Path of Lust or Saboteur?
Hello there!
As everyone probably knows, my first project - Path of Lust - was put on hold because I encountered a number of difficulties that pushed back the already protracted release of new versions for an even longer and, often, indefinite period. As a result, I decided to temporarily postpone the project and focus on another, smaller-scale one, but one that allowed me to immediately give you some gameplay instead of empty locations where there is nothing to do. This is how Saboteur appeared. It used some of the developments for POL, so a playable demo version was released quite quickly. True, later on, part of the software core had to be significantly reworked, but the work continued and Saboteur received an update with new locations, opponents and tasks.
But... Unfortunately, judging by the activity around the game, I see that Saboteur is not really that interesting to you. I am often asked questions - will there be updates to POL or will Saboteur have any mechanics from POL? Will there be character and lightsaber customization, will there be crafting, trading and quests from NPCs?
It seems that Shana's story is much more interesting to you than Tantra's adventures. And that's why I'm seriously considering swapping Path of Lust and Saboteur - returning to work on the former and leaving the latter for my free time. In addition, many of the developments made for Saboteur will find their place in POL, allowing us to quickly bring the game to a playable state.
However, I can't just make such a decision without consulting you. Hence the question - should I continue working on Saboteur and try to make it more interesting, or return to Path of Lust and finally make it the way it was always planned? By the end of the summer, I plan to bring both projects to a proper state and from September I will be closely involved in the one that you and I will ultimately choose.
So, vote in the poll, leave your opinion in the comments, write to Discord and may the Force be with you.
Comments (9)
To bad i would have liked to see where Saboteur would possibly go unless Disney stops you of course...
Well, in any case, I don’t intend to completely stop working on Saboteur, so it will gradually receive a continuation.
At the end of the day you are ultimately free to work on whatever you want, people will vote with their wallet by pulling or giving you monetary support if that is even something that is a concern for you. I'd rather you work on what you want rather then force yourself to work on something that doesn't interest you as the quality would suffer.
Saboteur started out as a proof of concept for stealth in PoL. Well, the concept works. Time to implement.
Well, not exactly like that, but yes :) Stealth missions were planned in POL and now they can be implemented much faster.
I like Saboteur, but it definitely needs some polish, a better hud, or something to let you know where to go. It’s too easy for you to get spotted in Saboteur without warning. That being said it seems closer to complete than Path of Lust, so I think it’s better to finish that first.
While I see the benefits of Saboteur as a tech demo, I never found it very engaging.
I like Path of Lust: (smile)
I never got far with saboteur. Stealth games aren't really my thing despite my liking sniper builds. Stealth and adult content really seem to be at odds conceptually.