Anniversary Devlog - Time Flies

Welp. It's been one year since the release of Preston's Hourglass, and I think it calls for a celebration. Time really flies when you're having fun. I worked all night putting together an amazing devlog (completely by myself) that includes announcements, updates, and even some behind the scenes information that touches on development. Let's get started!

First and most importantly, some clever Prestonheads have pointed out that the Preston model in our legendary promotional post with Shipwrecked 64 has been tweaked. Well, I'm hear to confirm the rumors. Me and the team have been hard at work on a PRESTON'S HOURGLASS CONTENT UPDATE! There will be new endings, new lore pieces, new voice lines, and maybe even more? I've attached a few screenshots of how things are coming along below. I really would have preferred to have shown this all in a trailer, but one hard lesson I've had to learn in game development is that you can't expect everyone to work at the same pace, haha. 

As you can see, we've taken the time to fleshen out Dangerous Dimitrius. I'm glad you guys all liked that sneaky addition so much even though it conflicted a bit with my vision. But I digress! 

I'd like to share some concept art for the game and shed some insight into the creation of Preston. Below is the original design for Preston, before I swooped in and delivered the beloved scientist we love today. I've also included a few pictures of his modelling in progress. Development was tough, to say the least. It was a surprise to find out my crew were such big ERB fans! But despite all the chaos behind the scenes, I have a lot of respect for the team and all of their ideas regardless of their intentions. I think the compromises led to a better final project that we can all say we're happy with.

Before I close things out with one final announcement, I'd like to give a big THANK YOU to all the Prestonheads out there making lets play videos, raps, fanart, cosplays and more! I never expected Preston to reach such a big, creative audience so quickly and your support has been very encouraging. Which is why I'm very excited to announce one more thing. Sometime after the big content update, Preston's Hourglass will be coming to Steam.

That's right. And once we've brough the full game to you on Steam, who knows what the future holds? Happy anniversary Preston!

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