Game Update

This week was really interesting and productive. It started off with a message over LinkedIn from last weeks update. I had the COO of ESports Labs contact me. I followed up with him later in the week and we discussed putting the game up on the Esports platform. The platform is doing a lot of what has been asked for by Twitch and YouTube content creators for a while now. Namely, they want the ability to connect directly to the community and allow viewers to purchase the game that they are playing with a little kickback. It’s specifically focused on small creators as they build up their framework. I’m not sure if I can talk about the percentages but it’s a solid deal for game developers and streamers which is a great thing for the industry. In the book the 21 immutable laws of marketing they talk about creating new things and being the first to market with it. This is one of those products which is very exciting!

I have to do some research and talk to some people before I sign but the deal is very enticing. To be clear Six Aspects is still slated to release on Steam and this will not effect that. They are not asking for exclusivity. It’s also nice to be validated by someone else in the games industry.

This week I worked primarily on building out the combat scene backgrounds a bit more. The distance that can be seen is further as we changed our fog settings. I enjoy building the levels and the backgrounds, it’s almost therapeutic.

The more we fix the more possible exploits or holes we find. Better to find them now than when it’s out on the Steam Store. The newest big ticket problems have to do with leaders in squads, and having all your troops destroyed in a stage, but not through combat. I’m also seeing late combats during the summary scene sometimes.

Personal Update

Things are still clipping along for my future move. It’s the typical thing you go through when you’re dealing with this sort of thing. You go to sleep one night thinking you have all the paperwork done and wake up the next day to discover that some all new paperwork has cropped up that you must do. Dates are shifting too but I know that I will have a lot of driving in my future. I’m looking forward to the next stage in my life but I have to make sure to stay present to what’s happening now too. It’s important to stay present to what’s happening.