Summary of updates to game since the last post.

Work Complete:

New In Game Menu created using Galvs Army Manager Script. This should make it easier to view your units especially when you have more than 7 of them.
Drawn 80% of the Ship Story Maps, Nearly done there. Ship Story has also been renamed as “Prequel Mode”.
Updated some of the enemies with new Sprites such as the Violater and Subject #9 which were originally just color swaps.
Added “The Pilot” into the game…
Added a new “Mode Selection” Menu into the game from which you can choose Story Mode, Prequel Mode, Survival Mode etc. Its now all in one screen instead of broken up and little descriptions have been added to the menu to make it a bit more user friendly especially for first time players.
I believe that I have reduced if not removed most of the in game lag entirely. Since I bought a new CPU I was still recording 11-20 FPS (Frames per Second) when the maximum you should get with RPG Maker is 60. After some investigation I found that the KredEx script that manages passive skills was the issue. I have removed that and replaced it with a script by NeonBlack which does the same thing. This means that I am now getting between 56-59 FPS on my CPU and I hope that players with lower specs will experience a boost in game performance in the v2.0 Release.

Work to Do/In Progress:

Finish mapping the ship areas, on the last deck of the ship now (B5).
Write Voice Acting Scripts and Get lines recorded.
Get Jose to complete the Artwork for the Ship Story to help describe scenes.
Build up Prequel Mode, Test it and make sure I deliver on the features and make sure it is consistent and randomized across random play-through(s).
Finish up loose ends in Story Mode and make sure I test stuff to make sure content works.
Add MacReady to Story Mode in a way that is engaging, relative to the story and lets you control him as he “Retells” his story to you in a player-choice flashback kind of “Choose Your Own Adventure” theme where you can change certain events of Outpost #31. His story will also feature the aftermath of Outpost #31 (Inspired by the Comics) and all this will result in going back to OP #31 and “finishing off” Blair-Thing.
Test the whole game, all the way through in every mode to make sure I can complete it and it all makes sense and all the unlockable stuff works etc.
Finish off the Online Guide and add it to the Main Game Menu, Most likely can update post-v2 release.

September 2015 is my Deadline. I hope that the content I have been able to create in the random scattered time I have had since the v1 release (Nov 2013) is worth the wait. Its been fun trying to enhance the game and build upon this release.

Many Thanks, Mata Ne!