Mid-Week Update

I have many new patrons since the last update so I want to start off by saying hello! Thanks for your contribution. I’m glad you enjoyed the game and that we’re taking this journey together. I have a lot of great plans for it and trust me, it’s only going to get better and better.

Now that V.0.2 is out of the way...whew...it’s time to start looking ahead. I’ve already begun working on several new scenes for the next update. One criticism I’ve regularly received is that the game is too repetitive. I hear you. I’m an avid gamer myself so I know where you’re coming from. I don’t think I’m going to back and change anything (short of bug fixes) I’ve already done, but going forward, I’m going to strive to reduce or even eliminate some of the repetitive text and scenes. The downside is that it may become less of a “game” and more of a ‘visual novel”. The price for having choices is repetition since there is no feasible way for me to otherwise make all of the exponential branches such choices would create. I don’t want to eliminate the “game” aspect completely, but it is clear to me that more balance between the two is in order.

When will the next update be out? I’m hoping for early May. My goal is try and get an update out once a month. That is a goal, not a promise. I choose when to update based on where I think it is a good place in the story to stop, not based on any set schedule or pattern. I was going to stop V.0.2 right after the Nate scene but I already had the doctor scene built so I decided to throw it in. I already have a place in mind where the next update will end. Hopefully, I can get there by early May. 

That’s all for now. As always, I love hearing from you all. If you find bugs or have feedback, suggestions, or just want to talk about the game (or any other game—I love discovering new games), please email me. 

- J. S.