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Soul Update - A story in evos of time
8 years ago

Development Update


I really wanted to keep you updated more frequently but some important stuffs didn’t let me. Here is a Recap:

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As I have said in the last update I’m looking for financial support for the game so it can reach the scope that it’s in my mind so I entered a couple of “Contest” one called “Premio a la innovacion Tecnológica” and other called “Honduras Startup”. These 2 “Contest” are looking for technological startups to give them their “seed budget” so in order to apply I had to do tons of administrative work and let me tell you that it’s really depressing to see the game just as a product X_X and that’s why I love the indie route but I have to prove that the game is viable from a business perspective.

Maybe you don’t mind but I’m actually studying a master degree in project management so I kinda know what I’m doing. Actually I’m just waiting for the results and crossing fingers that they choose the game as a runner-up project.

I didn’t have too much time to progress in the game itself until today so I kinda recovered my hype for the game ^_^/ and also I have to finish the build for Megacon HN so a new build is coming for sure on November 13th but don’t expect me to update you too frequently specially if the game ends as a runner-up. I already asked to a classmate of mine to help me with the administrative stuffs so I can focus on the game itself and she agreed but her help depends on if I can get a budget for the game because she has a job.

By the way, the game will be finished even if I don’t get a penny to finish it because I really love to do games ^_^ but keep in mind that not getting a budget will affect the scope of the game, you know I won’t be able to add too many customization options, levels, etc. because it’s way too much work for a single person and I don’t want to be stuck in one game for soooooo long I have a couple new ideas to try and explore too. So in the worst case scenario you will get a short but fun game I hope ;)

So this is everything for this update, as always thanks for supporting the game it means a lot to me <3

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