Dev update December 7th
Hi Folks,
Just a quick update to let you know that we're still a few days away from being finished with Episode 19.
All 3 of us worked around the clock (literally) all weekend and we're not 100% happy with the current status. Everything is pretty much done, but the first pass highlighted a number of areas where we want to make edits / changes.
And we noticed a few specific choices that I (my fault, entirely) hadn't accounted for. There are so many different branches to account for in the in the beach house scene, based on who you've dated previously, who you're interested in now (no-romance, casual, girlfriend, etc.), who knows about who, whether or not you agreed to help Debbie, etc. , etc. Difficult to keep track of with one character but multiplying these variables by 3 is a nightmare.
But as you know....in WTHI (compared to most other games), we track everything!
Choices matter and previous decisions are discussed and affect future decisions, so this butterfly effect thing is really hitting us hard.
Nothing specific went wrong, it's just a LOT of work. Please bear with us, we're within sight of the finish line....
Thanks for the patience.
CG, Ace, Cell.
Comments (12)
On track for a Q1 2021 release at this point..
Well, at least when the chapter releases it will be finished and not so riddled with bugs that it is unplayable. With this the devs already beat Cyberpunk 2077! ;)
CG had his 9-5 real job giving him issues. It's almost there. We are deciding tonight if it's ready for open beta before he has to do a weekend business trip. So earliest would be 8-10 hours from now, or Sunday/Monday if we have to wait till he gets back from his trip.
Early December my butt.
When ??? :-)
Thank you for your excellent work, i really love the storyline and the great Characters of your game
So will we have a clue board game called "WTHI Beach House" soon with all these situations ? :joy:
I know you're probably hating it right now, but I greatly appreciate it when a game does deep callbacks. I loved it in Mass Effect when you'd meet someone and get a "you saved my wife from Batarian slavers" or whatever, and I loved that in Being a DIK Ep 4 Sage asks "which of them has the nicest ass" and in Ep 6 Sarah says "Sage told me you liked my ass the most". So, thanks for doing the extra work. For me that's one of the things that can take a game from A to A+. <3
Callbacks were one of the reasons why it made Avengers Endgame such a treat to watch!
Ah the knock on effect of choices, I don’t envy you! No problem guys, I’m sure it’s going to be worth the wait... (it better be! 😂)
I knew this would happen eventually. Real shit it was playing on my mind when I was no-lifin' this game a few months back. I was like if we run into these 3 chickas, choices gonna complicate tings for da devs. You keep up the great fight Cheeky and team. And don't forget to take care of yourselves and family
Yup, definitely a pain. Thankfully this is probably one of the most complicated scenes we have planned. So shouldn't have another such headache until the spa day... when our potential complications go from 3 present to 6 I believe... oh lord...