I really wonder exactly how long it'll take for this game to be completed and how long the people supporting me or waiting for me to finish will tolerate this crazy passion project of mine. You can imagine how many times I hear "get a real job" on a regular basis.
Feeling all kinds of negative things right now, but I need to carry on anyway. This game needs to be made, and I need to do it. If I can just make this super polished Alpha go even just a little viral, I'll finally know if it's all worth it. 25 thousand players is all I'm asking the cosmos for.
- Demo Tilemaps
- Tile Maps I Forgot to Draw on Paper (house interiors, city entrance gates, & a shipyard)
- Drew Some Missing Tiles
- Reviewed Early Game Story Beats
- Changed Tile Maps to Account for Black Space & Invisible Walls
- Reorganized Tilemap Layers & Templates
Lessons Learned:
- Release dates are a myth. Just work towards the next playable milestone and renew the hype from there.
That disappointment in myself, seeing my personal life crumble apart, and the overwhelming pressure of having something cool to show at BronyCon in just 2 weeks broke me down for a few days. Which only makes the problem worse, because a day I'm not on fire cranking out objectives on my task list is another day further from releasing this thing.
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If you didn't know, Yotes Games is on Patreon! |
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This month's heroes! |
And we can't forget my first ever donor, known around here as Mr. Craig who's been donating $10 on PayPal every month for years now. We've talked over emails and he's super excited for BGP and to see his character in the game.
And if you didn't know, that's the biggest reward available to the Patrons. Accumulate $50 in donations and I'll put in an enemy trainer that looks like you (or an OC of yours) with a pony team of your choosing. As a cool "thanks" and easter egg for ya. Gotta fill the overworld with tons of trainers anyway, so why not have a few special ones around to mix things up?
A cool thing to note is that once the big rewards are underway, like free codes and access to early full game builds, I dish them out based on Lifetime pledges and not just the monthlies, so donors who've stuck around for a long time are going to get upgraded status in my eyes, even if Patreon itself won't allow me to mess with tiers that way. (or if it can I haven't found out how).
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