1.12 general release next week!
Added 2021-06-06 21:50:54 +0000 UTCHey guys! The general release of 1.12 will be next week. I can't wait to share it with you. There are a few big design decisions that I want to talk with the community about, but we'll do that after the general release, so all supporters have a chance to play it.
Polishing 1.12
This week we've been polishing the release. We fixed a few bugs, and added facial expressions to the new scenes (something we didn't have time to do before the early access release).
We have a few other cosmetic features that I'm hoping we'll be able to get into the 1.12 general release. These are related to avatar hair, skin tones, tan lines and makeup customisation.
"Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick."
–Gwyneth Paltrow
All are partially complete, but we've slowed down to experiment with a new art production technique (using SVGs instead of PNGs for certain assets 🤓). If we're successful it'll speed up certain parts of our art workflow a lot (meaning you'll get a wider choice of customisation options like hair colours and makeup shades).
We may still get this finished and implemented this week. If we can't, we'll add it in a patch sometime after the release; we won't delay the release in order to include it.
Writing 1.13
For the past few days I've been busy writing the storyboard for the next episode, 1.13. It's really exciting to be working on new characters and locations. Writing is absolutely my favourite thing, even though it's frustrating that the words never come out as good as I want.
Okay, that's it for tonight. I'll see you next week with the 1.12 general release!
