October 2023 Development Update
Hello all and welcome to the new patrons! Happy Halloween for those the celebrate it. Here's your update for October and all the fun things we have going on this month and beyond.
Athena's Revenge
Chapter 2 is nearing completing. There's only one scene remaining completion (Ashmedai solo scene) and then it's off to the editors extraordinaires to make sure it's quality is up to standard. We are still on track for an end of month release. The Steam release is under risk as the build review process is taking much longer than expected. It may be delayed until November, but we'll see.
There are still a few things I'd like to add to chapter 2, but those will have to come later, similar to the new ELITE content that's just been added to chapter 1.
Warlord
The final chapter, chapter 16 is mostly written and development of the final chapter will begin once Athena's Revenge chapter 2 is released. I'm hoping for a late November/early December release. That's not much to say, but here's what you can expect: MC will confront the Emperor. There will be a number of important decisions to make to defeat him and several bad and good endings that result depending on earlier choices. Attached is a teaser image for one of the endings.
After Warlord?
Many of you are here just for Warlord and may be curious what's next after Warlord is complete. I do want to create another male-protagonist harem adventure but to create one in the style of Warlord will not likely be financially viable. The primary reason is Valve's policy towards the use of AI. Until they change their policy, I will not make another title with as much AI as Warlord. This is not necessarily a deal breaker, but to create something like Warlord the conventional way would increase the resource cost of the game and put it into dangerous competition with games in current development. In addition, I want to avoid developing two games at a time. As a part-time dev, I just struggle to put as much time as I'd like to into the games. If things financially change, I reserve the right to change my mind, but that's where I'm at today.
Does that mean no male-protagonist harem adventure in the near future? Not necessarily. I do have something rolling around in my head, but I'll wait until after Warlord is complete for the idea to bake some more.
That's it! Hope you enjoy the rest of the month and the releases that are coming soon. If you have any questions, please drop me a note or leave a comment. As always, thanks for your support!