Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2025-03-14

It's the Friday Rambles, once again.

Gamedev Stuff

I'm finishing up the Overtime Update, as usual.

And a couple days after the end of the Steam Visual Novel Fest, the Steam Spring Sale has started!! I also wrote a post on Steam trying to convince people to buy the game for the Overtime Update since I won't be able to discount the game when the update comes out, which (after determining ETAs with the "external factors") I now estimate to be sometime late next week, either at the tail end of the Spring Sale, or more realistically, afterwards.

Since I'm unable to release the update right now anyway, I started a couple more playtests for a couple localizations and the playtesters found some bugs to fix (which are starting to become really weird and obscure, like how are they even finding these). Anyway, so that's good. I also got major work done on the Switch port, which is going way better than I expected, and I reckon it'll actually be out shortly after the Overtime Update (like a month, maybe, pending approval times). There's a bunch of work I need to do for actually selling the thing on the eShop though, so that's gonna keep me busy for a while too.

I made some new Steam Capsules for the update, as "temporary overrides" that will remain as long as Overtime is a thing I care about.

It'll look like this. Hopefully it's sufficiently attention-grabbing.

I've also updated the store page so people know what the heck it even is.

Making the game is hard, but you don't really think about how hard it also is to get anyone to care about it. Dealing with platforms and storefronts and PR and marketing and all that stuff. Luckily I still have an audience who cares, I think...

So now, literally everything is done except what's being blocked by "external factors."

Merch Stuff

After having forgotten about the Penny Makeship plush (or just avoiding working on it), I looked at my budgeting spreadsheet, which was weeping for my future, which motivated me to get off my butt and earn some rent money.

Simple. Elegant. I think it looks good. It took me like 20 minutes, since Penny has a pretty simple design, so I shoulda done this ages ago. Anyway, I don't know how this will translate to physical plush form yet, but I'll keep you updated. Stay tuned :-)

The End

Thanks for your support, as always. I'm hoping the Overtime Update will be out this next week, but if not, it'll be the week after for sure. idk. I hope everything works out. Okay, have a good weekend!