Any tips for making porn games?

DarthSeduction

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Game Engines
-Unity
-Fungus - Unity Asset
-Renpy
-GameMaker
-RPG Maker MV
-Unreal Engine

There are More but I can't think of them off the top of my head, but you will need one of these first to create your game. Renpy is the best fitted game engine for Visual Novels and Unity is very versatile.

3D Character Modeling
-Daz3D - Most Used - Free
-Maya - Free for students
-Blender - Free
-Cinema4d

There are more but these are just some of the 3d modeling programs

Other Programs for non 3D games
-Photoshop
-Gimp - Free
-Adobe Flash - Flash Games/Animations

Coding Languages
-C++
-C#
-Python
-Java

Where you can find free assets
BlendSwap - Blender Assets
Daz3dfree - Daz3D/Poser Assets - Pirated Assets
CGPeers - wide range of programs, assets for game creation

Youtubers - Some that I follow, there are plenty more youtubers though
Brackeyes - Unity Tutorials
Quill18creates - Unity Tuts
Unity - Tuts by Unity its self
Blender Guru - Blender



I personally am working on a Game for Unity but Unity requires C# programming knowledge and I have very limited knowledge which makes it challenging. Renpy uses Python its a lot easier to understand in my opinion then C# but I have struggled to find good tutorials for Renpy. Unreal Engine is the hardest to learn and it is very PC demanding.

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Depending if you decide to use Unity or Unreal or any paid programs I would suggest using CGPeers or GFXPeers and download the assets from there that are paid so you can gain experience using those resources then if you like them you can purchase them to support the creators. If you have money you could just pay someone to create the game for you but according to a youtuber I recently started following she said it costs roughly 10-30k for a game to be made if you do the coding.

Ren'Py isn't too hard to figure out. I found a good beginners guide to python on youtube and use the Ren'Py site when I run into a wall where I can't figure something out. I don't know where you're at with your game, but if you aren't far and really are having trouble with Unity it wouldn't be hard to make the switch. I only have a very limited education from a course over 10 years ago with C++ as far as programming experience goes. I was able to pick up enough in a few short days that I'm confident I'll be able to make a pretty good VN. I don't know your goals, but don't give up on Ren'py too soon.
 
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DarthSeduction

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Not really trying to toot my horn, but you may want to give mine a shot then... just click on the F95 link in my sig...
This actually is a must. I'm a fan. Not only does it sate some of my kinks but it is well written. Its not just a pile of dialogue with a few surface observations by a narrator, but actually has descriptive writing, the kind of thing that accentuates the work. It doesn't rely on its Images alone to describe the scene, instead it gives you the scene and the thoughts and motivations of the characters. The effect is a more engaging and erotic experience, as you're invested in the sex when it comes, and boy does it cum.
 

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This actually is a must. I'm a fan. Not only does it sate some of my kinks but it is well written. Its not just a pile of dialogue with a few surface observations by a narrator, but actually has descriptive writing, the kind of thing that accentuates the work. It doesn't rely on its Images alone to describe the scene, instead it gives you the scene and the thoughts and motivations of the characters. The effect is a more engaging and erotic experience, as you're invested in the sex when it comes, and boy does it cum.
Thank you so much for the praise, Lord Seduction! :D

Thanks to @Palanto Games it only keeps getting better and better!
 

Giloke

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Anyone an idea from where this landscape comes?
Where I can find it, I'm making my own game and I see this park coming back in many games like here in 'Man of The House'

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UndergradSteve

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It's just a personal opinion

1st. Don't make a porn game, better make an Erotica game. The difference is, Porn is jumping-instant-boner. Erotica build character, motive and intrigue.
Do you think it's important to properly say your game is Erotica and not a porn game
 

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Do you think it's important to properly say your game is Erotica and not a porn game
Up to you, if it's support promoting your game, why not. But the game itself will shown the true color. Reminder, a few people don't know the difference, so be prepare when you got feedback like "This game is too slow, not enough action" or "Milking Dev".
 

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If you decide to go with renpy, please get a decent amount of experience with it under your belt before messing with the standard layout. Everything works well out of the box and people know where to find things and how it all fits together. If you completely redesign the interface (which it will happily let you do) you can end up with a totally incomprehensible mess. If your players spend more time wresting with the interface than actually playing your game, you've gone badly wrong.
 

chuckK

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Show some love to the Mac users, most popular game engines can output a mac build without much intervention.
 
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Machinist

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have you got any good tutorials for daz?? cuz i always end up with assets errors , missing textures and even assets that don't appear in the files
Sent you a DM.

Show some love to the Mac users, most popular game engines can output a mac build without much intervention.
Is it common for Mac users to stay without a proper version? I mean, I don't think it's very popular, but since renpy can make a mac version with relative ease, I don't see why not make it.
 
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I don't see why not make it.
In theory, it should be as easy as clicking "Build Mac Distribution" and uploading it.

In practice, you want to test it first to make sure it doesn't shit itself for some reason.

If you don't have a Mac and don't know and trust someone with a Mac, you're kinda SOL.

Providing a Mac client also implies providing Mac support. Without a Mac of your own, this is difficult. If you know someone you trust with a Mac (see above) you're kinda setting them up to be your Mac support. They may not be willing.

You can always say "Mac client provided as a courtesy, I make no promises that it works" I suppose.
 
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In theory, it should be as easy as clicking "Build Mac Distribution" and uploading it.

In practice, you want to test it first to make sure it doesn't shit itself for some reason.

If you don't have a Mac and don't know and trust someone with a Mac, you're kinda SOL.

Providing a Mac client also implies providing Mac support. Without a Mac of your own, this is difficult. If you know someone you trust with a Mac (see above) you're kinda setting them up to be your Mac support. They may not be willing.

You can always say "Mac client provided as a courtesy, I make no promises that it works" I suppose.
Yeah, to be honest I only test the pc and android version of the game (don't have a Mac). I'm just hoping that the Mac version works the same way that the pc does. I know that's lazy but I think it's better than not releasing it at all. No complaints to this day (hope it stays that way)
 

chuckK

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Is it common for Mac users to stay without a proper version? I mean, I don't think it's very popular, but since renpy can make a mac version with relative ease, I don't see why not make it.
You are right, almost all games that use renpy do have a mac version available. But there are some games, typically Unity or Unreal based, that are usually PC only. Even though they both offer a Mac compatible build. Example, games like House Party or Wild Life could output a Mac build, but sadly don't :/
 
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Don't try please everyone. Stick to YOUR choices of porn and live with it. You can attempt to add what the public want later. Keep things simple at first, you can build on them later. Practice makes perfect, especially with Renpy and, for the LOVE OF SATAN: Test your work frequently!

I once spent a solid two hours digging through code, only to find one single character out of place had crashed my entire project.

If it's a dating sim, decide how it'll play, make plot notes, always plan ahead. Don't rely too hard on cliche, it'll make your characters unloveable and you'll wanna make people fall in love with them.
If it's an RPG, make your mechanics work before moving onto a plot. Weak mechanics will put off players. You can figure out the rest when you have a basis.
You can do Horror porn, but plan it carefully. As for the plot, mystery and atmosphere work better than OOGABOOGAHs. Spooks are nothing if they're expected.

Finally, don't overwork yourself. You'll burn out and you'll end up like me: Two years on, no progress on a game that has most of the plot already written out, drinking whisky and swearing blind "I'll totally get some work done today! But first, I'm gonna watch this youtube video."
 

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Yeah, to be honest I only test the pc and android version of the game (don't have a Mac). I'm just hoping that the Mac version works the same way that the pc does. I know that's lazy but I think it's better than not releasing it at all. No complaints to this day (hope it stays that way)
That's my plan as well. Develop and test on PC, go ahead and build mac and android versions as well but basically add a disclaimer that those have limited support but should still work.