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1.6 Draft MoSCoW list

Added 2019-08-22 18:43:22 +0000 UTC

In the last sprint, the MoSCoW Method (a simple system of prioritising tasks) helped us focus during the final push. We decided to use it again – from the start this time – to see if it could help us shorten the dev cycle.

While organising the tasks for the next planned version (1.6: NPC Upgrade) into a MoSCoW list, an interesting observation arose:

Most of the critical tasks would hardly change the player experience until the subsequent planned version (1.7: Sex Engine Upgrade) was delivered.

My first instinct was to load lots of non-critical tasks into 1.6, so there'd be something new for you to play. But, on reflection, a more elegant plan emerged.

We think it's possible to combine the next two planned updates (1.6: NPC Upgrade and 1.7: Sex Engine Upgrade) into one single update (1.6: NPC & Sex Engine Upgrade).

Basically:

We need to prototype the new Sex Engine in order to work out exactly what NPC traits are needed to make it work.
Once we've done that, and created the new NPC generator, we may as well just write the new sex scenes and release that, instead of padding out the next release with non-critical features.

Attached is a working draft of our MoSCoW task list for delivering a combined 1.6 update. We'd love to hear your feedback on the plan and the list – please let us know your thoughts here or on Discord.