A Shot in the Dark - Chapter 4
A Shot in the Dark: Dev Log 13-Oct-2023
We are now doing weekly dev logs, but alternating between our two games. This week, it's all about A Shot in the Dark, and next week we'll give an update on Prince of Suburbia.
Game Development
The last two weeks have still been focused on making renders. The big scene that was in progress last dev log is now complete with 369 renders! The current render count overall for the update is 1,033. Here are some Sara renders that were made this week:
This update will definitely be bigger than past updates, but some of that is because we've restructured the remaining chapters to be larger but less frequent (12 Chapters of content will ultimately be condensed to ~9 updates, we will likely continue to call each update a "Chapter" for simplicity's sake). We know this is never what players want to hear, but it was somewhat inevitable with a game as complex as A Shot in the Dark.
When we sat down and did the math a few months ago, we realized that every update we spend 4-6 weeks just getting the update out (putting all the content together, testing, making builds for the various platforms, etc). This will only be compounded once every update has to be translated and localized. We estimate that restructuring this way will actually save us ~6 months development time, so we will get to the end of the game sooner, which is our ultimate goal!
Steam Next Fest
Steam Next Fest is a multi-day celebration of upcoming games where you can explore and play hundreds of demos, choose from dozens of livestreams to watch, and chat with developers about their games.
We're honored that A Shot in the Dark is currently being featured during this important event! Be sure to wishlist the game on Steam so you don't miss our Early Access launch this December! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1853830/A_Shot_in_the_Dark/
Also, be sure to check out our weekly character spotlights on our Steam page! Catch up with the character spotlights we've already done:
Stay tuned for more in the coming weeks!