Hi everyone, this month we've picked up the pace in creating new things. We had a flurry of activity over the last couple of weeks while we worked on Eileen escape art, some new restraints, and releasing a new update.

Behold the latest development in overkill restraint technology: The High-Security Straitjacket and Legbinder (AC Version), drawn by SMoonlightM.

This set of bindings will be one of our most complex yet. Our plan is to have several levels of security built in to the straitjackets, each one adding more straps and cuffs to show the increasing levels of restriction. Shown above is the (currently) highest level of restriction with the added cuffs on the upper and lower arms and strap across the top of the breasts. As the player unravels their torso binding, the jacket will visually update to show the progress.

Because it covers so much of the body, it presents some new challenges for our graphics system that will require me to create new body images for each character and outfit so that the very tight straitjacket can cover each character's whole body. If we used the normal images, you'd be able to see their arms sticking out from behind, and we can't have that!

We will continue working on these new restraints and all the other projects we are still working on, aiming to release them when they are ready. The complexity of the new restraints will likely require some additional time figuring out how to make everything work properly, but they will eventually all make their way into the mod.

Eileen artists also made significant progress, but there isn't too much new to show yet. We will keep you updated as the remaining three poses approach completion.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to bloat the scope of this mod with new fun stuff. We just can't help ourselves!

Happy Halloween,
- KombatWombat

Hi everyone, September is wrapping up and while I don't have a lot to show you for it, things are looking up.

This month the team and I met in a voice call for the first time in a while to work out some code issues that have been bugging us for some time now. We managed to get a good amount of things sorted out in addition to implementing some new ideas to tweak values for the concealment system depending on difficulty, making it more likely for guards to spot that you're up to something if the difficulty is high and the guard is strict, while making it less likely if the difficulty is low and/or the guard is more relaxed.

Some people have asked me if development has been delayed indefinitely due to the itch.io and payment processor stuff going on, but that's not the case and I promise we're still working on things.

Coordinating the efforts of a lot of different people can be challenging. I prefer to work with others without enforcing any deadlines because I just feel like that's more the environment that I want to create for the community of contributors. Our lives have enough deadlines outside of DID-related stuff so I'd prefer not to add to the stress of all these nice artists and coders if possible. However, this has led to me sometimes feeling lost and stuck when it comes to the parts of the mod I personally work on, but I feel like I'm coming out of that slump now.

Here's a rundown on the situation with art and for Overkill in general:

Currently, I'm in communication with about 6 different artists who are all working on their own projects for this mod. I check in with them at least once a month and most respond quickly, but life has been catching up with the majority of them and has delayed their work some. I also have to be understanding about how I'm asking them for a lot: drawing art for an escape pose is quite an involved process that requires an artist to draw the nude base art of a character before adding on all their complex clothing in layers, from underwear to dresses to accessories, in addition to all the wacky bindings and gags we've been adding that has resulted in exponentially more work for future poses and characters. Despite the ongoing bloating of the scope of the mod, I'm confident that we will eventually get through all this, but as I've feared from the outset, it will take a long, long time.

On top of this, Overkill now processes so much data when creating a patch with the built-in didnapper 2 mod manager just crashes when I try to create an update patch. I've been meaning to make some time to meet with reverse_mitts to learn a new process to do this manually, but I keep delaying because there's more art that keeps finishing up that I want to add, or because there's art that's not yet finished that I'd like to include.

I'm feeling like a broken record apologizing for our slow progress, but in our recent team meeting I believe I've finally hashed out a plan that I can stick to. 

I started to get on a roll acting on this plan, but I now need to go on a trip for about a week to visit and care for my grandmother. So far I have completed 2 of Seles' 4 poses for the new gag/collars. I will finish that when I return and work towards adding whatever other pieces our artists manage to finish by then so that we can publicly release version 0.15 at that time.

I can't thank you all enough for your patience with me and our glacial pace. I hope that this update has shed some light on the uncertainty at work here, but feel free to contact me or just talk in discord with any questions about the status of the mod. I always tell the team, and myself, that our project is a marathon and not a sprint. I'm going to commit to making some steady progress and improvements of my own when I get back to expand my skillset so I can actually do things like I used to be able to (starting with creating actual new patches for the mod!)

Also, DID Games is having sales on Didnapper 2 and Bonds right now, with some promotional art by our very own eliselle!

Check them out on Steam or itch.io.

Hello everyone, this month I continued coordinating with our various artists. We're still hard at work on progressing Eileen's new art for all poses, and some new restraints for all characters and poses.

We completed some new collars and gags, which I will be working on adding to the game over the next few weeks. Once I finish adding those to the game, I'll be re-learning how to create new patches for the mod so that we can finally get another release out with some of the new art assets and game systems we've in-progress for a while now.

The ongoing situation with itch.io de-indexing nsfw content and payment processors being a general pain in the ass is an ever-present source of stress for us. We thank you for continuing to support us in this volatile time.

In my personal life, I've been having trouble looking for work while awaiting my bar exam results which won't come out until November. The stress is kind of getting to me hard so I'm trying to improve my mental state and buckle down to actually do some work on the mod. I've also had to take some time away to care for my elderly family members. Some members of our team will be taking some time on September 4th to enjoy the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong. We hope you all enjoy the game too, for those of you who plan to play (would recommend).

Thank you for your patience. I apologize for our slow progress, it seems that this is the nature of working with a lot of different people and having no fixed schedule of deadlines, but this is what works for us and steadily gets all the things we need produced. More to come soon!

- KombatWombat

Hi all, this month we continued to work steadily on art for the three remaining Eileen poses and other restraints such as the new panel plug gag and collar. I've been in talks with the artists to commission more new things such as a new legbinder and straightjacket, so hopefully we'll soon begin work on that too.

Creating new patches remains a slow process which I don't know enough about to do myself, so I am dependent on reverse_mitts' assistance. I plan to release another beta update once we implement a significant enough amount of new content for you all to test.

The widespread situation across the internet on itch.io and Steam changing their policies regarding NSFW content has been extremely concerning to us. If you're willing, I'd ask you to join me in clogging up Visa and Mastercard's phone lines. It seems to be the most effective way to make our voices heard if you want to help us and other bondage-themed projects continue to exist on the internet.

I just took the California Bar Exam because I'm trying to become a lawyer, but it was hard and mentally exhausting and I think I am cooked. Anyway, I have some family obligations to take care of over the next few days, after which I expect to be back and able to implement some of the new exciting graphics our artists have been making. 

I would like to again apologize for what I consider to be the very slow-going progress of the mod, but I assure you that I will not abandon this project for as long as I am able to continue pursuing the goal of adding every main character and every pose to escapes, and making this mod a more polished and complete package.

Sincerely,
KombatWombat

Hi everybody, this month we've mostly been working on our various art projects including Eileen for all poses, Zhara Frogtie, a new outfit for Kaie, and fixing some existing issues for the mod. The process of creating new patches remains a difficult mess, so we're trying to fix some of the mistakes we made in patching some things in the past that have been causing issues for us. 

We've also just received completed art for Athena's frogtie, but more work most be done to implement her as a playable character. 

I am also still busy with studying for the bar exam, which I will take at the end of July. One more month of locking in and then I should be more free to work on several of the new features we've been planning to implement. 

All in all, we are slowly but surely continuing to produce more of the necessary art that will soon make its way into the next versions of the mod. As always, thank you for your support and patience with my general lack of ability to create regular new updates, but please rest assured that we are continuing to develop new content to expand the mod. 

Sincerely, 
KombatWombat

Hi everybody, another month has gone by and I'd like to let you know that we continue to make slow but steady progress toward drawing new art assets for Eileen, Zhara, and Kaie. 

This month I had to spend some time with family for my graduation, and now I'm settling into a routine of studying for the bar exam and working on Overkill. The rest of the team remains hard at work with drawing new art and improving our code. It's difficult to say when a new build will be ready because the current state of the art will need some more time before I can wrap it into a presentable form for the next mod version.

Other than that, the overall state of affairs of the mod remains in the state reported last month. I'll work hard on adding new content as art is made, though I can't do much to rush the process along. Thank you for your patience as our artists grapple with other life events and obligations as they work on our art as well. 

Thanks for your support, I hope to have more to share soon.

Sincerely,
KombatWombat of the Overkill Team