Some of you might remember that I promised a free behind the scenes DLC to accompany the release of the Iron Lung Movie. And now the movie's been released for awhile, and there's still no behind the scenes DLC. So... I wanted to fill you in on why that is.
Is the DLC still happening? Yup!
What exactly is it? Originally I was going to just release a big collection of photos I took while on set during principle filming of the movie, but I feel it will be more interesting to people if I go through and explain the photos with captions and share some of the stories behind them. I'm also thinking of making a little wrapper program for viewing them. It's a lot of pictures, but there's still quite a bit of behind the scenes material that won't be included because it's not mine to release. I know Mark has quite a bit of stuff that he's releasing on his own time. Just so you have your expectations set accordingly.
Why isn't it out yet? I don't have a good excuse to be honest. I should have had it ready for the movie release but I was focusing on other stuff.
When is it releasing? Hopefully within the next month or two, but it depends on how things go between now and then. I have all the photos gathered up and am working on the writing part.
What platforms will it be on? PC only. The plan is to release on both Steam and GOG.
Is there anything else planned for Iron Lung? Nothing concrete yet, but things are being discussed and ideas are being entertained. It's been tricky to figure out how to best develop meaningfully on Iron Lung without overdoing it. There are many different ideas for what could be done, but the hard part is knowing what should be done.
To be honest I'm also not in a particular hurry to rush out new content or sequels etc unless I feel creatively driven to, or the right opportunity comes along. I know a lot of you probably wish I would. I know that I've left a lot of money and opportunity on the table by not pursuing further Iron Lung stuff while the iron(lung)'s been hot a number of times since 2022. By all logic I should be on Iron Lung Sister Location by now. At the very least I should have had something to launch along with the movie. But I'm not and I didn't.
It is an immense privilege to be able to let opportunities slide without fear of going bankrupt, and I've chosen to use that privilege to continue trying different things and pursuing new ideas/projects. In the future, that might be something else in the Iron Lung universe. But not until it's something I really believe is worth your time, and adds meaningfully to the game and movie.
Anyway, I just wanted to update everyone on what's going on. Sorry for the delays on everything!
