New Demo! (Progress Update)

[this is a duplicate of a post I made earlier, but I wanted to be sure everyone received notifications]

UPDATE 8/1/2024:

Hey all...

I've been dreading giving this update, but I have put it off for too long.

My mom died unexpectedly at the end of November. Just a slow-motion horror that has put my and the rest of my family's lives into shambles. I've since moved in with my dad to help take care of him. To compound matters, I also got covid for the first time and it stuck with me for the better part of a month.

I thought about the game quite a few times, but my heart was not in it.

But I'm ready to return to life again. And this thing is far too far along to not see through. And honestly, a bit of silly ballbusting fun might be just the distraction I need.

Thank you thank you to all of you. I suspect some of you have been rebuying games to support me--if you're someone who's done that, you have my deepest gratitude, but also I would much rather just give you fresh new fun stuff to throw your money at, so hold off until this releases, and then I won't feel quite so guilty.

Hope to update you again soon. 

UPDATE: Thought I'd share the recent progress for anyone who might be checking in on this. The replay system is completed--different than the one implemented in an earlier game, and much less flaky, I think. Item pickups are done. Our heroine can now turn the guard's pepper spray against them (which obviously leaves them open to a more effective attack) and, for added stealth, she can drag a guard to a remote spot like Snake in Metal Gear Solid (only it's not by the neck...) Stay tuned!

Sooo...when I said a playable demo would be coming along 'the beginning of summer', I'm sure it was understood to mean 'summer for the Southern Hemisphere' :p. But really, my apologies for the delays. It's getting pretty close, and I'm ramping up my development energy.

Just to recap: you play a lady infiltrating a corporate headquarters and need to leverage your particular set of skills (and the security guards' obliviousness) to move from room to room. The demo will be a series of procedurally-generated cubicle mazes (because this is an office from 2005, apparently.) Be stealthy and avoid alerting guards--or simply unleash a ball-destroying rampage. Either works.

Thanks to everyone who has been waiting so patiently and been so generous with their purchases. I really hope this game will be a huge step forward for these silly bb offerings.