Snowset: Captain's Edition

Well, here we are. Snowset’s getting an update, and once again I’ve failed to plan properly and ended up doing most of the work in a span of 24 hours. At this point, I guess it’s tradition…?

So, this is something I’ve actually wanted to do for a while. This is Snowset: Captain’s Edition. Essentially, it’s a content update that adds an entirely new side-story to the game, playable after achieving any ending in the main/original game. Speaking of which, that’s also getting a new title of sorts: “Snowset: The Last Days of Winter.” This is to distinguish it from the new story, which is known as “Snowset: The Beacon.” You’ll see these titles in-game once you’ve unlocked the additional content. The game as a whole is still known simply as Snowset, as it contains both stories.

With this complete, I’m officially done with the game, as I’ve accomplished most of what I wanted to do related to it- I’ve got a few notes from a couple years ago, and they lay out the basic premise of “The Beacon,” among other things. I’ll be uploading those notes with commentary as separate devlog, as a sort of farewell to the game’s active (well, on rare occasions) lifespan… I think it’s fitting to end with the very first conceptualization of the story, which honestly hasn’t changed that much as I worked on the game. Probably in part because everything except “The Beacon” was done in under 24 hours…

Despite that extremely short work period, Snowset is my most popular work by a significant margin, and I’ll admit that I’m quite fond of it myself. Given that, I may be done with this particular game, but i’m not quite done with the universe- note that I said I’ve “accomplished most of what I wanted to do related to it.” There is one other thing I had planned from the start: A prequel. I don’t know how much more I can meaningfully get out of the Snowset universe, but I think there’s life enough for at least one more project. So if you’re following my work, look forward to seeing that… eventually!

(Hey, I did get around to this eventually, didn’t I?)