36-48 hours Notice

Just one more update as I am working hard on things -- I have run a bit behind my target date but am still very close to finishing. I underestimated how much of a backlog of business work was needed to be done by taking time off prior for getting the Test Version out in time. So it's really been non-KG demands that have impacted me a bit more than I hoped. But I am formally kind of saying I believe from this post -- I am giving notice that it's likely between 36-48 hours or so for me to release 8.2FinalA. I have to still give myself a little wiggle room in case something pops up, but I have decided to stop any further work after my last set I am working on tonight and a bit more tomorrow. Here is some basic stuff about what has changed from Test ---> FinalA

Sub Path: + 125 renders

Dom Path: + 103 renders + likely 82 renders (185) - I had wanted to try and be ambitious and include the entire 200 render scene I have in my head, but I am going to cut it short and stick with 80ish and continue it in Part 3.

(I am sad to say DMs impacted me about this decision. I enjoy working on this game a lot...except around this time. Some people are unhinged...I've almost never had to ban people from Patreon of all places...but yeah...)

Animations: Approximately 115 added

Tess Outro: 29 renders

Anais Intro to TQA: 9 renders

Anais TQA Preview scene: 33 renders

Rough Raw Totals Added: 381 renders + 115 animations

The biggest time sink was really just going over everything and testing a lot/correcting, mostly thinking about Part 3 too.

Also, as a side note -- if you are having trouble loading saves but used a mod in the past, there is nothing I can do on my side as I don't control/use/understand third party mods. I can only really be responsible for my own content/creations, just like if say a Skyrim mod made by a third party causes issues with the base game. I and others have extensively tested saves from both Season One (Episoides 1-7) going to Episode 8.1 and saves going from 8.1 to 8.2 and not discovered any problems.

My intent with FinalA is that it's a full content version with no future changes needed in that sense. On rare occasions, I have added a tiny bit of content just because I felt like it...but I'm pretty sure I won't feel that way this time. It is possible a Final B version will be made more likely just to clean up tiny errors that are caught, but SAVES shouldn't be an issue as the intent is that this is a Final Version and any changes would be more cosmetic/corrective. But if that is not the case, (a critical error is discovered) then I will let everyone know.

The first post for this version will be released to the $8+ tier, but it is my intent that the next tier should get it pretty soon afterwards if nothing nasty is discovered.

The Android version will take a bit of time after the Final is released (I want to make the Android version is truly a final and only needs to be done ONCE) because it requires third party help and the base game files/program can only create a Windows/PC and Mac version of the game. So expect those two right away but a bit of a delay for Android.

That's it for now, but I'll keep plugging away. (Not likely to respond to much for a bit, don't take it personally I'm just juggling a lot right now and focused.)

I appreciate the kind words I've been getting too -- I hope everyone can really enjoy themselves when it's out!

Love,

Tess