SLARPG: A general update (Patreon)

Usually I make Patreon updates to show off one or two specific things, but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to talk about a broader range of smaller things and give a general sense of how the game's coming along!

THE DEMO

Most of my work lately has been on SLARPG's upcoming pay-what-you-want demo, which allows you to explore around half of Greenridge and tackle the game's introductory dungeon. I'm trying to pack the demo full of fun, cool, cute, and weird things to find in spite of its short length, and I think it's coming along nicely!

The demo skips over the game's introduction in order to get you right into freely exploring Diamond Square (the central plaza of Greenridge), so it has its own brief introduction to get players up to speed on the story

The demo should be completed in a few weeks if all goes according to plan. And the good news for y'all: the demo will be available to my Patreon supporters first! It'll be released to the general public alongside the prologue comic at a later date, but I'll be letting y'all test it before then

THE SOUNDTRACK

Lead composer Bee has been very hard at work on the SLARPG soundtrack lately, both polishing up her older tracks with a newly expanded selection of instruments and samples and writing entirely new material, such as Faith's theme! The old chiptune sounds now coexist with a broader range of synths and sounds and it's GOOD. We both hope y'all love the music when the demo is out

PATREON REWARDS

It's been a while since the last audio devlog with Anthony, and for that I apologize! Anthony got a new job where he works nights, and as such it's hard to find time to record a podcast with him. But we will try to make it happen in the near future

I'm also pretty far behind on Patreon commissions for a couple people at that tier--again, my apologies. It's been difficult trying to balance game development, personal art, and commissions (something I hadn't previously taken) this year, and I generally tend to prioritize the game over the latter two. But I will be getting caught up on commissions in the coming weeks because y'all paid me for drawings fair and square

SO HOW'S THE GAME COMING ALONG BEYOND THE DEMO?

You may or may not have heard that I shifted my estimate for the game's release to 2018. It's a big project, and as someone mostly working solo, life has a tendency to get in the way. For instance, I didn't expect to spend a week this year preparing for and evacuating from a hurricane! Whoops!!

There's pretty much no way I'll be able to finish the game before the end of the year (at least, not at a level of quality I'd be okay with). Your continued patience is appreciated

That's about it for this lengthy update! Here, I'll leave y'all with this