Progress Update #14: Dec 29, 2021

So - We try to do these dev updates every week... But this week the team is off enjoying a much needed end-of-year break. They'll all be back on Monday, and making more sexy content... But this week they are just stopping by if there's major issues to fix, or to say hello on the discords. So not a lot of progress. 

The new Update seems to have a few small bugs, but nothing too terrible. We have a list brewing for the team when they gat back, and likely the first couple of days will be spent just fixing things. But honestly, there's nothing that frightening. 

I (Chase) am taking the week to do some deep thinking about the story and next updates, and I have a lot of tasks and things planned for the team when they are back... Hoping to do an updated Roadmap after I go through it all w/everyone next week. 

With the current situation we're committed to (and have funding for) monthly updates for the next 6 months at least - so that's definitely going to happen. And if things continue to improve, well beyond that. Right now, all signs point to us continuing to build content well through 2022. So we're prepping for that (likely) eventuality. 

The next 3-4 updates will be a blend of new story and continued improvements on current content. Some of the things that will be investigated for further improvement include:

• Rethinking the clues/system for the drinking game
• Improving the drawing game on android (likely a zoom function) 
• Expanding out the "Relaxing" events to have more content 
• and other fun stuff. 

Financially, the Steam Sale is going very well. We've had some of the best revenue days since we launched the EA build - so that's hopeful. But we expect that to be balanced out with a "Steam shadow" in Jan as everyone stops buying games and plays all the stuff they bought. We've also had growth here on the Patreon - this is our best month yet for # of patrons and subscriptions. We're hopeful that this also continues to grow as we make more and more content. 

In all, it looks like a great year brewing, and we hope you're gonna stick around and enjoy it with us! 

THANK YOU for a great 2021, and lets all have an amazing 2022~!