Devlog: v0.4 Progress (Patreon)

I will attempt to do one of these updates between every release, to indicate progress, decisions, and other miscellaneous info about the project.

v0.4 is in progress, and will be coming soon. Progress has been a little bit slower than I would have liked, as I had a busy couple of weeks, but had some time recently to work, and am confident I can deliver what I wanted to soon. But looking back, it has only been 12 days since v0.3 was first released, so I think that's positive velocity. I do aim for frequent updates, but I can't guarantee this level of frequency.

Paid members recently participated in a vote to decide part of the content for the next release, so I can reveal v0.4 will focus mainly on Alice and Grace, with Grace getting the majority of the content.

The script writing is now done, so I only have a few more animations to do, and a few minor gameplay loop changes. I also intend for one more music track (for happy moments), creativity permitting.

The audience for this project remains small. Whilst I am extremely grateful for the backing I have from current members, the performance on itch has been slightly disappointing. On 2 occasions, itch de-indexed the game, which means the game stops being discoverable by search or by browsing through tags. The game is re-indexed, but it has done damage to it's visibility, as the game tumbled down the "New and Popular" section for tags, which was where the majority of views came from.

So that hurt a bit, but I'm hoping that frequent updates and a good game will help people find the game. Anyone reading this can help, if you so wish, by leaving a rating ("Rate this Game" button) on the itch listing. https://ofkeres.itch.io/tails-on-the-rocks I only ask for honesty! So only do what you honestly feel.

Thanks all,

ofkeres