DR4X Is Out Of Early Access
[p]I’m starting writing this devlog on October 28, 2024.[/p][p]It’s been several months since I last made an update to DR4X, and probably many more will have passed by the time this is posted. I’m writing to let you know that this is the final devlog for dr4x, a project I spent four years of my life on a game that, I love having worked on, despite its flaws. That I learned a lot from.[/p][p]Unless something unexpected happened. [/p][p]This update removes all references to future chapters, leaving the ending of the first chapter as the end of the game. I’ve likely added loads of new achievements and probably lowered the price even further. I imagine it took me a long time to shake off this funk I’ve been in. But life just works that way sometimes. [/p][p]A lot of characters don’t have their stories fully wrapped up, and that’s okay. dr4x was overambitious from the start. If you care enough, maybe you can try piecing it together yourself, because I stopped hinting at it long ago. [/p][p]This shouldn’t surprise anyone; the last few dev logs were pretty much the burnout arc. Is it a perfect game? No. Is it a good game? Sometimes. Is it a game I’m proud of? Yes. Does it have everything I wanted in it? No. But at least it’s something. [/p][p]At least I finished something for once. As of writing this, I’ve already moved on to several new projects, almost none of which probably saw the light of day. If any of them go somewhere, great. If not, that’s fine too. I realized a long time ago that only a handful of people will ever truly care about my various weird projects and thats enough. It’s just one game in an oversaturated sea of games.[/p][p]But to those of you that stuck around, even when i stopped caring for months. Thank you. Thank you so much. I don’t know what I’ll do in the future. I still want to create things, but I’m not sure what. I like the world and the characters I built here, but they only really make sense in the context of this game, not anywhere else. I tried bringing them into other projects, but it never quite worked out. [/p][p]Maybe this will change? [/p][p]Maybe it’s even changed by the time this is posted. But that’s probably unlikely. Honestly, I’m not even sure I want to post this. Be gentle, I know a lot of early access games end up unfinished. But the thing about dr4x is that, sure, it’s strange and experimental and even not as finished as i had hoped, but I don’t think it should be disappointing oir that it is actually truly unfinished. It’s got about five different possible endings and a proper conclusion to the first part, at least. [/p][p]I don’t know what the final message in-game will say when I post this. Maybe just a simple thank you. Maybe Gray unloads his tragic backstory on you. Or maybe the game just says… sorry, or it hasnt changed at all (Edit: 2025, i literally uninstalled unity a year ago so i didnt make any other changes lol) . Just remember, it’s just me a solo dev, not some big company. [/p][p]Sometimes people bite off more than they can handle, and I definitely did that here. I just hope you’re not disappointed. [/p][p]Some people claim to be solo devs, but then you find out they have a whole team behind them. Here, it’s really just me and a friend who helps with the art (Hewres his bluesky, https://bsky.app/profile/grimwit.bsky.social ). [/p][p]Some solo devs get massive funding that lets them work on their games full-time that’s not me. I’m not one of the lucky ones, at least not as of writing this (remember, it’s October 28th 2024). I hesitated to post this because I was worried about disappointing people. But I’ve come to realize that those who will be disappointed will feel that way regardless, and there’s nothing I can do about it. Next time, I’ll do a better job planning the project.[/p][p] I’m already practicing this with my newer projects, and I imagine some of those will release in November 2024. (It would be fiunny if this turns out wrong lol) [/p][p]Here’s the fun part: I’m not giving you any more details on the story I had planned for this. I want to try again, maybe with a different genre. Is it digital horror? Yes, explicitly. Souls trapped in something that’s all you’re getting. Souls with different motivations, different opinions. Souls that dont deserve this. One that maybe does, but even she gets a redemption.[/p][p][/p][p]Edit:[/p][p]Its 2025 now, and ill say one last thing. Thank you for sticking around. Thank you for indulging in my weird games. And i hope to make even cooler things in the future.[/p]