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Update / New Laptop Features
🕑 Added 2022-05-06 10:17:21 +0000 UTCHello!
A quick update from me: I'm just putting everything together at the moment, trying to connect all the images, scenes and laptop things.
I fully expect to be done by the end of the month with this update, but I don't want to promise it quite yet because I hate needing delays. With that said, it's looking really good, and I promise you I'm not just saying that.
Here's some cool stuff to expect in the next update:
For my $20 Patrons, there are 3 bonus scenes in this next update. I really, really like all of them. Seriously.
The laptop has been updated with 2 new elements.
A biography page - This is what you can see in the preview image with Sasha - each page provides fun information about the girl you've selected. More importantly, there's a biography/day-to-day breakdown of what the MC did with that girl also available to read through. This matters to me because I know Stranded in Space has a lot of girls, and also that people play other games... so as we continue on with updates, some people might not remember the exact plot points of Alina, and they won't feel like playing through 20 days again to recall it all, you know? So this page will be a refresher for those that need one.
There might also be a laptop minigame or two here in the future, who knows!
Paige Code Page - The preview image with Paige is more of a fun thing. So maybe you've already unlocked the Paige Fantasy 1 picture from Day 9? This screen is for future Paige Fantasy Pictures (and maybe more?) - You input a code to unlock the Fantasy! How do you figure out the code? That'll be different for each Fantasy. This next update (Days 12-13) will have 4 Fantasies to unlock. Of course: this is all optional. They won't all be easy or simple or obvious... it's just a fun thing I wanted to implement.
Aside from that, the days themselves (12-13) are some of my favorites so far. There's a ton of content for each day, 3 major decisions to make, a big mini-game, amazing laptop convos, more scenes based on your previous decisions... it's crazy. When I split the update into two parts I actually added two more total scenes to this update (Days 12-13), so... yeah, there's a lot of content.
For non-Android users, I will be releasing Days 12-13 as a standalone download - meaning smaller file size. I may do this for Android as well... but I hate requiring file/folder manipulation on phones.
Last bit of news for now (because there's more I'll be announcing later in the month) involves Annual Subscriptions.
I'll be adding Annual Subscriptions to this Patreon in the next few days... obviously there will be discounts for those who want to/can do something like this. All I can say is I'm in it for the long haul, guys. I have the next five game updates planned out with near complete-precision from a details perspective. I'm not going anywhere.
Anyway, my next update will probably be in a few weeks, as I'm still moving IRL in the middle of May. I'll see you guys then.
And thanks again for supporting the game. The level we're at right now, at this stage? It's mind-blowing to me. I keep wanting it to grow, and I keep thinking about how to add more value to Stranded in Space because I genuinely can't tell you how much I appreciate the support I've received so far. Big things are still in the works... it's very exciting for me.
See you guys in a few weeks!
Comments
Robert and Amanda
The reality is many people boost their sub to what is needed the month of release then often reduce or cancel for months at a time, so the annual subscription is guaranteed income for the year and I believe most creators will gladly have the discounted but guaranteed income.
Huw Gryffin
I am of the same opinion as you Dónaill. I prefer yearly and I do so partly out of the convenience and flexibility you mention, plus, of course, the benefit of the discount. I also like contributing in this way because it demonstrates, in the most palpable and probably beneficial way possible, my genuine commitment to the creator and his work which is what I understand the role of a patron to be about. Also, in doing it this way I am, in good faith, in return for future content, providing the creator with the equivalent of the next 12 months' subs (albeit, as you rightly point out, slightly discounted) in the form of one chunk of money up-front. This, I think, can really help boost his or her funds (always welcome) and help with upgrading or replacing equipment or whatever other costs or improvements he may have in mind at the time.
Dónaill
I like annual subscriptions since it allows me to be done with it for a while, but isn't it basically a reduction of your monthly income?
