Poll on Finale Release Schedule
Added 2024-02-28 17:00:07 +0000 UTCHowdy, perverts! I hope you're well. I've begun work on the finale to the main story of Ruin Me, and I'm thinking a lot about how I should release it.
At the start of the finale, when you finally complete the ritual to enter Elsewhere, you'll be locked in. You'll no longer be able to do expeditions, play scenes, or any other activities in Barrowport. The finale is probably going to be pretty long: my current sketch has it being something like a graduation plus several small expeditions. That means it'll also take a while to write.
I am leery of trapping players in the finale area for extended real-world time. I think it might be annoying to have to maintain two saved games in order to play the finale as it comes out and also be able to play any new non-finale stuff I release in the interim. The simplest way to deal with this would be to work on the finale in the background and release it all at once.
However I release the finale, there are other non-finale things I want to put out along the way: more art, more play scenes, more Terry customization, etc. That means that waiting to release the finale until it's all done hopefully wouldn't mean a long gap between releases.
What do y'all think about how the finale should be released? I have a plan I like, but I want to make sure that I'm thinking about it right. I appreciate your feedback, and please chime in in the comments or a private message if you have more nuanced thoughts!
