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dev diary: ok burnout you win this round
🕑 Added 2024-03-25 19:28:49 +0000 UTCthis month has kinda been a wash in terms of productivity. i haven't been able to stick to my schedule at all, the things i'm able to focus on feel random and out of my control, and my brain so far hasn't course-corrected like it usually does. WAIT, I PROMISE THIS ISN'T A BUMMER POST!!! this is just how things go sometimes!!!!! i was hoping i'd go back to normal after the plush campaign ended (i burnt out during the underling one too so i figured it might happen again)--but no luck just yet. so i'm changing strategies...
first, i'm considering pausing the patreon starting at the end of this month. i don't want it to charge people for april if i'm going to continue to not have much progress to share. i planned to pause it during may anyway (since i will be going on a trip overseas!) and come back in early july. this is A REALLY LONG TIME already, but now it's even longer... shoot... i don't like the idea of doing this because i really enjoy sharing weekly updates (if nothing else). the money is thankfully not an issue. but i think this is probably the best move to make if i want to relieve some of the internal pressure that's stopping me from being able to make art like normal.
second, rescheduling things: so the major thing is that i planned to try to finish a SAS update this month. i haven't been able to do that (argh!!) and now the window of time for it has closed. something came up for april that i can't talk about due to NDA (business things are happening!!!)--this is a really really good thing for the long term, but for the short term i need to plan around it and make sure i have enough mental energy to be able to handle that stuff (i don't know how much work i will need to do for it). SAS is lower priority to me than treat, so i'm going to go ahead and push it to summer/fall.
i know i will be really really happy if i can release the next treat build in may. i'm going to aim for a public update so that people can reach the bad ends easier--the patron WIP build will have the next section of chapter 8 (i scripted a lot of it already), but the public update will only have new bad end stuff. i'm confident i can get all this done before my vacation, especially if i don't have to worry about anything else. it's already most of the way there!
so yeah, current plan: work on treat this week and get a sense for whether i'll have substantial updates for april. if i don't, i will pause my patreon on march 31st. in the worst case scenario, i won't be able to finish the treat build before i leave on my trip--that just means i'll get back to it in july instead. i'm 99% sure the vacation will cure my burnout, and i'll have lots of fun things to share about the trip once i'm back :) so i'm looking forward to everything despite it all being a little stressful!
thank you all for your patience!! i promise i'm doing well, more than anything i'm just frustrated that making art is so difficult for me right now! but i'm on the path to fixing that!! have a good week!!!!!
Comments
whitegemgames
Completely understandable, everyone needs a break now and then, and it seems like you're always juggling a bunch of projects so I can imagine that it could get overwhelming and tiring sometimes. Do what you feel you need to and take care of yourself, we'll be here when you're ready.
Yajoovya
Well, hey, if you pause the patreon that means you get to take a break and I get to keep more money! It's a win-win! :D That hint about the long-term business arrangement sounds interesting! I hope it works out well. I'm sure you'll do well on this week's work, and I hope you have a great holiday. Thank you for everything you do for us. :)
Jaelights
Good! Take care of yourself! Burnout is a real beast and it’s important to not let it get us :D
