Status update Episode 3
Just two more days and I'm fully back from my vacation, meaning I have two whole weeks to work full-time on game development. I have recharged my batteries, but I did work pretty much this week.
I have posed a lot of static renders and only a few scenes remain to be posed. Two scenes are missing some dialogue.
I have about 5-8 more animations to pose and render. The current animation queue has ~15 animations left to render.
I've done several coding tasks and there are ~10 left to do, as I always remember new things I want/need to include before release. Some of these tasks are minor tasks while others are major tasks.
Let me show you something I've worked on this week!
I have changed the layout of several menus to a more consistent and clean design.
I have also improved the Load/Save menus to allow more slots per page and also ensured that the game is future proof when I eventually will split the game into chapters.
Your old saves will look a bit weird the first time you play, because the size of the thumbnails has been reduced. All you have to do is load and save your game again to fix that.
Even though Episode 3 will be very big, in terms of the binary size (approximately 3.8-4.0 GB), I will still include Episode 4, in the so called Chapter 1, before splitting the game into a second chapter.
What's next?
As soon as it's possible, I will send the script and a beta version to my proof reader and beta testers. This process will take ~2 weeks once it begins.
I'm really pushing for an August release, but it will be my PCs that decide if that's possible.
Once I have posed all renders and animations, I will be able to give you an approximation of the release date.
Today, however, I can reveal that Episode 3 will be given the title "Episode 3 - 100%".
Have a nice weekend!
Dr PinkCake
Comments (9)
Great work so far!
Thanks for the update DrPinkCake, 💗 the new changes
Holy shit Doc!! I don't think there is anyone who isn't hyped for this next episode!! I can't wait!
Glad to hear it! I'm super hyped to release it as well! Really can't wait!
I've never played a game that is as Addicting as this I can't wait for episode 3 to be released
Also chapter 2, any idea how the game saves will work or will it just be a patch we apply on top of the existing game?
You will download a new binary. Start the game and load a save that's been saved near the end of the previous Episode. All saves will be sharing the same folder, you can't load saves from different chapters, but you can overwrite/delete any save. All the user has to think about is to save once in the end of the previous chapter and load that save in the new chapter. The only downside to this is having saves from other chapters shown in the same load/save menu, but that is a minor inconvenience and in the future I will also distribute complete binaries of the game without the chapter being split.
Great news, glad you’re enjoying your vacation! As to the 100%, does that mean ep3 will include all of hell week or will it still be split into two episodes?
100% is the title of the episode. What it implies, you'll have to find out by playing it. Hell week is still being split into episodes. It has changed from two episodes to "at least two episodes" . I will know more when I start planning Episode 4.