Hey all!
Very short update, as I am positively overwhelmed by a bunch of different tasks but I just wanted to give you guys a heads up of the release status.
I'm wrapping up everything to finalize a working Early Access build, and it should be only a few days before I can ship it now.
I wanted to use this blogpost to clarify what will be in the Early Access, and what will be missing and released later in the public build.
The Early Access will feature:
All the new illustrated content, as well as most of the new conversations (a short Jade convo and a lot of Clem content - mostly in the new app)
The RP sequence in the DnD app with all the major paths (a lot of text & big convo with Clem)
The DnD app itself, featuring the gameplay view w/ the chat
What will be missing:
A bunch of assets. The DnD app will be enriched with a ton of additional small assets to beautify the RP gameplay : characters, icons, visual effects, backgrounds & portraits variations...
Some views of the DnD app : the one in the EA build will be provided "ready for gameplay", with direct access to the game view which will be improved later on with a proper lobby selection and character creation screen
In that regard, some of the RP gameplay will be baked in the chat for the EA build (e.g. character creation)
A bunch of script transitions and dialogue sequences between game phases
Some Jade content (the main content w/ new artwork will be included but I planned some additional conversations)
Game saves : The new gameplay sequences will most likely not be savefile compatible at first, so I'll have to come up with a way to at least not having game-breaking gamestates for the EA buimd
I still have a bunch of asset integration to wrap up (lot of new assets for the new app), and pack it up with some minimal transitions to properly present the new content... A lot of work, but it's definitely the finishing line before a first shippable build so bear with me, we're getting there!
Thank you all for the support, and see you very soon for the next post