Release Schedule Changes & Next year plans:

Hey all!

I hope you all enjoyed the 0.12 build and the Kittenna Q&A! (I know I did! ;) ) I just wanted to let you about some changes coming next year as well as some plans for next year and what to expect!

Release Schedule Changes:

As most of you are probably aware I work on a second project, Kingdom of Subversion. And if you have read the announcement on that project you probably don't need to read this section. 

Currently I'm doing monthly builds for both projects, and I think ultimately this has to change. To keep myself focused on a single project for a whole month I believe is a better way to work. I can start making the improvements and advancements to both games that I wanted to.

So what does this mean? It means, starting January next year I will be alternating builds between each project, so The Solarion Project will release build one month, and then Kingdom of Subversion will release a build the following month. 

So far the schedule will look something like this:

• January - The Solarion Project
• Febuary - Kingdom of Subversion
• March - The Solarion Project
• April - Kingdom of Subversion
• May - The Solarion Project

And so on...

Now I want to calm the immediately reaction, THIS WILL NOT LEAD TO LESS CONTENT. The same of amount of content that would have been delivered across 2 months, in 2 builds, will instead be delivered in 1 larger build. For TSP this is fairly easy to demonstrate, it means you'll be getting 2 character progressions per build (Starting with the March build.) 

Although I can empathise it will pain having to wait longer for a build, I hope people can understand the reasoning behind this change. The main reason is so I can organise time better and start working on the mechanics that make the game, while also being able to deliver the required content. 

What's coming next year?

The exciting stuff! Each of the crew's level 2 progression will be happening! They should be complete by mid next year (depending on funding, sooner if we start really ramping up on the support front!) Really excited to bring you what many of you have been waiting for!

After that, there will be another main story build, and we'll start polling for which NPCs you'd like to see make a return! I imagine Nix and Naetu may be topping these polls ;) 

Also in some exciting news, I'll be getting some of the scenes animated, I'll likely poll the Space Rangers to see which scenes they want to see animated! I'm not sure how many yet, it depends on the cost per animation, I'm in talks with a few animators right now so will have a better idea next year.

I'll also be commissioning Witchking to do some unique artwork for the intro of the game. I think it's about time the game had an actual introduction, and I've got a pretty good idea for it, but hopefully we will be ready to reveal that in the March build!

And the final thing is, I'm hoping to get some voice actresses on board to do some pants / moans for the crew mates, just to make their scenes really pop while we wait for animations! No voice lines just yet, if people are interested this may come now, but for now I just wanted something to bring out the characters a bit more.

Let me know what you would like to see come to the game either on here on the discord! :) 

Until then, happy holidays!

 - Nergal