DevLog Update

Hey all,

Just dropping a line on the current status of the game and give a bit of context to the next update. 

Current Status

The main question on most people's minds always seems to revolve around the next ETA. We have a lot of new faces on the Patreon this month (which is fucking CRAZY!) so I want to reiterate that I don't normally give out estimated release dates until they get closer. 

The current update has around 50% of the written part done--give or take. I typically have a habit of doing a lot of freestyle, which causes me to deviate from my outlines pretty often. Thus, sometimes it is hard to really give a specific update on where the writing is at. I write as I go based on feeling and where the characters sorta take me.

That being said: I haven't been happy with the rough draft writing this time around. Part of that has to do with my recent level of personal satisfaction from the last update and I simply need to acknowledge that I can't top myself every update. Naturally, some portions of the game will be better than others. However, my plan is to end this update with the traditional cliffhanger we have all come to expect and I want that to work. Therefore, I'm hoping things will be smoothed out during the editing phase. They have before...

*crosses fingers*

The current writing spans over 1000 lines of code. Thus far, it seems like the writing average is around 1000 lines per month. Early updates were around 1000 lines per monthly update with around 40 images. While I feel like I'm behind, I'm probably on target with where I have been every other month. We saw this on the last update where I skipped a month and then dropped an update with over 2k lines. Thus, things seem to even out in the long run. I have considered dropping a shorter update sooner but I really haven't found a suitable spot for a stopping point so I'd rather wait and get to my original goal.  Downside: it takes longer. While I've rushed things in the past, I don't have that freedom right now due to work/school/internship commitments that are about driving me crazy right now. Visually, there are already over 60 new CGs written and already implemented into the next update with many more still planned and very much dependent on the writing.

This DevLog is pretty short in comparison to past updates because I'm actually getting somewhere with my writing today so back to the grindstone. Hit me up if you got questions or concerns.

-Aaryn