Developer Diary 35 - Locking down Release 3 (Patreon)

During the weekend I came to a realization: I’m trying to put too much into release 3. Way more than I intended. I began working on the new UI and wanted that to be the focus of release three, but then so many more things came up. So, I’ve decided to lock down what I need to do to push release 3 out, so you finally have a new playable version to try out.

One thing that won’t make the new release is story. No new story content has been added in terms of events or story, simply because I don’t have the game where it needs to be mechanically, for it to make sense. The event system is clearly a massive undertaking, that probably deserves a release for itself.

Another thing that won’t make it in is a saving system (which makes progression a bit tough right now). I honestly have not looked into saving yet, but hopefully it will not be too scary to tackle. 

Things that will be in the game: All the new NPCs, the new UI system, a correct Day/Night cycle that works by itself, the energy system, spending and earning money, the new tanning system, etc.

I know it’s been slow, but coding and designing has been so much harder than I thought it would be. As an artist first and foremost, a lot of time has been spent figuring things out in my head and then attempting to code it. A lot of failure has gone into this project, but I’m still very hyped about it. I hope you are too.

Things I still need to do before release 3 can be pushed out:

• Add more jobs (currently only one job location)
• Design piercing place to work with new UI
• Design clinic to work with new UI
• Design clothing store (hard)
• Create Makeup Store
• Add some minor stuff and bug fixing

That’s the list. It’s not long, but also not so easy to take care of. Hopefully in a month or so, we can begin looking forward to a new release :)

Thank you all for the continued support <3

Albatross