Release Date Announcement / News
Added 2022-05-27 09:49:39 +0000 UTCHello! There's some important stuff to cover, but I talk a lot, so I'll bold the notable stuff!
The release date for Days 12-13 is June 6th. I'm taking a week to polish this release and make it good, because this update is pretty important for me, as it's the one I'll be promoting on Reddit/Twitter/Game Websites. I didn't do any of this for Days 9-11.
Days 9-11 had (and still has) a lot of bugs because I wanted to get it out before the end of the month for you guys. I also wanted to do that for this release, but I don't want to have to patch the game five times in order to get it working the way I want/intended.
Here's some news about Days 12-13!
Day 12 is the biggest day in the game so far! There's... so much content! There's a fairly large mini-game on this day! I hope you like it!
Day 13 has three major choices. These will impact future scenes and one current one available in the update! There are also some unique scenes based on the major decisions made in the Base 8 days!
For the $5 Patrons - The 3 Bonus Conversations are quite good in this release! I like backstory and I like mystery, which is exactly what these bonus chats have!
For the $20 Patrons - There are 3 Bonus Scenes in this update. I like all 3 and they're all quite lengthy, however, there's one scene that is nearly 200 renders in length. It's... a really big scene.
A few days after the release of this update there are going to be some really Important Polls for both $20 Patrons and also for all Patrons.
These polls will be the first of many that decide on scenes that will appear in the game. I've briefly talked about this before so I won't cover it here too much, but essentially every future update of Stranded in Space will have content decided by you guys. This is also true of the Elysium Edition content! This will make more sense (and be expanded on) after Days 12-13 is released.
Aside from that, I'm very excited about this update. We're getting to the point where things will really start taking off for Stranded in Space... it's a lot of fun for me to think about.
There are also a few really, really big ideas I'm still playing around with, within the programming. I don't want to say more until it's more of a guarantee but I'm determined!
Oh, and I forgot to confirm it, but — Annual Subscriptions are now available.
Anyway, thanks to everyone for the support... I'm shocked by the level we're at. I know this is becoming a regular, boiler-plate end message with my posts, but I really do appreciate it.
I will always work hard for you guys. After Days 12-13 comes out, Stranded in Space will have over 100+ animations, well over 5k renders (not including animation frames), and over 25+ characters. And I will eventually get sound in the game, I swear it!
We're just getting started. There really are BIG things coming!
Thanks again for supporting the game! I'll see you soon for the release post!
Comments
I think some sort of distinguishing factor for bonus conversations would be a good idea.
DJMEDIVH
2022-06-07 08:09:29 +0000 UTCohhhh that mysterious girl is def eye opening, now I think im gonna need to up the tier to see the extra scenes
Rhuarc
2022-05-27 22:57:26 +0000 UTCThey're activated automatically, though I've been thinking about giving the convos separate borders to accentuate them some. Day 9 = Umiko Day 10 = Gigi Day 11 = Mysterious Girl
Wildman
2022-05-27 22:17:28 +0000 UTCHow exactly do you find or active the bonus conversations? I saw instructions to go to the about me section but could never find it.
Rhuarc
2022-05-27 22:16:10 +0000 UTCOk so its limited to what's already established nothing completely off the rails. I was concerned it would anything that could be suggested. I'm glad you're still the one in control.
Punisher2099
2022-05-27 20:55:20 +0000 UTCSo every update there will be a poll (or a few polls) that have a scene (or multiple scenes) that Patrons can vote on to appear in the coming update. This can be scenes that involve sexual content (like threesomes, etc) and sometimes it will just be a scene with the characters listed in the poll choice. I'm really big on story and things that make sense. So for instance, in the next update the poll options won't be - "Threesome with Alina and Lira" - That doesn't fit the story. The further along we get, there will be more varied options, of course. There's more to it than all of this, but for a comment, I think this makes sense, right? Edit: The content decided on by the Patrons is intended because of all the characters in the game. Let's say you want more Ariel content... or more Tiffany or Bethany content... I want to see which characters/combinations of characters people want to see more of.
Wildman
2022-05-27 20:38:34 +0000 UTC"every future update of Stranded in Space will have content decided by you guys"...Oh God even as a patron I'm wary of this. What are the limits of the content that can be suggested/decided?
Punisher2099
2022-05-27 19:57:57 +0000 UTCAh man! MORE WAITING!!! 😉 I'm just kidding. I always advocate taking your time over rushing things out, quality over speed (and quantity) so as I live, so I die...by the sword hehe!! If something's worth subscribing to it's worth waiting for...blah, blah, blah!!! I'm intrigued to read "We're getting to the point where things will really start taking off for Stranded in Space..." I particularly like the sound of "taking off" both literally and figuratively 😁. Needless to say though I can't wait for June 6th. I actually put Day 9-11 into cryogenic storage, so that I would have a nice engrossing buffer between release of 12-13 and the next update, so I've only myself to blame for this ravenous hunger. I just have to be increasingly careful of literary bulimia, but forewarned is fourarmed...and I could certainly do with the extra two right now to help keep me in the saddle as this self-imposed ride becomes, temporarily at least, a little rougher 🤠. Hope all goes well with your event.
Huw Gryffin
2022-05-27 13:12:15 +0000 UTC
