March 16 Update

So the new TLS release was well-received, I just uploaded the .1 version with the sprite bugs fixed, and we passed our main Kickstarter goal. This is all good, and you'd think I could rest, but nope. >_< There is so much to do or I will be a very unhappy Sierra in May.

These extended weekly posts have been fun, but I'm going to save time this week and just copy what Annikath posted on KS:

"Hello everyone, it's Annikath, your animator for this game project, and I want to thank the supporters of the "Don't Save the Princess" Kickstarter, because we just reached the stretch goal for animating all of Princess Plum's scenes in the game! Hooray! 🥳

I hope many of you are as excited as I am about this addition to the game, since I've heard some people express that they think animations make a huge difference to how much they enjoy scenes in games. So this is great news for us!

The original artworks made by SantyStuffs will be animated by me using Live2D. I'm usually a freelance artist for non-moving 2D art myself and don't tend to sell animations as a common commission format, but I've been working with Sierra Lee for over 5 years now, and Live2D is a burning passion of mine, so I am extremely enthusiastic about this project and have no doubts that it will come together beautifully! I am very excited, and I loved working on the animation of the first world, so I will do my very best to give you all something to look forward to with all the other ones! 

If you are interested in behind-the-scenes development of the animations, let me or Sierra know, and I could try to stream myself working on them or post updates to the dedicated Discord server channels once the Kickstarter campaign is concluded.

This is a big step towards making DStP the best version it can be, and I am so grateful for your support! Thank you so much! I hope we manage to reach the voice acting stretch goal next~ Please tell everyone, who you think might also enjoy this game, about our project, so that OolayTiger's incredible voice acting may become a part of all of the scenes as well! That would be so exciting! That's all from me for now. Please stay tuned for more updates as the campaign progresses, and I'll see you all on the Discord! :D "

When we pass the second stretch goal, we can unlock a final goal as well as some new tiers that allow backers to have creative input on the game (like designing special outfits for Plum). As always, the goal is not to get money from patrons, but to hopefully draw in backers from KS during the final 48 hours when the project gets promoted.

That's why I'm grateful for everyone's support and comments! When we hit that final period, we want the campaign page to look like a thriving project. Getting our stretch goals is nice, and we're also on our way to 200 backers... I don't have the exact numbers, but a large percentage of successful campaigns are in the 100s range, so this would be another step up.

Anyway, TLS update should go public in polished form by Friday. Maybe I'll be less stressed next week, but we'll see.