DRIFT Progress Update – Late April 2025

Hey everyone, I wanted to give a quick update on how DRIFT is coming along behind the scenes.

Right now, my main focus is on building a full, thorough outline of the story. I’m laying out every important scene in advance. The goal here is to avoid major plot changes or rewrites later when I move into full scripting. I really want the emotional arcs, character growth, and major turning points to stay consistent and strong from beginning to end.

Here’s a quick breakdown of where everything stands:

• Prologue: 100% finished. This part is locked down and won’t be changing.

• Act 1: About 90% done. A few small sections are still being tightened up, but the overall flow is set. If you've played the prototype demo, the story in that demo takes place at the very end of Act 1.

• Act 2: Still early in development. I’ve mapped out the broad strokes, but it needs a lot more scene-by-scene refinement.

• Act 3: About 50% complete. I’ve written several key moments, but some transitions and choice branches still need work.

• Act 4 (the final chapter): There are actually three separate versions of Act 4, depending on the choices you make throughout the story.

  • Two of the three Act 4 paths are already completely finished in outline form.

  • The third Act 4 path is partially mapped out but needs some fleshing out to match the others.

The basic structure of DRIFT is:
Prologue → Act 1 → Act 2 → Act 3 → branching into one of three Act 4s depending on your previous decisions.

I'm really excited about how things are shaping up. The story is getting closer and closer to feeling like a complete, cohesive experience. Once the full outline is done, I’ll be moving into detailed scriptwriting for the remaining sections and refining the parts already written.

Also — I’m currently looking for artists!
This would be paid work. I’m aiming to design 4–5 characters for the full game, and I’m open to a wide range of art styles depending on what fits the tone of the story. If you’re interested in helping sketch out finalized character designs (to replace the placeholder art currently in the demo and documents), feel free to reach out! I’d love to talk with you.

Thanks again for following along with this project. More updates coming soon!