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Re: Sharin no Kuni Project

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Project Progress Update #18: About Current Status of Game Development & Merchandise Shipping
about 4 years ago – Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 03:14:20 AM

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Greetings everyone,

Today we want to share with you the current status of the project, starting with summarizing some of the information we shared in previous updates. 

You might remember that the debugging process was split into two phases, as we previously explained:

1. Debug of the game engine to check it runs properly in many environments.

2. Debug of the game itself by scripters and play testers so that they can find any possible problems inside the actual game.

In our last progress update, we stated that this debugging process was underway but also that we found an unexpected problem in the first phase that we were working on solving. Unfortunately, work on this first debug phase has not finished yet.

The issue we spoke about in our last update was successfully fixed. However, by doing so a new issue appeared, and right now the development team is working with all their might to fix it as soon as they possibly can.

The possibility of abandoning the project has never crossed our minds, and as such, we are currently devising various plans to resolve this problem. However, the complexity of this situation makes it difficult to share any specific date with relation to this with our backers. Sorry for the trouble this may cause.

■ About our plan of shipping physical rewards except for physical game copies

Taking into account that the current development situation is difficult to predict, we have devised a plan to ship the other rewards to backers, both physical and digital (aside from the game itself). We are currently hoping to finish the preparation of rewards around mid 2020. We expect that any digital content will be sent earlier.

Since we have included photos of various campaign rewards in our previous updates, you might be aware that most of the physical rewards have samples, and the full stock of many of them has already been sent to our shipping warehouse.

We really did want to send all rewards in one shipping phase, but taking into account the current situation, we have decided that it would be best for our backers if we could get your rewards sent to you sooner.

Speaking of goods, today we also want to show you the finished sample of the tote bag:

We will inform you of the progress of goods production and shipping in future updates as well.

Finally we want to talk about the VITA version: development of the game itself has been finished as we shared with you in previous updates, and we're currently taking further steps in physical production, so rest assured that this is still in progress. However, for both versions to be consistent in terms of quality, there are certain parts of the process that are dependent on the PC version, and as such we will give you further information as soon as the PC version schedule is decided.

This is all the information we can share with you at this moment, but we do not want to finish this update without apologizing once again for the extremely long amount of time that we have kept you waiting for news about the project.

All the members of this project are aware of our responsibility to our backers and will be putting in our utmost effort to ensure it is completed in its entirety. As such we humbly ask you to continue to walk this path with us for a little longer.

Re:Sharin no Kuni Project Team

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プロジェクト進捗報告#18:ゲーム開発状況とゲーム以外のリワードお届けについて

Backerのみなさま

プロジェクト進捗について報告いたします。

まず、前回アップデートでのご報告内容について振り返ります。

① ゲームプログラムそのものの実行・動作に関するデバッグ工程

② スクリプター並びてにゲームテスターが実際のゲーム環境でチェックデバッグを行い、ゲーム内容そのものに問題が無いかチェックする工程

上記2つの工程が進行中で、①について問題が発生しておりそちらの解消を進めているとお伝えしましたが、結論から申し上げてまだ①の工程が完了していない状況です。

前回問題と見られていた箇所の修正・解消しております。しかしながら問題を解決するとまた別の箇所で問題が発生しているという状況が生まれており、現在もその解消に向けてエンジニアチームが懸命に努力してはおります。

もちろん、プロジェクトとしては何一つ諦めたわけではなく、いずれ解決できるという見通しは持ってはおりますが、申し訳ありませんがまだ具体的に日程をお伝えしずらい状況です。

■ ゲーム以外の関連グッズの先行お届け計画について

ゲーム開発の具体的な日程が見えづらい状況を踏まえ、プロジェクトチームはゲーム以外の関連グッズのリワード(デジタル・フィジカル含む)の出荷を先行して実施する計画を立てています。具体的には2020年中旬までにこれを完了すべく準備を進めています。デジタル関連のリワードは、準備でき次第さらに早く実施されるはずです。

ゲーム以外の関連グッズについてはこれまでも何度かアップデートで紹介させていただいたように、ほぼすべてのサンプル品は完成しており、すでに倉庫で送られるのを待っているグッズも多数ございます。

もちろん、本来であればゲームと関連グッズはセットでお送りしたかったところではありますが、現状を考えるとグッズだけで早くBackerにお届けしたいという考えです。

今回は新たにトートバックの写真を紹介いたします。

このように、グッズの先行配送計画についてはまた進捗があり次第、ゲーム開発と併せてご報告していきます。

なお、Vita版については、以前のアップデートでお伝えした通り、プログラムの開発は完了しており、製造の段取りも進んでおりますのでご安心ください。ただし、最終的にテキストなどのゲーム品質をPC版と揃える必要があることで、一部PC版のスケジュールに依存する部分があるため、こちらに関しても進捗が見え次第ご報告いたします。

以上となりますが、改めて長い期間の辛抱とご不便を大変申し訳ありません。

プロジェクトチームとして責任をもって出来ることを着実に進める努力を続けていきますので、いましばらくお付き合い願います。

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Frontwing Monthly Schedule Update (February)
about 4 years ago – Fri, Mar 06, 2020 at 10:52:36 PM

Hello everyone,

This is the monthly status update of Frontwing projects. Although the publishing date has been delayed until today (March 6th) for the reasons we have explained in the comment section and below, this is the Monthly Update pertaining to February.

First, we want to apologize for the uneasiness caused by the lack of the regular FW Monthly Update.

We understand that what worries our backers the most at this time is the lack of information about the development progress of the game itself. Due to this reason, we thought that posting the monthly update again without previously sharing a proper project update would only fuel everyone's uneasiness. Since we have been preparing a project update during this time, we decided to post that one first and then the monthly update on the last day of February separated by just a few hours of difference. However, some hiccups in our preparations ended up delaying the project update, and subsequently the monthly update as well.

We are sorry that we have caused our backers to worry: right now we are working with the development team in order to get the information needed for the update, so we must ask for your patience again. Thank you for your understanding.

Today we also want to share general information concerning the status of all our projects: in previous updates, we shared with you our plans of shipping the remaining rewards of various of our oldest projects (Corona Blossom Vol.1-3 and Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1-5) during the month of February.

We want to announce that this has been delayed by the effect of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19): as our shipping warehouses and merchandise production partners are located in various Asian countries currently affected by the outbreak, preventive health measures taken on workplaces in order to avoid further spread of the virus have resulted in slowing or even halting both production and transport.

Since the status of the preparations was advanced, we are currently estimating a one month delay to our entire schedule below, after which we plan on resuming shipping. However, there might be further changes due to the unpredictable nature of the outbreak, so we will inform you again as soon as a new date has been decided.

Again, we apologize for the trouble this might cause and must ask for your understanding and comprehension. We ourselves want to ship everything as soon as possible, so we will keep working as hard as possible no matter the circumstances if this means we can send your rewards faster. Thank you for your patience.

Per the reasons stated above, production and shipping of all our projects have been changed to “queued” in the list below, except for Grisaia Phantom Trigger: The Animation (since production of the English dub is still progressing).

  • GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.1&2: Production:Underway (+99%) / Shipping:Queued (+98%)
  • CORONA BLOSSOM: Production:Completed (100%) / Shipping: Queued (+98%)
  • GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.3, 4 & 5: Production:Queued (+80%) / Shipping:Queued
  • WONDERFUL EVERYDAY: Production: Queued (+80%) / Shipping: Queued
  • ISLAND: Production: Queued (+40%)/ Shipping: Queued
  • GPT: THE ANIMATION: Production: Underway (+80%) / Shipping: Underway
    • Detailed status: English dub in progress.
  • SHARIN NO KUNI: Production: Queued (+65%) / Shipping: Queued

NEXT SHIPPING SCHEDULE:

  • MOMOIRO CLOSET: Production: Queued / Shipping: Queued
  • LOCA-LOVE: MY CUTE ROOMMATE: Production: Queued / Status: Queued
  • GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.5.5&6: Production: Queued / Shipping: Queued

Frontwing Monthly Schedule Update (January)
about 4 years ago – Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 10:10:06 PM

Hello everyone,

This is the monthly status update of Frontwing projects. Sorry about the delayed update, but with the beginning of this new year, we are currently working devoting ourselves to completely finish shipping the remaining rewards of our oldest projects and move to the next ones as soon as possible. We will of course keep you informed.

  •  GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.1&2: Production:Underway (+99%) / Shipping: Underway (+98%) *UPDATED
    Detailed status: Japanese manga anthology is ready to be shipped soon, we will be giving more information in a future update in this project. Cosplay costumes have entered the latest production stages.
     
  •  CORONA BLOSSOM: Production:Completed (100%) / Shipping: Underway (+98%) *UPDATED
    Detailed status: we are currently working to ship the remaining mousepads and will give more information on a future update in the project.
     
  •  GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.3, 4 & 5: Production:Underway (+85%) / Shipping:Queued  *UPDATED
    Detailed status: preparations for shipping are being done in parallel along with the remaining items of the previous campaigns.
     
  •  WONDERFUL EVERYDAY: Production: Underway (+80%) / Shipping: Queued
    Detailed status: merchandise production and shipping schedule preparations are progressing. If everything goes according to our previsions, this project will be shipping after GPT Vol.3, 4 & 5.
     
  •  ISLAND: Production: Underway / Shipping: Queued
    Detailed status: some of the rewards are already in production. Shipping is planned to start after GPT Vol.3, 4 & 5.
     
  •  GPT: THE ANIMATION: Production: Underway (+80%) / Shipping: Underway
    Detailed status: English dub in process.
     
  •  SHARIN NO KUNI: Production: Underway (+60%) / Shipping: Queued  *UPDATED
    Detailed status: currently preparing a detailed update that should be posted as soon as possible in February. Please be aware that the percentage above refers only to merchandise production and not game development production, which is over 95% completed.
     

NEXT SHIPPING SCHEDULE:

  •  MOMOIRO CLOSET: Production: Queued / Shipping: Queued 
  •  LOCA-LOVE: MY CUTE ROOMMATE: Production: Queued / Status: Queued 
  •  GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.5.5&6: Production: Queued / Shipping: Queued 

Frontwing Monthly Schedule Update (December)
over 4 years ago – Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 09:08:00 PM

Hello everyone,

This is the monthly status update of Frontwing projects. Corona Blossom shipping has almost finished now, and next year we will be moving to the next projects in line for shipping. Please refer to the list below for more information, and remember to contact us as soon as possible if you have any question, address change, etc. Please note, however, that we will be out of the office from December 28th, 2019 to January 6th, 2020.

  • GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.1&2: Production:Underway (+97%) / Shipping: Underway (+97%)
    • Detailed status: Japanese manga anthology is now in their final preparation stages before shipping. However, this will take place after Corona Blossom & the oldest Grisaia Phantom Trigger campaigns have finished.
  • CORONA BLOSSOM: Production:Completed (100%) / Shipping: Underway (+98%) *UPDATED
    • Detailed status: all rewards except for the mousepads have been shipped. Mousepads are expected to ship separately next year. More information in the latest project update.
  • GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.3, 4 & 5: Production:Underway (+85%) / Shipping:Queued *UPDATED
    • Detailed status: since until now we prioritized shipping Corona Blossom first (being our oldest project), we will now focus on shipping these projects in chronological order starting from January. Preparation might take a bit longer since it will be starting right after the seasonal holidays, but we are currently in talks with our shipping providers to speed up the process as much as possible.
  • WONDERFUL EVERYDAY: Production: Underway (+80%) / Shipping: Queued *UPDATED
    • Detailed status: merchandise production and shipping schedule preparations are progressing. If everything goes according to our previsions, this project will be shipping after GPT Vol.3, 4 & 5.
  • ISLAND: Production: Underway / Shipping: Queued *UPDATED
    • Detailed status: some of the rewards are already in production. Shipping is planned to start after GPT Vol.3, 4 & 5.
  • GPT: THE ANIMATION: Production: Underway (+80%) / Shipping: Underway
    • Detailed status: English dub in process.
  • SHARIN NO KUNI: Production: Underway (+60%) / Shipping: Queued *UPDATED
    • Detailed status: although some hiccups slowed down the process, debugging is still being worked on and progressing. We are also currently preparing an update for this project about its current and future schedule that will be posted on this campaign as soon as possible. Physical merchandise shipping preparations will commence after game is launched. Please be aware that the percentage above refers only to merchandise production and not game development production, which is over 95% completed.

NEXT SHIPPING SCHEDULE:

  • MOMOIRO CLOSET: Production: Queued / Shipping: Queued
  • LOCA-LOVE: MY CUTE ROOMMATE: Production: Queued / Status: Queued
  • GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.5.5&6: Production: Queued / Shipping: Queued

Please have a happy holiday season and a happy new year. Best wishes from the Frontwing team.

Frontwing Monthly Schedule Update (November)
over 4 years ago – Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 12:52:37 PM

Hello everyone,

This is the monthly status update of Frontwing projects. We apologize since it took more time than usual due to currently being focused with the preparations for the projects below: the most imminent one right now being the shipment of the remaining Corona Blossom rewards, of which we will inform with an update in those particular projects as soon as it happens.

We are aware that since the Christmas season is near, rewards might take more time than expected to arrive: we will of course be distributing tracking numbers when the packages get shipped so you can keep track of your items and contact your local postal service if you feel it’s taking too long for them to arrive, but please do not hesitate to contact us as well if we can help you in any way.

  • GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.1&2: Production:Underway (+97%) / Shipping: Underway (+97%) *UPDATED
  • Detailed status: the Japanese edition of the manga is now in its final preparation stages before shipping. However, this will take place after Corona Blossom & the oldest Grisaia Phantom Trigger campaigns have finished.
  • CORONA BLOSSOM: Production:Completed (100%) / Shipping: Underway (+97%) *UPDATED
  • Detailed status: all rewards are now in our shipping provider’s warehouse and shipping is expected to begin in the next few days. Check here for more information.
  • GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.3, 4 & 5: Production:Underway (+75%) / Shipping:Queued *UPDATED
  • Detailed status: shipping expected to begin right after Corona Blossom. However, since December is the busiest season for our warehouse & shipping providers, preparations might take more time than expected. We’re trying to prioritize sending these projects as soon as possible.
  • WONDERFUL EVERYDAY: Production: Underway (+70%) / Shipping: Queued
  • Detailed status: production and shipping schedule in progress. This project is scheduled to ship after Grisaia Phantom Trigger, and is currently being prepared together with ISLAND.
  • ISLAND: Production: Underway / Shipping: Queued
  • Detailed status: production and shipping schedule in progress. This project is scheduled to ship after Grisaia Phantom Trigger, and is currently being prepared together with Wonderful Everyday.
  • GPT: THE ANIMATION: Production: Underway (+80%) / Shipping: Underway
  • Detailed status: English dub in process.
  • SHARIN NO KUNI: Production: Underway (+55%) / Shipping: Queued
  • Detailed status: game debugging in process. Physical merchandise shipping preparations will commence after game is launched. Please be aware that the percentage above refers only to merchandise production and not game development production, which is over 95% completed.

NEXT SHIPPING SCHEDULE:

  • MOMOIRO CLOSET: Production: Queued / Shipping: Queued
  • LOCA-LOVE: MY CUTE ROOMMATE: Production: Queued / Status: Queued
  • GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.5.5&6: Production: Queued / Shipping: Queued

Thank you for your patience and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any question.