Dev log - July 16th, 2024

Hey guys, it's time for the last chapter five dev log. We're getting close-ish to release and things are looking good while testing. We're still about a week or so away from release and I want to apologize for how long this chapter is taking. As I've mentioned before, I've had a truck load of distractions over the past few months. I probably would have had this chapter done in early to mid June had I not had so many disruptions. There is some good news though. This will be the biggest update yet, with over 800 new renders and lots of naughty fun stuff. I'm really excited for everyone to play it finally.

So after this chapter I will release the little short story about a week later and then continue work on chapter six, which I've already completed some of since I work on scenes out of order a lot of times. I think I'm going to start releasing chapters in two parts. I think this will keep a better pace on releases and also help me project manage a little better in case of times when I have delays. I see a lot of other devs putting out content much more regularly which gives them exposure on the forums more often. It seems like I see some games show up under the new releases section every couple of weeks. I'm curious about how much content is there with such a quick turnaround though. I want players of my game to know that there will be a meaningful amount of content with every release. I figure with the two part releases, people can wait for the full chapter release if they choose in order to get the same amount of content they are used to, and those that want new content more regularly will have an option as well. Let me know in the comments, what you think about this.

Chapter six should see the first few proper animations retro-fitted into the earlier chapters. I have all the animations from chapter one complete, but I'm just working on making the file size smaller while maintaining decent quality. I think I'm almost there though. I've learned so much about animations this past few months. Eventually, the whole game will have nice smooth animations, which is something I've been wanting for a long time.

On the personal front, things are going a lot better. My Mom has been out of the hospital and is regaining her independence which is great for her and me since she doesn't need as much help now so things are definitely looking up all around in that regard. This will hopefully result in a lot more time to spend working on the game.

Anyway, I think that's everything for now. I'll be posting a few more things between now and release, but I hope you're all having a good week so far. Thanks again for all the support and for you're continued interest in the game. The future looks really good!

Bobby