Hey everyone!
This status update is going to be pretty short and won't have much info for the next Baldi's Basics Plus update, but that doesn't mean it isn't significant!
Development is changing!
This Spring has been a crazy time for me, with a lot of big things happening, both for Baldi's Basics Plus and for myself personally. For one thing, Baldi's Basics Plus officially reached 100,000 total sales! This is a huge milestone and I'm incredible thankful to everyone who has purchased a copy and helped keep me financially stable. I wouldn't be able to keep doing this otherwise!
More importantly though is my trip to the Game Developers Conference in March! I met a lot of industry professionals there, which has now led to talks with potential contractors who could help with the game. Specifically, help me with seeking a publisher! This shift from being totally solo to working with others will be a huge change for me, albeit an important one. That, combined with shifting my development focus to future development, marks a big turning point for Baldi's Basics Plus, as before now I haven't really changed my approach to development much aside from gradually refining it to improve efficiency.
With this in mind I'm not sure what the rest of the year will look like for Baldi's Basics Plus, much less next year and beyond, but for now I still plan on continuing major early access updates every couple of months. At some point I will definitely need to stop the early access updates so I can put all my focus on wrapping up the game. Until then, I hope you all continue to look forward to updates!
With the release of 0.10, my plan, as I've mentioned, was to begin spending some time on future development, but I'll be honest with you all, I unfortunately have done very little work since then. When 0.10 first launched, I was totally burned out. I worked extra hard to get that update ready in time and afterwards I was totally drained. I went ahead and fixed some big bugs of course, but I ended up taking it easy for a few weeks afterward. I felt this wasn't a huge issue though, as I was refreshed and ready to get back to to work when May rolled around!
Bubs!
...And then I got a cat. Or rather, a cat got me haha. I was not planning on getting a pet any time soon, but out of nowhere a strange set of circumstances occurred which left me with a cat. I named him Bubs and he is a wonderful cat! I was in no way prepared to get a cat though, so the first few weeks with him were pretty much entirely dedicated to getting him settled, visiting the vet and figuring out how I was gonna go about taking care of him day-to-day.
All the cat stuff is just beginning to become routine, so I'm easing back into my regular work schedule again. I do apologize for losing so much time. I'm hoping nothing else weird will come up and that things can be relatively normal for the foreseeable future! I've really started to miss my regular routine so I'm excited to get back to it.
So yeah, this Spring has been a pretty big deal for me! Heck, you could even throw Kirby Air Riders onto the pile of weirdness lol (In case you didn't know, I have wanted a sequel to the original game for a long, long time). The fact that it exists has no bearing on anything other than the fact I'll probably end up sinking hundreds of hours into it once it releases and that I can finally stop making jokes about how badly I want a sequel (That's going to be hard to get used to)!
What's next?
Regarding Baldi's Basics Plus version 0.11, I plan on releasing it around the end of June. You can expect an improved endless mode featuring the new level types introduced in 0.10 as well as some refinements to some of the new content from 0.10. If I have time I may throw in some other goodies as well, but please don't expect anything crazy.
I don't have anything else to report at the moment! I suppose it will become harder to fill out theses status updates as I begin working more and more on future development, as much of that stuff will be top secret. I still intend to keep up the bi-monthly status updates until the game is finished though, even if it's just to let you all know I'm still alive!
I'll be back in a couple months with the next status update. Thank you all for the continued support!