Sitrep for September (Patreon)

Alright! First off, we actually have a poll result to discuss! Specifically, the Haven's Port Focus poll ended on the third. The subject was whether to continue adding to the Isle of Jerta, or to introduce the Rose Garden. The result was pretty unambiguous:

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Work more on Jerta Island - 71%

Introduce the Rose Garden - 29%

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For those disappointed with this, don't worry too much, this means that the next Haven's Port update after this one will introduce the Rose Garden. It was merely a matter of if it was introduced in the September update or the November one. 

As for myself, to be blunt, I'm actually happy with this result, as Jerta is much more completely mapped-out than the Rose Garden is. I've had a bit of trouble coming up with more ideas for the seduction-based themes of the Rose Garden, and this gives me a bit more time to map those out better. I also have more of the assets I need already on hand for Jerta, which is good given the last few months have been kinda over budget on that aspect of development. The initial build of Jerta needed a lot of new assets, and last month's Left Hand Magic and A Bet Maid needed a broader range of new assets than is typical for a single month. 

Anyway! Jerta will get a new infusion of content, along with the first hints of an end-game type event. As Haven's Port is an open-world, free-roam sort of game, there aren't true 'Endings' planned. But I've always intended there to be 'Epilogues' that can be unlocked. These will show what would happen in the long term if you became, say, a major player in the Fleet Faction. Unlocking one will not actually force you to stop playing, though. Which means you'll technically be able to unlock all of them on a single play through if you're not concerned about playing your character a certain way. 

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There isn't much to say here yet! I have actually finished the Wallpaper renders already. I did those yesterday. As usual, though, you can probably expect me to procrastinate finishing the post-processing and typesetting for them. Though, I'll try to keep it to a minimum. There's a good chance I'll fail again. But I'll at least try...

Aside from the Wallpapers, I haven't done much but planning out the Haven's Port events yet. I'll likely begin renders for the first Haven's Port scene tonight. As well as brainstorm for a short story. Though, of course, the voting for which poll-based one I will do isn't even close to over yet. And the polling is closer than usual so far, so I can't really guess with any certainty which way that will go. Likewise, I won't be able  to start on the Mixed Media/Comic until that poll ends...so, nothing more to say, really!