Our Commitment To Bug Free Releases
Added 2021-03-21 13:35:04 +0000 UTCWith the 0.8.3 hotfix still having bugs, missing renders and other issues, fixing 0.8 to a fully bug free state will take another couple of days. We understand that the disappointment is big, especially since outside of the bugs, this update was very well received. There's exciting storylines, amazing sex scenes and multitude of community suggestions that were implemented. However, all of that is ruined by bugs and inconsistencies as it's hard to immerse yourself in a story that keeps crashing.
Why did the 0.8 release go so wrong?
We believe that the horrible state of the game on release day was not fair to any of you and below our expected standard.
0.8 was in development for 5 weeks. However, only 3 of those weeks were actually used directly on the game. Due to our massive growth, we almost tripled the size of the team, introduced a lot of new processes and revamped all of our organisation of assets and character models. That takes time.
Our only writer also quit unexpectedly, which meant finding a new writer as quickly as we can and altering old scenes to fit the new style. We also bought a render farm, but setup issues cause some renders to turn out grainy, and with thousands of renders being produced, a couple grainy ones are easy to miss.
While growing the team and adapting new processes makes future updates much easier and will increase their quality dramatically, it took away about 2 weeks of development time. As a team we decided to push on with our intended release date regardless, even if that meant a lot of overtime. Some of us worked pretty much 16 hours every day for 2-3 weeks straight.
We finished the development of the update on release day. This didnβt leave much time for beta testing. And even though we found and fixed as many bugs as we could, more deeply rooted issues and a corruption issues with our new download server only complicated the process. In hindsight we should have pushed the release back, but on release day we actually believed that we had found all the bugs. Oh how wrong we were...
Our commitment to bug free releases:
Now that the upgrading and revamping has been done, we no longer have to spend half of the development time on it. We now have a full 5 weeks for the April release. The plot is laid out & writing on 0.9 had already begun before 0.8 was even released. All of our new team members are now worked in and our development process is more organized and streamlined than ever before.
Instead of finishing the update on release day, we intend to finish it 5 days earlier, leaving almost an entire week for beta testing & bug fixing. We want release day issues to be a thing of the past and will do everything we can to achieve that.
Less crunch, fewer bugs and a more high quality update: thatβs our commitment for 0.9.
Thank you so much for being so understanding and sending your love to me and the team even when we mess up. It means a lot to us and we truly appreciate being able to work on a game with such an amazing community.
If you have any questions, Iβm happy to answer them in the comments.
All the best,
- Steve
Comments
kycalv
2021-04-04 15:10:58 +0000 UTCSo where's the android port. What's the point of paying for this membership if there's no download for us android users.
AlexanderTheGoodEnoughππ½
2021-03-23 21:29:09 +0000 UTCI'm fine waiting longer for a more refined game.
2021-03-23 20:55:49 +0000 UTCHey have you checked out #help channel on discord and posted your issue there?
College Kings
2021-03-22 20:47:14 +0000 UTCwhy am i paying for a membership if i can't even download 8.2 to patch with 8.3? download fails every time for pc
2021-03-22 18:46:05 +0000 UTCMaybe you just missed opportunities. Most of the scenes must be "found" by you, by making the right choices. I count, at least, three potential fighting scenes and nine potential sex scenes. Can't list it because of the spoilers and you'll need to start the game multiple times to achieve all of those, since some picks will automatically exclude others. But I managed to achieve all of those. Good luck! ^^
2021-03-22 11:59:21 +0000 UTCI'm not sure if it's the path I took or what, (Chloe path) but there wasnt any sex scenes except for the beginning and only one fight scene that seemed to be missing pieces. I noticed that the game seemed to end really early and it seemed like there was scenes missing. Thanks for all the hard work you guys do, I'm just curious if that was intended or not because I notice you said there was a lot of sex scenes and fights and such. I will hold back any judgment until the update is bug-free because I feel like it wouldn't be fair to you guys. Again, thanks for all that you do
2021-03-21 23:57:38 +0000 UTCI better wait for the next version to be available on Steam.
2021-03-21 20:47:44 +0000 UTCThank you for your hard work and dedication. I appreciate you laying all this out as well.
Ardor
2021-03-21 20:02:00 +0000 UTCI say you give the beta testing to some fans so they can test and see if they find any bugs as well
DeadSparks
2021-03-21 19:50:48 +0000 UTCthank you for all you do for us
Anthony Roberts Jr
2021-03-21 16:58:21 +0000 UTCWhen I became a supporter I knew that i'd be getting a raw version of each release. Continue to do the hard work you're doing, its appreciated.
Jake Li
2021-03-21 16:48:18 +0000 UTCIt's cool. I figured something like this could happen when you add a ton of team members and don't change your release deadline.
gkek
2021-03-21 15:58:57 +0000 UTCHonestly, I just appreciate the honest and constant communication, things go wrong sometimes and thats fixable, you being out in front of everything and talking to us is worth its weight in gold. Keep up the good work!
2021-03-21 15:16:49 +0000 UTCNo problem for the quality, I can wait the great work from you.
2021-03-21 14:44:04 +0000 UTCNo worries guys , shit happens - thanks for keeping us informed and we appreciate the whole team putting in the overtime. Keep up the goodwork!
RedZer
2021-03-21 14:30:35 +0000 UTCHey Steve, I'm working for 15 years in SW-Development, in start-ups and in big Companies! its completly normal, things like this to happen. But your team did a great job and I love how open you are working with us. Just keep the spirit, move forward and keep the game going! It is great and you have a great team! Thx for the work and thumbs up Reinhard
Bundesber
2021-03-21 14:06:01 +0000 UTCKeep it up guys!! All of you in the team had already done a great work on the game. But, here is what I wanted to said to the team. First, take a rest when you need it, don't get exhausted, take a good care of your own body. Second, I can understand that developing a game could be uneasy, so take your time. I can wait for it, because it is worth waiting for the best, right? Good luck for those who ever seeing this comment on whatever you're doing, and stay safe!!
2021-03-21 13:51:18 +0000 UTCAll and all you guys do a great job. You constantly update the game and the community. Shite happens sometimes. Don't sweat it.
FireWalkWithMe23
2021-03-21 13:46:24 +0000 UTC
