Retribution progress report.

Time for an updated progress report!

First, some facts. I am still working a full time (40h week) day job, so this is done in my spare time. I have also had health issues and other real life problems last year and a half which has slowed the pace some (not to mention general 2020, 2021 and 2022 shenanigans). 

June news: Health issues are better, I am back at working 100% at work, which is a step in the right direction. Summer vacation coming up, that will give me four weeks of nothing but this. Also, there's a secondary thing I've been working on, which has taken time, and is exciting but sadly secret yet. Hopefully down the line that one will give be the chance to allot more time to writing.

December news: Health crashed again, back to working 50% for now. More doctors. More tests. Nothing conclusive. Getting close to finish Breaks, the comic I write with Emma. That will free up more time.

March news: Luckily my doctors seems to have pinpointed what has been ailing me physically, and I am feeling a lot better with medication. Working 75% currently. Now I just need to get my head back in gear, and I am slowly getting there.

So where are we now?

2022 13th March

[DONE] The game is finished, all chapters and epilogues are written. The closed alpha is around 1 398 000 words including code (1 279 000 without code), so it's around three times as large as the last one. The average playthrough is around 94 000 - 105 000 words but can vary greatly. 

[DONE] Cover, graphic and text assets for release.

[DONE] Steam pre-release page. 

[ALMOST DONE] Bug fixing and playtesting, additional content and variables. (mostly done, but new ones are always discovered). I have added achievements, screen reader support, and am working on the last bits needed for beta testing (mainly a chapter save system).

[ALMOST DONE] Editing, rewrites, copyediting, spelling and grammar. Has submitted the last chapters to proofreaders.

[PENDING] Final Beta testing with a new testing group. Coming very soon. Will find/fix more bugs/language at that time.

[PENDING] Submitting the finished game to Hosted Games.

[PENDING] Hosted Games editors makes the game ready for release on various platforms and systems. I have NO control over how long this takes, it all depends on their workload and the number of games in the pipeline. Once they know, the game will enter their release queue and only THEN will we have an estimated release date. For Rebirth, it tooh 4 months between submitting and release.