Dev Diary, September 16h, 2022 (Patreon)

I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter of Leap of Faith!

It was a very stressful release with the save game problems a lot experienced. We were a total of 9 people testing the game more heavily than ever in the week before the release, and none of us had a single problem with saves. So it came as a huge surprise when the release was out.

I'm really sorry about that, but there's really nothing I can do about it that won't ruin the newly created saves, made after the last update.

Other than the savegame problems, it was a good release with no game-breaking bugs, and I have to give a huge thanks to every one of the testers for doing a very solid job.

There were also some problems with stuttering animations on mid to low-end computers. This is a Ren'Py problem, and I'll upgrade to a new version of Ren'Py when a new stable version addressing it is out.

I also heard that some of you long-time supporters didn't get the download links. If you are one of those who didn't, and held a $5 tier for two months or more this year, or held a $1 tier for all of the year please message me and I'll send you the links.

I've not really been relaxing since the release, as I'm working on the in-game DLC. I'm trying to put as much as I can in there, from a normal walkthrough that displays menu choice outcomes, a developer commentary, and extras such as paths, renders, and animations that were scrapped along the way. I'll also include some behind-the-scenes shots and information, and some additions to the story.

The Steam DLC page is also open, click here to have a look or wishlist. The release date is next Friday, September 23rd.

Do note that the DLC is free for all $10 Patreons for the Patreon version of the game!

u4ia

I'm sure some of you also are wondering about the next game, u4ia. I'll finish up the LoF DLC and hopefully be able to open for community translations in the upcoming week. I need to get all of this done before I get properly started on u4ia. It is such a huge project, I'll need all available brain cells on deck.

Not much to add for now, but I wish you a pleasant weekend and stay safe out there. And thanks once again.

// Drifty