December 1 Update (Patreon)
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I hope those of you in a place that celebrated Thanksgiving had a good time. I've been hard at work, but this week's update is going to be a bit of a scattered one. As I look to the last month of the year, I'm reviewing my yearly goals and considering how best to use my time.
TLS: One awkward thing is that the next TLS update would naturally come out in about a month, and I've found that patrons have much less time to play during the Christmas and New Years seasons. That means either rushing to get it done early or accepting that a smaller update will be out later. Traditionally I've rushed, but this year I'm considering investing time in some other things.
Once Ever After: One of my goals for 2019 was to finish all the creative heavy lifting on this game so that it would be off my mental plate. I have only partially accomplished this so far. I've made new content through the end of the game, so I could actually create a new build with a bit more work, but I wanted to wait on that until I'd gotten more assets and fixed some enduring issues, so that anyone replaying gets an upgraded experience.
The Brightest Shadow: I'm still waiting on a few more people to finish giving feedback, but I'd like to make a new draft this month. I'll make this one available to $5 patrons to tide you guys over if the TLS update isn't rushed.
Steam Awards: This one isn't work on my end, but things for you to potentially do, if you want. Several people have contacted me about nominating TLS for the "Story Rich" or "Labor of Love" Steam Awards. Only the most popular games ever win these, but it doesn't hurt if you want to nominate.
Steam Reviews: Weirdly, the rate of TLS reviews has increased lately. I didn't do anything to encourage this, but I'll certainly accept it. If anybody has an account they'd use for NSFW games and hasn't reviewed, please do! I wasn't sure getting to "Overwhelmingly Positive" would be possible, but if this pace continues, it might happen one day.
This has been a very good year, but a long one, subjectively. We'll see how much energy I can muster this week, then next update I should be able to give a clearer idea of the situation.