Current Status of Adventure Craft

[p]Hi everyone, @iENDERi here – creator of Adventure Craft.[/p][p]I recently returned to the discussion pages for Adventure Craft after being away for a while, and I’ve seen some negative comments about the lack of communication here on Steam — including suggestions that the game might be abandoned or “dead.” I want to take full responsibility for that. I should have been posting regular updates here on Steam to show how development was progressing. I understand the negative effect my silence has had on the community, and I sincerely apologize. I’m still learning, and this is something I’m determined to improve.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Is the game abandoned?[/h3][p]Absolutely not. Adventure Craft has been in full-time development since the last update. I’ve been dedicating 100% of my time to development work — but out of habit, I’ve been posting updates on X instead of here. In hindsight, that was a mistake, because Steam is where our core audience is. I love this project too much to abandon it, and I’m committed to seeing it through to the end.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Why no update yet?[/h3][p]Progress has been slower than I’d like because our team is just one full-time developer (me) and one programmer, and the project is completely unfunded. After the last update, I realized many systems needed to be rebuilt so the game could scale up properly and become more robust. We also decided to add a major new feature, which turned out to be a much bigger undertaking than I’d initially anticipated.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]The current state of Adventure Craft[/h3][p]The good news is: the current build is playable again. I can now start sharing more game play directly. I recently upgraded my PC and picked up new audio/video equipment and software so I can stream myself playing the game, giving you all a closer look at development in action.[/p][p]Here’s a recent video of me playing the game, along with some other debugging clips.[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]From now on, I’ll be posting updates here on Steam more regularly — so if you’ve been wondering where the game stands, you won’t have to look anywhere else.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for sticking with me,[/p][p]@iENDERi[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you so much for supporting the game all this time – it means more than you know.[/p][p][/p]