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Chapter 5: Week 20 Progress
December 17, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
22
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey all, I don't really have much to report this week. Sorry that the numbers aren't better, but it's been busy at work with the end-of-year rush, and I've been a little burnt out this week. Thankfull... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 19 Progress
December 10, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
22
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, I've been working on one of the 3-way-split scenes for the past couple of weeks and it might surprise you to know that it finally involves the player's weapon choices. Two of the 3 parts a... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 18 Progress
December 03, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
26
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, Believe it or not, it's been a good dev week. The numbers aren't crazy, but it isn't easy to turn out big numbers when you're working with so many characters on screen at one time. That be... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 17 Progress
November 26, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
18
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, It's been a hectic week of development. I spent most of the week designing and redesigning the S4 set. I went through three different versions of the scene before finally landing on someth... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 16 Progress
November 18, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
24
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, It's been a decent dev week, but I didn't finish any more animations because I wanted to keep the momentum I had from last week and try to wrap up S3. I'm very close to finishing, with jus... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 15 Progress
November 12, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
23
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, I may not have finished my usual two animations, but it was a good week nonetheless. Somehow, I managed to lock in one night last week and spent several hours coding and scripting after wo... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 14 Progress
November 04, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
22
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, It's just been another week of grinding out animations with a few odd renders and some minor scripting when I had time. I keep trying to find ways to improve my productivity, but after a l... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 13 Progress
October 28, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
23
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, There isn't much to report apart from the usual. I'm still cranking out animations at a steady pace, though I'm really hoping I can get more than just two finished this week. They take a w... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 12 Progress
October 22, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
22
#progress, #report, #chapter5
Hey Homies, Once again, I unfortunately don't have much to report. I spent most of the week working on some animations and managed to get 2 wrapped up. Technically one of them is still rendering but i... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 11 Progress
October 14, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
20
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, It's been another busy work week, but thankfully, there's still been slow and steady progress across the board. I've even started working on some animations. Which, despite my usual exhaus... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 10 Progress
October 08, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
23
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey all, Sorry for the late report. I'm super tired and fell asleep right after dinner. I'm still grinding out these scenes whenever I have free time and getting through them slowly but surely. Truthf... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 9 Progress
September 30, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
19
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, It hasn't been a huge progress week, but I still got some important things finished. I created a handful of new characters, I assembled 2 new sets (one of which is a literal city), and bes... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 8 Progress
September 23, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
22
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, I'm very tired today so I'll be breaking things down as quickly as possible. I'm adjusting to my new schedule and I was able to invest a little more time in the game this week. I'm still p... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 7 Progress
September 16, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
21
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, Unfortunately, it's been a brutal week. My day job's busy season just started so I need to work some extra hours every week. I hate that it started just as I got my PC fixed, but life is l... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 6 Progress
September 09, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
21
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, It's been a great week! Mostly just because my PC is working again and being able to put in some work on the game has been wonderful. I could only get a relatively minor upgrade from my pr... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 5 Progress
September 02, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
24
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey all, I wish I had better news, but the parts I ordered to fix my GPU last week didn't work out as I'd hoped. My computer worked for half a day after the repairs before it broke again and I've been... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 4 Progress
August 26, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
21
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey All, Unfortunately, I've had more computer issues this week. Long story short, my GPU was acting up and I can't render until it's repaired. Short story long, The GPU started slowing down and overh... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 3 Progress
August 19, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
20
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey homies, My day job was pretty exhausting this week so I wasn't as productive as I'd hoped, but I've still made a good chunk of progress. I can't go into too much detail without spoiling things, bu... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 2 progress
August 12, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
21
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, I've been on that grind this week and made significant progress with S1. By my best estimate, I've finished at least two-thirds of the scene, including the renders and the coding . It's no... Continue reading
Chapter 5: Week 1 progress
August 05, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
23
#progress, #report, #chapter 5
Hey Homies, I don't have much to report because I spent half of the last week trying to finish/fix the patch, and the other half trying to fix my computer. To make a long story short, my motherboard d... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Part 2 - Update Patch!
July 27, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
20
#update, #new content, #new
Hello everyone! I'm so sorry that it took me so long to get this update out on Itch. Long story short, I ran into some storage space issues and had to turn this update into a patch. What this means fo... Continue reading
The Last Chapter 4 Progress Report!
July 15, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
19
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey all, I'm sorry for the lack of a progress image this week. I didn't see much of a need for it at this stage of development. So instead, here's an old Subscribers Only render from Mother's Day 2023... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 27 progress
July 08, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
15
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey Everyone, My day job has been insane this past week, but I'm getting through all the testing bit by bit. I still hope to be finished with everything this week. I'm sorry for the lack of subscriber... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 26 progress
July 01, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
18
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey everyone, Testing is going smoothly for the most part. There was a minor hiccup this week, but nothing that wasn't promptly fixed. Long story short, my 7 most recent animations had a frame rate is... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 25 progress
June 24, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
17
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, There's not a whole lot to report this week. I've just been testing as many different scene variations as time allows and refining the script wherever possible. I'm nearly finished with S7... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 24 progress
June 17, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
19
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, I had another decent week and I think I've finished all the renders and animations that I need for the completion of this chapter. At most, I might make 1 more animation, and a handful of... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 23 progress
June 10, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
18
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, There isn't a lot to report this week, but I did go pretty hard on animations. I knocked out 5 of them this week and think I only have another 2-3 left, with another 10-15 renders. After t... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 22 progress
June 03, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
21
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey homies, It wasn't as productive of a week as I would have liked regarding my render numbers, but at least I've been consistent with getting at least 2 animations done every week. There isn't much... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 21 progress
May 27, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
18
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, It's been another good week, and the end is finally in sight! By my count, I have around 7-10 animations left (give or take depending on how the scenes flow in final testing). This half of... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 20 progress
May 20, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
18
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, This was a good week IMO! I'm going to give you the abridged version of the report because it's too hot and I don't feel like typing out everything I've done behind the scenes this week. -... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 19 progress
May 14, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
17
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey homies, Sorry for the late report! Apparently, I took a several-hour-long nap after getting home from work and I don't even remember laying down. I guess I was just that tired. Maybe it's just bec... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 18 progress
May 06, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
17
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey homies, It was a long and stressful week, but I've finally made it through the damn pub scene! Expectations were tempered and corners were cut, but it was all in the name of progress and I think e... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 17 progress
April 29, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
15
#progess, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, We are right on the cusp of getting past this damn tavern scene. By my last count, I have around 10 renders left and then I should be completely done with that section! Knowing me, I'll fi... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 16 progress
April 23, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
20
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, Once again, it's just been another week of slowly grinding out this damn scene. I'm sure a lot of you are getting frustrated and believe me, I'm right there with you! I'm getting so tired... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 15 progress
April 15, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
20
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, Apologies for the lack of subscriber content, but I've been struggling with a few things this past week. Most notable was an injury that made my work week a bit of a nightmare. I won't go... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 14 progress
April 08, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
19
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, It's just been another week of slowly pecking away at S10 whenever I could. Things may seem a little slow right now but I promise I'm trying my best! Just for clarification, S10 is essenti... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 13 progress
April 01, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
19
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, Honestly, there isn't much to report this week. I'm grinding my way through the testing and coding while slowly rendering out S10. It's a slow process sometimes because of the size of the... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 12 progress
March 25, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
18
#progress, #report, #chapter4
Hey Homies, It hasn't been an incredible week. No excuses. I've just been feeling drained and I wanted to take it easy. I spent the majority of my dev time testing scenes for grammar, and to find any... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 11 progress
March 18, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
18
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, I spent most of the week coding and organizing content into the game, and I'm proud to say that both S9 and S12 are finished. At least until I start testing them and inevitably find missin... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 10 progress
March 12, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
18
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, There isn't a long report this week since it's just been a lot of the same stuff as last week. I've been rendering out the second outro and it's been taking a while because of all the figu... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 9 progress
March 04, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
17
#progress, #report, #chapter4
Hey Homies, Despite several PC hiccups, it was a surprisingly productive week! I accidentally downloaded an update for one of the programs I use, which usually means I have to spend several days readj... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 8 progress
February 27, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
16
#progress, #report, #chapter4p2
Hey Homies, My ADHD was in high gear this week and I think that the development reflects that. I feel like every day I was bouncing from one thing to another. I honestly can't even explain how or why... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 7 progress
February 20, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
20
#progress, #report, #chapter4
Hey homies, I was honestly finding it quite hard to stay on task this week. I don't know if I've been burnt out or if I just need more downtime, but I decided to take it easy for most of the week, and... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 6 progress
February 13, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
19
#progress, #report, #chapter 4.5
Hey Homies, I won't lie, it was difficult to find the energy to work this week. My day job was busy and my energy levels after getting home were low. Overall, I still made some decent progress, but I... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 5 progress
February 06, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
17
#progress, #report, #chapter4
Hey Homies, First and foremost, I needed to take a break from Scene 7. I was finding it hard to concentrate on so I just moved on to Scene 8, and as you can see, that went very well! As I mentioned be... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 4 progress
January 30, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
21
#progress, #report, #chapter4.5
Hey Homies, I had a decent week, despite still feeling a little brain-dead from the previous week's sickness. Did anyone else feel super lethargic after getting COVID? I'm still not sure if that's wha... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 3 progress
January 23, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
20
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey Homies, I'll be honest, this was one hell of a bad week for me. I spent the majority of it sick AF, with so much pressure in my sinuses that I could barely see. It might have been COVID, but I've... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 2 progress
January 16, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
20
#progress, #report, #chapter 4.5
Hey Homies, This was a good dev week despite the lack of massive numbers. The reason is that I'm trying a slightly different tactic with this half of the chapter by trying to work on the scenes in ord... Continue reading
Chapter 4 pt.2: Week 1 progress
January 09, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
22
#chapter 4.5, #progress, #report
Hey Homies, I hope you all had a great holiday and enjoyed the newest update. Apologies for the late report, but I got distracted cooking lunches and cleaning last night and fell asleep before posting... Continue reading
Homelander: Chapter 4 - Part 1 Official release
January 01, 2024 by Jabbonk Games
21
#update, #chapter 4 part 1, #new content
Hey Homies, The long wait is over and the update has arrived! I'm sorry that it took so long but it's been a crazy year and, as usual, I also bit off more than I could chew with this huge chapter. I t... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 51 progress
December 19, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
20
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, I suppose that I should start with the news that everyone is hoping for to save some people the effort of sifting through the report: I should have the update posted on itch sometime betwe... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 50 progress
December 12, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
19
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey Homies, I'm going to keep this report short since surprisingly there isn't too much to report. I was a little sick this weekend and spent a large portion of it sleeping, but thankfully I was able... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 49 progress
December 05, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
21
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey Homies, It's been another busy week of development despite having a couple more setbacks. I finished scene 5 and gleefully dove back into testing. Sadly, I quickly discovered that I messed up and... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 48 progress
November 27, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
23
#chapter 4, #progress, #reports
Hey Homies, This week had a few ups and downs but nothing too major so I'll go over them below. The main time suck this week was when I decided I wanted to update Ren'py for some reason. Ren'py is the... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 47 progress
November 21, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
24
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, I was able to finish the last of the Scene 1 renders early last week and I'm happy to announce that I've officially entered the testing phase! It's both my favorite phase and the most stre... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 46 progress
November 14, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
22
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey Homies, I had a pretty good dev week despite the not-so-massive numbers shown above. I'm mostly just in the assembly faze right now. Putting all the puzzle pieces in place to help figure out what... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 45 progress
November 06, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
21
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey homies, It's not going to be a very long post this week as it's been a bit of a rough one for my fam. My dad had a heart attack on Monday. Thankfully, he was with people at the time and made it to... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 44 progress
October 30, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
17
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey Homies, I've been under the weather this past week and I didn't get a lot of time to work on the game. However, I actually was way farther along in Scene 1 than I thought I was! I still need to or... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 43 progress
October 23, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
22
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey Homies, Scene 3 is nearly complete. I decided to scale back on a couple of the animations, so I should only have another 15-20 renders to finish for it. I may still go back later to add more if I... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 42 progress
October 17, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
19
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey Homies, I swear, it feels like someone is stealing days from me because the weeks keep flying by! Regardless, I had animations running nearly the entire week so I was able to knock out 3 with anot... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 41 progress
October 09, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
17
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey Homies, It's been another busy work week but I was still able to get a fair amount of dev'n finished. I ran a few batches of renders throughout the week while at work and while I still need to sor... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 40 progress
October 03, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
17
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey, Homies! Last week's issue was fixed thanks to some tips from a fellow dev and work on scene 3 continued. I was a good dev this week and made sure to have some render queues running while I was at... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 39 progress
September 26, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
20
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey, Homies! Well, it's been a rough week so I'll try to keep things simple and to the point. Work kicked my ass this week, and chores/technical issues kicked my ass on Sunday. Thankfully I at least g... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 38 progress
September 18, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
16
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey, Homies! Alright, now don't get mad at me... but I decided to put the scene that I cut last week back into the game. It turns out it was a little more important than I remembered it being. If only... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 37 progress
September 12, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
17
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey, Homies! A lot of scripting was done since the last report as my computer was stuck running animations for most of the week. Unfortunately, I had to abandon one of my animations halfway through be... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 36 progress
September 04, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
17
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey, Homies! Full disclosure: This week was a little bit of a bust... It felt like I kept making one mistake after another all week. I had to re-render every other image because I kept making stupid l... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 35 progress
August 29, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
16
#chapter 4, #progress, #report
Hey, Homies! I had another great week of development and I've nearly finished Scene 2. It was actually quite a bit further along than I had originally realized and I was also able to trim down a large... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 34 progress
August 21, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
23
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey, Homies! Not a lot to report this week. Work was busy and I didn't have a lot of time to render. I've mostly been sorting out all the coding for Scene 4. However, I was rendering out any missed se... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 33 progress
August 14, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
19
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey, Homies! I've had another productive week and I've nearly finished everything for scene 4. I have a little bit of coding left and maybe a handful more renders before the scene will be ready for te... Continue reading
Chapter 4: Week 32 progress
August 08, 2023 by Jabbonk Games
20
#progress, #report, #chapter 4
Hey, homies! For those that don't follow the free weekly reports on Patreon, I'm going to do my best to start posting them here as well. Apologies for all the references to Patreon content. I'll try t... Continue reading
Chapter 3 is here!
December 19, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
14
#update, #chapter 3
Hey, Homies! I won't bore you with a super long-winded post, but I really want to thank everyone for being patient and understanding with me! I'm still just an amateur dev and I often only have a few... Continue reading
Chapter 3 is here!
December 12, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
12
#chapter 3, #update
Hey, Homies! I wanted you all to know that the chapter 3 update has started to release on my Patreon !! However, the file is too large to upload on Itch so I'll have to link you to my Patreon for the... Continue reading
Chapter 3: Week 26 progress
October 24, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
8
#chapter 3, #progress, #report
Hey everyone! Another week down and another progress report to stress about. This week I've gotten a fair amount of scripting finished, a handful of renders, as well as an animation. Not as much as I'... Continue reading
Chapter 3: Week 25 progress
October 17, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
7
#chapter 3, #progress, #report
Hey Homies! Here we are again... The weeks seem to keep passing quicker and quicker lately... I've had a really busy week with family and work, and I wasn't able to get any scripting done. However, I... Continue reading
Chapter 3: Week 24 progress
October 10, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
8
#chapter 3, #progress, #report
Hello again! Hope everyone is well! Sorry for the late post but it's Thanksgiving in Canada so I had some family stuff today. Not a lot to report this week. Mostly, I'm just keeping my head down and g... Continue reading
Chapter 3: Week 23 progress
October 03, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
7
#progress, #report, #chapter 3
Sup Homies! Click here for the (free) detailed report! We're getting close, my dudes! Much love! JB... Continue reading
Chapter 3: Week 17 progress
August 22, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
8
#progress, #report, #chapter 3
Hey Homelanders! Hope everyone is well! No crazy long post today, just a few notes this time around! I've been spending a lot of time testing the game this week. I actually started testing from the pr... Continue reading
Week 14 progress report
August 01, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
6
#progress, #report
Hey Homelanders! Week 14 already!? Good Goddess! Time is flying too quickly! I'm still progressing at a steady pace and unless something changes, I only have 2 scenes left to render. Although, full tr... Continue reading
Week 13 progress report
July 25, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
4
#progress, #report, #chapter 3
Hey Homelanders! Hope everyone is staying safe in this crazy weather. It’s been kind of brutal in my region, as it has been in a lot of places, but I kept a steady pace and managed to finish most of... Continue reading
Long overdue progress report
July 18, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
5
#progress, #report, #chapter 3
Sorry I haven't been posting my progress reports here on itch. I really have no excuse apart from being a big ol' dummy! From now on I'll be posting regular weekly progress reports. Though they will l... Continue reading
Worldmap Hotfix
April 24, 2022 by Jabbonk Games
7
#update
Version 0.02b: -Fixed world map during Abigail's lesson. Sorry for such a quick patch, turns out I made some last minute errors that messed one of the features i was most proud of. This patch should f... Continue reading