published2021.08.02
reading time14m
authorEvgerable
My latest #dev post was released in Oct 2019. Long time no see, I guess. In this regard, today, we’re going to talk about the 2nd quarter of 2021 and topics related to 2020. So without further ado, just to the point.
What a nice title. I would like to clarify two main questions right away:
I’m sorry. I assembled 10 mappers to work with me to create a mapset of 8 different maps. They did a nice job, and I am truly grateful that they agreed to participate in the project. And then, after the mapset completion, there was a lull and no more news about the project. What actually happened? It’s quite a long story.
The project was originally planned as a mapset of collabs without much of a concept. But, as happens with many of my initial ideas, they expand over time. So, after 4 months of development, we had the 10K words script (pretty much lore only), 10+ characters with dialogues to be voiced, and more, more, more.
With the dramatic increase of the script complexity, the project slowly evolved from a little thing into a large-scale heavy product. And the problem has appeared: because of the production rash, I didn't have time to make all the things play well together.
When all the maps were ready, I still didn’t feel the script was complete. And nothing else felt solid either. Everything I came up with seemed like an unbearable burden, and I began to realize that I don’t have enough resources to implement all this right now.
The Cursed Constellation Installer Design Prototype
My major projects are, first of all, a matter of inspiration. After that, purposeful work comes. You can think of it as my rule. Unfortunately, in the fierce rush to create something new, I broke this rule and found myself not ready to fulfill all the commitments I had made. This is entirely my fault; I am very sorry for what happened.
What’s now? The project is frozen. I am still improving the script in passive mode. The project, which was meant to be a breather between major releases, has become one itself, and even more so. I can’t afford that now.
If you are a project mapper, you may be wondering if you can use the map you made. Even though the script is heavily modified now, and some episodes may no longer exist, I’m against you going back to those works in any form. I can’t forbid you from doing so, though. So yes, I guess you can (please notify me).
When will I return to active development? I’m definitely not going to give up on the project (and never have) because I love it, but it’s hard for me to say when its time will come. It definitely won’t be before the finale of the Universe of Heroes, which I’m currently working on.
The 2020 year turned out to be a difficult time for me. I think I’m a little burned out, but I don’t want to admit it. The failure of the Constellations also put heavy pressure on me: I felt shame and a guilty conscience that I had let down those who had placed their hopes or invested their energies to this. Anyway, I’m slowly getting back to normal.
I’m not dead! To be honest, I never felt like I’m dead, ignoring the fact that I haven’t uploaded anything **this year. Actually, I made around 20+ maps, but they are all private. You know, when you see a 100+ follower count on your osu! profile page, it kinda puts a little pressure on you because you see this small crowd whose notifications need to be justified. (´ ∀ ` *)