First... ATC is finally public and available everywhere. The reception has been good, and I'm surprised by the praise the game has received. I'm always surprised to see my work appreciated.
I would also like to point out that without "Stawberry Pythonator", the game would not be as good. He is an incredible developer and always gives good advice. If you're a creator, trust me, you'll need him.
Thank you all for supporting our work and, above all, for loving our games.
SMTL:
I am currently finalizing the last animations and I think I will be ready to deliver a version to the testers on Friday or Saturday.
I'm also redoing a lot of renders of a particular scene because someone pointed out that one of the characters' dresses was too light, making the image too bright. 125 renders to redo :) That'll teach me not to listen to your opinions and criticism more quickly.
While creating SMTL, I realized something. Although the story is interesting and exciting, it doesn't explore the same themes as ATC, so I decided that this game will have shorter updates, meaning one month of work and a release every two months, whereas ATC requires more work and longer updates, allowing MC to explore a wide range of characters.
I think this will become clearer once you've played both games. I will also ask you which games I should focus on more once you have had a chance to play SMTL.
There is still quite a bit of work left to do, but we are still on schedule and barring any major issues, I will deliver the update to the testers this weekend. As always, I will then wait for their green light before releasing the update.
Now that I have a little time to think, I realize that it's been three months since I started creating ATC and SMTL. Three months to produce nearly 1000 renders in total, not counting the numerous renders in the animations. I am proud of the work we have accomplished in such a short time, and all this with headwinds, or rather storms, against us.
Thank you for supporting our work, for your always constructive criticism, and above all for allowing us to do this as our job and to love what we do.