October 16 Update (Patreon)

It's a big game release weekend, which is always a mixed bag. I'm a bit scattered, so this update will be a few tidbits of information as well as an odd request for players of past games.

Because Steam personalizes everyone's pages so much, individual experiences vary, but it does seem like OEA is hitting trending pages for many players with the right settings. Here it is at the top of a category, whee:

I actually have a partially written post about OEA's performance that I think will be interesting both for casual players and professionals, but it's too early to draw certain conclusions yet. However, I can say that going Early Access appears to have definitely been the right decision. Obviously I'm not blowing up the industry, but I'll be curious to see how much the equation changes in a few months once I have data from all stores.

Now, a request: can anyone send me completed save data for my previous games? This is a strange request coming from DLsite - specifically they want a save sitting in the gallery room for the RPGs, or all scenes unlocked for the VNs. You'd think I'd have this on hand (I certainly expected to), but due to the development process, I don't necessarily have save data that works for the final game.