Corporate Development Memo (10/8/2023)

Hello Tess came down with a bad fever on Friday and has been resting this weekend.  This is Anais and I am posting below what she wrote with me for the page.  I can try get pictures and add on Discord.  Hey, look at my tier too if you are fan of Delilah!  Ok post below

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Hello everyone,

I foolishly did something a bit stupid and got caught up in a situation that I knew might get me sick (think being wet in conditions a bit too cold) and unfortunately it knocked me out on Friday.  I'm recovering and realizing I need to be a bit more careful.  I have gotten to about 1,477 renders and lost a day or two of good progress but I've also had some good time to think about the structure of this episode release, so I wrote my thoughts a bit for everyone here.

I believe I want to release Episode 8, Part 1, when it hits between roughly 2,100 to 2,300 renders.  I am picking this number range based on the current state of the narrative and how much more I want to develop the sub path to ensure it has enough good playtime to match the dom side.  The unfortunate reality of my style of game - branching paths - is that I have to make updates a bit bigger so the gameplay for one path isn't like only thirty minutes.

I am hitting 1,500 renders very soon, so it's not super far away.  I will be trying to move faster soon too.  I have spent a little time today organizing some ideas for music and outlining a few more tweaks, so I'm still being productive as I can kind of laid up.

I am also providing a link to one version sample of a possible Steam trailer.  I am kind of leaning towards two versions,  which I will call 1) Mainstream/Steam suggested trailer (recommended by veterans of adult game devs on Steam that have done very well) and then 2) Dystopian version which is a bit stronger with music and certain images.  I'm not sure what I am going to do yet, but just linking an initial sample of Steam Trailer Version 1/Mainstream Version.  I might tweak the music here, but I am especially interested for ideas on how to improve the trailer with specific images or other things.  I am not in a rush for Steam, but learning what I can first so it can be wish listed, etc.  The Steam Version initially will be a full version of Episodes 1-7, but not sure for 8 (whether to do it like DLC or wait until it's further along for another "season" say Episodes 8-11 or something)  Any suggestions from Steam experts welcome, this is all new to me.

Here it is (I don't think I can post videos directly on Patreon, or at least I haven't figured out how to do it)

https://pixeldrain.com/u/zWLYveFh

Anais here!  The link is weird, better to download my phone not viewing well.  Bye!

So based on what I wrote, is there a reasonable estimate for an actual release?  My answer is I think maybe yes.  It is possible I could wrap up something by the end of next month, which would be about one month later than I hoped (but this was based on a smaller number of renders) But I would say it's more likely I can release something in December.  I highly doubt it will get past that month.

But for today, I'm just trying to feel better.  I am having Anais cut and paste my words directly, so I hope everyone receives it and is having a great weekend!