#FALLEN HERO RETRIBUTION UPDATES FULL#

But it’s laughably far from a living wage.

It’s good money for a writer these days, far better than the vast majority of independents doing Amazon self-publish or things like that could swing. Keep in mind this is based on an author cut of 17.5% or so of the gross, so the stories are actually making a good deal more than that, this is just what actually makes it into my coffers. It has earned me $8,000 or so over the last 18 months, and is just now starting to dip below $200 a month after remaining around that level for a long time. One was a success, probably in the upper 25% for HGs, maybe even higher. This is just a simple guide for those who, like me, want to save their. Basically earns like $3-$8 a month or so now. It's entirely text-basedwithout graphics or sound effectsand fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. One was a dud sales wise, and it has made me $430 or so in just under two and a half years. Fallen Hero: Retribution is a 1.45-million word interactive superhero novel by Malin Rydn, where your choices guide the story. To put it in perspective, I have two stories. But the amount of that check is not going to cover expenses and bills for a family at all, and even for a single person it would be tough. For the most part you can predict your next check based on the ones before it. Fallen Hero: Retribution is a 1.45-million word interactive superhero novel by Malin Rydn. Well, it’s not that it is unreliable, just insufficient. So youre a villain now Lets see if you survive the experience. For Rebirth, it tool 4 months between submitting and release. Once they know, the game will enter their release queue and only THEN will we have an estimated release date. I have NO control over how long this takes, it all depends on their workload and the number of games in the pipeline. Hosted Games editors makes the game ready for release on various platforms and systems. Submitting the finished game to Hosted Games. Will find/fix more bugs/language at that time. Needs to add achievements, a save system and tweaks for screen readers. Final Beta testing with a new testing group. This is where the story actually gets good. Currently my main focus, around 300 000 words in. Editing, rewrites, copyediting, spelling and grammar. (mostly done, but new ones are always discovered) Bug fixing and playtesting, additional content and variables. Cover, graphic and text assets for release. (this is what you can explore in the VIP section here on Patreon). The average playthrough is around 85 000 words but can vary greatly. The closed alpha is around 1.3 million words, so it's around three times as large as the last one. The game is finished, all chapters and epilogues are written. I have also had health issues and other real life problems last year and a half which has slowed the pace some (not to mention general 2020 shenanigans).

#FALLEN HERO RETRIBUTION UPDATES FULL#

I am working a full time (40h week) day job, so this is done in my spare time. I got enough questions about this that I realized I might as well make a proper post about it.įirst, some facts.

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