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Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, or just have a great December 25th everyone :)

Thin Walls

It's a little later than I planned, but here's the surprise I was talking about in my last update.  A new game!

Thin Walls is another Twine game which is shorter and smaller in scope than The Weekend.  However, it's currently in a finished, playable state, which is not something I can say for any of my other projects!  There are several other branches and endings that I have planned, so if some parts seem railroad-y that's why.

I haven't abandoned The Weekend, don't worry!...

Still Here

Just a quick note to reassure you that I'm still alive, just working on a surprise for you all!  Check back soon :)

November Update + Question

We're almost halfway through November with no update!  What gives?

As usual things in the Tufty household have been a bit crazy, shaving off my usual writing time.  Still making some progress though!  There will be at least one release this month, although it might be towards the end.

Speaking of releases, I wanted to ask you guys how you felt about multiple releases per month.  Would you rather I stuck to a max of 1 release per month and lump things together, or do y...

The Weekend 0.5.5 alpha 3

Here's another version, this time including the male Hayden beach resolution.  I may do another pass at this and the other beach scenes, but as of now I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  I think Hayden redeems himself a bit from the earlier sex scene at Amelia's house ;)

This version also has a new illustration for the scenes with female Hayden at Amelia's house.  The previous version actually included two of these illustrations but I forgot to mention them.  They are...

The Weekend 0.5.5 alpha 2

Finished the beach scene with Francis up to the big reveal!  This is just the scene with Casey, Francis, and Amelia, no Hayden scenes yet.  Expect those next.

Website!

I've found enough time to finally get a basic website up: tufty.games.  At the moment it's basically empty, but it's a start!

Now I need to figure out a new stretch goal...

The Weekend 0.5.5 alpha 1

I'm cutting it kinda close, but here's an update for you guys.  New content is all on the Amelia (and Hayden) path towards the end of Saturday.  I have to warn you, the current content ends before anything sexy happens.  So don't get disappointed!  Also there is not a strong "choose to stay female" option yet.  I'm debating whether I want to allow that or if it will delay things too much.

I'm also adding the $20 "Art Critic" tier.  Everybody who donates at this le...

September Update

I was hoping to have a game update by now, but unfortunately I haven't made enough progress to push anything out yet.  Sorry!  There will be at least one update to The Weekend expanding the Amelia path this month, but I can't say exactly when.

The next few days will be especially interesting, as I might be right on the path of hurricane Irma...and if it does hit here I will likely have other things to take care of.

I've always had supporters tell me to take my time and release ...

Back From Vacation!

I've been away with the fam for the last week or so, which is why you haven't heard anything from me.  But I'm back in the swing of things and looking forward to more writing.

Based on the poll, most of you are excited to see where the Amelia branch of the story goes, which is nice because that's what I was planning on working on next!  I'll also try to add more art this time.  If anyone has any requests for scenes to illustrate feel free to send them via PMs and I'll take those...

Next On Deck

What would you like me to work on next?

The Weekend 0.5.4 alpha 4

Here's a new alpha version with the alternate yacht path brought up to speed.  To access the new content you need to play innocent in the photo shoot.  Just like the rest of the yacht content, this should have a content warning as it isn't as nice as the rest of the game.

I'd like to release this one to the public once I do a few more test playthroughs.  Do you guys think it's in a good place for a wide release or do any of the branches need to be continued more?

Thank You!

Looks like I hit my $150 per release goal.  Yay!  Thanks to everyone who helped me get here.

I'd like to get the next release of The Weekend out, then I'll start working on a site for hosting my game(s).  I've been excited about this project for a while, as it means I can do some interesting things like run metrics to see how many people see what content, and host my own images safely to reduce the size of the game.  However, The Weekend will always be offline-playable, bec...

No Paid Content For July

Just a heads up, based on my dev time my current plan is to wrap up a new release early August for patrons, then release it publicly, followed by the inevitable bugfixes.  So no patrons will get charged this month.

Thanks for the support everyone!

Morning Coffee

All of the art in The Weekend is done with GIMP, but lately I've started experimenting with Krita, which is actually designed for drawing.  It crashes not infrequently, but it's worth it for the cool features.

So what I'm saying is enjoy this picture of Francis in his underwear ;)

Quick Update

Just a quick note to say thanks to all the new patrons!  Last week was kind of a bust progress-wise for The Weekend, but I should have some time this week to work on the next branch of the yacht scene, post photo shoot.

I also might have some artwork sneak-peak(s) ahead.  Stay tuned!

Sitter

Hey lovelies, I don't have a game update for you all this week, but I do have a little treat.  Like I said in my intro I've worked on some other games that haven't yet seen the light of day.  I thought I'd share some early screenshots from one of them.

The working title of this project is "Sitter."  You play a newly graduated high school girl, the game taking place over the course of one summer.  The main character (we'll call her "Amber," although the player would get to c...

The Weekend 0.5.4 alpha 3

Here's another WIP update with more content for the ship path.  This path can be rougher than the rest of the game, so if you aren't interested in that then don't feel like you need to play this one!

To get to the most complete branch of this version you'll need to make Elias happy in the photo shoot.  Just pick the more aggressive/sexy options.

I meant to release this earlier in the week, but it ended up taking longer than expected, as usual!

The next release will likely...

Quick Thank You and Progress Update

I just wanted to post a quick thank you note to all my backers so far!  You guys are wonderful.  I've been feeling a lot more energized and excited about working on The Weekend since I launched this page, and it's all thanks to you.  Hope to have another smallish update out soon.  I'll be away from June 15th to the 18th, but expect another release some time next week if all goes according to plan.

<3

- tufty

The Weekend 0.5.4 alpha 1

Here it is, the latest WIP for v0.5.4.  This version has more content for the "adventure" path (specifically after leaving Tobias) and the "model" path, with Elias on the yacht.  Be warned, there is some darker content in the adventure path (although it's all avoidable).  I'm not sure I'm going to keep either of the scenes in question...they came out of some personal stuff that I guess I'm working through right now.  Feel free to give feedback on whether or not you think that...