Hi I’m AceOfSpider from Buy Me A Drink First and here is another audio dev log.

Well it’s been a while since the last one, bit of news I’m a dad now. As you can imagine, that does take up quite a bit of time.

This has led to a bit of uncertainty regarding update release schedules of the game. I know previously I have said I would release content every 4 weeks. That seem unsustainable now. What I think is best to do for now is to release when the content feels finished, this means longer waits but the end product will be more complete.

I have seen in my previous work, for instance the swamp and first dungeon didn’t have all the content I intended, so the great improvement major update, which was entirely necessary to get the game into a better state but also filled in some of the missing content. I want to avoid further catch up updates ike that and focus on the main major content updates.

Family is the priority; juggling family, work, lack of sleep before working on the game is how I intend to proceed. But this game is still important to me, it is the most ambitious game development project I have undertaken and I want to see it reach it’s full potential and be proud of it.

Every month I’ll get content out, if not I’ll at least be talking about it on social media or patreon posts. I’m using Buffer to keep social media content queued and flowing, aiming for at least 3 updates a week. Also we are making a blog to become a centralised website where all content will be posted. Premium stuff still exists either exclusively on patreon or at least early access. We want to do this to maintain ownership of content we put out and not be at the mercy of other platforms algorithms.

Currently working on the next area the UnderSludge, right now I am adding boss mechanics, trying to make combat more interesting.

Thank you for listening, see you in the next one.

~AceOfSpider