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Hi, sorry for the delay in response. I thank you all for your interest and support, however, I do not believe there will be more Handyman. My life situation does not and will not for the foreseeable future support the ability to work on this type of game. I was, up until a couple of months ago, trying to fix the dialog system. Got through day 9, but as I was testing the day, there are NPC behavior issues that have cropped up that derailed me and killed whatever momentum I had. I am about to move in with my girlfriend, and she has 2 kids. There's just no way for me to work on this game at this point. Sorry! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!
its over guys
Hi, sorry for the delay in response. I thank you all for your interest and support, however, I do not believe there will be more Handyman. My life situation does not and will not for the foreseeable future support the ability to work on this type of game. I was, up until a couple of months ago, trying to fix the dialog system. Got through day 9, but as I was testing the day, there are NPC behavior issues that have cropped up that derailed me and killed whatever momentum I had. I am about to move in with my girlfriend, and she has 2 kids. There's just no way for me to work on this game at this point. Sorry! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!
its over guys
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One last Thanks for this game and have a good life!
thecyborgmummy It would have been nice to say a goodbye here too (I don't use Discord), but you don't owe me or us anything. Good luck!
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That quote of mine is me responding to people on discord specifically. I am reluctant to post an official good-bye, here, there or on itch, because I don't know for certain that I'm done done. I know for certain that I won't be able to put anywhere near the time I had put into this game in the past. Like a fraction of a fraction. I have, since I posted that comment, fixed the NPC bug that derailed me, and made more baby steps towards replacing the dialog files. I think I could, if I dedicated all my available time to it, have those fixed in the next two months. That would then put me in a position where I could actually make new updates to the game. I still don't see how I could get through day 12, it just requires too much time and brain power to try and do in the small snippets I have available to me now. My girlfriend is actually fine with me working on the game, so I don't need to hide that from her. Her 2 boys have learned I have made some games in the past (not this one, obviously) and they are now often trying to make their own pixel art or watch me as I work on the small game I have been trying to build (and are HIGHLY disruptive, lol). I have very little privacy from them, lol.
Like I said, I don't see day 12 happening, but I could see more clothing, hair, makeup, bug fixes, other QOL stuff happening. Maybe, maybe, maybe... at some point, some 1 off scenes like Shontel at Shayed District could be possible. I don't know, I don't want to shut the door completely, but I do know I can't produce the same content at the rate I was before, and I know a lot of you thought that was slow
Some people play your game (and others) because they have no partner. So if I were you I would take some of the complaints as a way of expressing jealousy...That quote of mine is me responding to people on discord specifically. I am reluctant to post an official good-bye, here, there or on itch, because I don't know for certain that I'm done done. I know for certain that I won't be able to put anywhere near the time I had put into this game in the past. Like a fraction of a fraction. I have, since I posted that comment, fixed the NPC bug that derailed me, and made more baby steps towards replacing the dialog files. I think I could, if I dedicated all my available time to it, have those fixed in the next two months. That would then put me in a position where I could actually make new updates to the game. I still don't see how I could get through day 12, it just requires too much time and brain power to try and do in the small snippets I have available to me now. My girlfriend is actually fine with me working on the game, so I don't need to hide that from her. Her 2 boys have learned I have made some games in the past (not this one, obviously) and they are now often trying to make their own pixel art or watch me as I work on the small game I have been trying to build (and are HIGHLY disruptive, lol). I have very little privacy from them, lol.
Like I said, I don't see day 12 happening, but I could see more clothing, hair, makeup, bug fixes, other QOL stuff happening. Maybe, maybe, maybe... at some point, some 1 off scenes like Shontel at Shayed District could be possible. I don't know, I don't want to shut the door completely, but I do know I can't produce the same content at the rate I was before, and I know a lot of you thought that was slow
It's nice that you are in a good relationship with a supportive partner and I appreciate you don't want to close the adult game developer part of your life completely. Or maybe it's just you as the story writer planting a cliffhanger now, but who knows if there's going to be any continuation to the story.
I'll still keep this game bookmarked in case something happens to it later. Who knows, maybe the inspiration and energy will come easier to you and you can keep adding to the game little by little.
It's a shame that it's being abandoned, I would have liked to be able to unlock Dean for the gallery but well, there's nothing you can do about it but it was still a good game thanks for that
Yes i posted it here for the guys who dont have discordThat quote of mine is me responding to people on discord specifically. I am reluctant to post an official good-bye, here, there or on itch, because I don't know for certain that I'm done done. I know for certain that I won't be able to put anywhere near the time I had put into this game in the past. Like a fraction of a fraction. I have, since I posted that comment, fixed the NPC bug that derailed me, and made more baby steps towards replacing the dialog files. I think I could, if I dedicated all my available time to it, have those fixed in the next two months. That would then put me in a position where I could actually make new updates to the game. I still don't see how I could get through day 12, it just requires too much time and brain power to try and do in the small snippets I have available to me now. My girlfriend is actually fine with me working on the game, so I don't need to hide that from her. Her 2 boys have learned I have made some games in the past (not this one, obviously) and they are now often trying to make their own pixel art or watch me as I work on the small game I have been trying to build (and are HIGHLY disruptive, lol). I have very little privacy from them, lol.
Like I said, I don't see day 12 happening, but I could see more clothing, hair, makeup, bug fixes, other QOL stuff happening. Maybe, maybe, maybe... at some point, some 1 off scenes like Shontel at Shayed District could be possible. I don't know, I don't want to shut the door completely, but I do know I can't produce the same content at the rate I was before, and I know a lot of you thought that was slow
I have the same problem and I have the latest version. Anyone knows how to fix this?
It's encouraging to see that you don't have to completely walk away from this, but your situation is quite understandable. If I were in your shoes, I can't say that I'd have made different decisions. Maybe, at some future time, continuing the story becomes feasible. Maybe it doesn't and we just have to imagine where it all eventually goes. What you've already made up to now is, in my opinion, quite impressive. Though more would obviously be great, real life is more important than some game, so live and be happy. If you end up doing more, awesome, and if not, you did a great job on what you were able to create.That quote of mine is me responding to people on discord specifically. I am reluctant to post an official good-bye, here, there or on itch, because I don't know for certain that I'm done done. I know for certain that I won't be able to put anywhere near the time I had put into this game in the past. Like a fraction of a fraction. I have, since I posted that comment, fixed the NPC bug that derailed me, and made more baby steps towards replacing the dialog files. I think I could, if I dedicated all my available time to it, have those fixed in the next two months. That would then put me in a position where I could actually make new updates to the game. I still don't see how I could get through day 12, it just requires too much time and brain power to try and do in the small snippets I have available to me now. My girlfriend is actually fine with me working on the game, so I don't need to hide that from her. Her 2 boys have learned I have made some games in the past (not this one, obviously) and they are now often trying to make their own pixel art or watch me as I work on the small game I have been trying to build (and are HIGHLY disruptive, lol). I have very little privacy from them, lol.
Like I said, I don't see day 12 happening, but I could see more clothing, hair, makeup, bug fixes, other QOL stuff happening. Maybe, maybe, maybe... at some point, some 1 off scenes like Shontel at Shayed District could be possible. I don't know, I don't want to shut the door completely, but I do know I can't produce the same content at the rate I was before, and I know a lot of you thought that was slow
And if you are able to do more but don't move forward with day 12, is there any possibility the Dean could be added to the swappable list in the animation gallery? There are a few different scenes I'd love to put her into, but I do understand if that would be asking too much.
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Thank you! I do really appreciate that everyone has been so understanding.
I don't think necessarily that it would be too much to ask to put the Dean or Sonam in the rotation, but it's a bit of a catch 22. I'm hesitant to do that because if I am able to continue on with the story at some point, I would like those characters to be unlocked through natural story progression. If I am never able to continue the story, then sure, whatever. It doesn't matter, i could just make them purchasable in the store or something. But if I do that, then I feel like I'm closing the door.
Not entirely closing the door in either case, but I do get your point. Players would still have to unlock their specific scene(s) through story progression, but the satisfaction of unlocking the characters that way would be lost. I'll leave it be then. If I were to continue the topic, it could be construed as arguing for something I merely proposed as a hypothetical, and I feel I'd be disrespecting you in that regard.
Thank you for your thoughts on the matter, though.