Start of week update (Long version) (Patreon)

Apologies for being quiet over the past week, but I've been working on the game consistently, so I avoided all forums / postings.  I took Thursday & Friday off work to work on the game and worked continuously for the past 5 days (4x18hr days Thurs-Sun and 7hrs tonight after I got home from work) to try to get some shape onto Episode 7.

At the end of Thursday, I concluded that  some of the pre-party scenes were rushed / too short and ALL of  party scenes I created were absolute shit and needed to be completely re-done (When I completed a playthrough, I didn't like the scenes / revenge plot or any of the script that I had written),

 So that's when the panic set in. On a positive note, with the exception of one scene, I was happy with the renders / images.

The past few days have been the only time since  I started the game that I did not enjoy the Dev process.  And although I always feel a bit of self-imposed pressure, this is the first time that I had some actual panic. 

So I had to make a lot of changes, move a lot of stuff around and the bottom line is that....

 I WILL have a playable episode out by the end of this week.  It will be average length compared to previous episodes (images/script) and I am now happy with the quality of it. However, it is pretty much ALL based on the build-up to the party, which means that most of the party will be in the next release.  But you shouldn't have to wait as long  (approx. 3 weeks)  for the next release as it will be an extended version of Episode 7 (similar to the 6X version for Episode 6).

Summary:

Episode 7 out this week (standard length).  Episode 7X (completes the party) will be out in Mid October.

I committed to completing the ENTIRE party scene this month, but that's not going to happen, so.... for any $10/$5 patrons that paid for September, I'll ensure that you get Episode 7 this month AND Episode 7X next month, even if you reduce / delete your pledge at the end of this month.

Also:  Although I have not yet reached my planned goal for hiring some help, I am going to go ahead and advertise/hire an additional member to the team, as I've learned this month that a one-man band is not enough to keep up with the required pace!

Apologies for not getting everything into this month, but it was just too much to cram in.