SLARPG: General update May 2021 (Patreon)

First of all, I just want to say thank you to all the new patrons I've gotten this month! I had a noticeable bump after announcing that Act III had reached Alpha a few weeks ago. It means the world to me that people are excited about this game and want to support its development.

Anyway, that milestone and the subsequent round of dev team playtests were definitely the big news for this month. But another act of the story has been finished, and now only two remain! So how's Act IV looking?

Well, after coming back from my little break, I'm pleased to say that the first leg of Act IV is coming along very quickly! The (very important) story scenes that take you from Act III into Act IV only took a few days, and I'm proud of how they turned out. I have the tileset and layout for a new area done. I've also finished the introductory scene for a character I've been dying to put in the game FOREVER. God, I wish I could share this character. She's so good. She's one of my favorite designs I've ever done. But alas: she's a huge spoiler. So I guess we'll just have to finish the game so y'all can see her, huh?

Anyway, this is only the beginning for Act IV, but at the moment we're keeping up the pace I was hoping for. From my perspective, things are still looking pretty good for our secret "it'd be great if the game was done by then" date. That date is still a good number of months away (don't expect a surprise summer 2021 launch), so we're still keeping it to ourselves in case shit happens and it takes longer. But with 3/5 acts playable and Act IV underway, we're definitely in the home stretch after all these years.

As always, thank you all for your continued support, and stay safe out there!