Status update Episode 8
🕑 Added 2021-10-15 11:20:03 +0000 UTC
It was an intense week. The last percentages of work on any update always mean a lot of work.
And since it's the final update of the season, the workload has been even more significant than usual.
I have managed to narrow down the checklist further.
Art tasks that remain:
- Render time for the final animation queue. Currently, 28 animations are waiting to render.
Other tasks that remain:
- Polishing the dialogue and code
- Playtesting
- Thorough testing of transferring saves between Season 2 and Season 3 (Steam and Patreon).
- Double-checking variables
- Quality control of renders/animations
- Fixing bugs that I find while testing
I have reached the point where I will playtest both the entire game and episode 8 a lot. If I feel that something is off, find bugs, etc. I will fix and add anything needed as I go.
As the game grows in size, so does this task. One single playthrough of episode 8 should take hours to enjoy.
Beta testing and proofreading will start after all animations have been rendered to completion and I have gotten the time I need to complete the rest of the tasks.
What I do know at the moment is that the planned content for the update currently is:
- 4065 static renders
- 359 animations
- 24 pieces of 2D art
- 36 new songs
- 31 new sound effects
Have a nice weekend
Dr PinkCake
Comments
shan jiang
赞助多少钱的可以有作弊模式?
Tim Yang
steam会慢一点,看这架势11月E8,steam怎么也得12月甚至明年了
已经把6玩完了,外面下的,打算给第二季补票,所以在steam买了,然后7,8一起玩。。。他更新实在太慢了,照这速度要完结估计还要两年。。。
sp49
5-7章早出了,你可以现在买高级一点的会员先玩啊,不过第八章马上就会在Patreon出了估计还有半个多月吧,第八章已经完成在测试修复了。看你咯,想先玩5-7也可以啊,steam上面肯定要比patreon晚的。我是不打算在steam上等了,到时候patreon一出我就直接入
好家伙,一年了,season2还没出,steam都快发霉了T T
BELLA STORY HIT ME IN THE FEELS T-T
DrPinkCake
I agree with you, that song is so good. I'm a big metalhead too, but my music taste has been described as "schizophrenic" by my wife. Almost all genres have something I like. Metal/rock is my preferred genre, but good music will always be good music.
Guillaume Chaussoy
Super boulot. Assurément le meilleur jeux auquel j ai joué. La bande son est superbe. Les personnages ont une vraie profondeur. Le suspens est total. Sincèrement c est une pépite. Merci pour ces heures de plaisir et vivement le prochain épisode!!!!
GOD i wish we will be able to PLUG Sally real good!!! XD
I know Quinn actually grew on me cause i have an ex gf who is not that different from her when it comes to looks and attitude
I do love the music as well. Still i'm in love with pop punk theme song since i am a metalhead myself but the music fits every scenario so damn good. I am not a huge fan of accoustic but Quinn's song Time To Rise. God i love it so much.
Anon7723
Love me some Quinn. Low key best girl.
Staffy88
im excited about the music being added, honestly with season 2 has knocked it outta the park with the music choices for different scenes. Im looking at you medicate me and beautiful syndrome
I would love to see more of Quinn
Thor von Fiddle
I don't know if I would classify Quinn as a main chick at this point but she is definitely playing a highly significant role in the plot of the story so far. There are a ton of ways her character alone could change all of the 5 main chic's storylines good or bad.
Jon G
Is Quinn a main character now with her showing up in that graphic that usually summarizes the end of chapter MC status? She seems like the biggest lynchpin in all the related stories and would be great to get more personal with her.
Hungry hippo
36 new songs!!! I love the music in this game so far looking forward to it.
Snips51
Can't wait for the next episode, I've been replaying episode 7 a lot and still cant get over it.
Darkus
So excited!!!! It's worth the wait.
Blacklabyrinth
I guess it's time to do a clean Jill run. I have a feeling playing the field will eventually catch up with some of us.
Brother Bethor
You can't even imagine what is waiting for you. :)
good job man!
Mellee
LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joseph
Keepp up the awesome work!
Snickersnack
Your announcements on the status of your game are always a welcome addition to my week.
Blacklabyrinth
Can't wait. Thanks DPC for always keeping us in the loop as far as progress is concerned.
Brett
Appreciate all the work you do!
I just started a play through and all I can say is the story is amazing unlike any others, good characters and good character developments. I am looking forward to episode 8, thanks Dr.
Solrane
Awesome, keep up the amazing work Doc.
Yepod
Looking forward to it immensely. Keep up the good work!
Dman1801
I Promise Doctor this has improved my weekend tenfold
Bruce Vahl
Good grief! In one release, you will be putting forth more content than the majority of developers provide in an entire, completed game! I am in awe!
Sebastian Carneiro
Awesome professional work! Keep up the great effort. Cheers!
YYZHawk
Dr PinkCake too clutch! TAKE OUR ENERGY ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
Hi from Italy! Great job, this is fantastic
DrPinkCake
There are a bunch of great ones this time too. One song, in particular, has become a top-three song for me. I hope you find some new favorites too.
Jdog
Right on!
Michael LuPayne
:)
John Vue
Keep up the good work, DPC.
David Curry
I’m gonna start new games because it’s worth binging the game all the way to the end of each update. What a great product!
Martin Gilchrist
iirc he's already solved that, once you reach a certain point your affinity becomes permanent as CHIK or DIK.
Kuke
Looks like my daily playlist is about to grow by 36!
Buck Finn
36 new songs! Pog
DrPinkCake
Me too!
Fantastic work DPC, enjoy your weekend!
Yang
this season not even out yet and im already excited for the next season lol
Great job congrats on all the progress! So excited
Beast of Bray
Holy crap this is fantastic. You've made such amazing effort.
I hope that we will get season 8, untill halloween
Chiss
We're getting closer! Thanks DPC!
man those are some amazing numbers DPC is putting up. By the end of the game, a single update is gonna have more content than some entire games.
tracnik
With all variables , this task really must be gigantic. Just curious what will happen with the DIK/CHIK scale, I guess at some point it will have to be restarted or somehow redone, because its getting quite short.
359 animations! Wow :)
Kinodentoten
wow, I cant wait!
gk22
OMG! Im Buzzing Doc
GH0STD3LTA
So hyped!!!!!!
Justin Peck
Just finished my Bella only run last night! I am ready to go!!!
Nice, thats awesome. I got chills from reading that :)
Ben Engledow
I’m so excited
MrAug360
I honestly don't have anything else other than this to look forward to in this remaining year, cause I know I will be playing the hell out of this episode regardless of how it is. Thanks for the update Doc 😀
Syr
Cant wait to play season 2. I play this game on steam only so i had to wait a little bit. But i guess there will be a lot of new content now
Craig
He has 3 testers and a proof reader
Karol Hinc
Hej, have you ever considered employing beta testers? Project seams small enough for one person to manage art, music, code, and writing. And with that, you can ensure a single, focus vision of the game. That's said I feel testing can be safely outsourced.
The Exception
Damn, waiting is becoming hard)
NeilatLarge
Thanks for the update. Really looking forward to experiencing it.
Dar
Never been so excited about something, cant wait DOC. Appreciate everything you do!!
I am looking forward to the update good luck man and keep up the good work .
BoxerB
Awesome. That's a hell of a lot of work, and I look forward to about 475 000 playthroughs. Thanks, DPC!
Hero
Ah man I can’t wait for the new music, the entire soundtrack for this game has been nothing but amazing. Really hope ‘My Storms to Conquer’ from The Friday Prophets is on there!
Sheesh I’m keen for this update