4th Quarter Update!

Gamedev

• Straight to business!  The introductory chapter is 99% written.  At this stage I’m making minor edits and content adjustments + adding polish.
• Atlas is pretty much on schedule for art, so we’re in good shape there.
• There have been- unfortunately- some setbacks with UI design and this is slowing me down.  At this point, we’re looking at the possibility of minor delays to release (I’m thinking like a few weeks) but I’ll have a better idea after the holidays as to exactly what kind of impact we’re looking at.
• There is a silver lining to this however.  I have been using this as an opportunity to get ahead with individual chapters and will continue to do so while I wait for assets + implementation.  So… bad news: possibility of minor delays, good news: it won’t impact chapter releases once the intro is out.
• Some bonus features have made it into the game, including Steam achievements and a Music Player option to listen to the soundtrack in-game!

Kickstarter stuff!!

• I am still waiting on 2 pinups.  I have touched base recently with both artists and have had good progress updates, I’m just waiting for final delivery and I can start releasing them to digital reward backers.  (Sounds like this semester was pretty rough for everyone)
• Akello will be first, then Amir, and then Mori.
• I have ordered the first of the merchandise samples for testing!  They haven’t arrived yet but I’ll be sure to promptly report my findings when I get my hands on them!
• If all the merch passes inspection then I’ll be proceeding onto production in early January as planned!
• And that means!! SURVEYS~!
• I will be sending out surveys right before I begin manufacturing.  Please make sure you are receiving emails from Kickstarter/getting push notifications/etc.  It is very important you respond to the survey with your shipping address quickly and accurately!
• I will, of course, be following up with any stragglers but you will help me a ton with timely responses!
• Your information will be securely passed on to my third party logistics team and orders will be getting packed and sent from their locations once they receive the goods from the manufacturer.
• One of the reasons it’s so important to ensure your shipping information is accurate is because I do not have storage space in my home for products that didn’t make it to the right backer nor can I afford to re-ship packages (especially internationally) out of my own pocket.
• If for some reason, a package gets bounced back to me I’ll reach out via DMs to work something out but we’re aiming for a 100% delivery rate lol!

Going in to 2024

• My partner and I will be doing our annual business meeting in early January to go over what went well this year and what we can improve on, as well as set new goals for development.  Stay tuned for a write up on all that entails

Community

• Still playing catch up with Tumblr asks, i’m down to about 30 something lmfao
• My pal Pidge / @bosspigeon has agreed to take up the mantle of Playlist Prince and is now in charge of curating TCM’s Spotify playlists!  Please feel free to make suggestions here (once I open up asks again) or in Discord!
• Marcel’s playlist has finally been added!
• You can check out the playlists here or in my tumblr pinned post!
• Mori - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54oskF4oslywTT5nX2dVjL?si=27e8d711d6a44384
• Amir - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0JOsWraUbNRTwoQuDdoYKz?si=bfe734f9ca7147d4
• Akello - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4j0MkcrHl6VZTmp8eUQotH?si=cf6d0f7038aa4421
• Kazu - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/164jGOpXVsdviDMCKIHTZw?si=928026edbf634a5a
• Raath - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51j2PAeBvFAdDhNKdqZT5J?si=d21e17c2648f4718
• Marcel - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3t1kd2wXzlBg5yitsHQSa4?si=7c546588d1cb467b
  
  Coming up in Patreon posts: looking at the Enforcer sprite, first peeks at KS merchandise, and more :)