Hi all,
I’m not entirely sure where to start this one. Writing has been very rough over the past couple of weeks. It’s not writer’s block, per se—I’m at a point in my career where I can typically work past writer’s block with persistence or by changing up my routine and schedule—but more how extremely drained the next stage of Episode 3 makes me.
I’ve been working on...
2023-07-18 20:19:13 +0000 UTC View PostA section from Melchior's friendship ending, with flavour text for an MC who did gain romance points with him but did not pursue his tryst scene.
A door creaks open.
Reacting on instinct, you rise to your feet and fall into a defensive stance. Your muscles tense, a hand curling into ...
2023-07-16 00:34:44 +0000 UTC View PostSneak peeks are back! I am working on Melchior's Episode 3 paths. This is the starting section if the MC chooses to end their evening by drinking with him in the courtyard.
You drank too much last night and will suffer for it this morning. Until the end of the day, you are 2023-07-08 23:32:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends,
I hope you’re all having a great July! This will be another quick update since I don’t have too much to discuss about development at this point. June was almost solely devoted to bug fixing. I released a new alpha patch on June 30th that corrects some errors; you can find the patch notes on the 2023-07-06 17:02:41 +0000 UTC View Post
There is no element more important to an RPG than the Player Character. As the player’s avatar, they are the focal point of the whole experience. It is through them that the player gets to explore the world and the characters who inhabit it.
For most games, this means that the player is playing as a pre-established character—boot up the Witcher or Horizon series and you are walking in...
2023-06-28 19:11:38 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
I hope you are all having a splendid June! I am working away at the next section of Episode 3, but it will be a while before I have anything to share from it. I have a couple of other Patreon pieces that I am working on as well for bonus content, so there are a number of things keeping me quite busy!
The playtester team has recently been expanded and I am tackling bug re...
2023-06-20 19:33:51 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Just a quick update as we roll into June. I will be periodically updating the alpha build with patches and hotfixes as I process bug reports. Patch notes can be viewed either in the pinned post at the top of my Patreon (it’s at the end of the post) or in the #alpha-changelist on the Patreon Discord server.
If all goes well and nothing major is broken, ...
2023-06-05 22:54:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
I hope you are all enjoying the alpha update! I wanted to go over a few things very quickly in regards to bugs and bug reporting.
All bugs must be reported through Wayfarer’s Patreon Discord server. The appropriate channels are located in the Bug Report category.
2023-05-30 00:03:13 +0000 UTC
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Hi friends,
Episode 3 Part 1 has been released! This is a massive 370,000 words update that adds new exclusive content to the alpha build. Currently, there are 5 playable routes:
Hi friends,
The alpha update is officially off for playtesting! If all goes well, the alpha build will be updated with Episode 3 Part 1 on May 26 (next Friday). Just a few reminders about the update:
Only Aeran and Veyer’s branches will be playable. This includes the following Episode 2 endings:
Hi friends,
This month's bonus content is a video on the behind-the-scenes processes of how coding a game like Wayfarer actually works. I recorded this last week when I was working on Veyer's branch, so the on-screen material does contain spoilers for the upcoming alpha release.
Because the resolution fits two monitors (3840 x 1080), this is best viewed in fullscreen. Also, I ...
2023-05-16 23:28:28 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Good news! I finished coding all of the current Episode 3 content on Wednesday, which means I am inching closer towards an update. I am currently in the midst of polishing and bug fixing before the patch goes to the playtesters for testing. There are a lot of behind-the-scenes balances with approval, rapport, and other relationship flags that I need to sort out and make some h...
2023-05-12 20:38:57 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Happy May! To start things off, I wanted to apologize for how long it’s taking for this alpha update to come out. Estimations remain really hard to do, and, at the end of the day, there’s +350k words of content to code which is a lot of content. I’ve made very good progress, but it’s hard not to be frustrated at how slow things are going as I know how long you...
2023-05-01 19:36:35 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
This is a quick update on the status of Episode 3 Part 1. Aeran’s branches are fully coded and I will be moving onto Veyer’s branches on Monday. This was a lot of work (around 189k words of content to code!) and I’m at the halfway mark, which is a little behind schedule. It may take me another two weeks to get Veyer’s content finished, and then I need at least a week t...
2023-04-15 19:15:14 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Just a quick update to round out March. The editing and proofing process on the Aeran and Veyer branches is complete. I have also finished all of the updated required for the next patch, rebalanced Aeran’s low romance, fixed a bunch of variable issues, excised additional coding that was clogging some stuff up in Episode 2, and fixed the backlog of reported bugs and typos. 2023-03-29 20:36:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends,
Happy March! I hope you are all having a good month. This will be a quick update to get some things in order.
Current development is on track for getting an update out near the end of the month/early April. All content for the Veyer branch is finally complete and Aeran’s is edited. This week I am starting the editing process on Veyer’s content and will likely have to...
2023-03-13 22:07:31 +0000 UTC View PostThis will be the last sneak peek for a while! The Veyer branch is complete, which means I am starting the editing process and will be headed into coding soon. This is from the end of one of the variations of Veyer's branch, where the MC has to make an important decision.
Some conditionals:
Hi friends,
Just a quick update to round out February. As I am still working on the same sections as I was last progress report, there isn’t much new to talk about in terms of the Veyer branch progress. I am closer to the end of it now than I was before, but there’s still several sections to finagle before I can finally start editing.
The more important update is that I am in th...
2023-02-28 19:34:29 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends!
To make up for missing last week's sneak peek, I thought it would be fun to do a little demonstration of how player continuity shifts the path of a dialogue tree. These are four examples of the same conversation that have different results based on factors such as the player's previous choices, their approval/romance level, and other elements.
This is from the Veye...
2023-02-23 23:40:23 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Happy February and Happy (belated) Valentine’s Day! I hope you are all doing well. This is going to be a short progress report as not too much has changed since my last one. I have made a lot of progress on the Veyer branch since the end of January. The Mission Off branch is complete; I am currently about half-way through the Mission On branch. This is a little easier to put...
2023-02-15 20:48:17 +0000 UTC View Post
“This is the fastest route to Diradan with the lowest probability of detection,” Malsara explains. The annoyance is clear in her voice, frustration at being tasked with shepherding you across an entire district. Being restricted to the mundane means must feel debilitating to a planeswalker. “Eve...
2023-02-08 19:47:37 +0000 UTC View PostFrom the Veyer continuity branch. This is similar to a conversation that happens in this sneak peek, but the context has shifted.
Veyer flashes you a wan smile, devoid of their typical humour. ...
2023-02-01 21:37:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends,
This is going to be a rather brief progress report to round out January! First of all, I am sorry for the general radio silence. I have been sick with a general cold since after Christmas, which has greatly impacted my ability to write. I am very tired, but I am finally starting to get better. Development on Episode 3 is ongoing, but it is very slow. This has been an extremely...
2023-01-30 23:22:51 +0000 UTC View PostSome day I will have something to preview that doesn't come from the Veyer branch, but today is not that day.
For continuity:
“You seem to know where...
2023-01-27 20:44:35 +0000 UTC View PostA successful persuasion check during a conversation with Aeran on the Veyer branch. Romance is flagged in this continuity.
1. [PERSUASION] [LIE] “Not really, no. I don’t know how they found out, but they’re here now. If this plan hinges on the skills of an illusionist, then I...
2023-01-18 23:26:14 +0000 UTC View PostI'm back working on the Veyer branch, sorting through some dialogue trees. This is probably one of the more emotionally charged results of a conversation the MC can have with Aeran late in the branch (out of... many possible ways this conversation can go). Some variables:
2023-01-11 18:02:35 +0000 UTC
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Hi friends,
I hope you are having a great start to the year!
I have unfortunately been a little all over the place. December was very difficult because of the burn out; I’m not happy that progress has stalled, and though I am picking away at bits and pieces, what progress I do manage to get done is very slow. I’ve been sick twice in the past month, and I’m still recovering fro...
2023-01-09 20:27:13 +0000 UTC View PostFor the first sneak peek of the year, we're migrating over to the Melchior branch. This is a little rough as I'm just getting back from a break and it'll take a few days before I'm back to my normal writing.
This preview assumes that the MC punched Sabien at the gala, is wearing a serithan, and slept with Melchior at the end of Episode 2.
2023-01-04 22:50:57 +0000 UTC
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Hi friends & Happy New Year!
The Wayfarer 2023 Pin-Up Calendar is now available. This is a community project celebrating the game, its characters, and the game’s wonderful community. It has been in the works since September and has finally come to fruition.
Including 18 go...
2023-01-02 21:31:12 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
I was hoping to do a little end-of-the-year wrap up, but I caught a cold and don’t quite have the energy for anything too complicated. Wayfarer’s development has had some very high highs (Episode 2’s launch!) and very low lows (Covid and burn out 😅), but it has been a good year. While I didn’t hit everything on my 2022 roadmap (far from it—accurate estimations of ...
2022-12-31 20:43:02 +0000 UTC View Post