WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:05.310 --> 00:00:12.889 Okay, the lack of updates does not mean that we are dead. We haven't announced anything like “hey guys, the project is cancelled” or 00:00:13.169 --> 00:00:20.869 “we've frozen the development” so rest assured that we are still very much alive and focused on the development of the game 00:00:21.680 --> 00:00:29.400 Now, I'll give some insight on what we've been doing for the past year, what we are doing now and what we will do in the future 00:00:29.940 --> 00:00:36.500 My name is Dreamy, I’m a lead developer of Ambient.White, and I’m here to explain what is going on. 00:00:47.220 --> 00:00:51.019 First: What was the past year like for the project 00:00:52.950 --> 00:01:00.019 Well for the past year, our team has attended multiple conventions such as Babscon, Galacon and some smaller ones 00:01:01.200 --> 00:01:08.690 where we showed fresh, exclusive footage of the game, explained our vision and successfully attracted some very talented people into the team. 00:01:10.380 --> 00:01:15.140 Additionally, we were quite active on our Patreon blog, making announcements almost every month 00:01:15.509 --> 00:01:22.849 writing in detail about what's new, what's next, and even releasing two closed demos - one in April and another in June. 00:01:23.940 --> 00:01:31.759 As for the development of the game, in a nutshell, we were mostly exploring gameplay concepts that would work for the game, doing game builds, 00:01:32.070 --> 00:01:39.649 testing and experimenting until we were satisfied with it. As you might have figured out, it took quite a long time. 00:01:40.050 --> 00:01:43.160 We made mistakes we learned from them 00:01:43.950 --> 00:01:47.149 Then we made more mistakes, and we learned even more 00:01:49.050 --> 00:01:53.899 Making games is hard, you know... if you know any stories about game development 00:01:53.899 --> 00:01:59.719 you might be pretty familiar with the fact of how much time is wasted due to various mistakes. 00:02:00.539 --> 00:02:03.649 This is especially true since we don't have much experience. 00:02:04.740 --> 00:02:10.429 Sorry for being so vague, I just don't want to spoil anything until the project has been completed. 00:02:10.979 --> 00:02:15.769 In general, we have been fleshing out the concept, adding minute detail and polishing up 00:02:16.440 --> 00:02:21.220 situationally reorganizing schedules, and now we are much much closer to completion of the game. 00:02:26.460 --> 00:02:30.000 The main reason is - we don't need to! 00:02:31.340 --> 00:02:39.100 What? “Dreamy, what are you talking about?! Fans of the game need to know whats going on! They care so much about the project!” 00:02:40.040 --> 00:02:41.540 I know 00:02:41.540 --> 00:02:43.540 That's why I don’t do many announcements 00:02:44.600 --> 00:02:46.600 Ok let me explain 00:02:46.760 --> 00:02:51.980 Consider what would happen if I made announcements every month this announcement would be 00:02:52.180 --> 00:02:56.900 small, boring unless if I reveal spoiler content of course 00:02:57.520 --> 00:03:03.900 so they will quickly become tedious and will only remind you of the fact that the project is not yet completed. 00:03:05.019 --> 00:03:11.939 It's probably better if you forgot about the project and remembered about it just in time, when it's completely finished. 00:03:13.030 --> 00:03:17.220 However lets imagine what if spoiler content was mentioned in update videos 00:03:18.190 --> 00:03:22.199 then you would know everything about the game before it's even released! 00:03:23.349 --> 00:03:28.048 We simply cannot leave you without the pleasure pleasure of fully experiencing a game 00:03:28.680 --> 00:03:41.440 Moreover releasing trailers, videos, pictures and news about the game before the launch may result in situations similar to what happened with No Man's Sky, Watch Dogs 00:03:41.940 --> 00:03:43.540 games like that 00:03:43.540 --> 00:03:45.599 You know what I'm talking about 00:03:47.200 --> 00:03:52.649 By the way, guys, as much as we would like to make every piece of our content look good and sexy 00:03:53.170 --> 00:03:57.869 creating announcements like our last update video takes a lot of time and effort 00:03:58.449 --> 00:04:02.459 to the point that it actually drags our attention from working on the game. 00:04:02.530 --> 00:04:05.910 Not to mention, that by the time such an update video is complete 00:04:06.819 --> 00:04:09.569 some of the content in it may even become irrelevant. 00:04:11.700 --> 00:04:17.820 So, in a nutshell, we value the end result of playing the game as a whole, when it comes out 00:04:18.380 --> 00:04:24.380 And we also believe it is unnecessary to make small, boring announcements; just to remind you that the game... 00:04:25.449 --> 00:04:27.449 Unfortunately, it's not done yet 00:04:32.130 --> 00:04:38.869 **HOWEVER, WAIT! **Before you say: ‘Are you really dragging on the development for the purpose of getting more money on Patreon?’ 00:04:39.840 --> 00:04:45.560 Let me tell you - Hell NO! - if I had this goal, I would have used a completely different strategy 00:04:46.229 --> 00:04:52.099 If I wanted to get as much money as possible from people, we would have gone with a similar strategy to those... 00:04:53.010 --> 00:04:55.519 certain... development teams use... 00:04:57.270 --> 00:05:05.180 To be fair, they are making a lot of money from donations, and are only increasing that amount with every game update they release. 00:05:06.270 --> 00:05:07.620 However 00:05:07.620 --> 00:05:13.579 it would seem that with a strategy like that... the actual game never gets finished. 00:05:17.760 --> 00:05:20.150 We are A Little Bit Different 00:05:20.520 --> 00:05:25.789 We put a high emphasis on quality to ensure a complete experience, that would pull various heartstrings 00:05:26.840 --> 00:05:29.180 including love, hate 00:05:29.660 --> 00:05:31.660 happiness and pain 00:05:31.830 --> 00:05:38.359 To feel the spirit of adventure, and to get through the mental journey you never knew you wanted or needed. 00:05:40.440 --> 00:05:43.460 We are doing our best to not just make a fun game 00:05:43.460 --> 00:05:46.489 but to create a game that will make you think and feel 00:05:46.560 --> 00:05:50.720 A Game that will stay in your heart for a long time like games and movies and cartoons 00:05:51.360 --> 00:05:53.719 We have been inspired by 00:05:54.540 --> 00:05:55.600 And 00:05:55.860 --> 00:06:00.940 We want to believe that we are doing something special. 00:06:01.320 --> 00:06:06.180 'But, Dreamy, if you try to create something perfect, you will, most likely, never finish it!!! 00:06:06.320 --> 00:06:10.060 Will you ever actually complete the game we are looking forward to so much?!' 00:06:11.340 --> 00:06:18.300 Yes. I, as well as everyone else, care about the game being completed and released as soon as possible 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:22.620 But then there is a question: 00:06:22.980 --> 00:06:25.520 How complete is the game at this point? 00:06:28.160 --> 00:06:35.780 Ambient White is a story-driven adventure game. So, the story, in this case, from start to finish serves as a skeleton for everything else: 00:06:36.419 --> 00:06:40.068 gameplay, music, atmosphere, level design and so on 00:06:41.280 --> 00:06:44.119 Everything is built around the story and storytelling 00:06:44.280 --> 00:06:49.480 to make the player feel and experience the same kind of struggle the main characters are going through. 00:06:51.000 --> 00:06:54.800 Why am I telling you this? To better explain the fact: 00:06:55.560 --> 00:06:58.900 hey we've actually finished the story section of our game! 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:04.560 And this is quite an important milestone because since the skeleton the game is complete 00:07:04.620 --> 00:07:08.899 we are able to flesh out levels, small details in them and gameplay 00:07:10.590 --> 00:07:15.229 To you, this may sound like it should be done in, practically, no time 00:07:15.840 --> 00:07:21.259 However, according to our current schedules, plans and our experience in development so far 00:07:22.020 --> 00:07:25.490 it does, and will, take a lot of time. 00:07:27.689 --> 00:07:29.749 So this begs the question 00:07:31.080 --> 00:07:34.879 When is the game going to come out?! 00:07:36.870 --> 00:07:39.409 Honestly can't make good assumptions guys 00:07:40.319 --> 00:07:43.789 I hope it will be complete after half a year or so 00:07:44.310 --> 00:07:49.339 We know how much it matters to you, and, obviously, it matters a lot to us as well 00:07:50.460 --> 00:07:58.370 But again we are aiming for a good game and good games even with complete and experienced teams can take 00:07:59.250 --> 00:08:01.250 years to develop 00:08:04.130 --> 00:08:05.600 But still 00:08:05.600 --> 00:08:08.619 Let me tell you one interesting thing here 00:08:09.259 --> 00:08:15.489 We have been quiet for such a long time, but you guys haven't. You still have been reaching out 00:08:16.400 --> 00:08:23.470 You are still, to this day, supporting us; you even understand the fact that we need time, and, judging from your comments and emalis 00:08:24.380 --> 00:08:26.469 You seem to accept that 00:08:28.310 --> 00:08:33.489 Seriously we can't be happier to have such a supportive and caring fanbase so 00:08:34.669 --> 00:08:36.020 Thank you 00:08:36.020 --> 00:08:39.579 Your comments and emails of support your donations reviews 00:08:40.159 --> 00:08:41.930 encouragement fill 00:08:41.930 --> 00:08:49.750 every hour of our work with inspiration and a wish to do better, to work faster, more efficiently and, most importantly. 00:08:51.080 --> 00:08:56.409 You make every one of our days, every decision to get back to work instead of resting 00:08:56.810 --> 00:08:59.169 Every line of code and stroke of the brush 00:09:00.860 --> 00:09:02.860 Worthwhile 00:09:03.560 --> 00:09:06.100 So thank you a lot for your support! 00:09:06.580 --> 00:09:12.140 And thank you for helping our common dreams, hopes and goals come true. 00:09:14.120 --> 00:09:19.660 We'll keep on working, and we'll keep on getting closer to finishing the game we've all been waiting for 00:09:21.050 --> 00:09:25.390 Oh, and to be clear, if we do make another announcement in next few months 00:09:25.780 --> 00:09:29.680 it will either be related to an important milestone in developement 00:09:29.900 --> 00:09:33.780 that is worth talking about, or some other news you will actually want to know. 00:09:35.780 --> 00:09:39.360 Thank you for your attention and see you in the next update