Code Avarice

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by Mike

It seems some of you are under the impression that the update isn’t out yet because we’ve just decided to be lazy and not work on the game. I guess this is a little bit our fault.

We made the mistake of working 80+ hours a week for the first year of development, setting unrealistic expectations for development pace. We pushed out huge updates really quickly because we were insanely inspired and excited to work on the game. We also were fortunate enough to not have anything getting in the way of developing all day every day.

Now we’re over a year into development. We’re at the final stretch and things are slowing down. We’ve both got stuff going on outside development, but we’re working over 40 hours a week. I’d still call that a lot, but it’s noticeably slower and I apologize for that.

To address some specific concerns: me streaming, tweeting, ect happens in my off time. Believe it or not, I’m a person and I exist when I’m not writing code. Sometimes I exist streaming with my friends. Sometimes I exist tweeting while code compiles or I’m having a lunch break. Sometimes I exist when I’m out tweeting pictures of diner milkshakes. That doesn’t interfere with development, and harassing me because of it is a pretty shitty thing to do. So don’t fucking do it.

Travis and I are both still working plenty hard, and the patch will be out when it’s out. We keep adding more content to it to make it even cooler, so our release estimates keep getting blown out of the water. I’d rather release a big exciting patch than a bunch of little boring ones. I’m not gonna make the mistake of trying to put another date on it, but there will be an update and it will be great.

I understand that the complaints are coming from a vocal minority, and I appreciate all of you patiently waiting for the patch. I do think that the concerns were worth addressing though. Hopefully this shed some light on the current situation.