DD#46 The Early Access Release
Hi, everyone.
After quite a few months, hundreds of updates, we are finally here at the early access.
First, let's start with an early access release trailer.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
It may not be a great trailer. But, at least, we are getting somewhere.
The development is not all that smooth.
The engine is old. It has its limitations.
The life sometimes kicks in, requiring my attention elsewhere.
But, I choose to make this game with this ancient engine and do almost all the things all by myself, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because the project carries over a promise from 17 years ago; because there are memories I am unwilling to let go.
RMXP is the first game engine in my life that I tried to make a large-scale project.
It starts as a fan-game of an online game called Stone Age 17 years ago.
When I was that young, it's almost like I have all the time in the world that I can use to make games.
However, it turns out that's not totally true.
I got carried away with studying, working, and fulfilling others' expectations from time to time.
I am now relatively free from all the boring works, no need to worry too much about money as I learned how to play around in the stock market, and my job as a lawyer pays well.
But, what price have I paid?
Stone Age Online is no more.
The entire RPG Maker community in Mainland China is almost dead.
And the official support of the RMXP engine has been dropped.
I got many friends lost contact. Some of them even passed away.
One day, I was playing Cyberpunk 2077 and heard a song.
I realized maybe I shall not just let things be like that.
Those memories shall not just fade away.
Thus, I packed all the legacy from this old project, replaced all the art/audio assets, wiped the world, and started anew. And, here we are, on Steam.
It's not the most beautiful game on Steam.
It's not the most fun game on Steam.
There are bugs. There are ugly UIs.
There may be compatibility problems on the latest Windows system.
Even the story can go grimdark can make people feel uncomfortable sometimes.
Maybe, It is just an ancient game's final reverberation as it's quite likely nobody will ever make a game with all the crazy features this ancient game engine can achieve. After that, maybe it's the end of an era.
The end of the world may not be a big boom.
Instead, it may simply just be things in life, cease to be remembered.
Maybe one day, we will all be forgotten just like many others.
At least, today is not that day.
For our early access just starts!
I hope, the game is still be something that is enjoyable.
Please let me know what you think.
Leave a review or comment about this game.
Maybe we can shape the future together before everything comes to an end.
After quite a few months, hundreds of updates, we are finally here at the early access.
First, let's start with an early access release trailer.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
It may not be a great trailer. But, at least, we are getting somewhere.
The development is not all that smooth.
The engine is old. It has its limitations.
The life sometimes kicks in, requiring my attention elsewhere.
But, I choose to make this game with this ancient engine and do almost all the things all by myself, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because the project carries over a promise from 17 years ago; because there are memories I am unwilling to let go.
RMXP is the first game engine in my life that I tried to make a large-scale project.
It starts as a fan-game of an online game called Stone Age 17 years ago.
When I was that young, it's almost like I have all the time in the world that I can use to make games.
However, it turns out that's not totally true.
I got carried away with studying, working, and fulfilling others' expectations from time to time.
I am now relatively free from all the boring works, no need to worry too much about money as I learned how to play around in the stock market, and my job as a lawyer pays well.
But, what price have I paid?
Stone Age Online is no more.
The entire RPG Maker community in Mainland China is almost dead.
And the official support of the RMXP engine has been dropped.
I got many friends lost contact. Some of them even passed away.
One day, I was playing Cyberpunk 2077 and heard a song.
I realized maybe I shall not just let things be like that.
Those memories shall not just fade away.
Thus, I packed all the legacy from this old project, replaced all the art/audio assets, wiped the world, and started anew. And, here we are, on Steam.
It's not the most beautiful game on Steam.
It's not the most fun game on Steam.
There are bugs. There are ugly UIs.
There may be compatibility problems on the latest Windows system.
Even the story can go grimdark can make people feel uncomfortable sometimes.
Maybe, It is just an ancient game's final reverberation as it's quite likely nobody will ever make a game with all the crazy features this ancient game engine can achieve. After that, maybe it's the end of an era.
The end of the world may not be a big boom.
Instead, it may simply just be things in life, cease to be remembered.
Maybe one day, we will all be forgotten just like many others.
At least, today is not that day.
For our early access just starts!
I hope, the game is still be something that is enjoyable.
Please let me know what you think.
Leave a review or comment about this game.
Maybe we can shape the future together before everything comes to an end.