Studio Update (Patreon)

Hello, dear equines, kobolds, antella, et all!

Silk Wright, here. I haven't been writing the posts for a while now, but I thought this one was important enough I should speak to you all directly, though this does involve all of us here. We at the Studio hope you are all well! There are some important updates we'd like to share regarding the current status and future direction of our projects.

Homestead

Our passion project, Homestead, is going on a long-term hiatus. While our creative desire and drive for Homestead continue to burn bright, we face challenges in producing art assets at the speed and cost required for ongoing development. I mean, you've all experienced the lag and sloth recently, right? Even with bringing Lillowisp on, who has been amazing, we just haven't been able to afford the cost of enough assets fast enough, and Lillowisp doesn't have the time to go Full-Time on the asset creation. Rest assured, this is not a cancellation but a pause. We aim to pick it back up once we can afford a full-time artist or complete Hereafter.

Hereafter

Speaking of, Hereafter has been making remarkable progress! In just half a year, this project has caught up to (and may soon surpass) Homestead in terms of overall development! Therefore, we've decided to channel all our remaining resources into Hereafter, as its path to becoming a playable game seems more immediate. We've been sharing screenshots, assets, and character profiles as well as lore about the game regularly, and it's only going to get more exciting from here! Our internal development board about all the lore surrounding the game has been a fascination of mine to build out... Speaking of, World Anvil is amazing? Only tangentially related, ANYWAYS-

Patreon

Another thing is, our Patreon has been pretty outdated. I think we're even using the same tiers, rewards, and assets that we used way back in the day when we were working on PTA. It's about time to update all that. Slim down the unnecessary number of tiers, refine greater clarity of what each tier will get, and get more fitting assets for the Patreon and its related visuals. Especially as Hereafter is going to be our flagship project now, maybe we should get some pixel art up and running for it and the website!

Hereafter Demo Potential

I did say that Hereafter has been soaring in terms of development! We nearly have all the combat UI functional, movement is largely done, a lot of pieces are falling into place. I would be confident enough to say we may see a playable combat demo sometime in Q1 - 2024! Don't quite quote me on that though, that will become a lot clearer as we approach Q1, but regardless, a combat demo will be coming Soon.

If you've read this far, then thank you! And thank you for supporting us over all these years. I know this is reading sort of like an 'End of the Year' post, but no, just... with these major changes coming, I really just wanted to express to you all how thankful I am that you've been with us, well, all of us here at the Studio want to thank you for it, not just me. We really look forward to giving you something interactive, substantial here soon. Thank you so much, creating this world means so much, and I hope you'll all love being in it as much as we love making it, when it's time.

Thank you again, and happy spoop times! We have some special treats for you on the 31st, stay tuned!

Silk Wright and the Heartsong Games Team

~ Silk Wright

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