Hey. I hope you are well and still planning on working on this, even if it gets heavily delayed!
The story and the writing are excellent - really leaves the player just wanting more, at least in my case. I would really like to support this project, but I'm worried to commit, if it won't be continued.
Can you please share some insight into what is happening?
Hi, thanks for reaching out!
Wayfarer is not dead, it is absolutely being actively worked on. I am a solo developer, so making something of this size and scope does take a very long time. Delays happen. Estimates are hard to do in normal circumstances, but also because I am the only developer, if something happens to me (illness, injury, family emergencies, etc) then it inevitably sets the project back. 2023 was an extremely rough year and I am trying to get a handle on things and get back to normal development, but I also need to adjust what counts as "normal" for me so I can make this game without burning myself out.
I share progress reports every two weeks on my Patreon that updates patrons on what is happening behind-the-scenes, what is being worked on, and where things are sitting. I try to keep that information contained for patrons only. I don't tend to post updates here on itch unless it's a big announcement, but my development blog is active; I answer questions over there and occasionally do generalized updates.
Additionally, the Patreon build contains way more playable parts of the game than what you can play publicly. Episode 3 is about halfway done. I know it's a long way for public build players, but it is very important to me that I get the patreon build one episode ahead of the public (which means getting Episode 3 and Episode 4 done before this version of the game gets updated). Because Episode 3 is taking a very long time, there isn't going to be an update here for quite some time.
