When people ask for advice on making visual novels, I generally suggest padding the schedule to make sure you've got emergency time for unexpected events. These past two weeks have been very unexpected weeks. A big task, but a doable one, and two weeks ago, one I was on track to finish by today. So what does that leave? It leaves putting it all together, fixing bugs, and adding extra content in places that all you excellent beta testers have found to drag on too much.

I've also clocked in 15+ hours in the studio and online with the voice actors (with many more to come). Our talented team members have all finished their respective jobs - be sure to thank Lulin, Graeme, and Marc. So where are we when it comes to finishing Backstage Pass? Pretty darn far, actually. It's just going to take a little longer than we had hoped. First off, don't panic, everything's going to be okay. Well, this is the post I hoped I wouldn't have to make, but it's an important one. It's the start of May, the latest beta update still isn't out, and I'm sure most of you are wondering what's up with Backstage Pass. You won't be required to buy the entire thing again.Īlright, gang. Right now I'm being told the final price will be around $70 each, but if we get a lot of people interested, they can lower the price, and I think we would all really like that.Įdit: Anyone who pre-orders will have the option to upgrade for the price difference. Companion book with designs, sketches, info, and other stuffĪs it stands, I'm not sure how many copies I should have made, so I need a show of hands to get an idea of how many people are interested in having a special edition. Right now, the special edition includes the following: We're also working on the special edition right now, and this is where I need feedback from you guys. Hopefully by next week I'll be able to give you a preview of the standard edition featuring new original artwork by tooaya.

Early Access should start soon.ĪND, physical editions are currently being worked on. Backstage Pass is now running fine on Steam.

It still hasn't left me with much time to work on Backstage Pass, but it looks like things are starting to work out. Not much news this week, but we've got some good things to cover, including an important question.įirst off, the life situation is starting to get a little better.

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