So. Long story short, Covid really messed me up for a while. First it stopped me dead for a few weeks, then it kept me in a fog for an absurdly long time after, and… I’m still not sure I’ve actually completely shaken that off. That added a lot of problems and delays to what was already a pretty complicated process behind the scenes, and that’s put a pretty huge delay total on this update with not a lot to show for it.
Supporters have had access to this version for about a month, but now it’s finally time to share the big new changes with all of you! You can get a refresher on what’s new with this huge post over here, and you can always find the newest public version to download in the menu on this site, on the left on computers and possibly at the top on phones.
So far, it sounds like folks are enjoying the upgrades v0.03 brought to Project Wild One a lot, and I’m glad for that. It was a beast of an update to get through, and I’ve been picking up the pieces after it since I finally put the seal on and shipped it out. This is something of a transitional period in development, and I’m hoping to make a smaller update with a few easier things in it next.
Let’s talk about where we are with Project Wild One in a broader sense, then we’ll get into a little bit of the specifics of right now.
If you’re a mid-tier supporter, you can play the new version now! This version will also open up to lower-tier supporters in a couple week, and in about a month it will go public for everyone!
The big question is, what’s new? I’ll have to tackle that in parts, as I’ve changed a lot of little things all over Project Wild One with this release. To me, the biggest change with v0.03 is that we’ve switched to a dynamic text system! There are a few layers to that, both in how I mean dynamic and what it means for you.
Alright, let’s try this one more time, from the top.
With v0.02c, the game should work on all Android devices. Further, I think I’ve fixed the issue that prevented you getting Essence from sex. Fingers crossed, everything should be working well now!
I got a lot of feedback on the recent update, and usually I’d incorporate changes as needed into the next build, but in this case it sounds like a lot of players on Android were getting game crashes all the time, and adding an important adjustment would both give everyone a more enjoyable experience and enable those on their phones to actually play as much as they liked, so I’m updating v0.02 with a few small touches.
This build went out to supporters a little over a month ago, and if you’d like to know more about…
First of all, if you haven’t had the chance to play Project Matchmaker v0.02 yet, it is now available to the public! You can grab it from the menu on the left (or maybe above on mobile?) and you can get all the info on what’s going on with this update over here. Once you’ve played the new update, and hopefully have played Project Wild One as well, I’d like to get your opinion! I’ve made a short survey you can fill out through the link below. Now, I’m going to give some context, but the important thing to me is to know how you personally feel about these projects, so you’re welcome, maybe even encouraged, to fill it out before reading on.
At long last, the very first prototype build for Project Wild One is complete! Mid-tier supporters can play it right now, with others jumping in a couple weeks from now, and the game will go public in a month. Whenever you start playing, please do be sure to look over the tutorial information, or you will be very confused and frustrated!
I’m happy to report that I’ve finally gotten Project Wild One to the point where it’s ready to start getting tested by my proofers, meaning the main content is complete and playable. I still need to add a lot of side stuff like supporter rewards and options and graphics, but the core of the game is working and in a complete enough state I won’t be absolutely mortified to let other people play it.