December 1 Update
Added 2024-12-01 18:00:07 +0000 UTCFor a long time hitting the anniversary with the epilogue was my primary goal, but thankfully that worked. So what's next?
I'm in a strange position... I have a bunch of irons in the fire (arguably too many) and yet I find myself idling. One project waiting on an artist, another waiting on a programmer, etc. Earlier this year I had someone contact me with a lot of enthusiasm for collaboration, and I got excited about a potential side project, and now it seems likely I'll never hear from them again. I really hoped to have more next steps prepared before I reached this point, but many things are in limbo.
What can you count on? There will be a number of updates along the way to finishing TLS: Steam achievements, some long-due polishing, and hopefully the battle busts upgrade. Those will keep moving forward, and there will even be a couple questions here about use of resources and some details regarding the postgame. Stay tuned for all of that.
You can also expect some posts about upcoming games in 2025. As I've said before, while I polish and otherwise finish TLS, I hope to do some smaller projects to recuperate. Some of those projects are idling, as mentioned above, but others are progressing! These vary, so hopefully some of those will be exciting for you.
Right now, though... I feel like I need a break. And unfortunately, I continue to have a bad time with games. Dark Souls 3 was fun, but I finished it. I've tried a mix of games I hoped would be a good time, and I have unfortunately not had a relaxing experience.
I'm going to give a random shoutout to Beyond Galaxyland here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1543710/Beyond_Galaxyland/
It's not really similar to TLS in any way, so don't take this as a direct recommendation. But unlike many other titles recently, I sat down and had an enjoyable time playing an RPG. 12 hour experience, doesn't overstay its welcome, isn't getting as much attention as the devs might hope. And I basically enjoyed my time with it, which is apparently a more difficult bar to reach than I thought.
Comments
Oh hey, I thought I was the only one who knew about Beyond Galaxyland. Also enjoyed my time with it and like you said it’s a short and sweet experience. It’s a pretty comfy JRPG.
Hansworth
2024-12-04 14:45:00 +0000 UTCEvery month people keep supporting me, I pay Annikath to illustrate more of them. So unless patrons all leave before the work is complete, yes.
Sierra Lee
2024-12-04 00:41:52 +0000 UTCWill the game eventually have full art for all scenes ?
Rhinedog1963
2024-12-03 23:21:50 +0000 UTCThx. Take all the time you need.
AchtungNight
2024-12-02 07:02:13 +0000 UTCLater than usual because I'm working on some stuff behind the scenes. Week or two yet.
Sierra Lee
2024-12-02 00:37:52 +0000 UTCWhen can we expect the epilogue to be publicly released on Steam?
AchtungNight
2024-12-01 20:24:52 +0000 UTC
