V13.5 Reflection and Beyond (Patreon)

It's been a little while since my last post, huh? v.13.5 recently came out last month, and it was a resounding success! I'm very happy with what my team and I were able to accomplish.
Of course, there are still a few bugs here and there, and I don't think the game will ever be 100% perfect (in terms of game design, and stuff like that), and that's ok. I am here to try and make it as good as it can be.

Unfortunately, after v13.5 dropped, so did my mental health. I've been having an extremely rough time these last few months, and if you've noticed my absence, that's why. I'm -still- dealing with it, but thankfully I am in therapy and on medication, so hopefully things change for the better. That being said, though, this post is not meant to be sappy, or sad, or depressing. So let's end that there!

Mm... I guess the bad news technically does not end there? I'm just going to go out and say it. As of right now, we are not planning on holding a Beta Testing period for v14. Every version since v11 has had some kind of leak issue, and v14 is a version my team and I (me and Zumi especially) have been working towards for YEARS. We really, really, really don't want this version to be leaked, and the only way to guarantee that is close off the beta for v14. I know that's disappointing for a lot of you, and I know that this will make some people leave, and I get it. I understand, but unfortunately, that's just how things have to be for right now. With as big as the Beta periods can be, it's too unmanageable. v13.5 leaked on the whims of a disgruntled player that just decided to be that way, and that's too risky for me, personally. 

That being said, however! During my absence, I kinda, uh, went a little nuts and mapped all of the Xen HQ and even evented some of it already lol.  Including mapping most of Part 1. 

Let's talk about how v14 is going to work.
It's in 3 parts, yes?
It's not handled like v13 where there are 3 segments, they are continuous chapters with small visual notes that indicate when a part is done. None of them will be skippable as they are all important. They are also not meant to be like 4 hours long each, either.  v14 is very much quick and to the point. Very similar to Renegade Route, in that respect. That being said, it's very much "done when it's done".

Here's a bit of Reldin Island! It got a bit of an update. To further reflect its grandiosity.

Reldin Island is -huge-. Not only is it the home for Team Xen, but it's its own mountain, and currently it's planned on being the biggest area in the game. However, for v14, I won't be mapping all of it. I am -purely- focused on new story content for v14 right now. That's it, and when that's done, I will immediately release it after some internal and alpha testing, like I promised. 

But uh, yeah, that's all for today! I'll be resuming posts and showing SOME things this version, but a lot of it is very spoilery. So posts may be less common, but more plentiful. That being said, I have something -else- to showcase next week. It's something entirely new and I'm really excited to share it! Until then, thank you guys for supporting me all this time, and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week!