Patches and updates are changing
As the scope of the upcoming patch grows it has become evident that it will take some more time to get ready.
In order to avoid a repeat of the dreaded "Phase III coming soon!" I have decided to make some major changes in how I approach updates, as well as how to involve you deities more in the process.
The first major change is that upcoming patch notes will now be referred to as the Immediate Roadmap.
All features and items on the Immediate Roadmap are actively being worked on.
The second major change is that any feature on the Immediate Roadmap that becomes ready will immediately be pushed out as an update instead of waiting for the "whole" patch.
Some features rely on other features, and in those cases the base features simply have to become ready first.
Vote for the features you want me to focus on
The third major change is that I am adding an ingame voting system, where you will be able to cast your vote for which feature (Or features) you would like me to focus on.
The duration the vote covers may change, but I am going to try to keep it weekly.
You can vote for multiple options, or several times for the same option.
Every active player gets one free vote per week. Additional votes cost Essence. You will be able to make Essence ingame without spending any money, and I will be adding the ingame shop soon where you'll also be able to purchase Essence.
You will be able to vote multiple times during the same period, regardless of if you buy Essence or gain it via gameplay.
Importantly, this is just a vote for what you'd like me to focus on, it is not a vote to discard features or adding one feature in favor of another. All features and options shown during votes will be things that are going to make it into the game, the question is just about the order of things.
But why?
This accomplishes several goals, first it keeps me focused on the things you deities actually want to see, not just what I find the most fun to work on.
Second, I hope this will bring in some much needed money that can be spent on artwork, models, etc (And of course programmer-fuel: Energy drinks)
And most importantly it should hopefully produce more frequent updates of substance as I will push features live as soon as they become ready instead of as part of a larger update.
As always your feedback is important, let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them.