Hi everyone,

We just wanted to provide a little update on the current status of the game and where we are at with its development.

Animations

We previously mentioned on our Patreon that we are now working with an animator. We have encountered several issues with getting everything to look correct as we're working between three pieces of software: DAZ, Maya and Blender. We have rendered a couple of animations, but a few problems are proving a real pain to fix, and we will need to re-render at least one of them. It's a struggle, but I know we are so close to getting it right, and I think the extra effort will be well worth it. I have been trying to pose Update 1 of Realm 2. I have made some good progress, but resolving the animation issues is taking much longer than I anticipated.

Milestone #2

We reached our second milestone on Patreon recently, and as a result, we have hired a new developer to take charge of the code for us. He has been a massive help and has taken an enormous weight off both of our shoulders, and we're very excited about the future of the project working with him.

Steam

The launch of Realm 1 on Steam is now only seven days away. If you haven't yet wishlisted the game, please consider doing so, as it will really help us out! You can do so here.

We also have a couple of other updates for the Steam launch:

• At launch, we will have complete translations of the game in Spanish and Russian, with several others to be added at a later date as they become ready. I want to extend a massive thank you to KOTA and ˢᵗAlontd, who kindly translated the game for us. We're very grateful to you both! I will be updating the store pages on Steam by the end of tomorrow to show that the game will also be launching in these languages, as well as updating the store pages with the relevant translations.
• We have also added a DLC for a walkthrough of The Seven Realms - Realm 1. The walkthrough is only available in English but will help you, as the player, understand the impacts of your choices. There are also some details on the creation of some of the Realm 1 characters. You can wishlist this here. We will also look to bundle this with the game before launch so that you can buy them both at a discounted price.

Realm 2

Realm 2 is coming together. We've worked hard to ensure we're in a good place to launch at the end of November. We have been working tirelessly on things since the final update of Realm 1, but much more of this time went towards other tasks outside of just preparing Realm 2, which is not what we had anticipated.

Some of you may know that we did run into a few issues during the release of Realm 1, such as issues with the gallery loading incorrectly. The code was not in the best state during Realm 1, and while it was functional, it was not optimal for the future, especially considering how big the game will eventually be.

As part of working with our new developer, we have made the decision to completely rebuild the game from the ground up. But what does this mean for you?

Your old save files from v0.11 and before will no longer be able to load. But we have put something in place to minimise the impact of this. There are two approaches here. One is for those playing on Steam, and the other is for Patreon and Itch.io players:

• Steam: Realm 1 Steam save files will be compatible with Realm 2, meaning that if you plan to play the game on Steam when Realm 2 launches on Patreon and Itch, you will be able to continue any saves made immediately.
• Patreon & Itch: Around the launch of Realm 2, we will release a revised Realm 1. Rather than needing to replay all of Realm 1, we have added a 'path-builder'. The path-builder will allow you a fast-track method of re-selecting all the choices you made during Realm 1 and then creating a new save at the end of it. The below image is what this will look like:

All gallery entries and trophies should remain unlocked.

We appreciate that this isn't ideal, but it was the right choice for the project's future, and I am much more confident that we shouldn't run into an issue like this again. We apologise for the inconvenience that this may cause. Your old incompatible saves will still show, but you can either go through and delete them one by one or all of them at once. The below image shows what we currently expect this to look like:

But aside from that, we hope you're looking forward to Realm 2!

Thanks for reading!

Tae & Jay