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Status and Roadmaps (very long post)
🕑 Added 2022-09-29 19:58:06 +0000 UTCFirst of all, I would like to thank all the players who play my two projects and my Patrons who allow me to continue developing them.
The community is growing steadily with a lot of goodwill and excitement.
I am pleasantly surprised by the strong interest in Leridia and its final version even after several months without updates.
As for Cyberslayers, you seem to like it too and your feedback and criticism allow me to make it better with each update.
After this introduction, I would like to share my roadmap for both games.
LERIDIA
I will start this time with Leridia. As always, I want to be transparent about my work.
I wanted to start from the beginning in terms of small additions to the game and improvements.
Leridia was a raw product that needs a lot of polishing to be a good game.
This work is taking much longer than expected because I am paying attention to every detail. Very often I add little things like events or pentagrams, more immersive dialogues or some mapping additions.
The game won't change radically but it should be more immersive, more enjoyable thanks to my experience accumulated over the years.
Working on some new scenarios with alternate endings is a part of the whole "rework" of Leridia.
For the roadmap and status:
- All the first part of the game has been reviewed until Basin: Masa, the small forest, the big forest, the temple, the manor...
- I'm currently working on the end of Basin and the Hoog dungeon (finished today)
- Then I'll attack Kamelia, the Underworld and Lerid
The content of my first game is massive, I'm surprised myself. Some areas need upgrades and others a bit less.
I apologize for giving estimated release dates earlier.
The final version will be released when I have revisited everything and it will take me some time. I don't have any ETA right now.
One mistake I won't make again was to put Leridia aside during the development of Cyberslayers. I plan to continue working on Leridia regularly to stay on top of my game and see the changes often.
Quality of Life : sometimes you will be able to fight the boss again with full hp/mp if you were defeated, thus avoiding watching again a whole event, here with Esteban.
CYBERSLAYERS
The 0.3.3 update closes the 0.3 series and I am now starting the next version 0.4.
The change of number marks an important turning point in the development since the 0.4 series will introduce a new area, highly anticipated according to the surveys: the Red District.
This area will be the last one that will be the base of the free roam mode but it will certainly be the sexiest and darkest one, in the pure cyberpunk style.
I plan to develop there plots started in the other areas as well as new stories with new characters.
However, this will be done with time as there is already a lot to do. The balance is to be able to continue the plots while bringing new ones and it is normal that at this stage you want to discover this area.
It's a logical progression in the development and in the way you play. The universe is now established, you have imprinted yourself with it, the serious stuff can begin.
So the red district will be present very soon, I think even in 0.4, with an introduction of the places.
I decided to bring this area by a logical quest thread linked to Aline's police career. I don't exclude another possibility but it is not decided yet to get to the Red District.
The Bloody Rats quest is in progress
I'll try to synthesize what I'm going to work on in the next few weeks now and that should happen for 0.4:
Roadmap :
- Mapping of the Red District : design of the emblematic places, lighting, pnjs...
- Bloody Rats quest thread, dark streets exploration and infiltration with police operation. Situations will be different according to your skills, presence of a pentagram of Dominance and another of Perversion
- Exloration of the darks streets with the Rising Star Studio, I try here an original approach which breaks with the classic conventions of the games where the girl becomes a model by making photo poses... here the context will be darker
- Operation Charlotte (Raph Route with very exciting situations planned)
Optional at this point :
- Global work on downtown, I would like to advance on the mixed baths and the massage phase, I have a plot to set up with the son of the owner of the place
This is the content planned for 0.4. I prefer to set realistic goals for myself because I know that I often go into detail. I'll see how the development evolves over time and we'll talk again.
I don't have any release dates yet, but ideally I would like to see 0.4 released by the end of the year.
Finally, I have decided to give some development time for both games, 2/3 of which will be for Cyberslayers.
So the respective #wip will be fed more or less alternatively.
As for the sets, I decided to continue them but I don't put any pressure on myself to release them on the 15th of the month.
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Here are these first words, a little long but which will give you an idea of my projects and desire.
I remain very ambitious. I receive constructive criticism and obviously these projects are not perfect.
I am well aware of the important size (gigas) of Cyberslayers, of some choices that some of you don't like (the existence of freaks seems to be redundant with slayers but I intend to develop the lore).
Again, I stress the incredible luck I have to have so much support (especially financially, I see the concurrence today).
A last but important word...Morally, I am fine. Better than two years ago...but of course like everyone else, life sometimes has surprises, I am very present with my family who is going through some difficulties...so forgive me if sometimes there are imperfections, I stay human.
Anyway, my love for Sylia, Kassiah and Aline is growing every day...and when some people tell me that they like to play my games because it allows them to escape from this world that has become a bit complicated, I only have one desire, to continue and to make them more enjoyable.
Comments
Thank you very much !
Drew
Keep up the good work- know we share your dream and contribute where we can... you have fans legit all over the world
