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I got enough questions about this that I realized I might as well make a proper post about it.

First, some facts. I am working a full time (40h week) day job, so this is done in my spare time. I have also had health issues and other real life problems last year and a half which has slowed the pace some (not to mention general 2020 shenanigans). Unfortunately the plant I'm working in is closing (the production moving to India/France in 2023), so there will be some chaos and adjustments. 

Luckily I have submitted now! It is in CoG's hands, and the preliminary release date is 2 February 2023

2022 20th October

[DONE] The game is finished, all chapters and epilogues are written. The closed alpha is around 1 360 000 words, so it's around three times as large as the last one. The average playthrough is around 94 000 - 98 000 words but can vary greatly. (this is what you can explore in the VIP section here on Patreon).

[DONE] Cover, graphic and text assets for release.

[DONE] Bug fixing and playtesting, additional content and variables. (mostly done, but new ones are always discovered)

[DONE] Editing, rewrites, copyediting, spelling and grammar. This is where the story actually gets good, and also even longer... It is past 1,4 million words now.

[DONE] Final Beta testing with a new testing group. Save system and achievements added. Final bug and language fix.

[DONE] Submitting the finished game to Hosted Games. 

[PENDING] Hosted Games editors makes the game ready for release on various platforms and systems. 





Comments

Anonymous

so basically it will be released when it's ready, as one would hope 😅 the fact that you work a full 40 hours and still bang out this amount of code and writing while also creating some of the best stuff I've ever played or read is truly amazing. ILY, wishing continued success and productivity ❤️

Vyndral

The branching in this is massive I don’t know how you do that without going crazy. I would be curled up in a corner crying.

malinryden

I do hope that I can cut down on my hours if the Patreon keeps being reliable, but since I am the sole income in the family and we've got a mortage, I'm not in the position to take any big risks.

ka-mai

A SAVE SYSTEM *_*

mila

Honestly, it's already amazing how much work you manage to get done while having a full-time job and all the responsibilities of everyday life. Thank you so much for all the work and love you put into this. The least all of us can do is wait patiently for the game release.

Potato Lord

Hey Malin what happen to the retribution link?

malinryden

It's down! It will be up in a couple of hours with an updated version, sorry for the disturbance!

...

Literally sobbed through the demo at 2-7am 😌. Absolutely obsessed w the viscerality oh my god.

L. Gonzales

Game is really awesome so far!

Anonymous

Thanks for bringing us up to speed with this play-by-play. Really makes us feel in the loop!

Vaz

ONE POINT THREE SIX MILLIOOOOON <3

Maria

Congratulations on the completed submission! 🎉🎊 looking forward to reading the released version with all my prior saves. 😁

Jaguar Stryker

I just saw this got a release date on Steam! Congratulations on finishing and I am so excited to play it!