Progress Report 2021-04-17

Hi friends,

Apologies for skipping last week’s update! April has been a little hectic and as Chapter 1’s content progresses, I am considering moving to a bi-weekly update schedule rather than posting one every week. (This would be to cut back on repetitive “hey, I wrote stuff!” type updates).

Game Updates

The public build was updated with the UI changes and stat overhaul on April 10.

The alpha build was updated with the full Viridian Lady sequence on April 15. If you missed it and are a part of a tier that has access to the alpha build, there is a new alpha build post pinned to the top of the Patreon posts.

With the update out, I am taking some time off. Afterwards, I am hopefully going to polish off the Ren short story that’s scheduled to be this month’s all-access bonus content, and then start drafting the next sequence of the alpha build.

Main Cast Profiles

I have re-worked the character page on my tumblr blog. If you want a sneak peak at some of the upcoming major story characters, you can check it out here!: https://idrellegames.tumblr.com/characters

(The link won’t work on tumblr’s mobile app, but the page is responsive so it should open correctly in your mobile browser).

This isn’t all of them as some major players remain unnamed.

Mid-April Check In

The first half of this month was pretty tough since I was working around issues with my eyes and decreased screen time. I was primarily editing and coding, so not a lot of writing has been done in comparison to other months.

Patreon Changes

Nothing is going to change as of yet, but I am considering dropping the Follower tier (the lowest tier). Because of ongoing issues with the itch.io/Patreon integration and the way it handles checking currency conversion and the minimum pledge level, the easiest solution way for me to rectify the problem is to not have a pledge level at all. I really want the integration to work smoothly since generating manual access keys will become time consuming as the game grows and I want it to assist me with management rather than causing more issues on my end.

Changing it to have a $0 minimum pledge would mean that all tiers on my Patreon would have access to the alpha build and consequently I would have to drop the Follower tier. 

There are some other issues with this change that I need to fully research first before I pursue it. I am not making any changes to the tiers as of right now. If you are a part of the Follower tier and have any questions or concerns, please message me on Patreon. If I move forwards with this, I will send you a message with details and how your pledge is affected before I make any changes.

Thank you for all your support! ❤