Gunman Contracts - Stand Alone - quick update - 07

Hi dear Patreons,

first up, my apologies for being off grid with updates for so long, but you have my word that this will change from now on!

Because as of last week, I do finally have certainty on what has been up in the air behind the scenes for quite some time now. And not without some regret I have to say, that what has been brewing did not materialize in the end.

To explain: I had been in talks with a developer Studio who were interested in developing "Gunman Contracts" with me as a full and well funded project, with aim to release on multiple platforms simultaneously such as Steam, PSVR2 and even Quest2.

So it was a very interesting outlook of working with a talented team on a very big scale, which (on the flipside) would have seen me taking more of a creative-directors/advisors position, throwing out all my work done so far and also pushing out any early-access plans in exchange for a full release date around 2 years in the future, which would have been the estimated development timeframe.

But this last week our negotiations have simply hit a deadend, since we came to realize that we were just a bit too far apart on certain aspects, both on contract related issues, as much as creative concerns, to meet at a place where we would both feel comfortable enough to embark on such a huge undertaking together. And while it is a bit disappointing that things did not go the way I would have wished for, I also cannot say that I am really sad. In fact, having been somewhat shaky on leaving my original approach of creating this game for a few weeks now, quite the part of me is actually relieved to reenter this route I started on. Chances are, its for the best! And parting as friends, the studio in question might still be playing a part in the further gunman development after all, but if so, on a way smaller scale, with eye on assistance to code and finalize the version you have seen so far. We will see. 

So yeah, that means that (re)starting now, I am finally fully back on the planned Steam-Early-Access-Build I have been working on for the last year! And I am really really looking forward to getting back in!

And while those last 2 months may not have lead to the desired conclusion, I did enjoy the ride ... I did get to meet a lot of very nice, interesting, talented people and made some awesome new contacts. Plus, while being off unity development, I had a lot of time to work on story, lore and mission details for gunman contracts stand alone, all of which will now help me a ton in going forward!

Okay, so thats a wrap for story behind my long update-absence. Thanks so much for your patience and the continuing support throughout this time and going forward! Updates will now be starting to roll again ... starting with a new gameplay video that will go live tonight.

Thanks and cheers,

ANB_Seth