Hello everyone,
This is another update on the current progress of my game.
LIFE STUFF
My co-dev and I are actively working on the demo. Lots of challenges, and unexpected stuff to resolve but also delays given our busy work schedules. However, rest assured we do our best possible.
I had a surgery that went well and I am now in a recovery period as well.
We have been also in talks with our voice actor who unfortunately got caught in the LA wildfires, which means our recording sessions seem to be pushed back - we will keep everyone posted on that. We hope for everyone who suffered this disaster to be well.
OTHER GAME NEWS AND PROGRESS
I am working on updating some older assets that I had created for the game, years ago.
As primarily an Artist in the industry, I have a special soft spot for putting as much attention and care in my game assets as possible. Thus, I felt the need to update quite a lot of them to match my current vision and look for the game.
CONTROLLER SUPPORT AND INPUTS REMAP
My co-dev is working on implementing remap options as well as full controller support. Excited to see how all that turns out! UE4 is giving us some hard time and challenges with that system but we are optimistic that should be fine in the end.
OPTIMIZATIONS
We are now a team of 2 core devs. While we have no prior experience in shipped games or Unreal (and limited resources in our hands) We are doing our best in our knowledge and understanding to optimize the game code and graphics-wise. Especially on the latter, I am working on any method possible to have this game run well on older machines as well. (No need for fancy or expensive rigs is my goal)
UPDATED SOUNDS AND MUSIC
I am also working on updating/ improving the sound design as well as some of the tracks in the game.
Some small preview:
https://www.bandlab.com/matthaiosgreekost/collections/c4f84f3e-3786-ee11-b75e-000d3a428fff
MORE ART AND STORY STUFF
I have been also putting a lot of effort and time into updating everything lore-wise in the demo (and beyond). Paintings with story bits, clues, as well new letters to find in the decayed world of Asthenia.
Thank you for reading this update and for your support. Please stay tuned for any news and updates on Asthenia, and consider Wishlisting the game if you are interested, it does help a lot!
-Manthos