Hey guys,

So I've basically been working non-stop on Forever's End for the past week and a half trying to get it ready for New Years. Since I decided not to work at the cafe over break, I've been able to make a ton of progress. However, I've still got a bit left. Really, my main focus has been making the cutscenes and progressing the story's plot, as well as finishing a number of dungeons. Right now, I have a bunch of cutscenes with just the dialogue I plan to use. I'm in the middle of going back and adding all of the actions and movements, which subsequently means testplay, testplay, testplay. Battles are things I will do at the end, because most of the code is already typed out, for the most part. All that's left is to make some new enemies, copy and modify the code, and work out boss battle mechanics.

I've had quite a bit of help with the mapping, thankfully. Lennon, Rei, and Ultima187 have all pitched in a helped me with a few maps. I've gotta give a big shout out to Ultima187 for his work on Dorent, because it looks fucking amazing. Seriously, you're all gonna be blown away when you see it.

In addition, boobledeeboo has been continuing to help me with some animated comic cutscenes, which as always look superb. She's just about finished with them all for the demo, at which point, I just need to edit them and add them in-game. Sadly, my composer kinda flaked out on me, which honestly isn't that surprising. However, he was able to at least finish a couple of custom songs, which all sound great. It isn't that big of a loss, as I already quite liked the soundtrack I currently had. Speaking of which, I've gone back and replaced a few more of the songs with some lesser known but equally as pleasant ones.

Revisions will be the last thing I do. There are still a few kinks that people have brought up to me that I need to fix, but I'll get around to them sooner or later. Right now, I just want to focus on moving forward, rather than constantly going back and revising stuff. After all, finishing the game is my primary goal!

As I predicted, I'm starting to get burnt out a bit from working on this constantly. I already knew I had a lot to get done, so I'm not really surprised. However, a little motivation boost would be a big help. So I'm just wondering, are people still looking forward to this demo? Even if it's only a couple of you, it'd be nice to know that my game is still relatively anticipated by some people.