2023 hiatus.

Not really. I had you for a second there, didn't I?

I know I'm late to the fun of April Fools' but consider this my yearly little prank. I'm not stopping anytime soon. I did, however, spend a few days in a state of something I can only describe as the "artistical shitter™". I haven't posted in the last week or so even though I already have most of the art I'll be uploading (for now) ready to go. I also didn't make any new renders for the next short story to stack on top of the 115 I already have. I kind of lost my direction for a minute and didn't know what I was doing. A huge part of being motivated to do something is knowing what to do, so... yeah.

Even though my heart has failed me in the past few days, my mind can never sin against me. I wrapped a few loose ends in Chapter 5, and it's beginning to take form. I haven't really written anything consistent specifically for 5.0.0 yet, but I did decide on plot points I want to bring next, and I've connected them together nicely. I'm happy with the script I have for 4.0.1, and now it's just a matter of finishing pre-production and dialogue. Then, it's rendering, compiling, and post-production.

To tease a little bit of what I'm working on, the next short story will feature a splash of love in a world of violence. The character standing in the center of the plot will be featured in the last art I post here before 4.0.1. If you've finished Chapter 4, it won't be hard to guess who it is.

I still have to fix those memory leaks, finish the cool gallery system I am DYING to show you guys and rework a few things before 4.0.1 is ready. These things tend to be boring though so I'll finish up the playable stuff first so these few small things are the only thing standing between me and that sweet Steam release money. Yup, I'll be starting the wishlist campaign for Mad World on Steam after 4.0.1 drops but more on that later.

Eyes peeled. The next few artworks are gonna be saucy.