Ezy
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Back and post release
🕑 Added 2023-08-15 08:53:46 +0000 UTCI've returned from holidays and slowly starting to get back into it. I'm very happy with the positive reception of the latest release, the detailed feedback and encouraging words! ❤️
As mentioned brieflly at release, I'll likely start writing a guide in the next couple of days and make some other improvements and upgrades in preperation for the episide 4 release. I'll do one more minor release (v0.3.2) that includes some minor grammar fixes and the Spanish translation for episode 3 when it's ready.
Episode 4 will be a complicated one and it's imperative it's done correctly. I almost burned myself out on the last release, to try and get it out within a 6 month time window, but I can't do that again. I ended up cutting and rushing a few scenes and I'm not happy with that. I tried something different with the erotic scenes and get a bit of motion in there, instead of panning stills, but I didn't give it the attention they really need, That's one of the things I'd like to improve for the next release. As the story is now split, it means I have to do twice the work for half the game time, and I suspect development for this episode will take a bit longer because of that.
From a financial perspective, this episode has done really bad so far. Not sure why, as it doesn't match the positive reception. In comparison, the release of episode 2 saw a 300% increase over time, and episode 3 sadly only a very small percentage of that. Much less than the very first release. This may change over time, but it's strange for a big and defining release such as this and not very encouraging. 😞
I'm not sure my open and free release model works as well as I hoped it would, and will be moving on to locked updates to reward those that have supported me for so long. Steam is also another alternative I'd like to look into, but it's not easy and would take a lot of time which I'm not sure I have the time and energy for just yet.
Until next time,
Ezy
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Comments
Ezy
It's been on Itch since the start as well. On steam, the hardest part would be having to do a rework as I'm using posters of famous people which will be a no go on there. 😞
HongFire
I'll assume that the huge increase was from people discovering the VN for the first time. Have you looked into Itch.io? There is a Steam guide around here and its like 60 pages long. No sir, not today lol.
Ezy
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Dek8000
Is episode 4 out yet? Kidding 😜 it's easy to focus on the negatives but, you really did a great job on Ep 3 you had picked up alot of new techniques and the lighting had changed, it was great seeing you overcome these challenges. I know you got this but wanted to let you know your doing a great job and I'm looking forward to what comes next ✌🏾
