Testing out a short stream of gameplay. Please don't watch!

Hey there folks! I’m sorry about being late in keeping you up with current CRAVE affairs. These past two months were a rather strange experience as I was leaning heavily on the business side of things. Prepping pitches for publishers, scrutinizing budget sheets, and actively wearing the skin of someone who not only knows what he is doing but also looks like he knows what he is doing. You see, there is a big difference. I consider myself as someone who’d rather have his work speak for himself. But if I’ve learned anything from all this, you are most of all pitching you, your team, and your overall ability to deliver on your game vision.

It took me a few meetings to realize this.

Honestly, with this update, I was hoping to bring you the good news. However, we still haven’t acquired funding for the full development of CRAVE. These things take time, and we’re already lighting the candle from both sides as our day job chores grind us down, while we try to work on the game during the nights.

Speaking of this, I thought I had a solid hypothesis. I’ve explained to the publishers that our demo is a result of working on the game in our free time, expecting them to imagine how awesome and amazing it would be if we could sink our teeth into it. Apart from two meetings, this came off as a red flag. Like we’re not even fully committed to the project. I was baffled. Yet, I realized that there is some truth to it. So I’ve decided to quit my current day job. In one month I will be fully focusing on CRAVE.

No pressure.

Nevertheless, I try to look at these situations as necessary prep work which allows me to wear the business skin more comfortably. By this I mean, talk confidently about our game, our team, and me myself being in the game industry for 15 years. I’m sure we’d be able to sniff out a proper deal that would allow us to make the game we want. And hopefully in a comforting manner. Hopefully next update I can come up with such news.

I'll leave the room on a nice note. I'm adding a few photos from the teambuilding we had last month in the beautiful hill area around Czech Pernštejn castle. We had everything, a dog, two kids, super solid folks, let me tell you. I'm just really looking forward to working with these amazing people on a more regular basis as we secure the funding for the project. One day!

Lastly, just wanted to remind anyone who is not already at our Discord, please accept my invitation again.[discord.gg]

Now, that's everything I guess. If you have any more questions, go ahead and hit me at the Discord. Let's talk soon!


Cheers

Neker