Hey! Rando al habla! 

It’s been a while since our last chat. As 2024 is slowly coming to an end, a lot of people are asking: what the heck happened to Outsiders? 

We’re alive, folks! Though you may not believe it until I update you on the project’s status, so let’s talk about that.

Current state

First of all, the biggest news we have for you is that Emily’s route is… COMPLETELY finished!... kinda. 

We still need to run some performance tests and polish the last scene, but yes, we have a full route that is 100% playable from start to finish. A complete story that ends with four different endings, all of them being completely different from each other. 

How easy things would be if we weren’t working with three other lovely protagonists, lol.

Speaking of them, don’t worry, that doesn’t mean we’ve set aside the rest of the cast. By the time you’re reading this, Marina and Anna are being worked on with a solid plan that includes and develops their full routes.  It’s not that we hadn’t worked on them before, but as we progressed through Emily’s route, we gradually discovered the personalities we want for them, their more subtle traits, and overall how to develop them beyond their archetypes.

These things tend to happen when you write a long-term story, so it's only natural that some characters end up defining their personalities and general behavior as the story moves forward. This also means that the fact that Emily’s route is finished, doesn't mean it has ended. 

Just like the characters; us, the writers, evolve. And we can always (and be sure we will)  go back and fix or improve Emily and her route narratively.

As we mentioned in our last log, at the moment we're writing Marina's scene four, which is almost ready to go and get coded.

We hope the development of their stories will go much faster than Emily’s now that we have plenty of resources to work with. Between backgrounds, music, characters, and other elements we’ve been building, we’re confident that we have a solid foundation to tell the next stories without wasting precious time.

Just like what we showed in the last log. From… y'know, the updated sprites and remastered backgrounds to a full minigame we had to create from scratch to replicate old-school RPGs.

Yes, it was completely necessary.

Steam Page 

Regarding the Steam page we mentioned last time, it’s now 100% ready and set to launch in the next update. 

You’ll be able to add *Outsiders* to your wishlist and help the project grow even bigger.

There’s just one small problem… (as always, goddammit.)

If you remember… *Outsiders* has a fair amount of erotic elements and somewhat mature themes, making it a +18 product. (Yes, we’ve also been working on *those* scenes, you filthy pervs.)

But what’s the deal with that? To which we answer: The verification process for these types of games is much slower than usual. As Steam needs to review all of the content inside the game, mature or not, thoroughly in order to determine its final “content rating”. We’ll keep you updated on the situation, and as soon as we have news, we’ll start promoting the page so the project can reach new audiences.

Wait… is that it?

Sadly… it is.

As we get closer to finishing the project, the amount of information we can reveal becomes a bit more limited. We can’t ruin all the surprises! That would be uncool. 

However, we might have some extra news for ya.

As you may know, until now, the only people who had access to new project info, demos, and updates were those who supported us on Kickstarter. A small gift for those who trusted *Outsiders* from day one. 

But lately, many have asked about how they can help the project and stay updated. So we’ve been thinking of a way to introduce new people and keep them informed, as well as offer access to become beta testers when the game gets almost finished.

Don’t worry, these logs will always remain free, and we’ll keep you updated on the project from time to time.

But for those who want to support the project a bit more and receive these benefits, we’ll be announcing a way to do so in the next few weeks, so… stay tuned to the official Outsiders account on X and our YouTube channel!

That said, we thank you once again for your patience. We know it’s been a slow-cooking project since we announced it last year, but we’re trying to deliver a product with heart and the best quality based on the resources we have.

Outsiders is slowly becoming a reality. It could already be a decent game with just the route we have finished… But that not the end!! It will be better, and bigger, and more and more fun as there are still three routes to craft.  We know there's still a long way to go, but we are very excited and happy about the process. And if you’re reading this, we want to thank you for being part of bringing this dream to life. 

Woops, ‘got a little sentimental there.

Anyway, see you in the next update!

Rando out!