Fortnightly Progress - 30th May

As a heads up I'm going to be away for all next week from my main computer. Should be able to make some progress by doing some writing, and I believe that I'll also have the internet so I can look in on the Discord and the like on occasion. 

• No Haven

The update came out! And lo there was much rejoicing. Mainly from me. 

Also got the hotfix out which seems to have solved most of the major issues that have been brought to my attention.

There was though a issue discovered thanks to a patron on the Discord which has been lurking around and snarling things up for ages. There definitely appears to be a issues caused due to the timing of when an assignment becomes available after being completed and in regard to it expiring. Basic upshot is that I'm going to need to change every single assignment in the game so that they are cleared when they are completed rather than when they are started.

Along with this and me being about to be away for a week I realised that I'm a bit late to be able to put out a public release. I would like to be around to properly support it so not being able to do that wouldn't be an ideal way of doing that. 

So what I've decided to do is put out the current hotfix on the tumblr and twitter tomorrow for those who are already more invested and have been waiting quite awhile now for the update. For the most part it works and you'll be able to check out all the new content. Then when I get back I'll do a second hotfix which will be for sorting anything else that comes up while I'm away and aiming to solve the assignments issue.

• The No Haven conversion

Splitting this one off to it's own section as apparently it's been long enough since the last time I've talked about it that it needs addressing again. 

Yes, I know it needs to happen. I've been wrestling with RAGS for far too long and so I'm fully aware as both a designer and as a user that it's not ideal to put it lightly. One of my main goals for this year is to start it properly and I'm fully intending to stick to that. 

The main issue now is that I have to get NH updates out on a more consistent basis which I know hasn't been ideal recently. The last one scaled way out of control and so there has to be a balance between providing an update I'm satisfied with while not trying to do so much that it takes far too long to come out.

I hope you'll bare with me as I work to improve on that.

There are other factors of course. The reception to the WR conversion is a deeply concerning omen of how making a game more accessible can end up making people unhappy. Aware that NH doesn't have some of the same issues as WR got grief over, but it is still a worry. 

There's also making a working UI which has long been the main sticking point of moving NH to another platform, and trust me I've tried a ton over the years from Ren'Py to Unity to name just two. Thankfully this at least I believe I solved towards the end of last year so I'm hoping that pans out. 

One suggestion I've had that's a good idea, as it ties into how I first began to make real progress on the WR conversion, is devoting a specific stream each week to it. There is some ground work I need to do first before I feel they can be a thing, but you should be seeing the first one of these soon

• Commissions

The asanei maid won by a landslide. Seriously, could have called that one in the first couple of hours and the other two polls was the same story, Will start arranging that one when I get back along with setting up the next commission poll. 

Scout the Ever Forest and the Lago'Mae Biomancer of the Ensnared Rose won't be started until June so no news again yet on that front as expected. 

The bonus commission was completed which was pretty good. Was a bit of a misunderstanding though so currently the artist is having another crack at it. Not sure when you'll see this one as it's technically done, and yet still might be completely changed. 

• Picarto

Ended up doing a special Eurovision stream just for the discord that went way better than I expected. Was a ton of fun so cheers for all those involved for making that so entertaining. 

Due to me being away the last stream will be tonight at the usual time of 22:30. Then the next stream after that to finish that week will be on Monday 10th June.

As always I hope that was worth the read, and thanks again for your support!