Once we had a clear vision for the company it was time to focus on not only the game design, but the implementation plan. Our development philosophy was simple: pre-plan, plan some more, then keep planning as you execute the plan. By producing a well-developed design document before staffing up our team, the game design was not a moving target during production. It is one of the key reasons why The Bard's Tale is hitting all of its production milestones and will not only be on time, but will be highly polished.