Regarding the save feature for Book 4:
I’ve recently gotten email confirmation from @jasonstevanhill that it’s been implemented. I didn’t want to give a public announcement about it until I could be more sure that it’s active across all regions and platforms. That said, I definitely don’t want mixed messages from readers either!
The milestone Jason and I agreed on was 50,000 words and a confirmation that no additional changes to Book 4 would be needed. The latter is especially important in making sure saves transfer smoothly across books. For SoH Book 5, this milestone has been reached.
This milestone makes sense to me and also spares readers from having to wait a year or longer before the game is officially in the publishing queue to get their saves in. If you’re an author and in a similar situation during your sequel, by all means point to this post and say “the samurai guy got to do it”! 