Happy February!
Here’s the update on Episode 2.
Since the last steam update/announcement, I’ve made substantial progress, and genuinely getting close to release.
To get an understanding of where the game is currently stood, Episode 2 has 6400 new images , 150 or so animations, of which there are 7 left to be rendered.
Animations have been rendering day and night for the past 2 weeks concurrently on both my local machine and on the newly rented farm (and still currently rendering as I type this). They are being edited and added into the game as they complete.
I’ve coded in about 70% of the audio (music and sound effects), the gui items are complete and during the editing phase of the animations, I realised I’d made a mistake with Episode 1 in the method of creating the animation files (.webm compression). Like a muppet I compressed them twice, so will be going back and rectifying those too (After release of Episode 2. That is still my priority). Good news is, Episode 2 animations look a lot more crisp than those in Episode 1, so we can all be thankful for that.
I've purchased new sound packs to be used with animations. I’ve also reworked the animation audio channel for Episode 2, so you’ll be able to actually hear it now and it can be adjusted in the settings.
As I’ve been doing playthroughs, I’ve been tidying up dialogue and adding in additional detail and content and giving the characters more depth. I have to admit I added in 2 completely additional scenes, which had slipped my planning but those are both fully done, rendered and in game now.
I am planning on an internal beta release in the next few weeks, then provided all goes well, we’re looking at and late/end of March full release of Episode 2. I can’t see why it would be later than that. As soon as the beta has been tested, I’ll be able to give you all a proper date (really depends on how much they find, and the nature of their feedback). Yes, I’m aware that it’s been almost a year since I launched Episode 1. This one is bigger, with more images, more depth and more lewd scenes.
Thank you all for being so patient. While I anticipate this release being smoother than my first, it’s certainly been more stressful getting here this time around (as I know you’re all waiting for me to finish it!). I really want the episode to be a success and for you to all enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing and creating it.
Thanks for your continued support, it honestly means so much to me.
Nickle3DArt