Hello, lovelies <3.

Its been a while. hasn't it? I know you're all are just dying for some news relating to this project. That are you've just assumed its dead in the water, which isn't100%false.

Regardless, let me catch you all up to speed on the current situation of the project since our last meeting.

What's Been Happening

I'll be honest, not much has changed at all, progress wise. BUT, there is good news, I assure you. However, to get to such news, I must first inform as to the state of this project over the last year or so.

You see, for the last year or so, I have had no access to a computer, of any sort, everything I've done has been on my phone. As one can imagine, it is significantly slower and less fun to draw sprites on my phone with my stubby fingers instead of a mouse and keyboard.

So, due to progress being menial, it being unfun to draw on my phone, and my mental-health deteriorating, I lost next to all of my motivation to work on this game in any capacity. Thus, I didn't enforce any of the team-members to actually do their tasks, and eventually the project fell into a state of essentially being cancelled, with no progress being made for months at a time.

However, as of recent, this situation has changed!

Current State of the Project

Although I still technically do not have a computer, I do have the next best thing... A STEAM DECK

For the last fortnight ((Don't.)) or so, I have been using a USB-C Hub to connect a keyboard and mouse to my Steam Deck and essentially using it as a comp. In fact, I'm writing this very post on it right now! There is virtually no difference between this and a genuine comp!

I have been using this set-up to make sprites on what is basically a comp as of recent, This has rejuvenated my motivation to work on this project significantly. So I should be making semi-rapid progress on all the assets needed for the eventual demo, afterwards I will start actively looking for coders and the such needed to actually finish this project.

In the meantime, if you wish to join the ShopTem Team, please check out the pinned post for info on what positions are open and how to apply for said positions.

Thank you all for tuning into this episode of our ongoing saga, we've had our ups and downs, but as of recent, the future for this project is starting to look up.

Farewell! ((celeste reference))

-Blob of Infinite Mass (A.K.A me)