Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Maids & Masters (& Following Up On v0.10)

I can't lie - it feels really, really good to have (most of) the remaster done and out in the world. What's more, it's already the single most financially successful update - a massive thank you to everyone that's purchased early access through itch and to all of my Patrons. I still have a long way to go towards financial independence, but it's such a relief to see some growth after the past couple months of stagnation.


As far as the game itself - there are quite a few bugs that snuck through playtesting, but they're largely either very late in the game, unlikely for the average user to encounter, or smaller glitches that don't have any affect on gameplay. For more information on existing bugs (and to get your hands on patches for the things that might break your game) you can head over to the changelog post on itch. That post will also get updated with any more significant bugs that are found between now and v0.10.1's release.


Speaking of itch, following the switch from pay-per-update early access to single-purchase-own-forever early access, Patreon integration has finally been set up. My understanding is that you'll automatically get an early access key through itch's system if you pledge more than $15 all at once to my Patreon (and you have your itch account connected to your Patreon account), but my intention is to also provide keys to anyone who has a lifetime pledge total over $15. If you're a Patron and think your total is over $15 but you don't have a key, feel free to send me a message and I'll check for you. If you should be eligible for a key based on lifetime support and you don't have one, I'll make one for you.


Other than that, while work on v0.10.1 has started, I'm going to hold off on any progress updates for this week. Life is stressful, and I could use a week to take things slow and catch up with things that aren't Maids & Masters. Work definitely isn't stopping - I'm still doing my best to respond to all the Patron messages I'm getting and resolve bugs as they get reported - I just don't want to set some ridiculous goal I'm not going to meet just to keep myself working. I'm going to rest, get caught up on my freelance work, spend some time with friends and family, then set some ridiculous goal I'm not going to meet just to keep myself working.


In the mean time, I hope you're enjoying v0.10. You stay classy out there.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Most Recent Update

Maids & Masters (& More Progress on v0.19)