This is your friendly reminder that Valentine's Day is on the 14th (tomorrow at the time I'm publishing this), so if you haven't gotten something for yourself or someone else, get on it. Also, the next update for TOXICity is being loaded on filesharing sites as we speak, and the release notices will be queued up shortly. There isn't a whole lot else to say about it other than that.
I've seen some interesting discussions as of late from users whose first experience with ILS Productions is TOXICity, and while waiting for a new update, they get around to play Now & Then. I find this interesting because it was always my experience that a lot of folks found us because of our first story and hung around. Sure, some dropped off because TID wasn't their thing. But it's always appreciated to see new people discover us.
Part of the messages I've seen are about the pacing and how N&T is, for the most part, a slower experience. That's largely due to a split narrative where a lot of time is spent on Jack and Carol's history pre-pandemic. With TOXICity, there's a more omnipresent threat of danger, even if it doesn't have physical form, and it's so rare to have moments that feel safe.
I want to drop a note for users to be on the lookout: In the coming month, we're going to have a vote on the direction of game #4. We have two competing plot documents that go in different directions, concept- and theme-wise, and before we get too long into script/plot development and asset creation, we want to get a feel for what players may be interested in. I'm writing up a comparison brief for both to give you a sense of what influences and narrative themes we're looking at.
Here's the release schedule for 0.15.0 (all scheduled for 11:59 am EDT release):
Tier 3 - February 16, 2025Tier 2 - February 18, 2025Tier 1 - February 20, 2025Public - February 21, 2025
Change Log 0.15.0
Added Chapter Fifteen
Fixed typos and grammar errors
Corrected code issue where players don't get the flag for Shelley's CH14 love scene
Thanks for your interest and support,-Kinderfeld