Road to Steam release and a brief follow up on stuff.

'Sup peeps. How are y'all doing? Just wanted to make a quick post to announce (very happily) that I'm finished setting up the Steam page for the game. That includes the trailer, which is more of a cinematic intro at this point since it runs for four minutes. I'll be sharing it with you guys, along with a release date, as soon as Steam finishes reviewing my page, which, according to them, takes 2-3 days. So, since I submitted it for review on Friday, my next post should be tomorrow or the day after.

Right now, I'm allocating all resources to finishing 4.1.0 Final Cut, which will be the Steam build and releases the same day everywhere (Itch, F95, Steam), and then I'll be working on Chapter 5 and likely a bonus chapter. I won't even try working on Chapter 6 this year, as doing the work of one year in three months is scary enough. 😆

Chapter 5 will surely feature a lot fewer renders than Chapter 4, but overall, it will sport higher art quality and a tighter script. I've worked on my writing a lot this year, and working on the trailer for Unsevered has deepened my knowledge of editing and post-production. I feel confident in my ability to deliver more with less, and... well, I did promise you guys two updates this year, so I'm not giving myself much of a choice. The bonus chapter that will come after that will follow the same logic.

I experimented a lot and gave myself a lot of room to breathe while working on Chapter 4, and back then, I was doing it with half the experience I have now while chasing a "perfection" I no longer desire. That's part of the reason it took me so long to complete it. For Chapter 5, I'll be running a much tighter ship. I seek to plan my next moves carefully and follow the plan to the letter instead of just winging it. Sure, spontaneous stuff renders a more creative and soulful process, but I had a lot of time to be spontaneous, and I have collected a huge amount of material over time, to the point I can just, as I mentioned previously, be more mechanical about it. That's how I plan to get two and a half updates done before 2025.

Now moving on, I also want to update you guys on what I've talked about in the previous post regarding my mental health, and tell you that in two days I'll be collecting my results and I'll finally know whether I have any disorders or not. Honestly... it's like I told you all, I'm hoping there's something wrong with me. I could use a little relief from being me for the next couple of months. Or maybe I have nothing wrong in my head and knowing that will finally set me free. Well, I'll know it in two days.

Anyway, I don't want to overextend this post so I guess I'll be seeing you guys soon. I can't wait to share what I've been working on. I love you all, take care of yourselves.