Chapter 2 Release and Dev Update - 2023/02/03

Hello everyone,

Chapter 2 is out for a few days now and besides a few minor issues and typos, the release has been pretty flawless. I honestly expected more problems.
That means the guys who tested the Beta version did a great job. Thanks again for the help, guys.

The download links for Chapter 2 can be found on Discord. If you don't want or can't use Discord, just message me and I'll send you the links

Time to look back and think about what went well and what could be better.
The release went pretty well, obviously. I reserved this week solely for bug fixes, explanations, and so on. In the end, I was able to start working on Chapter 3 because I got bored of doing nothing ;-)

So far, the feedback has been pretty positive, which is great.
It's good to see you guys enjoying it. Overall, I'm pretty happy with how that Chapter turned out. Of course, there are always flaws or things you could've made better but that's just part of the learning experience.

Speaking of the learning experience. One thing I did learn for sure was, Chapter 2 took too long. Don't get me wrong, I spent pretty much every free hour I had on the game, it just got too big.
Since I expect (the planned) Chapter 3 to be even bigger, I decided to split it into Chapters 3 and 4. So instead of Chapter 3 being the end of Book 1, it'll be Chapter 4.
I seriously hope (and try), the next update will not take half a year but I also am not going to scrap ideas or content, that seems important to me because of self-imposed deadlines.
That being said, I think I found a pretty good spot in the story for the split. You might have noticed, that I try to end Chapters with kind of a bang. And the spot I have in mind for the Chapter 3 ending fits that pattern quite well.

Long story short, expect Chapter 3 to be a bit smaller but also released faster. At least, that's the plan for now.

What else can you expect for Chapter 3?
You might've noticed that I changed the main menu. And that the rest of the menus don't really fit the new style.
The reason is, that I planned to rework the menus for Chapter 3. But I made such good progress on the main menu, that it got done before the Chapter 2 release.
I decided to include it in this release so you can get a first look at what is to come.
I will continue to rework the submenus and eventually the UI elements (like choices etc).

I think that's it for now.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'll answer as best as possible as long as it's not containing any story spoilers.

Cheers & have a nice weekend,
Ceolag