v0.3.0 weekly update: future content and preparing for release (Patreon)

Hello cadets!

Progress continues on the next version, as of today we have completed 62 tasks, with 20 tasks remaining for the scope of this version.

We decided to move some features such as the beauty salon and the ability to purchase and use temporary body mods to the next version, 0.3.1, as we feel the patch is starting to be too big feature wise.

As temporary mods function as status effects and they are an essential part of the game, we believe there is need to do a lot more testing before we make them available due to the way they can create game breaking bugs, which we want to avoid.

On the upside, we have finished implementing the core gameplay loop and all jobs are now available in their basic version!

Release Date

As we are now in the final phases of implementation and testing, we are planning to release v0.3.0 either on Friday 16th or Friday 23rd depending on the results of testing.

What's next?

All subsequent versions of the 0.3.x series will be focused on content. As the time consuming programming work is part of version 0.3.0, you can expect more regular updates as there will not be major features blocking releases.

In v0.3.0, you will be able to explore all currently available locations, with a few more coming in v0.3.1. Not all of them will feature a lot of content right away, with some options locked until a subsequent patch make them available.

As we try to ensure our writer does not die of exhaustion, our objective is to add life into these locations with the next updates and also start to dig more into relationships.

Final Word

We hope you're looking forward to this version as much as we are looking forward to releasing it to you.

What do you plan to visit and do first now that you will be free to explore the world of Starwatch?