Halfway House [Az] (Дом на полпути)

I'm still alive...

Just released a teaser. As for EP9's development. It's going is all I can say. Right now render count is at 714 renders. And the script line count is over 5000 lines. (for comparison EP8 had 595 renders and 4200 lines). EP9's render count will prolly break 1K before it's done.

So yeah... I'm a broken record at this point but still a while yet.
Az.

I'm pausing charges until EP9 is out.



Why? Are you taking a break or going on vacation?
No, I'm not taking a break from working. I'm taking a break from the looming pressure of taking payments but not delivering anything.
EP9 is gonna take a while yet and continuing to charge money while I work on it is stressing me out big time. Pausing charges will relieve that.

Hmmm... Are you sure you haven't been slacking off this whole time Mister?
Not gonna lie and say I've been as productive as I once was. EP1-EP5 I was working like a man on crack. Working on the game 18+ hours a day to the exclusion of everything else. I take it slower these days. Starting from the last bonus, things has been dragging a bit.

Enough excuses fool! Give an ETA already!
That's where EP9 is at right now. Script wise and render count wise. If we use EP8 as a metric, it'll be just after dinner with Sam and about to start the Emily bedroom scene.

So, almost done right? Well, thing is EP9 will be quite a bit larger, there's 4 major scene left to do and the transitions between them. Lots and lots left to do, so there's no ETA as of now.

Enabled Annual Membership



Hey folks,
I got a request on Discord to enable the annual membership thingy so I've done so. Annual membership discount is set to 15%.
Anyhoo, in lieu of any new ep9 teaser or release date announcement, enjoy Em blowing you a kiss.

Az.

Sitrep July 3



Hey all!
I know I've been quiet for ages. I'm still alive and still working on the game full time. Haven't release any teasers before today because I was working on a big scene at Eli's garage.

Finally done with that so can show something new. As for the update as a whole, it's still a ways off. Still a lot of work to do. There's still 2 big scenes to do after this (50-150 renders/500-1000 lines).
And once that's done there's a big branching path I have to do with two big scenes each including animations. So all in all there's another 6 very big scenes to do. I know this isn't what everyone wanted to hear.... all I can say is this update will be the biggest one yet if that's any consolation.
So yeah... not ETA as of now. As always, anyone who feels that the long development time is unacceptable, please drop your pledge for now and come back when the update finally drops. For those that decide to stay no matter what, I'm super grateful.

Thanks,
Az.

SITREP

Sup folks,
EP9 is around 50% complete. That may sound like it's getting there but there's still a lot of work to do. I still need to do a scene with one of the minor female character. After that, I have to do a scene with Officer Monroe to further one of the subplot as well as flesh out his character's back story some. And finally towards the end there's a big branching path.

So yeah... it's still a fair bit before this one is done. As an apology, here's a render of Em, inspired by a photo of Carrie Fisher I really liked.




Thanks,
Az.

Em ♥ Hakosuka




Ep8 is almost done. Renders done, testing done, the script is done. It's now out for proofreading. Once I get it back, just need to test it one last time and do the final build and get it out. So should be ready in the next couple of days.

In the mean time I've been chilling a bit and having some fun. This is the result. The 1971 Skyline GTR or "Hakosuka". And Em of course.

Going underground...

Just released the latest teaser:

EP8 Teaser "Patriarchy Paradox..."



There wont be any new ones for a while. A larger part of EP8 takes place at the mansion and I've shown most of what's interesting. Wont be anything new to show till it's closer to the end.
So I'll be going quiet for a while. On the upside, when the next teaser is out you'll know EP8 is almost done. As for where I am now, it's around 60% complete.

Thanks,
Az.