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Bug Fixes, Big Ideas, and a New Temporary Direction
🕑 Added 2024-11-12 22:22:57 +0000 UTCHey there, fellow TF lovers!
First off, a huge thank you to all our amazing new patrons! Your support truly means the world to us, and we’re so grateful to have you along on this journey. Your backing keeps this project alive, and we’re beyond excited to continue building something that you all love. We’re deeply thankful for everyone who sees the potential in what we’re doing—it’s your belief in this project that keeps us motivated, and we can’t thank you enough for being such an important part of this community.
We also want to take a moment to acknowledge the bugs some of you have encountered. As we mentioned before, we have some really big plans ahead, and to get things started, we made some sacrifices and edits to the game to give you a taste of what’s to come. Naturally, this led to a few issues. While we’ve done our best to play through the game and hunt down bugs ourselves, as developers, we sometimes miss things you might encounter—after all, we’re a little too close to the project! But we’ve seen your feedback, and we’re on it! Rest assured, we’re taking careful note of everything, and we’re working hard to address each issue to make sure the game runs smoothly. We know how frustrating bugs can be, and we’re committed to fixing them as quickly as possible. If you spot anything else or if there's something we missed, please don’t hesitate to reach out—your input is invaluable in helping us make the game the best it can be.
Now, on to something exciting! While we’ve been working on fixing bugs, we’ve also been brainstorming ways to enhance the story experience. One idea that keeps coming up is creating a “visual novelified” version of the game. We’ve seen similar approaches in other games, especially in RPG Maker titles, where the narrative is presented in a more visual novel style. So, while we’re sorting out the bugs, we thought it might be fun to showcase the story in its clearest form through a quick visual novel version. What do you think? Would you like to see the game take this direction? We’re eager to hear your thoughts—your feedback is what shapes the future of this project.
Once again, thank you for your support! We’re so excited about what’s to come, and with your help, we can continue to have the team members in the group, grow and improve. We’re fully committed to making this game the best it can be, and we’re so thankful to have you along for the ride.
Until next time, stay awesome!
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Comments
pinkueen
Greetings from the writer of the game... If you don’t want to support the game, that’s fine. But you CAN'T underestimate Pinkira's work by saying it’s 'held together with a prayer'! For the marketing side, we never claimed the first test version would be bug-free. Naturally, a test version isn’t expected to be in its final form. If it were a bug-free game with 10 hours of content, we would have launched it on Steam as a finished product, not as a concept. For us indie developers, releasing test versions on Patreon allows us to showcase the game concept and, with community support, develop it into a full-scale project. If you’re looking for a complete, professional game made by a team of 15 people, I suggest you check out Steam, not a hobby indie project made by just two!
Terra Blade
To be honest I would like to be interested in being a patron, but the demo that was put out seems barely functional depending on the platform. I myself couldn't even get past the second quest of buying clothes as many others reported to you on the PC. So personally, before I would think of investing, I would like to see a more bug free demonstration of the game, not a novelization of it. A lot of high-level hype on this demo for months but then what we got was something that at best can be described as "held together with a prayer"; and the tone of this post and its response to the people who tested the demo makes it feel like there is more interest in corporate level spinning than actually being on the level with players and making a game.
