Development update - Chapter 1 Part 4
Hi everyone,
Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you celebrated it with your loved ones and enjoyed it as much as you could. Wishing everyone a good year.
I managed to finish the first quarter of the scene. I officially started the second quarter, and it's going well. Haven't faced any serious issues. Render count is rising, and I'm feeling good about this scene. I'll add more previews in the future, probably for the third and fourth quarters.
Visual status
Static renders: 735⬆️
Steam
As you know, I am working on a Steam release, which involves a lot of things. I am talking and monitoring other developers to learn from them and get advice for a successful release. It takes time and effort. This is super important to me, and I'll put everything I can into it.
I am a professional, and I want to make games for the rest of my life. I can't deliver something I won't be proud of. What may work for Itch and Patreon doesn't always work for Steam. As you probably know, Steam is the biggest platform for PC games. As a gamer and a developer, I know I have high standards, and so do players. That's why I leveled up the UI interface, and I also want to polish the translations. Since people will pay for this game, they want high quality, so I decided to drop the AI translation for the Steam version and use human translation only. That also means I am going to QA the translation. I won't be able to do it myself, but with the help of native speakers, if I find the translation isn't good enough, it won't be included in the Steam release. I won't compromise on my good name. I am hardworking, and this project is everything I ever wanted. So if it's not good enough, it's out. No hard feelings, just a standard I want to preserve.
Renders
I am sorry, this week I haven't managed to create any public or supporters renders. I did make some custom renders, but I can't share them. I am working on something as we speak and will release it as quickly as I can.
Previews
Lauren's second preview is up. Join Senior+ tier to unlock - here.
Two-years anniversary
In two weeks, TPOT will celebrate its second anniversary. I am preparing a big post about what happened this year, how I feel about it, and my plans for the future.
It's a good time to say thank you for all the support for the project.
Thank you and have a great weekend,
DC
Comments (3)
Happy New Year DC, hope you enjoyed the holiday season!
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING 🌄🌞, DC AND EVERYONE!!! The first Update of the New Year 🥳🎉!!! I hope everyone had wonderful back-to-back Holidays 🎁🎄🎅/🎆🎇🧨😁!!! The back-to-back Holidays were nice. I had a nice two-day break for both weeks. But unfortunately… that means I also lost two days of pay for both 😅. And with how much I spent during the four months (Oct/Halloween 🎃👻, Nov/Thanksgiving 🦃🍽, Dec/Christmas 🎁🎄, and Jan/HNY 🎆🎇). Every paycheck counts 🤣. Financial black holes for me, these Holidays 😂. But… WE MADE IT 😅… Is this our first new banner with Lauren 😍🥰😘❤️? Nice work! Awesome on the numbers!!! Keep it up 😋! You're improving constantly 😉👍🏻! Can't wait for those previews 🥰! GL on the Steam release. I don't play… But I know Steam Release is always a big milestone for our Devs. People might want/expect high quality. I just want to continue the journey with our beloved characters 😍! Damn you, Custom Renders!!! Release them to the public 🤣! The preview of Lauren was excellent!!! Oh… I can't wait for the game to continue… maybe and hopefully on my new LTtop… ONCE I GET IT ✊🏻🔥😛!!! Yay 🙌🏻!!! Congratulations on the 2-year anniversary 🥳👏🏻🎂🎉!!! Hey… it'll be Year 2 for me too ✌🏻😁 (May 2024). Yay… another Dev to "grow up with 😁." OUR Devs 🥹… They grow up and improve so fast 🤧… As always, thanks for the Update, DC! Keep on keeping on 😉!!! ALWAYS EXCITED AND EAGERLY WAITING FOR YOUR GAME AND READING YOUR POSTS 🙌🏻🔥!!! Love and appreciate everything! You ❤️, your ladies 😍, your posts 🥰, your previews/Customs/SA 😘, and your game ❤️! Always make my days better 🌈! Thank you, everyone, always, for being in my life and being a part of my weekly routine 😉! Stay safe, stay blessed, and stay in PERFECT health, beautiful people! And don't forget to stay hydrated! And you're never alone ❤️🫶🏻!!! OUR AVNS AND OUR DEVS CONNECTS US ALL 🤗!!! Have an amazing and beautiful week! I'll catch you all—ON THE NEXT ONE… WE ARE IN THE NEW YEAR, 2026 ✌🏻😁!!! I'm excited and looking forward to 2026, along with you, and to what 2026 has in store for us (supporters), you, and TPOT 🥳🎉🙌🏻!!! I wish you all the best joy and happiness in life. Keep doing what you do and making us happy with your game 😁🙌🏻. May you and TPOT continue to grow and see success 😉🍾🥂!
Thank you Jonathan! Happy new year 🎊