Meridian Shard - Delay

The Meridian Shard is 99% finished, but needs some more polish:

Mayday! Mayday! Delay.

Well, they say good things are worth waiting for, but it's hard to see that when you've invested so much of your love, and over 5000hrs of your life into something that is this late to launch. I haven't slept right in close to 2 weeks, as I've been trying to work 16 hrs/day with painful cramps in my hands, and I finally just crashed and burned yesterday, hitting a new low. I love animals, but I yelled some really nasty curse-charged insults at a seagull from my window when it woke me up, then I threw my pillow across the room and unintentionally hit a plant that I cared for very much. The seagull flew away with possible soul scarring, and the plant died—uprooted and crudely snapped in half at the stalk, as if murdered for pleasure by some gore porn-driven deranged faunaphile. 

A cold darkness clouded within me, and I felt horrible. Shameful. Am I a monster? No, said my wife. You're just working way more than a human can without sleep. All night, all day, and now you're probably going a little crazy. I thought of Jack in The Shining, and we laughed. I apologized, and for the first time in 2 weeks, I laid down to rest, sleeping deeply, and awoke today at nearly noon. I feel refreshed, lean, mean and ready to get this last mile behind us. The mind is fragile and must be cared for.

At this junction, The Meridian Shard™ is technically 99.455 % finished from start to end, being entirely mapped, asset packed, item and character weighted and evented, with the following 4 key tasks left to process: 

•  Add and assign background music to each area 
• Add and assign sound fx for the 8 summon spells  
• Type up in-game player's guide 
• Make game trailer  

I know it's only 4 things, but they will take a few days or so each at least to do right. So all in all, this is just where it's at. Instead of feeling defeated by my own expectations, I'm going to smile and put all of my joy, passion and love into these very last few drops we have left to brew. The pot's almost full, and I ain't cookin' crap dinner. I can't possibly work any faster or harder. I guess I'm not the cosmic dream machine I thought I was after all. What's a few more days at this point? Thanks everyone. I share your pain. But let me carry that for you, as no one feels it more than I. 

Every bit of the graphics from the original Kickstarter trailer has been completely replaced or updated over time. That original trailer is now just a proof-of-concept. Here's a sneak peek to show the level of detail I'm crafting at now.

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