Release 1: "Sleeping Giant" (Patreon)

Ok, so it doesn't really do a whole lot, but that's the point of an "alpha" version: it's not feature complete, what does work is still buggy, and the user interface... umm, yeah.

But, a release is a release, and my vow to patrons is a steady stream of releases-and-information-about-releases, so we're starting this trend today!

Release Info

Release Name: Sleeping Giant

Release Series: Alpha 1

Release Date: August 4th

New Feature Overview:

• signup and login
• manage Games
• manage Components of Games
• completely serverless so far

Publicly Available: Yes! (link below...)

Release Links:

• Link to Paperize Alpha 1
• Roadmap Link 
• Visual Test Video 

Details:

Yep, it's just login and basic game creation at the moment. Create an account, make a few Games, add a few Components to them, stare at the blank spaces where Source, Template, and Transform editors will soon be. Smile, and check back next week!

Though the features may be sparse at the moment, this release represents a lot of unseen work. It proves that I've been somewhat successful at building the tech stack (detailed in past Unlockable Content posts), which was no small feat but has been very encouraging. (I'm just loving Vue.js and friends, and having Cypress generate videos of the test runs is just really cool.)

On the boring-but-necessary side, I've also consolidated various business assets and got a bank account set up, so this project looks legitimate to the bean counters of the world. Hey, gotta protect myself if this thing is going to be as big as we know it can be!

And how could I forget, all this Patreon and Discord stuff got set up this month as well. It's been awesome having a place to relax and share, and I'm grateful to those of you on board so early (particularly those of you still reading, obviously you know who you are!)

Thank You

One month in and going strong. Onwards and upwards!