Hello everyone, and happy New Year! (Patreon)

First of all, here’s a short TL;DR:

Today I’ll be implementing all the improvement suggestions I received from you into Chapter 12 so I can release it publicly tomorrow. Once that’s done, I’ll work through all remaining custom commissions. After that, development on Chapter 13 officially begins. I’ve already spent the last few days on pre-production, so I can jump right in.

That’s the TL;DR, now let me ramble a bit.

Releasing shortly before Christmas was actually a good decision. It meant the end of the year could be fairly relaxed, without the constant pressure of feeling like I should be working. I hope you were able to enjoy a nice holiday season as well.

Originally, I planned to play Nightreign, but somehow it didn’t really grab me anymore. With more demanding games, once I’m out for a while, I personally find it hard to get back in. On top of that, I only had my laptop with me since I spent time with family and relatives instead of being at home. That said, it was still enough to do some early work on Chapter 13 in the evenings, mainly fleshing out the story in more detail.

Whenever I didn’t feel creative, I played Dispatch. I’d heard good things about it, and since I’m a huge fan of The Wolf Among Us by Telltale, I was really curious. Telltale no longer exists, but many former developers founded the studio behind Dispatch. And yeah, Dispatch is really good. I’ve heard people describe it as “Twilight for men,” and hey, if Twilight has the same quality as Dispatch, (never watched Twilight.) then I totally understand why it was so popular back then. I had a lot of fun with it. That said, The Wolf Among Us is still my all-time favorite. It’s a little hidden gem recommendation if you like Dispatch and want something similarly high quality.

Anyway, enough about video games.

It’s 2026 now, a new year. I hope you all survived the start of the year well. I even set myself a New Year’s resolution: quitting caffeine. I used to drink three cups of black coffee, back to back, every morning, and while that might not sound like much to some people, I noticed that without it I get tired very quickly and can’t focus properly. So I decided to quit cold turkey, starting yesterday. I’m never really fully awake right now, but according to the internet my body should normalize again within a week. Let’s hope that’s true.

Alright, I’ve talked a lot. But hey, I did put the TL;DR at the top. So if you’re still reading, that one’s on you.

I’m going to start working through the Chapter 12 improvements now and maybe take a small late morning nap afterward. Yeah, sleeping sounds good. I already miss caffeine. But don’t worry, I’ll push through.

I hope you’re all doing well, have good people around you, and take care of yourselves.

With love,berki