Hi everyone,

Today I bring you a quick hotfix for Nothing is Forever. Unfortunately I forgot to add 1 song to the music room. The credits screen also had a bug where, because I forgot to add a single \, a whole section of the credits was not being shown on game. A solo indie developer like me relies on the amazing art that generous artists release under a creative commons license, so I'm really sorry for these bugs.

Version 0.1.3 hotfox fixes this.

Itch.io release overview:

I would like to take a moment to thank everyone that tried this game. With more than 6000 downloads so far and an average rating above 4 starts, I consider this to be a very successful first chapter release. Thank you all for playing and for your kind words and support. This really motivates me to keep working on the game and I can't wait to share chapter 2 with you all.

Progress report on chapter 2:

Work on chapter 2 is going at full speed. However, I think that the current estimate for release at the end of September might be a bit optimistic. I'm trying hard to still hit that deadline, but, to be honest, I think it's more likely that it will only be ready at the beginning of October.

But let's see. I'll let you know when I have a more concrete date in mind.

The way I work is very iterative. I’ve gone several times to early scenes to change the dialogue, add more choices, reorder or add scenes, or even move scenes to chapter 3. As the chapter grows I start to understand better if the pace is working, if the scenes are good enough, or even if I need more specific renders for some situations.

Also, with more of the chapter written it’s easier to go back and add some foreshadowing, or a choice that will be remembered later on, or change the dialog so that everything fits together.

Maybe I’m just too chaotic, but I’m finding that this method works best for me. But it also means that’s hard to make very detailed progress reports with precise percentages of the progress made. And it can also cause delays because there’s actually more stuff to do than what was first anticipated/planned.

Regardless, chapter 2 is getting close to completion.  I estimate around 3 more weeks of work. I can’t wait to share it with everyone.

That's all for today.

Best,

MrSilverLust