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[Episode 1.15, week 12] Nearly but not quite done
Hey guys! I wasn't able to fix all 46 placeholders this week...I did 27, there are 19 left, so this episode isn't ready to release today.
Last week I was hoping that, if it weren't ready today, it'd be ready on the 31st (next Thursday). But I don't want to bullshit you: I need a day to integrate the new art (which is looking greta, lovely Victoria did an awesome job), and I'd be amazed if I can get all 19 placeholders written in just three days. I work long hours but I don't write fast enough. 😔
There is an argument for just releasing whatever I've got, even with placeholders, on the 31st. Then Analysts+ can play the episode in its rough format, and their feedback will help me polish it for the general release 14 days later.
Last week I was hoping that, if it weren't ready today, it'd be ready on the 31st (next Thursday). But I don't want to bullshit you: I need a day to integrate the new art (which is looking greta, lovely Victoria did an awesome job), and I'd be amazed if I can get all 19 placeholders written in just three days. I work long hours but I don't write fast enough. 😔
There is an argument for just releasing whatever I've got, even with placeholders, on the 31st. Then Analysts+ can play the episode in its rough format, and their feedback will help me polish it for the general release 14 days later.
But I want the Analyst+ experience to be hot and interesting when you play it: right now it's still too rough for me to say it's worth your time to play it through. I need a little more time to get it right, so 1.15 will release in April not March.
How's it looking?
It's currently around 10,000 lines of code (with more to come as placeholders and art code are added). For reference: Episode 1.12 (Malaysia) was 6,600 lines; 1.13 (Bangkok) was 8,000; 1.14 (FNG) was 14,000. So this should feel like a big chunk of content.
A big story event happens in the next episode. No spoilers, but 1.15 changes something important for the heroine, and paves the way for a future plot development that is essential. It took some extra time to figure out how to do this and make it hot, but I think I worked it out in the end (with the help of lots of feedback and advice from team and community members).
I lose perspective when an episode is close to release, but I think it's hot when I'm playtesting it. I can't wait to share it with you guys – it just needs a bit more time in the oven before I can do that.
Okay, that's all for this week and I need to sleep because it's 0140 and I want to get in a good day of writing tomorrow! I'm so sorry for announcing a delay but hopefully it will be a short one. I love you guys and I wish I could write faster. 😔
