VN Ren'Py Down the Road [Development Thread]

Fasder

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Alright all you pervs and pervettes, buckle the fuck up because I'm here to tell you about my new game called Down the Road.

I've been doing game development for a good 4 years at this point and this is the accumulation of all that I've learned and improved upon.

This game features a number of characters who gets pulled together through a bit of a mystery down the road, well that and kinky sex...

Our main character, Eli (left in image) (name can be changed if you so please), has a bit of a rough past where injustice and misfortune lingers, despite all he dislikes about his life he's still holding down a job, he's got a place to live and a good, albeit somewhat enigmatic friend, called Steve (not right in image, that is Alyx)

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Alyx,
one of the main characters of the game.
A mid-twenties woman modelling full time, and a near lifelong habit of scribbling words and aspirations to explore this craft further, will she find something... noteworthy?
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Amber,
the software engineer, running a porn website, tired of dealing with the constant issues as well as the stress of keeping her work a secret from the people who might not be quite so understanding.
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In a moment of alcohol and drug infused honesty, they will all be pulled together to what will ultimately unravel this tale, only together can they face what is to come.

The game features a full story mode, where you will occasionally be prompted to explore a sandbox, which is entirely optional.
In the sandbox mode you can find bonus images, mini games and small scenes, while entertaining, won't be necessary to capture the full story.

The animations from my old game, Making a Mark were image sequences animated in a stop-motion style. Down the road will feature animations with high frame rate and artwork that is elevated beyond anything you will find in Making a Mark.
The artwork is heavily modified in one way or another, some more than others. It also features sound effects, music and ambient sound throughout the story, something Making a Mark was lacking.

These are however not the only characters that you will meet, Kitty being one of them: kitty_showcase1.png

Additionally you will meet Gertrude, who you can see in the banner (far right), although she's not currently featured in the game as she's planned for future content.
Sandbox and puzzle game preview:


My other game: Making a Mark




Other info:
The game will feature a range of different fetishes, they can all be toggled at will. Some of these will include;
  1. Futa/Dickgirls, this affects a couple of characters I have planned for the future. When toggled off, they will instead have female genitalia.
  2. Anal, something I noticed while I've been developing Making a Mark, this is apparently not for everyone and you can opt out if you want to. This will be switched to vaginal scenes although some references to buttstuff may still appear.
  3. Anal fetish content, this is the more "extreme" type of anal content, E.G. object insertions, anal fisting, large toys, etc... These scenes will just be omitted if turned off.
  4. Watersports, it's pissing, piss drinking, that sort of stuff... will not appear if you turn it off, will work just like it does in Making a Mark for those of you who have played it.

All beside one of these are not in the game currently and is merely planned for the future. That said, the framework and how everything will work (in terms of code) is something I've planned ahead for.

Down the Road will hopefully, maybe, possibly release before Christmas. There's a lot of work left to do and making these renders take up a lot of my time right now.
Almost everything I want in the first version has been written, I'm just working full time on renders as of now.
I did a QA session early this year and the playtime was about 30mins, I've aimed to double that for the first release and I think I'm close to that mark.
Thank you for your attention, make sure you keep an eye out for the first release.
 
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Rockets Dude not bowling balls. :) Just a personal preference
 
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Cooling Prob

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Sorry edited it while you were writing I guess. I'm sure it will be great. I love Making A Mark (y) :)
 

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On a more serious topic regarding the trans option:
will this be a all-or-nothing option, or could it be possible that you choose one girl to be a trans and another not?
 

Fasder

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On a more serious topic regarding the trans option:
will this be a all-or-nothing option, or could it be possible that you choose one girl to be a trans and another not?
Not trans to be clear. They'd either have dicks instead of vaginas (dickgirl) or both a dick and a vagina (futa), I haven't quite decided yet.
If you choose to toggle it off, they will instead only have female genitalia, so there's no option to change it on a character basis.
It's there so that people who do not like it, can avoid it. Same with all the other options.
 

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Not trans to be clear. They'd either have dicks instead of vaginas (dickgirl) or both a dick and a vagina (futa), I haven't quite decided yet.
If you choose to toggle it off, they will instead only have female genitalia, so there's no option to change it on a character basis.
It's there so that people who do not like it, can avoid it. Same with all the other options.
I realize now this might make it sound like all characters would have dicks with it turned on. It's only for two characters, that I have planned now.
For instance, Amber and Alyx will not have dicks no matter what setting you choose.
Also updated OP to clarify this.
 
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Not trans to be clear. They'd either have dicks instead of vaginas (dickgirl) or both a dick and a vagina (futa), I haven't quite decided yet.
If you choose to toggle it off, they will instead only have female genitalia, so there's no option to change it on a character basis.
It's there so that people who do not like it, can avoid it. Same with all the other options.
I'm glad you clarified this, there's too many cases where futas and trans are just lumped together lazily. Futas have both vaginas and dicks and trans/trap is just a dick.
 

Fasder

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I'm fine with trans or dick girls. ;)
I don't mind either way, but I do like some dick girls, futa is okay too though.
Trans would imply a transition and that's not reflective of the character's stories, I have something in mind already so yeah...
Leaning toward dick girls, or possibly futa if there's any demand for it, which I do think there is.
I'm glad you clarified this, there's too many cases where futas and trans are just lumped together lazily. Futas have both vaginas and dicks and trans/trap is just a dick.
Well, there's only a trans tag on the site, so everything gets lumped together because of this.
I suspect my game will get that very same tag, even if it's not 100% accurate.
 
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eavloolvvle

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I don't mind either way, but I do like some dick girls, futa is okay too though.
Trans would imply a transition and that's not reflective of the character's stories, I have something in mind already so yeah...
You're right.
Personally, I didn't really think of those differently, mostly because in games there is usually not much of a background of characters and without background, as you said, there isn't much to differ between them.
From the story side, it might actually interesting to tell and explore the background and story of a trans character, but it might be hard to do that within a completly optional branch that the majority of players is not interested in.