HTML A Life Lived [v0.84 Public] [ZennyDarkstar]

[ZennyDarkstar]

This is really just a shit show grind fest

Not exactly what I was aiming for... I think that my main goal for the next version is going to add more lowlevel content that can help make the grind for stats more intesting and therefore less of a grind.. to help unlock the stats needed for some of the quests that already exist that are higher level.. (hope that makes sense)

 

[LizJ]

I am trying to think of a work-around to use until saves can be stored outside the browser.

My first idea is to create a new browser profile that does not delete local storage at the end of a session...

Anyone have another idea?

 

[ZennyDarkstar]

I am trying to think of a work-around to use until saves can be stored outside the browser.

My first idea is to create a new browser profile that does not delete local storage at the end of a session...

Anyone have another idea?

Is your browser deleting local storage? As there is not likely to be a out of browser save going forward...
There will be multiple saves.. I am thinking of say 3 or 5.. which you can then choose to save over.. but Im worried if people will get confused and complain that they have ended up saving over the wrong save.. and so I want to make sure I got it right if I am going to do it..

 

[DarcWing55]

I get what you are saying.. and I am trying to get a "realistic" balance between making stat leveling challenging/interesting and rewarding.. to making it too easy and game over in 10 mins... I think at the moment it is clearly to far one way.. or at least it feels like that because there is not enough low level content.. but I am hoping to start addressing in the v0.3 update!

I'm glad you understand the issues that people are having. A grindfest game has to have enough content at every level so that the grind is not tedious. Even if the rewards are small, at least that's something. if you don't do anything else, at least let the poor guy cum a lot more often. Sneaking into sister's room to look at her clothes or into mom's room to look at or try on her lingerie, maybe leave a puddle of cum in the laundry basket, maybe let the MC cum while at the gloryhole. Just something to spice things up.

 

[ZennyDarkstar]

I'm glad you understand the issues that people are having. A grindfest game has to have enough content at every level so that the grind is not tedious. Even if the rewards are small, at least that's something. if you don't do anything else, at least let the poor guy cum a lot more often. Sneaking into sister's room to look at her clothes or into mom's room to look at or try on her lingerie, maybe leave a puddle of cum in the laundry basket, maybe let the MC cum while at the gloryhole. Just something to spice things up.

I am just writing a post(public) to my patreon about what I want to achieve in v0.3 as I start to make my list to complete over the next few weeks.. And the quests that can be done with low level stats / interactions that are unique and build up stats. are two key areas.. I will say now.. this is still only going to be a step towards getting it to the level people (and I) want in the end.. but I do want each release to feel lke its making progress.
Bit disappointed to have not had feedback from any of the people complaining yesterday about the create button being accidently pressed or the colour scheme about the patched version while massively addressed both those areas..
And also how many people mentioned different things after v0.1 like the lessons did not work how they thought they should.. so I totally rebuilt that part of the engine.. There has been some big changes in the background based on the odd feedback I was getting from the first, that I feel like I had solved.. and no one has mentioned

Also I am gutted by the lack of anyone mentioning the social media aspect of the game.. I spent like AGES building that into the v01.. to put more depth to the npcs and like.. I was really impressed with it as it felt something id not really seen in other games..

Hopefully as more people play (past the grind) they will see more of the features that it has.. LOL

 

[TheFamilyDog]

Also I am gutted by the lack of anyone mentioning the social media aspect of the game.. I spent like AGES building that into the v01.. to put more depth to the npcs and like.. I was really impressed with it as it felt something id not really seen in other games..

I remember it, but the game had such a new game smel...clicking that I lumped it in with the rest of the stuff I liked with the school. I will say I enjoyed how the teachers took a active interest in their students.

 

[ZennyDarkstar]

I remember it, but the game had such a new game smel...clicking that I lumped it in with the rest of the stuff I liked with the school. I will say I enjoyed how the teachers took a active interest in their students.

Well I am glad that people did like some of the game

 

[LizJ]

Is your browser deleting local storage?

Short answer: Yes.
1. It is a shared computer. I generally run Guest browser sessions in incognito/private mode, where no local data is saved after closing.

Not to make your life (more?) miserable, but
2. Browsers with any privacy settings enabled will offer to delete session data.
3. System or disk cleanup software will often clear this stuff by default, unless white-listed.
So for a game requiring multiple browser sessions, exportable saves, or clear instructions (small words, short sentences, hand-holding) for each browser (accounting for various utility programs installed on the OS) will be demanded by torch-and-pitchfork-wielding users.

I'm trying to get ahead of this. (I played 70+ game days yesterday; today I start on day 1.)
If exportable saves is not in the development plans, then finding a workaround will reduce the size of the mob.
Maybe this specific-use profile (with white-listing in other places) will work for some of us. Maybe there is a browser extension somewhere that exports/imports local storage. Maybe this problem has been solved in another HTML game thread.
I'm looking around, asking for input.

 

[ZennyDarkstar]

Short answer: Yes.
1. It is a shared computer. I generally run Guest browser sessions in incognito/private mode, where no local data is saved after closing.

Not to make your life (more?) miserable, but
2. Browsers with any privacy settings enabled will offer to delete session data.
3. System or disk cleanup software will often clear this stuff by default, unless white-listed.
So for a game requiring multiple browser sessions, exportable saves, or clear instructions (small words, short sentences, hand-holding) for each browser (accounting for various utility programs installed on the OS) will be demanded by torch-and-pitchfork-wielding users.

I'm trying to get ahead of this. (I played 70+ game days yesterday; today I start on day 1.)
If exportable saves is not in the development plans, then finding a workaround will reduce the size of the mob.
Maybe this specific-use profile (with white-listing in other places) will work for some of us. Maybe there is a browser extension somewhere that exports/imports local storage. Maybe this problem has been solved in another HTML game thread.
I'm looking around, asking for input.

Interesting.. will think on this

 

[Uncle Iroh]

Yeah I'd definitely ask for a way to export saves and not rely on the browser cache. I was going to come back and see what's been worked on, but seeing as I have to start again from scratch and can't cheat back to where I was. There's no way I'm doing that.

 

[LizJ]

v0.2QOL

Another GNU Linux case-sensitive path issue:
HTML calls ./laptop/porn/Fam1.mp4, but file is named ./laptop/porn/fam1.mp4.

Typographical error in HTML calls ./npcs/0/MF20.wemb. That should be .webm.

Extension error in HTML calls ./npcs/0/SS19.mp4. SS19 is a .jpg.

 

[phil7877]

i'm stuck in the game. Can't figure how to progress in quests
2 examples.
for smoking sister, the hint tells she smokes at dinner time at school. I went at school everyday at dinner time but can't find her
for Coco; i have her number and the tip tells i need to text her. But i can't find her in the text menu of the phone

for other quests, most of them, i did not even succeed to begin them.

any help would be nice

 

[LizJ]

i'm stuck in the game. Can't figure how to progress in quests
2 examples.
for smoking sister, the hint tells she smokes at dinner time at school. I went at school everyday at dinner time but can't find her
for Coco; i have her number and the tip tells i need to text her. But i can't find her in the text menu of the phone

for other quests, most of them, i did not even succeed to begin them.

any help would be nice

- "dinner", in v0.2, is the meal break between morning and afternoon classes...
- be in your room at 9pm and open the phone; click event icon

 

[TheKing93]

Short answer: Yes.
1. It is a shared computer. I generally run Guest browser sessions in incognito/private mode, where no local data is saved after closing.

Not to make your life (more?) miserable, but
2. Browsers with any privacy settings enabled will offer to delete session data.
3. System or disk cleanup software will often clear this stuff by default, unless white-listed.
So for a game requiring multiple browser sessions, exportable saves, or clear instructions (small words, short sentences, hand-holding) for each browser (accounting for various utility programs installed on the OS) will be demanded by torch-and-pitchfork-wielding users.

I'm trying to get ahead of this. (I played 70+ game days yesterday; today I start on day 1.)
If exportable saves is not in the development plans, then finding a workaround will reduce the size of the mob.
Maybe this specific-use profile (with white-listing in other places) will work for some of us. Maybe there is a browser extension somewhere that exports/imports local storage. Maybe this problem has been solved in another HTML game thread.
I'm looking around, asking for input.

i understand you dude ,i have the same problem
i have to start again the 3rd time now
forget it im out

 

[saddlface]

Is this game just an insane grind or am I doing it wrong? How much do people have to like you before it advances their storyline? I have Coco at 27 for example try to talk to her at lunch nothing...

 

[Johnnyrj]

Code is a little mess!!!!!!!!
Wow... never been so insulted in my life...
HAHAHAHA

Yes if you know a bit of html/javascript then you could work out how to play with the code.. but by design I have made it so that is hard to do.. and also I am trying to make the game that you are not going to want to cheat..

I know this is not the case yet.. (far from it) but I really want the journey to be more important that the destination. So by cheating you are just going to be skipping over content.. However I am fully aware that at this time, there is too much grind to reward... I am going to try to focus the v0.3 update on more starter quests and interactions that will build up keep stats in an interest way so that you can then take on the hard quests..

Hope you stick with the project and see it grow (in a messy way)

Sorry if you felt insulted in any way, it wasn't my intention.
The difficulty by design I even understand but I think it ends up facilitating bug events. I think whoever is going to cheat will do it anyway, with no need to "difficult" the code.

 

[chan1986]

downloaded the fix too still not able to get the camsis quest

 

[phil7877]

- "dinner", in v0.2, is the meal break between morning and afternoon classes...
- be in your room at 9pm and open the phone; click event icon

Thank you for the hint.
I had not installed the patch and did not have the event icon on the phone

 

[Amahl Farouk]

I would say at the moment that if you work on the hints more that would be very helpful. So for example, I am trying to get the camgirl quest kicked off. I have lost count as to how many times I have tried to trigger the social media event but I have no idea what the conditions of it are

Rather than the mouse over hint thing, might it be possible to click on hint and be taken to info regarding the exact time/day/ and other conditions that are required to trigger the event. In another example is the glory hole in the toilet, Ive watched HJ movies 31 times. One more point regarding the upskirt photo quest, it would be absolutely lovely to know where and with whom these events take place, I mean there are 20 of them. Ive done 10 and for the life of me cant figure out how to get more

All this said, please dont take away from these comments that I dont like or appreciate your game and your efforts, if that were true I wouldnt be playing it starting out on a game like this balancing events is a tricky thing and will take time to iron out the bugs

 

[ZennyDarkstar]

Is this game just an insane grind or am I doing it wrong? How much do people have to like you before it advances their storyline? I have Coco at 27 for example try to talk to her at lunch nothing...

make sure you got the patch installed as that quest was bugged prepatch version..
15 I think it was for coco .. have you got the mobile phone (and did you set it up).
last thing you need is charisma.. (so there is abook to help with this and a mirror in bathroom)..