Greetings from the coder. Status update!
The game engine is such that Raven and I were able to play a series of games remotely. I had hoped to have an early release version by now but we instead spent time balancing a new ruleset that gives the predator a much richer game. We're excited to put it out there soon.
When I get back from holiday I'll start work immediately. I'm hoping to have an early-access multiplayer experience available no later than two weeks after that; so, no later than the 23rd of September. Note that our resident AIs, predator Minerva and obliging prey Francesca, may not have been taught the new rules. However, they will still have a go at eating/feeding you...
Raven and I remain very excited to get Ates in front of people. It's now beautiful, fun to play, and as soon as we're happy with the full game-playing experience, it'll be put in the hands of early adopters on Patreon. Will keep you posted!
In the meantime, Raven has finished a new book,
Human-Full, available on Amazon or free to anyone at certain tiers of her Patreon. (She hasn't told me to write this or anything; I'm just independently enamoured.) It's a truly beautiful piece and I love it dearly.
Now... Suppose you had a link to the website, and could get a link to share with prospective predators/prey. What sort of vore do you envision playing? Would you be sharing on discord or Eka's chat or elsewhere? Would you mind if people watched, or would you like private games? Tell me what you'd like to see and we may be inspired to add it.