First, let me start by answering a question which is likely running through your heads right now: No, Havenforge is not dead. So, what happened? Why haven't there been any updates in longer than a month? Well, a combination of real-life obligations, a lack of motivation, and confusion is the cause. No worries, though. I am back, and more motivated than ever.
As I worked on Havenforge longer and longer, I began to realize that I wasn't even developing the game I had originally set out to create. Some features, both planned and implemented, seemed like thoughtless addons to the game. I started to wonder what in the world I was doing. I was making a slightly modified Minecraft, which is FAR from the game I truly wanted to complete. I wondered if I should even continue working on Havenforge or not, but in the end I decided I would. I worked on multiplayer for a week or two, and then I got to a point where I realized I need to take a break, and re-think what I really wanted to do.
So here I am now, with a brand new concept for the game Havenforge; a concept closer to the original vision I had for the game. Some of you may be quite disappointed to hear that Havenforge is being completely redesigned. I understand. The new concept, though, is similar to the old concept in some ways, which should hopefully retain your interest in the game. Maybe the new concept will appeal to you even more than the old one, like it does to me! Who knows.
Though I won't be revealing much about the new design of Havenforge as of now, I WILL tell you about the new development cycle for Havenforge. First of all, weekly updates are gone. I know, I'm sorry. My reasoning behind this is: with a weekly update schedule, I am forced to abandon some of the ideas I had in order to release the update in time, and my updates are of lower quality than I would like. My new update schedule is dynamic; an update might be released in three days, and the next one might be released in three weeks. What you can be sure of, though, is that the updates will be of high quality. In order to keep the community informed, and active, starting today, I will be publishing a blog post daily showing you my progress on the game.
I am excited to show off my new ideas for Havenforge, I am sorry for the lack of updates/information as of late, and I thank you all for your support. See you in the next post!
That was nicely written. Glad to hear you're sticking with what works rather than working yourself famished over nothing.
Now if only we can shove MC out of the way.
"You already abandoned the PC Chief, don't rub it in!"
Sorry, I had white text in the image that said "I'm back" but I didn't realize it would blend in with the website. I changed the image :D.