VN Ren'Py Aperture (NTR Game) - Developer Thread

[SquigglyCalamari]

Do you mind sharing how long you have been working on the project for?

 

[JuanPabloII]

The dev is alive and lurking on the forums but refuses to post here despite missing the release date for nearly 2 weeks now. So bad communication this early in the projects life is not a good sign.

 

[Ion.TemUS]

The dev is alive and lurking on the forums but refuses to post here despite missing the release date for nearly 2 weeks now. So bad communication this early in the projects life is not a good sign.

Tbf they never said when they would be releasing it.
And its the first release.
Im sure its just about getting the game to a state that is good enough to have people be excited.

 

[Htoon]

The dev is alive and lurking on the forums but refuses to post here despite missing the release date for nearly 2 weeks now. So bad communication this early in the projects life is not a good sign.

Saying this like they took some money and disappeared.
From what I gleamed this is what they do in their spare time, not their job, and they certainly don't owe anything to people on a pirate forum.
Besides almost everyone underestimates how long something will take, just human nature. And from what they wrote the person seems to be somewhat of a perfectionist, so expect that to be doubly true for them.


And don't take this the wrong way, I'm sure you didn't mean anything bad by it. But imagine how ''lurking and refusing to post here'', ''not a good sign'' might make you feel if you read someone saying it about you.

 

[JuanPabloII]

Saying this like they took some money and disappeared.
From what I gleamed this is what they do in their spare time, not their job, and they certainly don't owe anything to people on a pirate forum.
Besides almost everyone underestimates how long something will take, just human nature. And from what they wrote the person seems to be somewhat of a perfectionist, so expect that to be doubly true for them.


And don't take this the wrong way, I'm sure you didn't mean anything bad by it. But imagine how ''lurking and refusing to post here'', ''not a good sign'' might make you feel if you read someone saying it about you.

I agree that my post sound too offensive (caused by poor english, my bad) but I mostly stand by what I said. Writing a short message, that the process is taking more than expected would take literally a minute.

I may sound paranoic but many devs have a bad habit of not communicating properly so its one of the most important factors I look at when I decide whether I will support a game financially or not.

I 100% understand that a passion project will meet many obstacles along the way, but radio silence in case of missing expected release date is a bad sign for the future in my book. I agree that the dev owns me nothing but as a potential supporter I feel free to set my own expectations.

 

[SquigglyCalamari]

If the dev is reading this and new, I hope they understand its okay if things got pushed back and not to run from it. It is better to be upfront when development time takes longer then expected. I for one, had to push back release myself by at least 4 months. A lot of task I had were greatly underestimated or weren't up to par yet with quality. It is natural for development task to not go as expected, that is why we do estimations in the end they are all just estimates we are assigning to different goals and the real time it takes to complete them isn't understood fully till they are being worked on.

 

[Vonsatia]

Greetings my people. I know I have been gone for quite a bit.

I'm here to give you an update.

Honestly I just wanted to release the game directly without communicating more but seeing you guys asking about my game warmed up my cold cold heart. I wasn't able to work on the game for the past couple of weeks due to my profession. That said, the first chapter is quite close to completion.

Now, I still have to work on the UI from the ground up. But it's mostly about the aesthetic layout.

Developments on the script:

As I was coding my script, I added, changed and improved on the script and the flow of dialogue quite a bit. Based on the amount of words and the story beats, I think it would be better to call this the "Prologue". It will focus on introducing our characters and Hoshino City. Yes, the city itself will play a big part in the story.



As "Chapter 1" would focus on the romantic developments between our Protagonist, Keita and Rin. I strongly believe that the Prologue will set the story and the setting up perfectly for future developments.

The NTR:

I know this is a NTR VN. But I will take the liberty to hash out the romantic plot between our main characters. I personally am a huge fan of Anime RomComs and well. The sweeter the romance, the darker the NTR.

Plus, there is some H-content in the prologue to keep you guys entertained.

Timeframe?!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

I'm gonna work on the game for the next 3 days. First, I will finalize the code (i need to generate some more images), and then I'll work on the UI. No matter how it progresses, you can expect to hear from me in 3 day's time.

That said, I do have some fanservice images to share with you. I hope you can enjoy them. You can expect Aperture to have similar or even better quality than these images.

Rin (non canon)


Marin


Nagatoro


Asuna



Thank you for your patience and your continued interest.

Vonsatia will return. Bye for now.

 

[Vonsatia]

Do you mind sharing how long you have been working on the project for?

I came up with the concept of the game in January, and I made my first demo of it in February end. I had generated the images in a particular artstyle which I ended up not connecting with. It was hyperdetailed and had some uncanny-ness to it. Then I couldn't work on it till April due to health and professional reasons. In April I worked on developing my current artstyle and really worked on the script and the characters. Only at the end of April and May, did I start developing the game on Renpy.

I believe, making the first release of the game takes the longest due to pre-production and inexperience. I am a bit of a perfectionist and I don't want to put out a half assed first chapter. I believe if the first chapter is strong, building on the story from there will be much easier and faster for me.

I agree that my post sound too offensive (caused by poor english, my bad) but I mostly stand by what I said. Writing a short message, that the process is taking more than expected would take literally a minute.

I may sound paranoic but many devs have a bad habit of not communicating properly so its one of the most important factors I look at when I decide whether I will support a game financially or not.

I 100% understand that a passion project will meet many obstacles along the way, but radio silence in case of missing expected release date is a bad sign for the future in my book. I agree that the dev owns me nothing but as a potential supporter I feel free to set my own expectations.

Honestly you're right. I hate devs who don't communicate well. I guess, I didn't want to overcommunicate and under deliver. And sometimes the days go by faster than you'd like. I hope my update alleviates some of that frustration!

 

[zatch766]

If you can give a small brief of what AI tools are you using to generate then it would be very helpful. I also tried making art using AI but yours are just super consistent.Best of luck for your project.

 

[SquigglyCalamari]

Good to see you are making progress! I've been spending quite some time trying to tie together the knot for my first chapter as well and I agree it is quite a lot of learning. It is good to hear you are taking your time with putting together a quality story, I look forward to being able to read more about.

 

[kaifin]

where is the patch =(, please give us a date, it was supposed to be released at the end of May, we are already going towards the end of June. =(

 

[Ion.TemUS]

 

[Zeref@123#]

A tentative date would be helpful. You might not finish on that but atleast we will know how much estimate time we have to wait. We are all on dark

 

[Vonsatia]

Hello! Apologies for the delay again.

To give you guys a tentative date, I shall aim to release the game on or before 11th of July, 2025.

I have finished generating the images that I need, I'm working on the final two scenes which are quite important to the story.

I had been worried about the length while working on it, thinking if I should add the contents of chapter 2 as well. But honestly, I think it should be fine to have a shorter first release and I can follow it up quickly with an update. My goal is to get the game out there at all costs.

Chapter 1 Rin Preview:


Thank you for your patience. I will be working hard to get the game out there to you guys

 

[SquigglyCalamari]

Really proud to hear you are making progress. The images look really detailed and nice. Let us know if you run into any issues when developing and testing.

 

[TlIOIlT]

Hello! Apologies for the delay again.

To give you guys a tentative date, I shall aim to release the game on or before 11th of July, 2025.

I have finished generating the images that I need, I'm working on the final two scenes which are quite important to the story.

I had been worried about the length while working on it, thinking if I should add the contents of chapter 2 as well. But honestly, I think it should be fine to have a shorter first release and I can follow it up quickly with an update. My goal is to get the game out there at all costs.

Chapter 1 Rin Preview:
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Thank you for your patience. I will be working hard to get the game out there to you guys

thanks for the updates and news cant wait to try the demo . everything looks interesting . hope unlike other games its more focused on MC and his lover
would love to see the her progress to becoming a nasty , dirty , filthy slutty school girl . hehe

 

[Vonsatia]

Hello people!

I have come to share good news with you guys.

I have finished coding the entire chapter.

I will be playtesting it a bit and work on the main menu and pause menu screens.

This will result in a slight delay but I SHOULD be able to release the game in 36-48 hours from the time I post this.

I'm happy with how it turned out and overall length.

See you soon!

WcDonald's.

 

[Black Razor]

thanks for the updates and news cant wait to try the demo . everything looks interesting . hope unlike other games its more focused on MC and his lover
would love to see the her progress to becoming a nasty , dirty , filthy slutty school girl . hehe

Exactly . Nothing better than to watch a lovely gf/wife or mom/sis turns into an immoral slutty whore and they're open to do all kind of nasty
things for pleasure.

The thing I like about this game when I read about it or watching the pics is that it's already gives me the vibe of a serious story and that's how Ntr games supposed to be. Serious and dark .

Soft Vanilla Ntr is the worst thing to do . But ruthless serious or dark Ntr hits different while you can watch his lover or mom/sis turned to a debauched dirty whore who knows nothing about bond and limits but only pleasure.

Of course the buildup and how all of these happens are the most important thing . But things are looks interesting here and I have high hopes for this one .

Good luck to dev

 

[Ion.TemUS]

Hello people!

I have come to share good news with you guys.

I have finished coding the entire chapter.

I will be playtesting it a bit and work on the main menu and pause menu screens.

This will result in a slight delay but I SHOULD be able to release the game in 36-48 hours from the time I post this.

I'm happy with how it turned out and overall length.

See you soon!

WcDonald's.
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oh god, not WcDonald's.
The bigger brother of Durger King.

 

[Vonsatia]

GUYS!

I finally released the first chapter.

Technically the thread hasn't been approved yet but I believe you can download and play it!

Aperture.



Thank you so much for your support and I hope you find the game to your liking.