{"id":2401,"date":"2019-09-06T13:48:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T13:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vdategames.com\/wordpress\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2019-09-06T13:48:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T13:48:34","slug":"september-6th-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdategames.com\/wordpress\/?p=2401","title":{"rendered":"September 6th Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, an update from dsp3000…<\/p>\n

So it’s about time I broke my radio silence after a few months on the dark side of the moon.<\/em><\/p>\n

The nature of my ‘real job’ means that between April and September I don’t have much free time to commit to game production.<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s been a frustratingly slow process with far too many distractions and interruptions for any sort of efficient work flow.<\/em><\/p>\n

There have been a few occasions when I’ve considered deleting everything and disappearing completely.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thankfully I’m pretty experienced when it comes to talking myself back from the brink and don’t really want to trash a project I’ve been working on for the last four years.<\/em><\/p>\n

As a safety mechanism I close down communication channels to avoid as many distractions as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n

Phone switched off, no checking emails and I haven’t even visited the Vdategames blog for several weeks. Apologies to anyone with unanswered questions in or about my absence.<\/em><\/p>\n

I think the last thing I posted on the blog was that stage four of ‘A Date with Bridgette’ was about 90% complete.<\/em><\/p>\n

While completing the final ten percent may not seem like much, when the whole game exceeds 12000 images, it\u2019s actually still quite a lot.<\/em><\/p>\n

Stage four will add about another 4400 images to those from stages one to three.<\/em><\/p>\n

Technically the game is exponentially complex, with so many variables it’s easy to get lost while making it. But I keep exhaustive notes to keep a track on my ideas and how they are implemented. Continually having to break off and come back later doesn’t help but I’m getting through it.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have finished the main body of images and files for stage four and I’m now in the painstaking process of game testing. I want to make sure all the holes are filled in this game.<\/em><\/p>\n

Once I’ve done my first series of checks and tests, it’ll be sent off for some independent testing to iron out any errors and anomalies.<\/em><\/p>\n

I am hoping to get the game ready for release by the end of September.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you for your patience.<\/em><\/p>\n

dsp3000<\/em><\/p>\n

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