Episode 7 - Progress Report #17

Hey everyone
Here is the progress:
  • Writing: 100%
  • Coding: 100%
  • Environments: 80%
  • New Characters: 6/6
  • Renders: 61%
    • Day 18: 430/430
    • Day 19: 408/408
    • Day 20: 350/400
    • Day 21: 0/700
  • Post-Processing: 51%
  • Music/Sound: 0%
  • Testing/Polish: 0%

This week I was super busy with the Steam page release, so not a lot of progress with renders. It also kept me occupied quite a bit in the last couple weeks, so hopefully development for Ep. 7 can now speed up again. My goal now is to complete Episode 7 as soon as possible. After the release of Ep. 7, I'll take some time to finish the Steam build, before I'll eventually move on to Ep. 8.ย 
I got a bunch of question in regards to the Steam release, so let me answer some of them here:
  • The Steam page is not available for me. Can you do something about that?
    • Adult games cannot be published on Steam in certain countries (e.g. Germany). Other countries like the UK need you to register a credit card as a form of age verification. I can't do anything about that directly, so... sorry ๐Ÿ™.
  • Will Eruption Imminent come to GOG.com?
    • I don't have any plans for that currently, but I'll look into it.
  • What happens to the itch.io version?
    • People who have already bought the itch.io version will get access to the full game there. In the future I might sell seasons separately though.
  • What about early access, public releases and the bonus stuff in the Steam version?
    • I aim to make the Steam version of Season 1 a full package with some extras like a gallery in there. It's not an early access title. There won't be any story updates to the Steam version, and instead Episode 8 and forward will be part of Season 2, which will be released as its own thing again.
    • The coming release of Episode 7 on Patreon/SubscribeStar will go as usual. Early access for higher tiers first, then for lower tiers, and eventually a public release. On Patreon/SubscribeStar, releases will be episode by episode (same as before), while Steam releases will be full seasons only.
    • There won't be a public/free release for the Steam version of the game.
  • Which translations are you implementing? Are you looking for translators?
    • I'm looking at the following languages: Simplified Chinese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean
    • I might not make translations for all of them, but those are on my radar.
    • I'll make a proper "casting call" for translators at some point with more information, but if you're already interested, please contact me on Discord via DM.
    • I know that mods for translations already exist, so I'll take a look at those as well.
    • I'll also need people to test translations when they come out, so that I can be sure to release properly polished localizations. If you have feedback for translation mods that are already out there, please share it on Discord.
    • Some translations for the Steam version will likely come out after the main release.
  • What about a proper release date and pricing?
    • For now the Steam release is set for Q3 2026 (meaning July-September).
    • You'll get an exact release date and prices sometime in the next couple months.
Also, I apologize in advance for asking you to wishlist a lot of times in the near future ๐Ÿ˜….

โค๏ธ Enjoy your weekend! And thank you for your support! โค๏ธ