Status update Episode 6
Added 2020-10-16 08:13:35 +0000 UTC
I've been playtesting and polishing the game and the PCs are rendering animations.
16 animations remain in the render queue.
The speed right now is ~8 animations per week. A few demanding animations are left in the queue and some easy ones as well.
Based on this, it looks like beta testing will start in late October/early November.
Beta testing is allotted 2 weeks, but if great results are achieved earlier than that, the release date will be earlier too.
November is going to be the month of release, but at what date I can't say accurately yet.
Next Friday, I will post a preliminary changelog for Episode 6.
Have a nice weekend
Dr PinkCake
Comments
If so, I hope they tell us in time for DPC to come up with a plan. Might be a lot of people stay to back him somehow I hope. If some of you have read 'the wheel of time' series? The author died before completion and had another author finish his work for him. It was a perfect backup and I enjoyed the last book. (app. 13 books).
Djoekjema
2020-11-12 19:17:37 +0000 UTCMabye they do mabye they donΒ΄t. It never hurts to have a backup plan
MRG101
2020-11-07 20:40:33 +0000 UTCHard to imagine they'd get sued out of existence. I think if there were a big ruling against Patreon, most likely they'd end up tweaking their terms of service, and then creators would each have to make their own stay/go decision.
HappyHuman
2020-11-07 20:34:59 +0000 UTCThere are may or may not be some lawsuits coming. ThatΒ΄s all I know.
MRG101
2020-10-22 09:38:38 +0000 UTCWhat do you mean by 'Patreon might be in trouble'
Nicholas Nyarach
2020-10-21 19:53:23 +0000 UTCI have a question: Does Doc have a backup plan in case Patreon is in trouble? (heard some things) IΒ΄m asking simply because I like the Dev and the project
MRG101
2020-10-21 18:38:05 +0000 UTCPlease elaborate π
Dentheman
2020-10-21 04:47:21 +0000 UTChahahahah i have so many different play throughs i just now found out you can have some extra fun with lily :/ dr pinkcake is brilliantly sneaky hahahahah
Mellee
2020-10-20 18:09:25 +0000 UTCChoose not to help Maya with the hunt, purposely get caught checking out Maya and josy, say the crude stuff to them. Buy josy chocolates for dinner and say you like beer not wine
Gritty1983
2020-10-19 19:42:19 +0000 UTCHow do you get them to reject you? I tried becoming a Massive Dik before talking to them and they still accepted me. I have to turn them down to get the friend zone. I saw them rejecting you after whispering - happen in a playthrough vid but no idea how to do it.
Seeker
2020-10-19 19:21:26 +0000 UTCNice game !!! i love it <3
2020-10-19 10:19:07 +0000 UTCI wake up expecting to see Bella bringing coffee to my couch sometimes....lol...j/k...But yeah I play it at least every other day hoping to find a nugget or two to unravel the mysteries buried in the characters. I've found that each play through if you take a different path and plan to get your score to a different point than before can add interesting dialog that kind of tickles the WTF nerve...lol
Timothy Gjerde
2020-10-19 03:27:36 +0000 UTCdoes anyone else have 10 or more saves for the end of episode 5 just in anticipation of the next episode. I feel like I am a bit crazy with how obsessed I got with this story and the intricacies of each of your choices and affinities as well as status. It seems weird that you can have a status at one extreme and an affiliation at the other.
Paul Cormier
2020-10-18 23:19:56 +0000 UTCThanks for ruining No Nut November, not that I'm complaining x)
Maxyoo28
2020-10-18 11:43:16 +0000 UTCHarper, couldn't agree more! The story is so well written, completely addicted!
Dwight Schrute
2020-10-18 04:51:55 +0000 UTCThis is the first Patreon i've ever joined because I just need to know the details for the next episodes for this game haha it's addicting
Harper Francine Jones
2020-10-18 04:17:46 +0000 UTCIm hyped and excited for ep 6 too I love how most episodes leave you with a cliffhanger makes it more exciting and hyped up for the next ep amazing story with you on that too huge thank you so much DPC
Linthy
2020-10-18 03:33:12 +0000 UTCSo many possible outcomes!!!! Can't wait to play ep 6 Dr. PK...Thank you so much!!!!
J.M.R.
2020-10-17 17:04:17 +0000 UTCNext update will be gggggggreat! ;-)
2020-10-17 14:08:45 +0000 UTCSounds like its going to be a very happy thanksgiving!
MattinVegas
2020-10-17 02:06:18 +0000 UTCNo nut november shall be lost
YikesBradley
2020-10-17 00:30:08 +0000 UTCmaybe GM
Allen0206
2020-10-16 22:02:13 +0000 UTCA trust, depending on who set it up could be something that the grandpa couldn't do anything about
Paul Cormier
2020-10-16 21:27:03 +0000 UTCI like the theories and I think you are probably moving in the right direction with that letter. It could also have been a trust in Lynette's name that she wasn't yet old enough to have access to and with MC's birthday coming up...
Paul Cormier
2020-10-16 21:25:10 +0000 UTCYou're welcome! You are a happy man though. You will be waiting only 34 days for the release of CP2077. Some of us wait goddamn 7 years... :P
Brother Bethor
2020-10-16 21:16:43 +0000 UTCHaha, good for you. Mines in Nov too. I was born on Thanksgiving Day while Dad ate turkey, Mom had one...lol. She told him to go home cuz he'd sat there for 18 straight hours and just when he got home. I popped out.
Timothy Gjerde
2020-10-16 19:29:59 +0000 UTCYeah!!!! I am going to get episode 6 as my birthday present. Thanks DrPinkCake.
DogCat
2020-10-16 19:19:13 +0000 UTCI'm going with GP is dead and the letter in an inheritance letter from GP. Lynette was the last living heir of that family, MC gets GP's fortune. Maybe people at college start treating him differently because he's now a rich kid. He has to come to terms with going from poor to rich, etc. EDIT: Maybe not, MC talks about him and his dad when he was 16, "Back then it was just me and him.", possible foreshadowing that someone else will join them.
Bobscratch
2020-10-16 18:53:57 +0000 UTCHey guys, I know I have thrown a lot of theories out there and many are like spitballs just looking for one to stick, so to speak. But I started a new playthrough the other day and one of the banners at the beginning hit me strangely for the first time. "Even if your family loses you." or something very close to that. The letter Neil reveals to the MC peaked my interest like a bolt of lightning. Please take a moment to read and kind of digest my reasoning here. First, even though Lynette's father (I'll us GP for grandpa), doesn't like Neil and really despises the idea of his daughter being with him, he doesn't take drastic action to stop it. This suggests he's not all bad and has respect for his daughter and at least some respect for Neil to allow it to run it's course knowing it will end when the project ended. Okay, so let's imagine that Lynette was very successful at breaking away from the mansion or house without detection, didn't have to use credit cards or anything that would give herself away to her pursuers and that it was several hours or even the next day that GP became aware that she left. Neil and Lynette could have easily gotten far enough away that finding them was very, very difficult. So, the story almost becomes "happily-ever-after" until Lynette had trouble delivering and passed away. Neil could never reveal this to GP without fear of repercussions and unless they were close enough for local news to carry the story or obituary it might be months or years of searching before GP actually found evidence of what happened. I'm going to assume that he found out and was more hurt than furious and the punishment to Neil was that GP would never recognize his grandson as legitimately an heir of any sort. So years pass and as happens, GP begins to feel the sting of the loss of his daughter and realizes that his grandson could help to ease that pain a little. By luck or Karma, Neil is working on a new hotel and it turns out that years later it's a subsidiary of GP's original company or something similar. Out of the blue, he's found them and his grandson. Through contacts he's found that Neil did an excellent job of raising him, was able to prosper enough to raise his son and wasn't the complete loser he imagined. The letter is an attempt to reconcile a bit and to find out about the MC. Maybe GP is ill or just wants to make amends. 18 years is a long time and it's at least that long even if Lynette was pregnant when she joined Neil. Not gonna press further with what the letter might or might not say, but I think that this is a reasonable possibility given that GP wasn't a total asshole to Neil, Neil has always been a responsible father and the MC has a stellar rep with B&R. What does everyone think?
Timothy Gjerde
2020-10-16 17:35:24 +0000 UTCAwesome updates as always DPC! Lets take a moment to appreciate those PCs that work 24-7 rendering all the wonderful content we get to enjoy! Also i had no idea what cyberpunk 2077 was until i read this comment thread. Now i want to get it lol thanks chat :P
Gritty1983
2020-10-16 15:58:14 +0000 UTCHi, currently, the plan is to release Season 2 on steam when Episodes 5-8 are fully developed.
DrPinkCake
2020-10-16 13:18:38 +0000 UTCCyberpunk 2077 and Episode 6 in the same month. November will be an epic month :)
Wildfire
2020-10-16 13:09:27 +0000 UTCHi. you're planing to make 4 episodes and only after it relase it in steam? Or it will be 2+2? ( sepperat episodes)
Yan Krivosheya
2020-10-16 12:47:35 +0000 UTCSweet can't wait!
John Price
2020-10-16 12:46:31 +0000 UTCThanks for the update DrPinkCake π€
Jill Valentine
2020-10-16 11:55:10 +0000 UTCAwesome progress, looks like an early Xmas present πππ»
mark
2020-10-16 11:54:46 +0000 UTCawesome :-D
Notty
2020-10-16 11:53:50 +0000 UTCThanks for the update! I still get my hard drive to wait quietly for it, but its puppy dog eye stare and whimpering are no longer keeping me up at night...
Doug Bliss
2020-10-16 11:23:09 +0000 UTCYou are writing history man, this game isnt the thing that you can pass indifferently. Its unbelievable that its made by one multi-talented person.
2020-10-16 11:20:37 +0000 UTCThanks for the update! BADIK is indeed GOTY for me π
Nick Ohlsson
2020-10-16 11:04:56 +0000 UTCThank you for the update.
Arc Agulto
2020-10-16 10:29:32 +0000 UTCI am so hyped!
CaseyJones
2020-10-16 10:19:11 +0000 UTCthanks for the hard work Dr.pinkcake
2020-10-16 09:53:45 +0000 UTCAwesome. That means I can update my subscription to a higher level b4 release! It sucks being on a fixed retirement income! LOL. Thanks for the update. Leaves plenty of time for conjecture and fantasizing.
Timothy Gjerde
2020-10-16 09:24:59 +0000 UTCThanks for the update and for your hard work, as always! Stay safe and enjoy the weekend yourself, too!
Messè
2020-10-16 09:11:52 +0000 UTCMove over Cyberpunk 2077, the REAL November release is coming
Dahlheadlands
2020-10-16 09:00:13 +0000 UTCAwesome! Thank you for the constant updates keeping us all informed. Much love to you
Andrew
2020-10-16 08:44:28 +0000 UTCPlease please be earlier than November 19th π³π©ππ»π€€
Sadie Adler
2020-10-16 08:35:52 +0000 UTCThat's lovely.
iDreadnought
2020-10-16 08:23:21 +0000 UTCLooks like someone's gonna fail NNN
2020-10-16 08:23:03 +0000 UTCI am getting hyped!!
Harrison S Burd
2020-10-16 08:21:43 +0000 UTCCanβt wait. Thanks for your awesome work.
Dudule
2020-10-16 08:21:33 +0000 UTCSecond that notion! :)
Brother Bethor
2020-10-16 08:21:17 +0000 UTCYou the GOAT
he__HATEme
2020-10-16 08:18:04 +0000 UTCSeems like November this year is going to be THE month. Glad to know Episode 6 will add to the list of "Pros" about it.
Davidion
2020-10-16 08:17:49 +0000 UTCGreat news, but please don't be November 19th!
Julian Harper
2020-10-16 08:16:34 +0000 UTCGreat news π€€
JΓ©rΓ΄me Beard
2020-10-16 08:15:41 +0000 UTCGreat news Doc, a nice early xmas present for all of us to enjoy
Wesker Burkin
2020-10-16 08:15:10 +0000 UTC