Andrew Kenneth Specter posts
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Developer Update: Week of January 4th, 2026
No great revelations to share, this week. I am still working on the second route's versions of the final battle and epilogues, and the various perspective switches necessitate some new content, which the sneak peek is part of. I'll probably finish with the second route ending(s) some time th...
Developer Update: Week of December 28th, 2025
Note that, for this week's sneak peek, I went with randomly-chosen variables. For example, Laz will not pawn off his wedding-planning responsibilities to Belvidere if they are dead, you will not have the option of officiating your own wedding if you didn't attend the Fellowship Academy, your...
Developer Update: Week of December 21st, 2025
I'm still working on the epilogues! This week's sneak peek is what happens when the Radicals win, MC1 was sentenced to death for sabotaging the dam, and characters successfully intervened to get them in prison for life rather than being executed. The letter for Lázaro occurs if he hates you...
Developer Update: Week of December 14th, 2025
I have completed the epilogues that occur if you join the Radicals and choose to lose to the Sovereignty. This particular snippet is from MC1's execution. Currently, I am working on the endings that occur if the Radicals win the battle.
Developer Update: Week of December 7th, 2025
Since last week's update, I have completed the entirety of the battle for the route where MC1 joined the Radicals and MC2 joined the Sovereignty. I am currently working on writing the epilogues for this route, and after that I will start on the route where MC1 joined the Sovereignty and MC2 join...
Developer Update: Week of November 30th, 2025
Some more sneak peeks for you, this week! I have finished the part of the battle where you were tied to a tree as MC1 and all the associated outcomes. I'm going to start writing the battle from the perspective of an imprisoned MC1, next.
Developer Update: Week of November 23rd, 2025
Some more sneak peeks for you! I am continuing to work on the final battle and epilogue(s).
Developer Update: Week of November 16th, 2025
I have a few sneak peeks for you all, this week! Just as a summary, the final demo of These Reluctant Years was released to the public last week and I am continuing to work on the final battle and epilogue(s).
FINAL PUBLIC DEMO AVAILABLE
This is a public announcement.THE FINAL PUBLIC DEMO OF THESE RELUCTANT YEARS IS NOW ACCESSIBLE.It includes:All six chapters of the story up until the final battle.The battle and epilogue(s) are currently being written and will be accessible to beta testers and those who purchase the final game.New c...
Developer Update: Week of November 9th, 2025
A bit of a smaller update, this week. I will start working on the final battle today. Work was somewhat delayed because I had a job to do for a client (I am still open to freelance writing while I'm working on Years).Also, the final public demo will be accessible by the public this Wednesday.
Update: November 5th, 2025
Patrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.Link.In this update, I have:Completed the final public demo.Added the route where both MC2 and MC1 joined the Radicals.New content includes lots of different permutations of depending on who is confronting a saboteur.Fi...
Developer Update: Week of November 2nd, 2025
I finally finished all of the confrontation permutations! Now, all that I have to write in chapter 6 are the trials of the main characters (if they get caught) and all the other lead-up to the final battle. I don't anticipate it taking very long, so the final version of the demo will probably be...
Developer Update: Week of October 26th, 2025
Not a terribly long update for you, this week.I released three quarters of the final public demo last week, and I am still working on the route of chapter 6 where both MC1 and MC2 joined the Radicals. The most time-consuming part by far is imagining all the potential conversations (and, consequently...
Update: October 23rd, 2025
This is a public update announcement. As a reminder, patrons get access to updates one week before the general public.In this update, I have:Uploaded three quarters of the final public demo.Added the route where both MC2 and MC1 joined the Sovereignty.Fixed various spelling, grammar, and continuity ...
Developer Update: Week of October 19th, 2025
Access to half of the final public demo for chapter 6 was given to the public yesterday, and I shared the route where both MC1 and MC2 joined the Sovereignty with my patrons last Thursday. Like every other week I've done this, the public will get to play that route this Thursday.The final route,...
Update: October 18th, 2025
This is a public update announcement. As a reminder, patrons get access to updates one week before the general public.In this update, I have:Uploaded one half of the final public demo.The route where MC1 joined the Sovereignty and MC2 joined the rebellion.Fixed various spelling, grammar, and continu...
Update: October 17th, 2025
Patrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.Link.In this update, I have:Completed three-fourths of the final public demo.Added the route where both MC2 and MC1 joined the Sovereignty.New content includes interactions between main characters, with things getting e...
Update: October 11th, 2025
This is a public update announcement. As a reminder, patrons get access to updates one week before the general public.In this update, I have:Uploaded one quarter of the final public demo.The route where MC1 joined the rebellion and MC2 joined the Sovereignty.Fixed various spelling, grammar, and cont...
Update: October 11th, 2025
Patrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.Link.In this update, I have:Completed one half of the final public demo.Added the route where MC2 joined the rebellion and MC1 joined the Sovereignty.Fixed various spelling, grammar, and continuity errors.Added some 165...
Developer Update: Week of October 7th, 2025
The public demo part of chapter 6 was released to my patrons on Saturday. Speaking of patrons, we have a new one! I would like to be the first to welcome you, and also extend my thanks for choosing to support me. There's a big backlog of short stories, art, and other things that you've just ...
Update: October 4th, 2025
Patrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.Link.In this update, I have:Completed the public demo version of one quarter of chapter 6.This is the route where MC1 has joined the Radicals and MC2 joined the Sovereignty.Fixed various spelling, grammar, etc. errors.A...
Developer Update: Week of September 27th, 2025
I have completed all of the interactions that can occur if MC1 is confronted by someone while they're trying to sabotage the Radicals' plans. There were a lot of different possibilities (one for if you're romancing them, one if you're friends, another if you're allies, and one mo...
Developer Update: Week of September 21st, 2025
Chapter six is coming along well! It's about 47,000 words (including code) at the moment, and will likely be even longer than chapter five just because of the sheer number of permutations that I need to write. I am currently writing some scenarios where MC1 can be interrupted while trying to sab...
Developer Update: Week of September 15th, 2025
Along with some added continuity and bug fixes, I'm still making steady progress on the first route (where MC2 joined the Sovereignty and MC1 did not). Everyone on the Sovereign's side has finally made it through the mountains, but the inexperience of our Mayhew didn't work out so well f...
Developer Update: Week of September 7th, 2025
Nothing very big in this week's update. I commissioned a new artist to draw a picture of Lázaro and uploaded it for patrons to see. I am also working steadily on chapter 6, starting with the route where MC2 joined the Sovereignty and MC1 joined the rebels. If the Sovereign does not trust MC2 (i...
Lázaro Commission!
I have another piece of commissioned artwork to share! This time, it's Lázaro, again! He was drawn by the wonderful and talented sabh0.Please support the artist on these other social media platforms.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabho_ney/
Update: September 3rd, 2025
This is a public update announcement. As a reminder, patrons get access to updates one week before the general public.In this update, I have:Completed chapter 5.Added the route where both MC1 and MC2 joined the rebellion.Fixed various spelling, grammar, and continuity errors.Added the ability to cho...
Developer Update: Week of August 31st, 2025
Another pretty short update, this week. First, I would like to thank the newest patron for joining! Your support means a lot to me! Other than that, I will give the public access to the entirety of chapter 5 this week. I think it's the longest section of anything I've ever written -- the sin...
Update: August 27th, 2025
Patrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.Link.In this update, I have:Completed chapter 5.Added the route where both MC1 and MC2 have joined the Radicals.Fixed various errors.Added 74,976 words.
Update: August 27th, 2025
This is a public update announcement. As a reminder, patrons get access to updates one week before the general public.In this update, I have:Completed three-fourths of the routes for chapter 5.The new content is the route where both MC1 and MC2 have joined the Sovereignty.Fixed various spelling, gra...
