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Progress Update (Nov. 2022)
🕑 Added 2022-12-01 16:37:20 +0000 UTC
Well, I just realized the calendar has ticked over to December and I neglected to get you an end of month update. Sorry about that, but let me remedy that for you now!
BBN Update
Obviously, Build 0.10 with Chapter 13 dropped for Early Access about two weeks ago on November 16, with a technical update to the build released on the 18th. Since then, I've been making some adjustments to the GUI and Main Menu (previewed over on Twitter), started an alternative social media account on Hive, made adjustments to Alex's model as well as a few very minor tweaks to some of of the other models, outlined the rest of BBN's story through to its four conclusions, and, oh yes... I've been writing. And writing. And writing.
The script for the next chapter is currently at 846 lines and, I'm estimating, is only about halfway finished in terms of what I have planned for the chapter. For reference, Chapter 13 was about 1,000 lines of script before adding in code for the images and audio.
Now, I don't want to go another three months between updates. So, what I think I'm going to do is get this chapter written to a solid mid-point, then break that into two smaller builds or releases. This may mean the first build I release is strictly narrative, the second release has more of an emphasis on some explicit scenes that will be unlocked based on prior choices (one branch is with Connor, the other is with Nick), and then the third release will wrap up the chapter with Alex back in Mayhew's lab and starting his research.
A Personal Reflection
I've been working on BBN now for almost two years. During that time, I've been able to talk with a lot of you on here, but also on Twitter and especially on Discord. I'm very proud of the community we've managed to build. Of course, I love hearing about how much folks are enjoying BBN; that's huge!
But it has also been a genuine honor getting to talk with so many of you and just have this supportive, caring community. Maybe some people will think it's weird we've built that out of a "porn game," but we have people from all over the world with a range of life experiences, and we're starting from a place of positivity, fun and respect... and that's a great place to begin.
Anyway, that's it for now! I hope to have some sneak peek renders available for y'all soon, and I've got some ideas for some one-off Patron Exclusives (did someone say football?).
Comments
Bound By Night
Not just football, but I'm thinking a rematch of the last Connor and Paolo series. (You'll like this outcome better I think!)
Ryan Fox
Did someone say Football? I DID! I DID!
Pilgrim
Sounds as a good plan, thanks and fingers crossed as always :-)
Bound By Night
When I started, I thought about doing different phases or dates of release based on the tier (like SpaceCorps) but patrons didn't seem too interested in that, and it would have been additional work for me.
Bound By Night
Hi, Luka! The 30-day early access is for the $5 and above tiers. The $2 tier (formerly $3) is really just meant as kind a "tip jar" tier and it gets it after the early access ends. In this case, that will be December 16.
LukaM
when is it going to be released for lower tiers?
Andreas
thank you for the update
Bound By Night
I thought some folks might be excited by that news!
donut bus
Connor FTW!
