on here! I'm sure most of you are aware by now but I tend to mostly communicate in the Discord server these days since it's much more convenient. Still thought I should just give a little update on things here though <3

Since I finished the mini-comic I set my sights on finishing the first chapter of SD by the end of the year. The plan was to finally get the game public in an early access state on Itch.io by 2024, and switch to a more full-time work schedule for the project, with side projects taking much less of a precedent than they have been up until this point. Sadly I think I'm probably going to miss that deadline, as I've been taking a lot of time to re-think/future-proof a lot of SD's core systems and menus, and it's taking a fair amount of time Dx

The work is going pretty good in general. Most old menus are being scrapped and re-done, I'm changing some key gameplay / interaction mechanics around, re-writing a TON of sections, and re-structuring a fair bit of narrative. It's all just taking me longer than I thought since I keep getting new ideas for improvements and impulsively acting on them xd

I try to give more frequent updates in the supporter channels on discord, so if you want to keep more up-to-date with things, that's the place to be :d fingers crossed I can at least get another build out for supporters before 2024, even if the public release has to wait a little longer.

Side projects are sort of on hold until I get this done: sorry about that! I just really want to get SD out into the world, and I'm honestly excited about all the improvements and ideas I'm having lately, even if it doesn't make for the most exciting posts :d

If people are interested, I can try posting more development-oriented wips in the discord, though I'm sure that's now what most of you are here for aha

Thanks for all your support <3 have a lovely weekend, and enjoy your holidays :D