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Partial Dev Report 2 (01/22/2024)
🕑 Added 2024-01-22 20:40:23 +0000 UTCYo!
The last report was very self-critical and all of that remains true but I'm not going to be on that vibe every week. Instead I'm just going to say the plan and also the order of operations I'mma be following to close out this month and begin the next as that is where my head is at. 🙂
First things first is finishing and releasing the second part of Episode 13. This part will be around 300 renders and 9-10 animations. This part covers a scene with Rachael as well as their trip to the spa.
My target time to release is anywhere from Tuesday-Thursday this week.
Then I'll focus on releasing the last part of Episode 13.
Most of my issues with part 2 have been intertwined with part 3 so there's no cascade of problems for me to alter. My target for releasing is anytime before February 1st.
(Part 2-3 will release to all patrons at the same time, no tier timing due to the delays.)
After the releases, I plan on catching up on the side content.
Starting with the Bday renders, then Character Sheets.
After that will be the Season 1 report.
After all of that is complete I'll focus in on Episode 14 which will hopefully be a much smoother experience as it's familiar territory with everyone returning to WVM.
I'm not entirely sure how I'll handle the releases for Episode 14, It will likely be pretty varied as I plan on testing out a few things. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
That's all I have to share for the moment, as always thank you all so much for the support. I truly appreciate it. I hope you all have a wonderful week and I'll talk to you soon.
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(There has also been an issue with patreon charging a select few despite pledges being paused these last couple of months. This is not intentional and is an error! Please check to see if you were charged and please send me a message directly here on patreon to let me know asap so I can get a refund sent to you straight away!)
Comments
Mr.E
Yeah I completely agree with this post, I absolutely love this game and will gladly wait for updates, but the constant getting my hopes up for updates and to then just keep getting delayed is really frustrating. Gotta make it more realistic for yourself man, I get that you are a perfectionist but sometimes good enough is good enough, nothing can be perfect 100% of the time. That will just add onto the delays, you can always come back and revisit things when you have the time for it. But getting out a product is sometimes more important than delivering true perfection 10/10 times. please revist the way you structure things in your workload and release schedule, and start from there to the way you want to do things
DeadMan
I would prefer to wait and have it right and the dev happy than a buggy mess. Braindrop has more releases and updates than any other dev out that I know. Quality over quantity is always best.
Donghammer
何を言ってりるんだ、おまえ？
Alfredo de Jesus Leon
Valla hasta que me toca leer a alguien que dice la verdad,pero hermano este es su negocio tener a la gente esperando para que pague,después saca una mini actualización según para calmarnos y después se avienta otros 2 o hasta más meses en darnos otra actualización,si en ocasiones como esta no nos cobra,pero que chiste tiene eso si estamos aquí sin pagar pero también sin ningún tipo de contenido??? Tiene un gran producto pero al parecer no nos escucha a todos los patreons,si escuchara,si cumpliera en tiempo y forma con lo que dice hasta más gente que pague tendría aquí.
Alfredo de Jesus Leon
Y entonces? Que paso no va haber actualización este año?
Alfredo de Jesus Leon
Por eso dura meses sin darnos una actualización por este tipo de comentarios exactamente.
Aj Whitacre
it is what it is unfortanully i just add a month or two to when he says itll be released
John Smith
i agree with you and the amount of time he says he spends on a update and there is bearly anything to it
Knoddy Toddas
Dude why do you keep doing this over and over to yourself and your patreons? Don't set a date or a range of dates if you can't ever keep them. General rule of thumb if you ever estimate a job for say a client, ALWAYS add 50% more to what you "think" will be spent in amount of time. It's way way better to set a bigger estimate and then positively surprise everyone by finishing early than it is to delay and delay and delay. Surely everyone knows that? I've followed you for years now and your estimates are frankly quite hopeless. If you ran a business like this you wouldn't keep any of your clients, and you can't work for free EVERY month. Right now your stubborness is getting in your own way. You'll just end up feeling bad over and over, again, as you've done in the past. You need to add EVERYTHING into your estimates. Break down every little detail into smaller details and put a time on them. Being a free lancer (of sorts) include things that might come up with family or such things that could get in your way as well. And include max 8 hours (or 10 or 12 or whatever you prefer) per week / work day into that estimate. At occassion there are troubles, a computer breaks down or something of the like. But that can't be the norm at every release. At some point you have to release "on time". So add 50% to your estimates. Or 100%. Anything to give yourself more time and to stop annoying your patreons with your constant delays. For your own well fare.
Coknore
my pay pal was charged
Braindrop
Doesn't look like I'll be able to have it finished in time tonight but I'm at a point where I can set a hard date of Friday or Saturday this week. Everything is ready and set in stone besides this final set of renders. I'll let you guys know something solid around noon tomorrow.
Alfredo de Jesus Leon
Gran jefe,espero me puedas contestar,cuando se va poder tener sexo con Jasmine?
michael1984
probally will become next week
Britton
Lol because of you and your beautiful brain other avn I don't really care to play
DeadMan
Take it easy, don't stress and set a solid release date. It's ready when it's ready.
Macie Snow-Island
Noice
Eric V
Keep up the great work Bd ! You rock !
Leif-Gøran Stene
i have not been charged since september , how do you get money to live for ? i mean you still work on the project , so you should not pause it for so long :(
Oli Giele
thanks for the news!!!
Luis Sierra
it charges me. but it doesn't matter, I appreciate the content.
A10forthewin
Thx you for the report - have a great week
