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Apple appstore shenanigans and working on quests

Added 2024-08-22 23:02:45 +0000 UTC

First thing first for anyone that uses the Patreon app from the App Store on an iOS device! There's changes coming. Apple will be charging a 30% app store fee to all new memberships purchased in the Patreon iOS app. This fee shouldn't impact any existing members!

https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon?utm_campaign=240812-IAP-SB-SimplifiedBilling&utm_medium=email&utm_source=iterable

This kind of sucks for anyone wanting to use the app. I'd recommend not using it and supporting the Patreon through a web browser. I know it's a few extra steps but this is how these companies have decided to run things.

But back to the fun stuff!!!

I'm still doing quest work. They tie into a lot of the other systems in the game and I'm still getting the hang of designing and scripting them. Which is saying that I still have no idea how to gauge how long they'll take to get running in game.

I had to do a pass on the save system and ended up breaking that this morning. It's working again, with a handful of improvements, and now I can tie it back into the quest systems.

I also did some work on stats and abilities. These aren't fully implemented yet but things like changing the characters intelligence will change their mana pool. I need to tie the character attributes into the skill tree next. So, still a lot to do.

It's funny after years of working primarily on technical stuff and art assets I have a rhythm and workflow for those things. Switching gears to story lines and quest design... it's like using a whole different set of muscles and skills. It's also very surreal because it felt like the game would never actually reach this point. There was always "one more system" or one more asset that needed to be made. Don't get me wrong, there's still systems and so so many assets to make but I think the bulk of the work will start to shift over to quest and narrative design tasks now.

So yeah, I'd like to get a build out by the end of this month but I'm not absolutely sure I'll have things ready in time. We'll see how far I can get over the next week!