March 11 Update (Patreon)

Several topics this update.

Desecration of Wings

First, look at this:

That is my trophy. Metaphorical blood, sweat, and tears went into earning it. I have complaints about Steam's process, but now is not the time. I could have rushed the release earlier, but decided to schedule it for March 16th. This will make things less rushed and hopefully conserve precious TLS momentum.

Here is the Steam page again:http://store.steampowered.com/app/793450/Desecration_of_Wings 

If you were waiting for Steam to get this one, please add it to your wishlist so you can get the game when it comes out. 

Crimson Gray on IndieGala 

By coincidence, the agreement for a bundle I made with IndieGala ages ago is also going to be coming on March 16th. I'm not sure if the timing is good or bad.  =/

Anyway, if you want to get CG cheaply, this will be a good chance! Otherwise, it's just an FYI. Bundles are generally good for letting more people play the game but bad for business.

There's more I could say, on the concerning developments with Patreon, issues with marketing, and some new bans, but let's focus the rest of this post on something positive:

TLS!

Let's talk about TLS 0.33.0! It won't be the longest update, but it should satisfy anyone hungry for more political machinations. This will be similar to the Ardford Summit, but instead of a formal event manipulating several key votes, it will be more free manipulation of broader politics.

Multiple different threads of the story will be woven together in the coming conflict. Some of the past events aren't so much loose threads as raw material to make this conflict have some weight. There will be a set of new characters, but I hope I've invested enough in the world political situation that it shouldn't be hard to follow.

The political situation won't be resolved in the next update, though. =P Once you play, you'll see why - this will be a subplot of chapter four.

In addition to the politics, you'll see some old friends again! And there's one particular element that I'm guessing people won't be anticipating. I laid the seed for this one a long time ago, I'll be happy to finally use it. ^-^

Anyway, I'm afraid the DoW release, Patreon nonsense, and other issues will still suck up some of my time. But I hope everyone looks forward to the TLS content I'm slowly forging through all that!