v1.5.0-alpha3 release date
Hello everybody!
v1.5.0-alpha3 will be released on November 18, 2025.
I promised to release it before October 15, but life threw some curveballs at me, unfortunately. I'm sorry I wasn't able to deliver.
Please follow me on itch and/or X/Twitter to get a notification, it won't be delayed, and it will be released exactly on that date. More info will be in a devlog this week. Thank you!
I never wanted to make these devlogs about me, but i have a few things i wanted to yap about if you don't mind, since this technically is not a devlog, just an announcement.
I've been refusing to accept the fact that i'm not okay for a while now. I'm going through a very rough time (to put it lightly) in my life at the moment, work and the game being de-indexed have nothing to do with it, it's some personal shit. Anyway, it got to the point where i was considering blowing my fucking brains out, literally. Thanks to very good people who came through for me, i learned that it's almost never an option and certainly wasn't in my situation. I also learned that it's okay not to be okay, and accepting it is kind of a 'first step' i guess.
If you're someone who is going through some shit on your own, it's okay to reach out for help, you don't have to go through this alone. You matter.
And a little message to everyone: please try to be nice to people, because you don't really know what someone is going through at any moment. There's enough hatred out there, people are so divided rn, it's so fucked up. Sorry for preaching.
Anyway, sorry about this. You come here to get updates on the game, and i'll respect that moving forward and will never post anything personal again, but rn i felt like i needed to share it with you guys. I'll get home in three days, i don't have access to my computer right now, only my laptop. I'll post the progress on the game once i'm home, let's just say Friday (10/10). Working on the game is the best coping skill i have, so i can't wait to get back to it.
Stay safe. Love you all!
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Take care of yourself first and foremost. Do whatever makes you feel better, and don’t feel pressured to rush or do something you don’t want to. Take all the time you need. We’ll be here waiting patiently.
Don't worry we are here for you and caring you.
I was very touched by this record, I'm going through a difficult period of my life myself. It made me feel better to read your post, thank you. I hope you will cope with your difficulties, everything will get better.
i'm glad it made you feel better, and i hope you'll get through these tough times. thank you for your kind words.
As genuinely depressing as it always is to hear that someone else is going through a rough patch mental health-wise, I'm glad you're making the right steps, accepting support from others, recognizing that there's nothing wrong with not being okay 100% of the time, and just generally making improvements. I'm fortunate that my own mental health never got to the point of ideation like that, but at least one person close to me certainly has, and despite them knowing that's not ever a real option, it doesn't stop them from going there sometimes when stuff gets bad enough. I do what I can to try and help them, but it isn't always easy, especially because despite medication I still have bad days myself from time to time, and it's even harder to get someone out of that headspace when you're not exactly in a good one yourself.
All of this to say, I'm really glad to hear you're starting to do better. And please don't feel bad for posting about your personal goings-on. I know not everyone will be able to empathize like this, but any sane person should at least be able to sympathize. Besides that, even if we're just talking purely from a game-focused perspective, you are the dev; stuff affecting you necessarily impacts the game in one way or another. This just gives more context to it, if anything, and explains some of what we could only guess about before. If you don't want to post personal stuff anymore, that's perfectly fine and your call to make, I'm just saying that you don't need to feel like it's some kind sin to inform us of your current wellbeing, in hopes you can take some solace from that.
Looking forward to the next update as always. But don't feel pressured by me or anyone else's anticipation. I'm glad that working on the game is an effective coping mechanism for you, and I'm sure part of that comes from the pride you can take in the progress and quality of progress you provide. So I encourage you to take whatever time you need between updates to make the progress you're happy with, at a level of quality you find satisfactory. I think all of us here will be much happier knowing you're happy and healthy and seeing it reflected in the quality of your work on a somewhat sporadic basis, rather than making you feel rushed into putting out regular updates that don't reflect your true skill and talent.
Best wishes, dear ussdev~ ^-^
i 100% get what you're saying. i was never depressed until this year, but maybe i was and just couldn't recognize it. though, i know a lot of people who were and are. the struggle is real, it affects everything and basically destroys your life. and i don't wanna sound too dramatic here, it's just what it does. it fucks you up to the point when you start thinking, 'what am i even here for?' pretty often. thank you so much for your words, they mean a lot. have a great rest of your week ❤️
Hang in there, get better, find meaning and joy in life. Best wishes. 😊👍
i appreciate it. thanks for checking in.
Solid game man, first purchase I have made on Itch. Very excited for future updates, hope you stay safe and healthy! I think there will be good things coming with this project in the future, the work speaks for itself.
i'm truly honored! thank you so much ❤️
The game is absolutely amazing, and you’ve built a community of people who genuinely care about you and the game. We’re here to support you, celebrate your work, and stand by you no matter what. You’re not alone in this journey , you have an entire group of people who believe in you, appreciate everything you’ve created, and want to see you thrive. Feel free to share whatever’s on your mind; we’re here for you, always.
i'm really grateful, and i mean it, thank you so much! hopefully, it will be actually amazing once this update is out.
Take your time, no one has the right to push you or hate on you for anything. It's your project and you decide when and how updates are pushed. But I need to say, that I got bad comments too. We do not need a strict update date that you set yourself, say it will come this month or this quarter, people will judge less.
everybody who has been following this game for the past year knows that i delay updates all the time, it's just what i do, and it's not something i'm proud of. not this time tho, it will be out on 11/18. i avoided giving a specific date until now, but i was confident it would be released this month until i started having less and less time to work on the game again. i'm really grateful that even though i haven't been consistent, the support i've been getting from you guys is awesome. so i absolutely owe you consistency or at least an explanation of what's going on. i didn't mean people should be nice to me, i meant it in general, because there's just too much negativity out there man, it sucks. went on a rant, my bad.
Hey as long as you're still live the game/we can wait as lone as needed,
just don't die on us please that's all we can really ask.
i appreciate it!