Progress Report 2022.05.25: Episode 3 Is in Development!

Hi friends,

Just a quick update to close out the end of the month! May has been filled with bug reports, patches, and community outreach. While I haven’t been writing as much as I typically do this month, I have more than enough to work on to keep on my toes.

Game Progress

I am currently taking a break from patches. The last alpha build patch was released on May 17. I’m waiting to accumulate a few more bug reports before I release the next one, so you will unfortunately still encounter some errors. There are also sections where I am considering changing the flags (primarily Melchior and Aeran’s romance scenes). I may also need to add in some additional specific flags that will control how Episode 3 starts, but I need to sort that out in writing before I go into the game and mess with the code.

So, all that said, please keep in mind that the current alpha build is not stable! Because the game can’t change your save data after the fact, there’s a very high likelihood that your current Episode 2 saves will need to be replayed from the beginning of the episode in order to catch all the right flags before proceeding to Episode 3. I’m hoping to get a “stable” version of the build patched sometime in June, but it will depend on what other bugs are caught in the mean time.

Speaking of Episode 3, I have finished the episode’s outline and I’m starting drafting today. The goal is to get the full episode drafted in a month. This is an extremely tight deadline, so I am decreasing my social media activity both on tumblr and Discord while I try to get this finished. Episode 3 only has three scenes, all of which are fairly linear (no activity points system in this one).

The goal is to get Episode 3 finished, coded, and added to the alpha build by June 28 so I can release Episode 2 publicly sometime between June 30 and July 1.

July Hiatus & Content

As I’ve mentioned in earlier progress reports, I am going on hiatus in July. From July 2 to August 2, I will have very limited internet access, with one week where I will be disconnected entirely. I will not be working on the game during this time so it can be a true break. I may not even bring a laptop with me. 😅

I spent last week drafting a backlog of bonus content. Throughout July, my Patreon page will be posting queued lore posts about Episode 2 characters. These will be accessible to all tiers and will go into lore and history details that are not in the game. Apprentice+ tiers will still have their regular separate bonus content post, too!

Creator Q&A Reminder

If you want to participate in the Episode 2 Creator Q&A, please check out this post here! Question submissions will end on May 31. The Q&A will be recorded and released during the first week of June.

As always, thank you all so much for your support! 💕