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Heya there!
There's a dev. update every week as you know, but I'll also be sharing another three previews this week! Pinups and other fun stuff too, so keep an eye out.
Part X Progress!
With the roam segments completed, I've spent the past week ripping through the rest of the day/sunset segments. The two heaviest render time-wise segments, the S bedroom and Karen apt, are finished this week!
What remains left of the day/sunset segments are a few time-light stragglers -- house settings like the master BR, kitchen, foyer, and guest room where you'll interact verbally and physically with both main women. These lighter day segments average around 1.5 - 2 hours per render, making them far slimmer than the completed heavier ones, those easily extending past the 4 to 6 hour mark.
More good news -- today I've received shipments of my new rendering hardware! I should acquire the rest of it this week and will begin implementation for rendering immediately. Simply put, this will scale ALL rendering 2x, crushing the longer segments down into more digestible chunks and making the final stretch of fast segments (night/emissives, see previous update for details) that much quicker.
Since last time I spoke about rendering rigs, I've chosen a new combination of hardware that will render the remaining segments faster and cheaper than using 20 individual units. I assume you'd want me to be responsible when making that calculus!
This week, you'll have a better idea which segments are complete/rendering with the progress tracker launching -- more on that later!
Part X Content!
Last week, I shared with you my challenges with Part IX, X and their pacing; I find the latter to be a main component of what makes a story tense, enjoyable. Now, I'd like to kick a couple more ideas your way, this time about dream sequences and the dance.
I'm sort of torn two ways about dream sequences; generally, I feel that the player's enjoyment is very dependent on the game's specific story and themes. On one hand, it allows for a visually engaging set-piece with unconventional themes, allowing a break from the story's somewhat predictable reality. But on the other hand, there's often little to no consequences nor actual, tangible relationship development since the sequence is nothing more than a figment, a dream.
This compromise between genuine development and visual, sometimes sexy spectacle is tough, but I believe I've settled a balance going forward. The campiness of skeletons and tackiness of nude imaginings may not riddle Part X, but you'll certainly have experiences in the flesh. That is, if you're charming enough! :]
With the dance throwing at you nearly every character you've tangled with, you'll have a lot to sift through. It'll be up to you to decide what your priorities are, what and who you find most important that night. Will you spend the night chasing after women fair or weathered, seeking romance? Or will you settle scores with men untrusting, for a youth's protection, for justice?
Don't sweat bullets just yet -- you don't have to choose one or the other! With so many events in one place, you will decide what requires your attention hierarchically. Just make sure you scour the crowds and halls thoroughly so you don't miss any of the other characters or their happenings!
Website Phase I Launch!
Phase I of my website is launching this week, finally! The most important element included in this phase is the progress tracker, providing a comprehensive view of segments rendering, total scenes rendered, time metrics and much more.
The graphics, design and ornaments of the site will be sparse/updated over time -- I wanted to make the progress tracker available as soon as possible. Phase II, the pledging and user system, will follow soon after. For those who'd rather support me directly, that'll be available before the Part X release!
Here's the imminent events again. I've also labeled what's coming out in the next seven days:
- CE Club Nude Pinup Pack II [Complete!]
- CE Club Nude Pinup Pack III [Complete!]
- (Coming this week!) Website Phase I Launch (Progress tracker)
- (Coming this week!) CE Club Nude Pinup Pack IV
- (Coming this week!) Three more Part X previews
- Website Phase II Launch (Users & pledge system)
- Dev updates, previews, pinups & other goodies for all patrons
- Part X!
Much love, lads. See you soon!
Gumdrop Games
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I was starting to get worried when he talked about the damn Skeleton. I’m glad he’s putting that type of shit in the back burner.
- Aug 23, 2017
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hi. everyone,when the next update will release ,any n
when the next update will release , it's been two month,,,
hi everyone,
when the next update will release , it's been two month,,,Wow this game is amazing. It has some real themes that actually relate. Way better than your cheesy incest games.
- Sep 11, 2017
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Thank you for updating the thread, it is much appreciated. I will say though, the last two development updates have been incredibly vague and given us no real idea as to when this update will actually drop. I would say it's still looking a few weeks away unfortunately. Would love to be pleasantly surprised though.
I am literally chomping at the bit to play Part X. So many intriguing questions that need answering. How will the Mother react to her Son's kiss? How will the Father untangle himself from the mess that is Karen? How will the dance play out from the Mother/Father's perspective? Will Ben prove to be anything but the shy and thoroughly dull boy he seems to be? How will the Mother/Father interaction pan out in this part after the further deterioration of their relationship in the last part? Will Isaac be bludgeoned to death? Will Doc Brown repair the Time Machine before Marty fucks his Mother? Oooh it's going to be fun
- Aug 13, 2017
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So... I've been meaning to ask this for a while... But what exactly happens that night when Karen sneaks in to the house at night, and she starts to strip Mom, and the Son? Does that actually happen? Is that whole thing a set up, and thats why Dad is mad, and leaves in the morning? or is it all just a dream too? It's so confusing, because it's never addressed directly. It happens, and then there's no mention of it again. It left me completely puzzled. Is it just me?
- May 13, 2017
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I like to think that Karen did set everything up to make the Father really mad. People may not like Karen, but she is one helluva mastermind to set that up perfectly.
It's explained in the father's path.
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- May 28, 2018
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Thank you very much for keeping us informed :extremelyhappy:.
- Apr 3, 2018
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Thanks a lot for sharing !!!
I never knew rendering takes that mich time !!! Holy shit !!! I thought they take hardly 30mins to a hour or so... !!! No wonder he is taking so much time given i dont know how many of them are rendering together !!!
- May 13, 2018
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Oh my, I had assumed he already had a system for rendering. Now I get why it's taken practically forever for him to release any updates.
Now that he finally has his system I'm hopeful future updates will flow through the door much faster. *fingers crossed*
Thank you so much for the update @flanby
Also I was wondering if anyone that has access to CE pinups IV could share it with the rest of the community? I hope I'm not being too presumptuous..
Now that he finally has his system I'm hopeful future updates will flow through the door much faster. *fingers crossed*
Thank you so much for the update @flanby
Also I was wondering if anyone that has access to CE pinups IV could share it with the rest of the community? I hope I'm not being too presumptuous..
It's not a dream, and yes, it's the reason bc the father leaves, but you have to play the father's path if you want to know exactly what happened and why Karen behaves like this. And I think will be important to understand the next update.
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Ok. I played the Father path, and I understand now. It's too bad I'm completely disinterested in the Father side as of right now, but I'll make it a goal of mine to play it every time from now on.
But with that question solved, now I'm a little more dissapointed about this on the Son side. I wish we could have gotten a little more of a reaction out of Mom in the morning. She did act a little strange, but I just brushed it off as her being hung over. I wish GumDrop would have shown her reaction to finding herself in that state after heavy drinking. The game needs a little less monologue from the Son, and instead let us in the head of Mom from time to time.
But with that question solved, now I'm a little more dissapointed about this on the Son side. I wish we could have gotten a little more of a reaction out of Mom in the morning. She did act a little strange, but I just brushed it off as her being hung over. I wish GumDrop would have shown her reaction to finding herself in that state after heavy drinking. The game needs a little less monologue from the Son, and instead let us in the head of Mom from time to time.
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Karen initiated it, she fixed it. She did sleep/hide in the closet.
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Oh yeah. Totally over looked that... I still think it would have been better if she had woken up first, and fixed it herself. Mom hasn't had any naughty moments in a while now, or maybe I'm just thinking with my dick.
- Apr 3, 2018
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You said it yourself !!! The models are stunning and arousing. To make them like that, it takes time and also for Dual Path !!!