[News] Dev's blog #75

Hey there!

Poll about additional events in v1.3.5 - Ended (Ashley, Nikki and Roxy are the winners)

Poll about extra events in v1.3.5 Extended - Ended ("Ashley or Ashley+Sara" and Roxy are the winners)

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Important

First and foremost, I want to give a big shout-out to everyone who dropped some comments on the previous news blog. Thanks a bunch for all the well wishes, guys!

And now, the main news: I've returned to work as of yesterday! I'm really happy to be back!

As I mentioned before, COVID-19 was a brand new experience for me. I initially thought it might be similar to a severe cold, but I had no clue it could hit you this hard. I mean, it was one of the roughest weeks of my life. I've never felt so messed up and helpless before.

The good news is, I'm on the mend now and feeling much better. Still dealing with some weird weakness and fatigue lingering around, though. My doc tells me it's the post-COVID syndrome, and it can stick around for a few months. But hey, I'm getting better every day, so I really hope that I'll be fully recovered by the end of the week.

I can't quite crank out the same level of work as before just yet, so I'm not gonna drop any specific release dates for the update right now. My main focus is on that previously mentioned one-week delay, so stay tuned for further updates.

Speaking of the update, here's where we're at: I've knocked out about 75-85% of what's on the roadmap. The rough target for the 1.3.5 update is early November.

Thank you all for your understanding and patience.

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About the v1.3.5 update's content

1) Events:

• 1 event with Rachel -- 100% complete
• another event with Rachel -- 10% complete
• 1 event with Roxy + the first appearance of Laura -- 100% complete
• 1 event with Kim -- 100% complete
• 1 event with Sara (Sara + Ashley) -- 100% complete
• 1 additional event with Ashley -- 100% complete
• 1 additional event with Nikki -- 80% complete

Also, there was this one main event I had planned, but I've decided to chuck it off the list for now. I'm not entirely sure if it's a good fit for this update, and I wanna lighten the workload a bit so I don't push the release too far back.

But who knows, as I get closer to the final stages of development, I might just find some room for that event after all.

2) Renders and animations:

910 renders and 12 animations are ready -- Roughly planned: 1000-1200 renders and 8-10 animations

3) Other things:

• some bug fixes

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Best wishes,
Dream Now