Status update and an Important Note about the game

Hey, folks.

This is not really a development update, just letting you folks know what’s happening. My partner and I should be leaving the country next week. The Rift team is up to 4 people now, two including me are working full-time, two part-time. To protect their privacy I won’t go into the details, but some of them are looking to move out as well. Just in case, we don’t need any additional help for now, our reserves should be enough to take care of everyone.

Still, the work on the game pretty much stalled right now and it won’t realistically clear for another few weeks. The EA release should be ready some time next week (probably around Tue/Wed) with some minor additions compared to the Beta, but it’s more than likely that there won’t be another release this month.

If you wish to keep supporting the project, it’s very much appreciated. Patreon pledges made in late February and March are semi-inaccessible right now, but the funds will come in handy once I figure out the way to set up a new payout route. That said, if you want to request a refund for this month, just send me a message here on Patreon, I’ll do it asap, no questions asked, no hard feelings. I think most of you folks are supporting the project just because you want to see it continue, but since there won’t be meaningful content this month, it’s totally fair if you don’t want to pay for nothing.

One thing that might see the light of day this month is this side bonus thing which was on a backburner for a bit now. I was going to hold on to it till later, but if it’s going to be ready this month, I’ll post it just as a little something for you all. And if time and situation permits I’ll try to add sound and voice work for it. It’s just a single animation loop, but a pretty long one at about 30 seconds. I can show you a SFW-ish preview of it, you figure out who’s in there.

See you soon.