HTML Abandoned Be Deviant [v0.0.2 Hotfix] [BlackCube]

[amd_dman]

So after playing this... it seems your math is... interesting for the all random() you have peppered about in the code.

The grind is tedious as fuck with little to no reward.

Also don't use gifs. They're highly inefficient and you could easily dump this down to <1GB size if you use webm/webp instead. 44MB gifs for a 4 second vid is a complete waste of bandwidth.

Here's my modified version that fixes the casing and makes the random stuff not so random (random 1, 30 means there's less than a 3% chance of that event happening on every refresh. You have better luck getting an uber unique in Diablo 4 than triggering that event.

 

[BlackCube]

The grind is tedious as fuck with little to no reward.

I chose 1/30 because if it were less, you'd have far too many scenes triggering when trying to navigate through the house.
I can complete this game in less than 25 minutes when I make use of the Charm Level, Gifts, and spam-clicking to trigger specific events.

Also don't use gifs. They're highly inefficient and you could easily dump this down to <1GB size if you use webm/webp instead. 44MB gifs for a 4 second vid is a complete waste of bandwidth.

Yeah, I addressed this in the dev notes. From what I've seen webm looked really bad quality-wise. I might need to learn more about properly converting the files over to it.

 

[BlackCube]

So, I made all those links for nothing it seems like.

Are you referring to me linking a separately uploaded compressed version? I can remove it if you feel like it's stepping on your toes.
I would have put a link to your post in the main thread, but they changed the rule to not allow that.

 

[amd_dman]

I chose 1/30 because if it were less, you'd have far too many scenes triggering when trying to navigate through the house.
I can complete this game in less than 25 minutes when I make use of the Charm Level, Gifts, and spam-clicking to trigger specific events.

The player shouldn't have to refresh or spam 50 times to get one event. That's not fun and frankly infuriating. You can never have too many events, let the player have the option of playing said event instead or skipping it with a relatively high chance of spawning the event. I've literally sat there and spammed refresh at one point 30+ times praying to the RNG gods to get mom to spawn in the bathroom and the pool. That's not fun bud.

 

[BlackCube]

The player shouldn't have to refresh or spam 50 times to get one event. That's not fun and frankly infuriating. You can never have too many events, let the player have the option of playing said event instead or skipping it with a relatively high chance of spawning the event. I've literally sat there and spammed refresh at one point literally 30+ times praying to the RNG gods to get mom to spawn in the bathroom and the pool. That's not fun bud.

I didn't thoroughly read what you wrote, sorry. I see. I could play around with more frequent events triggering, and including a skip feature for all of them.

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

Are you referring to me linking a separately uploaded compressed version? I can remove it if you feel like it's stepping on your toes.
I would have put a link to your post in the main thread, but they changed the rule to not allow that.

That rule only applies for uploaders/mods, devs with thread control can do what they wish with mods, compressed links, etc.

 

[amd_dman]

I didn't thoroughly read what you wrote, sorry. I see. I could play around with more frequent events triggering, and including a skip feature for all of them.

All good, I think you fell into the trap a lot of people do and figured "if it's a 10% chance then it'll spawn sometime in 10 refreshes", which is obviously not the case. The odds don't go up 10% on each refresh, it's more like 1% if you're doing vegas odds lol.

 

[BlackCube]

All good, I think you fell into the trap a lot of people do and figured "if it's a 10% chance then it'll spawn sometime in 10 refreshes", which is obviously not the case. The odds don't go up 10% on each refresh, it's more like 1% if you're doing vegas odds lol.

That's true, and if it's in a passage with other rolls going on, depending on which one has higher priority, that 3% could be even lower than 3%.

 

[BlackCube]

That rule only applies for uploaders/mods, devs with thread control can do what they wish with mods, compressed links, etc.

Okay, got it linked to your post

 

[1tomadeira]

I'm conflicted about the poll. Even if I would like to customize the characters, personally I would prefer more content. As long they can be mother and sister I'm fine. Hope some aunt and cousins appears in the future.

Also, for the love of god dev, since you'll have an headache the more time it passed, please change the images/videos from jpg/mp4 to webp/webm. You will have so much more disk space, along with time uploading stuff as well. The more content you add before you do it, the harder it will be to convert in the future. 6.3 GB is way too big for an 0.2 html release. It takes time from you, and will discourage people to try your game as well due to how big a file is.

Anyway, good luck on your project.

 

[BlackCube]

I'm conflicted about the poll. Even if I would like to customize the characters, personally I would prefer more content. As long they can be mother and sister I'm fine. Hope some aunt and cousins appears in the future.

I will add some "neighbors" with customizable relations.

Also, for the love of god dev, since you'll have an headache the more time it passed, please change the images/videos from jpg/mp4 to webp/webm. You will have so much more disk space, along with time uploading stuff as well. The more content you add before you do it, the harder it will be to convert in the future. 6.3 GB is way too big for an 0.2 html release. It takes time from you, and will discourage people to try your game as well due to how big a file is.

Believe me, I will. The amount of times I've had this conversation is plenty of motivation.
It'll be done on the next update. I wanted to do it before releasing this update, but life factors created deadlines and time restrictions that pretty much forced my hand in to putting this out without that being done yet.
But hey, at least it's prettier to look at than it was last update

 

[Feyschek]

I will add some "neighbors" with customizable relations.


Believe me, I will. The amount of times I've had this conversation is plenty of motivation.
It'll be done on the next update. I wanted to do it before releasing this update, but life factors created deadlines and time restrictions that pretty much forced my hand in to putting this out without that being done yet.
But hey, at least it's prettier to look at than it was last update

If I were to start reworking your content right now, taking into account my experience, this would weigh no more than 400 MB.

 

[Feyschek]

BlackCube
Do you want me to show you what the mania for more video content can lead to and not have time to start compressing the video?

https://f95zone.to/threads/the-beginning-of-your-new-life-development-thread.141412/
This is my first game that I abandoned, look at its size.

 

[Hongfire Survivor]

Pros

• You can be a Deviant early (at least with your “housemate”). Has a negative outcome at until a higher Lust level but you can do it.
• You can be a Deviant (have "sex" with your “Landlady” early) but does not seem to have any negative or positive effects ingame. Or count as actual sex?
• Time of day is simple to remember (no 19:00 on the dot scenes here).
• Simple UI, easy to navigate. Looks unique as well.
• Offers cheats early.
• Definitely has potential with more scene variations and chances to be a Deviant.

Cons

• Lacks an initial hook to keep playing.
• Characters are flat personality wise (Dev acknowledges this)
• Changing names requires you to reenter all the names/tags again.
• If you’re going to have incest and rape content, suggest getting a SubscribeStar account ASAP or have a separate “Patch” to add in the “forbidden” content.
• Hunting for scenes is never fun, should feel a bit more organic.
• I do notice a color outline to show a character is in a room but it’s not obvious upon first glance.
• No one likes grinding stats only to lose them.
• “Reach a higher Lust level”.
• File size is way too big (Dev acknowledges this)

 

[BlackCube]

Pros

• You can be a Deviant early (at least with your “housemate”). Has a negative outcome at until a higher Lust level but you can do it.
• You can be a Deviant (have "sex" with your “Landlady” early) but does not seem to have any negative or positive effects ingame. Or count as actual sex?
• Time of day is simple to remember (no 19:00 on the dot scenes here).
• Simple UI, easy to navigate. Looks unique as well.
• Offers cheats early.
• Definitely has potential with more scene variations and chances to be a Deviant.

Cons

• Lacks an initial hook to keep playing.
• Characters are flat personality wise (Dev acknowledges this)
• Changing names requires you to reenter all the names/tags again.
• If you’re going to have incest and rape content, suggest getting a SubscribeStar account ASAP or have a separate “Patch” to add in the “forbidden” content.
• Hunting for scenes is never fun, should feel a bit more organic.
• I do notice a color outline to show a character is in a room but it’s not obvious upon first glance.
• No one likes grinding stats only to lose them.
• “Reach a higher Lust level”.
• File size is way too big (Dev acknowledges this)

Great review. Thanks. I'll definitely utilize this list when I do some work on the next update.
I'd like some elaboration on the "reach a higher Lust level" bullet point if you could.

 

[Hongfire Survivor]

Great review. Thanks. I'll definitely utilize this list when I do some work on the next update.
I'd like some elaboration on the "reach a higher Lust level" bullet point if you could.

I got tired of seeing it all the time so I threw that in

Like yes yes, I know I'm working on it. I would put that more in the Preference category, as some people might not mind or care about the warning/message.

 

[Hongfire Survivor]

Just add on, you are on the right track because the scene where you jerk off in her panties could be it's own story thread.

You do it a bunch of times (with variation to keep things fresh) she finally gets mad and wants to know why you keep doing that.

Could go in a few different directions.

Let the player be *ahem* Deviant

Jerk off in your "Landladies" protein shakes or something

Then the "Landlord" accidentally drinks it one time, for comedic effect

I dunno just tossing things out there.

Good luck on your game broski.

 

[N3M35150]

where can you get money in this game??? (excluding the begging part)

 

[Feyschek]

where can you get money in this game??? (excluding the begging part)

Online business

 

[BlackCube]

where can you get money in this game??? (excluding the begging part)

Drugs from the hooded man, then sell at the park. Cafe at the mall. Online business once you get enough money from other sources.