hi folks! my dumbass completely forgot i could be posting the ‘state of the game’ posts onto itchio devlogs! heres the most recent one :o)

(you can view the last one (the only other one) for free on my patreon) (also early access is out?? for patrons?? support ya local clown folks)

here i am again. talon zane. state of the game. state of the zane. talon of the zane. [extremely loud incorrect buzzer].

its about to be 2023 which is really scary for me honestly since it’s the year im turning 18. ill be Very Busy but i’ll try to make as much time as i can for the game! i highly doubt i’ll be able to work full-time on this by the time im 18 but im not losing interest in the project at all so hopefully my passion will persevere or something fun like that. :o(

here are the stats for this month:

-300 lines of dialogue -15 new npcs -6 new locations

i didnt dedicate this month to much in particular, just generally going through and adding more flesh to areas i thought needed it.

FAQ:

Q: is the demo getting an update?

A: yuh yuh yuhhhh!! ooey gooey. currently the plan is to redo a small handful of areas and add more events that arent extremely rare, then go ham on playtesting, and if all of that goes according to plan then the demo will be in your hands soon :o)

i know it’s silly since i set out to make the demo update for the hauntedps1 demo disc collection, but i tried not to let that stress me out too much. if you have been keeping a keen eye on development for very long you’ll likely know that i rushed the initial demo out without much polish or events in hopes that all my issues with it were purely from being a bit of a pessimist when it comes to my own work. the initial reception i got was a bit harsh but it inspired me to work harder more than anything? weird.

regardless, this new demo will be very, very interesting.

Q: what does that mean for early access?

A: nothing pretty much. whenever the demo update is released i’ll be able to focus on the rest of the doors in the main little nexus area outside of pluto’s room. weird to think the game is only around 30% finished huh? wacky. any further demo updates will probably just be backporting bug fixes and things like that.

itll be a while before the public finds everything fairly, anyways.

Q: ummm uhhh third question uhhh

A: uhhhhhhhh ummm fuck uhhh placeholder placeholder uhh

got a question that wasnt answered here? send me a tumblr ask :o)

that’ll be all from me this year! take care folks!