First off, why the delay?
I finally got COVID-19.
The silver lining here is that most of the teams for the next few games already work remote, and Kittens in SF is basically 98% finished. Which sounds relatively easy, but I have never felt this lethargic and aimless with any other cold or flu that I've had the chance of catching. There are maybe fifteen minute windows where I feel good enough to work on the game, but then those pass and I can't even think straight. Even with those fifteen minute windows, my body is constantly fluctuating between extreme hot and extreme cold.
I can't talk, I can't smell, and while I still retain my sense of taste, it's dull in most areas but extremely punctuated in others. It's super weird.
But wait, it's not all doom and gloom!
While the game may be delayed, it won't be delayed that long, as I'll be out of isolation next week and plugging away to get you, the general public, your yum-yums.
At the very least, I'll probably take this time to finish up work on some future store pages so we can announce some new products in the interim. Who knows.
If you can, please get vaccinated. I have a mild case, but knowing it is a mild case, I would not want anyone to experience a full-on case of COVID. Because I can't even begin to imagine what that feels like. I also am still deep in recovery from a prior surgery, so these two factors combined are..... not great.
The Halloween Retail Season sale is still on if you feel so inclined.
You know the drill. It's a dating sim. But wait: not just any dating sim! One (or more) of your crushes like dating sims, and you, a humble programmer, have decided that is what you will make IN ORDER TO WIN THEIR HEART.
- Create a cast - Write your dating sim over five acts - Use various skills such as actually talking to your crush to figure out what they like, and then put that in the game! - Navigate the new world as an independent developer!
Good luck! You'll need it! Unless you've already played this game and have memorized what to do!