Esoteric Update #219 - Public Mechanics Test And Some Announcements

There are a few things in this update, but sadly no lore or articles, as I am absolutely too tired to throw something from my backlog onto the blog.

Anyway, let's start with this... I've posted a version for testing the initial implementation of some new mechanics in the intro. You can get the update from my Discord, and if you do, please leave some opinions you might have on the mechanics presented there. In terms of development, it seems there's no reason for me not to continue with these mechanics, so I'll likely go back to working on the park and the bar. I still have a few more things to clear up here and there with those implementations, like testing saving within an Ink module.

So, posting this test version was very useful for fixing bugs, as I've received a few solid reports from one person. It wasn't related to the new mechanics, just things I've broken recently while working on other things.

Apart from that, I have some news on scheduling over the next few weeks. So Easter is on its way, and then after Easter, I'm going to the hospital. So the point is, I will likely only post 2 updates over the next 3 weeks. Most likely on the 12th, just before I go to the hospital, and then on the 24th, when I'm back and have time to work on the game again.

It's also likely I'll post the novel somewhere around Easter or just after, though I'm considering breaking it up into 4 parts so I can just focus on editing and setting a more manageable chunk of it at once.