Devlog #14 Notice of Slowdown

My original intention was to deliver the Lani story update for Rewind right around this time next week. Renders have mostly been finished, the dialogue has been written, and there's a lot of nitpicky coding stuff to do and then redo when everything fails testing.

Unfortunately, sometimes plans change, right? Well... my Dad died on Wednesday night and it took the entire family by surprise (he was 77, so no spring chicken, but there were no indications that this would happen). He was in the hospital for a routine surgery to correct some nerve problems in his neck when he had a sudden 'cardiac event' and nothing the staff on the floor did could bring him back. We are, of course, thankful that it was unrelated to Covid, that he wasn't suffering, and that he was able to go with family by his side (I was able to visit with him just an hour before he passed, and the family made sure one person was with him all the time since the hospital only allowed one visitor at a time due to Covid precautions). But none of those comforts really makes it feasible for me to continue dedicating all of my free time to this game -- at least not until my family stabilizes into our new normal.

Anyway... I know that people both active here and lurking in other communities are probably wanting to know when the next update is, so if you see anyone asking around, you can tell them that I'm taking a few weeks to handle the family things (Mom is still with us, so there's really not that much that needs doing as far as administration and estate stuff... we're just making sure that bank accounts and retirement plans and so forth transfer to her without trouble, but the day-to-day workings of life have been turned upside down).

I appreciate your understanding, and I've attached a couple of almost-final pictures from some of Lani's new scenes.