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It's a hardcore compression with minor quality loss. But I didn't check it though.
I use jpegs compressed to 250 - 350 kb (max quality jpegs would be 1.5-2.0 Mb). Animations are compressed to 0.7-0.8 Mb for 1 sec. Also, I often apply armpits and pubes as separate layers. I save them as pngs because transparency is essential, and their size is typically less than 50 kb.
As you can see, I do my best trying too keep game size as small as it possible without visible quality loss.
And I really worried about the sizes future updates - right now I have no idea how to make them smaller.
It's true that over 2gigs for 0.0.4 version is insane, with this rate we can expect version 1.0 to be at 30 gigs
Right now, Mega allows around 4gigg free download/day so when it reaches over that amount, the only way for me to play this game will be downloding it from NOPY. otherwise I would be downloading it for an entire day using any other free upload sites.
I'm not complaining now, 2gigs is still without problems for me but I wont be able to play this in the future.
Wouldnt it be worth to drop the quality down? Or maybe lower the amount of scenes so she wouldnt spend 30 pictures talking to her diary but only 5 ? I know you said you want to make the progression slow but maybe it doesnt need to be *that* slow?
(just throwing out some ideas).
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Thank you for suggestions. We will see.
Such things as diary writing, working out, cooking, showering, ... will become repeatable events, So, maybe everything is not so bad After getting tanned, MC is not gonna change her appearance again.
Such things as diary writing, working out, cooking, showering, ... will become repeatable events, So, maybe everything is not so bad
After getting tanned, MC is not gonna change her appearance again.With the many pictures you put into each scene you will later have two choices left. Make hairy/not hairy version separate or make separate chapters separate files. Bigger games like My new Family went that approach lately because filesize became unbearable.Thank you for suggestions. We will see.
Such things as diary writing, working out, cooking, showering, ... will become repeatable events, So, maybe everything is not so bad
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Splitting the game on hairy / not hairy is not going to work. Instead of one 2Gb archive I’ll get 4 archives 1.7-1.8 Gb each.
But splitting game on chapters can be a solution, thank you!
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There is also .WEBM format for videos that can reduce the size of them as well if needed. I have converted video's before to get around discords file limit.
There is a free tool called XnConvert that can convert batch files to many different formats. For instance a 2.56 MB .PNG file can be converted to .WEBP format with a new file size of 70 KB and not really any reduction in file quality PNG converted to JPG the file size is 159 KB.
Video files can be converted using some free sites as long as they are below a specific file size.
There is a free tool called XnConvert that can convert batch files to many different formats. For instance a 2.56 MB .PNG file can be converted to .WEBP format with a new file size of 70 KB and not really any reduction in file quality PNG converted to JPG the file size is 159 KB.
Video files can be converted using some free sites as long as they are below a specific file size.
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You deleted your post, but I'll answer it anyway
1) I like to hear new ideas; sometimes, they can be helpful. For example, I consider hairy/shaved options a cool feature, but I'd never come to this idea without listening to other guys. I'm okay with constructive criticism as well.
But of course, the final word is after me. If a person wants to help me make my game better - I'm happy to listen to them; if a person just wants to make me add their favorite fetishes - I ignore them.
2) I've never thought about this. Well, in the beginning, there was one crazy guy who gave me 1 star and blamed me for racism because I used the font he couldn't translate, but he explained nothing.
Thank you for letting me know. I think I'll do something with this.
3) There will be some
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I'll be honest here, I just don't know what to make of this game.
There are some things that I really liked:
The appearance of the MC is quite unique, she is not your stereotypical drop dead gorgeous and oversexed supermodel seen in any other VN.
The whole shaving option adds an interesting layer in my opinion, something I haven't seen done like this in many games around here.
It lets the players decide the look of the MC in-game and, if deemed not satisfactory, lets them change it to a certain degree.
I believe the developer(s) found a good solution here that should be acceptable for everyone, even if it means more work for them in the long run.
Now on to something that made me sigh in despair:
Is there an unwritten law out there somewhere that says that no female protagonist can get through the day without a good deal of humiliation and or (sexual) harassment?!
I get it, it's a kink and I know some women can actually get a kick out of it (because nothing gets me more dripping wet and my sexual fantasies spinning out of control than being harassed, groped and mugged off by some random wankers on public transportation; yeah, sure alright...).
But seriously, fuckery like this is implemented in so many games with the female protagonist tag and it is, unlike those three letters that shall not be named until you want to turn the forums into war zones around here, in most cases not avoidable.
I could now be quite sarcastic here and assume that the developers of said games just wanted to educate their male clientele about the struggles of us females in some parts of our society, but I digress...
Despite all of this I wish the developer(s) nothing but good luck and success with their ambitious project, because I think there really is a lot of potential in it.
There are some things that I really liked:
The appearance of the MC is quite unique, she is not your stereotypical drop dead gorgeous and oversexed supermodel seen in any other VN.
The whole shaving option adds an interesting layer in my opinion, something I haven't seen done like this in many games around here.
It lets the players decide the look of the MC in-game and, if deemed not satisfactory, lets them change it to a certain degree.
I believe the developer(s) found a good solution here that should be acceptable for everyone, even if it means more work for them in the long run.
Now on to something that made me sigh in despair:
Is there an unwritten law out there somewhere that says that no female protagonist can get through the day without a good deal of humiliation and or (sexual) harassment?!
I get it, it's a kink and I know some women can actually get a kick out of it (because nothing gets me more dripping wet and my sexual fantasies spinning out of control than being harassed, groped and mugged off by some random wankers on public transportation; yeah, sure alright...).
But seriously, fuckery like this is implemented in so many games with the female protagonist tag and it is, unlike those three letters that shall not be named until you want to turn the forums into war zones around here, in most cases not avoidable.
I could now be quite sarcastic here and assume that the developers of said games just wanted to educate their male clientele about the struggles of us females in some parts of our society, but I digress...
Despite all of this I wish the developer(s) nothing but good luck and success with their ambitious project, because I think there really is a lot of potential in it.
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Thank you for your honest review.
But I should ask you not to make conclusions after so short time. I bet you wouldn’t write this post after the next update. The thing changes quite profoundly there.
It’s hard to explain my feelings about the mc, and I’m not sure it’s applicable for an imaginable person, but the closest is the following description:
I treat her with respect
She is not a poor thing that is going to suffer from sexual harassment constantly. She’s just at the start point of her independent life. Shit happens, but it makes a strong personality even stronger, and she clinges to the first opportunity to get out of this shit.
Mc is going to do some crazy stuff, but she’ll do it because of own sex drive, not because of someone’s threatening or blackmailing.
Mc can be a slut if it’s her (your) choice, but she will never be a stupid slut.
I hope to hear your opinion after the next update
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Thank you for your honest review.
But I should ask you not to make conclusions after so short time. I bet you wouldn’t write this post after the next update. The thing changes quite profoundly there.
It’s hard to explain my feelings about the mc, and I’m not sure it’s applicable for an imaginable person, but the closest is the following description:
I treat her with respect
She is not a poor thing that is going to suffer from sexual harassment constantly. She’s just at the start point of her independent life. Shit happens, but it makes a strong personality even stronger, and she clinges to the first opportunity to get out of this shit.
Mc is going to do some crazy stuff, but she’ll do it because of own sex drive, not because of someone’s threatening or blackmailing.
Mc can be a slut if it’s her (your) choice, but she will never be a stupid slut.
I hope to hear your opinion after the next update
My apologies if I came across presumptuous to you, I had no intentions to devalue your ideas or your work.
On the contrary, that's exactly why I called your project ambitious, because I am pretty sure that you will have all hands full to flawlessly implement everything that you planned out for the future.
This is your show and at the end of the day you are the one who calls the shots, no one else.
It's nothing unusual to become kind of attached to certain characters that you created, after all, you spend hours upon hours with "them".
You will know that you have a good character at hand when you get the slight notion that they somehow develop a mind of their own, that they almost feel real and the way you talk about your MC clearly shows your dedication to your work as an artist and this is more than commendable.
Just to clarify something, I would never call your protagonist stupid or weak, there is a huge difference between naivety and stupidity.
But you also have to understand that this whole harassment topic is something that hits way too close to home than I like.
Please try to imagine this:
Should you decide to fight back in this situation, be it with words or if there is absolutely no other way with a neat kick in... , yeah, I think you already know where, but in the end you simply get scolded and berated anyway, well, because "a proper girl" doesn't behave like this of course.
If you complain, all you hear is "oh, boys are just boys, there is nothing to it...", or "you should be flattered, he actually just shows interest in you..." and so much more BS like this; I think the picture should be clear by now.
Being a lesbian on top of it all just made it even much worse on so many levels, but this is most likely not the place for such a discussion.
I just wanted to get my point across why I simply loathe to see how in so many games the female protagonist tag goes naturally hand in hand with tags like harassment, groping and molestation as if it was just the most normal thing in the world.
Anyway, thanks for your kind reply and now I'm actually curious what you will have in store for us all.
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I. About sexual harassment scenes in my game: the explanation of how it happened and why MC didn't fight back.
I agree that MC should fight back; it would be right. And MC was able to do that. As it's shown at the train scene, MC's dad taught her some things about self-defense. But she didn't do that because of some reasons.
With Ellis, everything is easy: MC let it slip because:
1) she needed this job;
2) she got a vague thought about using Ellis's attempt of sexual harassment against him to get the job. Though she was not bold enough to do that + Jenny's aggressive behavior confused her.
With Hunter, everything is more complicated.
1) MC's angry because they took her doll. She doesn't even think about sexual harassment. All she needs is to get her doll back.
2) MC gets her doll back. MC reaches her goal and gets an illusion of control over the situation. She won this battle.
3) MC is going to kick Hunter's balls. She got her doll back, but she's still angry and going to punish him. Hunter says that MC has to pay for the doll, but MC is in rage and hardly understands what he wants.
4) Hunter's touching takes her off-guard. Anger replaces with confusion; fear was absent from the start; her body cries how it's good; her mind cries how it's terrible. Somewhere at the level of primal instinct, he likes Hunter. At the consciousness level, she hates him. Million controversial thoughts fill he mind and paralyzes her.
5) Before she returns the ability to think clearly, Hunter stops and leaves.
II. About sexual harassment scenes in general
Yes, you're right. Obviously, groping and molestation on public transport is not a kind of casual thing. But after playing dozens of games that contain these scenes, I started thinking that it's something normal in games. I tried to stay away from cliches, but I got in the trap of stereotypes in this case.
When I was writing the scenario, I needed MC and Hunter to get acquainted in any bad way. And I didn't think a lot - harassment on the train seemed a very obvious method.
Anyway, I agree with your position. I've never thought in this way, and I'll take it into account in the future.
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You brought up some good points here, but let me tell you that I'm not here to criticize or even condemn your writing and its contents.
As I stated before, this is your story and yours alone.
Therefore all I can advise you is this:
Don't let others dictate what should be included in it.
Take inspirations, listen what people have to say about your work; some may have to add something that is worth your time, others will just call you names because you don't cater to their fancies.
Take all that into consideration, but never let it get to a point where it alienates your style of writing, or even worse, that the opinions and tastes of others threaten to hijack your whole story, because this is nothing but a recipe for disaster and it will ensure a lot of frustration on your end.
There sure as hell aren't so many unfinished projects around here for no reasons after all...
Art, in all of its forms, is sometimes a mean and cut-throat business, but also a fulfilling one if you are really dedicated to it.
But I think you already know all of this, apologies if I bore you to death with my ramblings here.
And that's my point exactly.
Games and fantasies are one thing, no one gets hurt here and in my opinion the only boundaries in these scenarios should be the ones that you set for yourself.
They could all be as violent, sinister, wholesome and sweet, or, since we are here on a porn site after all, perverse, loving, lusting and as twisted as much as you allow them to be.
After all it doesn't matter, does it?
It is not real; it's all in your mind and as long as it stays there it affects nobody.
But there are enough people out there who believe they could simply expand that kind of thinking and apply it in their day to day life to various degrees.
Well, looking back I don't consider the place where I grew up to be remotely bad, but let me tell you this:
I didn't had a telescopic baton on me because it would make me feel like a big badass bitch, that's for sure.
And now I would like you to ask yourself this question:
Is this an environment where I would like to see my children grew up in, a place where a woman have to carry around a concealed weapon to feel somewhat save just because some, pardon my French here, pieces of shit think they could do and behave as it pleases them?
I don't want to lecture anyone here, I'm sure we are all here for different reasons, but stuff like this was and still is such a common occurrence that even at my age it makes me still so furious that I want to punch something.
As I stated before, this is your story and yours alone.
Therefore all I can advise you is this:
Don't let others dictate what should be included in it.
Take inspirations, listen what people have to say about your work; some may have to add something that is worth your time, others will just call you names because you don't cater to their fancies.
Take all that into consideration, but never let it get to a point where it alienates your style of writing, or even worse, that the opinions and tastes of others threaten to hijack your whole story, because this is nothing but a recipe for disaster and it will ensure a lot of frustration on your end.
There sure as hell aren't so many unfinished projects around here for no reasons after all...
Art, in all of its forms, is sometimes a mean and cut-throat business, but also a fulfilling one if you are really dedicated to it.
But I think you already know all of this, apologies if I bore you to death with my ramblings here.
And that's my point exactly.
Games and fantasies are one thing, no one gets hurt here and in my opinion the only boundaries in these scenarios should be the ones that you set for yourself.
They could all be as violent, sinister, wholesome and sweet, or, since we are here on a porn site after all, perverse, loving, lusting and as twisted as much as you allow them to be.
After all it doesn't matter, does it?
It is not real; it's all in your mind and as long as it stays there it affects nobody.
But there are enough people out there who believe they could simply expand that kind of thinking and apply it in their day to day life to various degrees.
Well, looking back I don't consider the place where I grew up to be remotely bad, but let me tell you this:
I didn't had a telescopic baton on me because it would make me feel like a big badass bitch, that's for sure.
And now I would like you to ask yourself this question:
Is this an environment where I would like to see my children grew up in, a place where a woman have to carry around a concealed weapon to feel somewhat save just because some, pardon my French here, pieces of shit think they could do and behave as it pleases them?
I don't want to lecture anyone here, I'm sure we are all here for different reasons, but stuff like this was and still is such a common occurrence that even at my age it makes me still so furious that I want to punch something.
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I like how much art there is, and it generally looks good. I assume that's what's getting the most development effort. I did take a look at the code, and I feel like the dev could use some coding help; there seem to be some cut and paste repetitions that really should be functions that get called if the code is going to be remotely manageable in the long run.
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Oh, you didn't see the code of v. 0.0.2! My current code is a masterpiece in comparison to that
I'm not a programmer, but I know how to code on VB.Net and javascript. Though, I had zero experience working with python. It made me mad when something that was supposed to work didn't work at all because renpy initialize variables in I-couldn't-get-how way! So, it was easier for me just to duplicate some pieces of code.
But I'm getting better. As I've said, I improved my code a lot in the last update, though it is still far from optimal.
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I really like the girl's perspective. Her masturbation scenes are hot - and LOVE that she has the option to hump her pillow!