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DarkWolf wrote:Seeing as game is progressing so well and that it is at finishing stage it is hard to believe that we would need to wait half a year till summer for a beta release. So could you just confirm this?

Troyen already replied about testing, so about your question: Forsaken sent me already the yuri routes scripted. However it's missing the end scenes, and some "flashback scenes" (I won't go in more details because... spoilers!). So she still needs to write them, and she is busy doing other stuff so probably can get them done around March. Also we're thinking if to ask artist to add another extra CG for each romance route
However - in March I plan also to release PSCD on Steam/mobile. Then, in the meanwhile C14 Dating will be out too. Releasing games and doing the beta takes time/concentration (you can't upload a broken version online... well, at least not many times lol) so that will take away time as well. And while usually I know more or less how long something takes, in computer programming you never know what is going to happen.
For example yesterday somehow I had broken QoT buffs, and took me 2h to figure out what I messed up
In short, I *think* beta could even start around June, but it's enough one thing to fail (artist delaying the new CG or writer taking more time than usual or a new Ren'Py update breaks some stuff so I have to tell coder to fix it) to have delays. That's why I said a more generic "Summer". Unfortunately that's how it works

Troyen wrote: Also, if you haven't betaed a WW game before, be ready for at least two versions that break all your save games and force you to start over.

Hey that's not ALWAYS true For the RPGs... yes probably. But in most cases the break was because every time I tried a beta, a new version of Ren'Py was out with better features

I just played through Loren and I loved it (about to start the spin off), and I was wondering... do you think that loren 2 would be released this year? (If it said this somewhere and I missed it im sorry), and also, in the sequel, will the choices you made in the original have any impact (because for me that is one of my biggest game turn ons :} )

thanks!

Not this year for sure, maybe at end of next year, but not sure even about that. Regarding your other questions, every info is in the Loren 2 subforum

Caught your blog post! Was wondering if the PSCD DLC will be released after "C14: Dating", as you didn't add it to your schedule.

Rebly82 wrote:Caught your blog post! Was wondering if the PSCD DLC will be released after "C14: Dating", as you didn't add it to your schedule.

It will probably be sometime this year, though it makes sense for Jack1974 to put more attention on games that are nearing release. He wasn't kidding on how close some of the other games are

Yes I forgot about that one. I need to ask the scripter at which point he is. I will probably do it before QoT though, so I have the PSCD projects completely done, and I can concentrate on QoT. I definitely can't work on a RPG and a card game at same time

I've updated it today, but basically I've added Love Bites to the list (with art already at 25% since several sprites have been done) and put Heirs & Graces writing to 99% (there could still be the need to do a few lines of texts there and there).

Almost end of February update:
- updated Undead Lily writing. The writer is going very fast, and he's also helping with the CG. You can be ASSURED that Undead Lily CG will be the hottest to ever appear in my games. Some are even more than Loren (everything is optional of course, there are also covered versions)
- updated Queen Of Thieves coding, since even the otome routes are basically scripted. As I'll explain in the blog, I'm currently pausing the game to finish some dating sims first, because in March Forsaken (the writer) is going to be busy with another project. In April/May though we should resume (and hopefully artist has also finished the stuff left) so I'm optimistic about a possible begin of beta during Summer
- Love Bites artwork is going to kick asses. For spoilery reason I can't post anything yet, but in the next weeks will do more blog post with the characters intros!
- C14 Dating is still being tested privately right now, but a beta should be imminent!
- Never Forget Me it's missing a few things there and there but I updated coding to 40% since I have scripted Eddy's route completely already

Mid March update:
- Heirs & Graces soundtrack is almost done. Writer also started scripting and since this is a dating sim I count that in the coding too
- Never Forget Me: got more art, and commissioned what should be the last batch for it
- I put back Undead Lily coding to 0% since I'm not going to use the card game, I need to think what to use, so for now I put zero
- I deleted the Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense DLC entry since I canceled it. The extra romances should be added to the base game around end of next month or something!

Only thing I dread to ask is: The project that shall never be said aloud, never mentioned by name lest the curse arise again, does it bode well for a near future release or a soon™ release?