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State of affairs/Projects Update


Hello Everyone

This is going to be a difficult but important message.

I originally planned for this game to have chapter 3 done and be ready to go by the end of September. However that will no longer be the case. 

Also since no one is downloading or playing this game. I am going to pause the project and just work on the romance game instead called Heart effects as they seem to be way more popular than this sci-fi horror/comedy hybrid visual novel.

I am also going to remove any time limit I may have put on myself because due to my health and Real life and this time of year I may not even get a chance to work on this project as well as the other one.

Since I am only one guy and I cannot do everything I will just play it by ear and see what happens.

IF people play this game and want me to finish the project then I maybe more inclined to do so. 

I also thought I got over my writers block or ideas for this game, but since there is a massive lack of resources (free to use that is) that are not copyrighted I cannot do the vision I want. So this may well have to wait until I can draw the backgrounds/sprites I want or even have the money to pay for commission work to finish it. 

This started off as a bit of fun and I am serious about it, but because I want this game to be good I do not want to release it in a poor/unplayable state. Or something I am not happy with.

This game will always be free. I am going to continue to write the script for the game and see If I can come up with some compromises to get the vision I want. 

I also need to learn Renpy properly and make progress with my skill in coding and making GUI for the game/games in the future.

JUST TO CLARIFY. I am not abandoning this project. It is just going on a slow burn until I finish Heart Effects. Writing a love story is a hell of a lot easier for me than writing this complex narrative that will be worth waiting for.

If you do play the VR girl, please leave feedback. I do have one fan of the game and she has been immensely helpful with helping me make progress on the project. 

Things are likely to change and If I make any headway or manage to get around to finishing chapter 3 before the end of the year then of course I will let you all know. In the mean time I have too many projects on the go and I simply cant do them all with my time restraints and my health getting worse at the moment. 

I wont go into too many details but the numbness in my hands and neck is far worse than it used to be and the numbness in my legs is gradually getting worse everyday. I am on a ridiculous amount of medication and that does not help my energy levels/motivation either.

My YouTube channel is also going on the back burner as I will be trying to focus more on twitch for the foreseeable future and work on Heart effects in-between everything else that is going on with me right now.

If my health improves I may take on more projects. I am stretching myself to thin and I do not want things to suffer because of that, particularly myself.

Sorry for the long post, but I figured it be best If I was honest with you all rather than keep saying coming soon or at the end of this month etc when it is not going to happen. 

I pride myself on being an honest and open person so I hope that this comes across as so.

In any case I hope you are all well and progress updates will come more frequently in the future.

Thanks.

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Hey, thanks again for using my sprite, I just checked out the game and I'm impressed! Especially the music, since you made it yourself I feel the need to compliment you on that, it's amazing. Take your time buddy, I'm enjoying your project even in its unfinished form.

There's a little bug in a scene where Tom's in his room and talks to *spoiler* a girl and then passes out. There's an error that says "Image Tomangry not found". I'm not sure if you know about that, maybe you do~ Sorry

Thank you so much for taking the time to play my project!, your sprites are incredible and I do have credit scene in place for the end of the game. Yeah I am aware of the bug. I uploaded my latest version bugs and all because I was not sure if I was going to work on it recently. However I am just taking a break from the game and working on my love story atm. I do intend to pick this back up and fix all the errors my lovely friend Elta who has been play testing all my builds and helping me with coding. Its okay, I need feedback about errors etc just in-case I miss them! Thank you for spotting it and telling me anyway!.  It has been a pleasure hearing from you and using your fantastic sprites. I will let you know when the next update is live.  I look forward to hearing from you again once that is uploaded!. Cheers.