Really appreciate you writing this, Eternize.

Day 17 is out on my Patreon, Day 18 coming with the Steam release, which is September 1st, 2023.

Hmm. 

Ever since I announced that I'm likely done updating Stranded in Space on Itch, I've been seeing a ton of comments like yours.

I want to believe it's out of the enjoyment you get from playing the game, which I appreciate.

But it also seems like everyone thinks I'm doing this by choice. I'm not. I quite enjoyed the situation I had on Itch. The community, especially. I didn't change the rules randomly; Itch did. These changed rules didn't just hurt me financially; they made it nearly impossible for me to release my game here on Itch without risking a ban from Paypal (and I've already been banned from Stripe due to this).

Lastly, I've offered every update/version of my game for free here on Itch. From the base game all the way to Day 16.

I am not trying to abandon anyone. I don't like this situation either.

Like 5% quality difference. It's close to impossible to notice the difference, even if you zoom in on the images. There's no quality change in the animations.

I'd only recommend downloading the uncompressed version if it's a mental, can't-get-past-the-idea-that-it's-compressed kind of thing. Otherwise, compressed is 100% the way to go.

Days 1-16, I think the update version is 1.7? I'm actually not entirely sure, but I want to say it was after 1.5.

Edit: Also, I really appreciate the wishlist. It helps a ton.