What's cooking?

Hey there!

So Resident Evil came out and honestly… I badly wanted Leon so… that energy definitely bled into the exclusive images this month. I had fun with these. Hope you will too! I will release 3 of them in the coming days for Junior, Vanguard & Architects tiers.

After S30 ?

Okay so S31 is in the works and I'm doing something that I think is really important: I'm reviewing / polishing S30 and giving the endings more room. More images, more quiet moments, more of those little beats where the emotion actually has time to breathe. Because here's the thing: we've been on this journey with these characters for a LONG time now. And when I was writing S30 I was so focused on making sure all the variables worked and nothing crashed that I feel like some of the emotional weight got a bit... compressed? Like, the content is there, the story lands, but I want you to feel it more. I want that moment where you finish and you just kind of sit there staring at your screen for a second (you know that feeling? when a book ends and you're not ready to move on? THAT's what I'm chasing). I refuse to rush it.

What's next?

This is the part I'm really excited about. Once the Fabien arc is properly closed, we're opening new doors and continuing through some that were already cracked open. I've heard you about Peter trying to figure himself out (that boy is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders), Tim being his whole unapologetic self (you already know 😏), etc. I'll put the routes to a vote. Whatever gets the most votes, that's where we go first. Because this game has always been shaped by you guys, your feedback, your reactions, your "PLEASE give us more of..." messages on Discord (I see them all, I read them all, they fuel me more than coffee does and that's saying something). I know about Steve requests, but here we need to be smart ^^

So start thinking about it. Who's been living rent-free in your head? Drop it in the comments, I'm curious!

Big One: Summer Vacation is coming to Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4449460/Summer_Vacation/

Big one here: I'm setting up a Steam page. We have our thing here, our community, and you guys are literally the reason this game exists. That doesn't change, ever. But here's the logic: Steam = visibility. New people find the game, some of them love it, some of them become supporters, which means more resources for me to make more content for you. I'm trying to grow this thing. You'll always get new content here on Patreon first. Steam will get bigger, bundled updates down the line. Nothing changes here. It's a big step for a little indie like me, and that's thanks to you!
First, the store page: they finally validated it after 3 rounds of review (I submitted it a month ago xD).
Second, I'll need to submit the actual game client, after a few tweaks, adding Steam achievements, that kind of stuff. Not there yet, but it's coming!

And if it picks up... let's just say I have plans. Maybe getting some help with writing or rendering, expanding the team a little. We'll see. One step at a time.

It's now live : Wishlists. Please. Apparently that's like rocket fuel for the Steam algorithm? I didn't make the rules but I will absolutely beg you to click that button when the time comes https://store.steampowered.com/app/4449460/Summer_Vacation/ 🙏😂

More info about Steam release later on !

My CPU said goodbye (without warning)

My computer (main one) has been a whole drama. For those not on Discord, here is the story: My CPU is dead. Just... gone (you heard about the story with Intel 14th gen? Well, that's mine...). Intel is taking it back under warranty and it literally ships out today. Which means I've been without my main machine for about 10 days now. Ten. Days. No 3D, no rendering, nothing that requires any kind of serious processing power. Just me and my laptop, vibing (suffering).

I'll take the time to write, plan stuff, all the things you normally push back because "I'll do it later". Well, later is now apparently. But the second that CPU comes back? Oh man. I'm locking myself in my room and not coming out until there are renders on screen. You have my word.

Anyway. Thank you. For being here, for supporting this, for caring about Mat and the guys and for coming back every time. I know I say it a lot. I'll keep saying it because it doesn't stop being true. ❤️

See you very soon!
-- Erwin