“Wow. This is actually happening.”
That’s the phrase that’s been running in my head the last few weeks. The fiasco is coming together into an actual thing. The demo is finished and has been released to the public. (This counts as our April Patreon milestone, but we’ll release an updated build with bugfixes and new music and art anyway for Patrons in April. No new story content but a better quality experience.)
Today, I watched a professional streamer give our demo a once-through. Watched the excited chat reacting in real-time to the craziness going on. No real negativity, aside from a few randos being like ‘wtf is this’ which is fine. And soon… it’s PAX East, where I’m repping the game at the “Romance in Games” panel, taking meetings, socializing with the team, and generally being professional as @!#?@!.
Which is insane. It’s completely insane. I’m a nobody who writes novels people don’t read, and now… this is actually happening.
I’ve got you to thank for this. You, the one reading these words. Not just Patreon backers but anybody who believed in this madness, who helped it become a real thing. I’m going to need that support all the way to the finish line and beyond, to help raise awareness and get this in front of people who’d love to play it if they knew it existed. This is a long haul, folks, even if we’re 68.75% finished with the writing. There’s still so much to do…
But this is happening. This is actually happening. Thank you.
I for one read your novels! (cough London Fog started after Tad William finished copugh) And them are so good I willingly foolishly payed for them on amazon when they are free on the internet!!! Oh the insanity!!!
Annnnnd can’t wait to see the game complete, I’m so certain it will be pure gold ™ that I stay a mile away from any game spoilery tidbits especially from that super delicious extra spoilerous mucho lusted after demo!
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I love your novels and I’m sooo hyped for the game. Please keep going