Hi everyone!

I hope you're havin' a great summer so far!

Initially, the next version to the Date Time  Demo would be the "Part-2" update, however, after careful consideration and feedback, I've decided to tweak the roadmap a little bit. 

The original setup is that each chapter would be its own separate executable file, completely separate from the main Date Time launcher. The intention to this was basically legacy: the classic Melissa / Morris chapters were completely separate games, with their own executables. 

I've now decided to merge all the chapters into one cohesive project framework. This wasn't an easy decision to make, as it would have to take priority before a Part-2 update since it's better I do this early than later when so much of the game relies on the original framework.

There's several reasons for this:

Faster Platform Exports:

Mac, Windows, Linux & Mobile all have different file systems, and different ways to deal with programs. By merging the chapters, this makes exporting to different platforms faster as each platform will only have to deal with one app, as opposed to several.

Easier Implementation of Story Elements:

As hinted in the classic Morris game, pieces of the story incentivizes backtracking between the three chapters. While it's still intended you play through 'Date Time' in sequential order, there's alt-paths, endings & background story that you can only get with backtracking.

Merging the chapters allows this to be easier to implement.

Less 'jank'

Merging the chapters into a single project also will make the player experience feel more seamless.

I know this means a delay in the release of the part 2 demo, but I believe this decision will make the full game easier to work through, and better to play in the long run.

Stay tuned for the upcoming Part-1.5 update which will mean not ONLY a Windows version that's fully merged, but also Linux / Mac & Android!

Thank you for your understanding & support! See you all soon! 

 ~CatTrigger