Next Project Poll

For as close as act 2 of the Maids & Masters Strategy guide is to being done, it isn't quite done yet. While I could probably crunch down and get it done tomorrow, I don't want to burn myself out, nor do I want to scramble around my weekend just for the sake of putting something up a day late (or worse, things take longer than I'm hoping they will and I end up halfway to next week anyway and burnt myself out for no reason).

So instead, let's have a talk about what comes after the guide is done.

I'm still going to do this in two rounds, just like last time, but rather than having one round decide the type of project and one round decide the final project, I'm going to do a public round and a Patron round.

The "project type" split was pretty clear last time around; while the split for free followers was about 70/30 in favor of making a visual novel, my Patrons get final say, and that split was closer to an 80/20 split in favor of developing a demo into a full game.

For this round, the vote will be public and mostly function as a tie-breaker for the Patron-only poll. It'll run for about 3-4 weeks (or roughly however long it takes me to get close enough to done with the MnMSG to have a better idea of when it'll be complete), then the Patron-only poll will run for another 3-4 weeks (or roughly however long it takes for me to actually finish the guide).

All of the eligible demos are available on itch, so if you want to know more about a given demo before you vote, go check out those pages.

The only thing to be aware of is that I've learned a lot since most of those demos were made, so regardless of which one wins the vote, there's likely to be a number of changes to the mechanics the game uses, both in terms of actual function and in appearance. The core ideas won't change, but regardless of the demo in question, there are balance adjustments and system overhauls that will happen.

Here are your options in no particular order: