why cant i download anything from the thread? Like any saves, walkthrough, cheat, doesnt open even with vpn, i am confused
The time constraint with Mias cleaning is so unnecessary. Its already clonky to navigate around the house and each room, often you click on the right side for a accidental rollback etc.
The "click on buttons" event is also very tricky because its not just clicking in the right order there also seems to be a timer which means you cant click too fast or too slow.
But the positive is the navigation and fluidity of the game got much better (i didnt play for a year or so).
In general i think you are making things way too complicated. We are at the stage right now that there is a SEVENTY PAGE long walkthrough and you even provide cheat options for Valeries potions yourself... so it seems you know its too trayhard overcomplicated.
I have a red/green vision impairment so the colored potions are impossible for me, they look like 3 hues of orange to me and 2 are purple.
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Nevermind, the key was in the bottle... because... why whouldnt we have it just in inventory?
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I don't know if somethings changed, but I just checked and walkthrough & cheat mod downloaded fine for me.
I right clicked the attachment and selected 'save as' and down they came.
I appreciate your feedback! Making a well rounded game everyone enjoys is hard. It's like creating a riddle you already know the answer to. Of course from MY point of view it really simple, so I REALLY appreciate feedback like yours! it helps me make improvements to the game!
Thanks for your support!
-Ace
I do have a plan for a way to make 3rd person cameras work. But it's hard because my games have always been first person... but I agree that some positions are better in 3rd person.
Thanks for your support!
-Ace
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So maybe you could reduce a couple viewpoints in some rooms which are never used and move stuff from the borders of the window a bit more to the center. Like puzzle pieces, navigation arrows etc.
Or centralize the movement selection and place direction arrows always on the bottom. Left Forward Right (and 180 if no other option)
Regarding the hidden images, are they really limited to single days or always? I just flew over the walktthrough and dont know exactly.
I think i would make them available all the time. Also some other games make them stand out a bit more, e.g. Lunars Chosen uses small yellow stars.
Gameplay wise its annoying for me to be able to click on all the cupboards etc. and not be able to open them.
So maybe just make them clickable if you have the item for it, and then give them a small glowing highlight if you are able to open.
Because you dont remember days or weeks later "ah now i can open this" and you dont start each day going through 20 rooms clicking on 5 possible cupboards, atleast i dont do it because its sysiphus work.
So maybe you could reduce a couple viewpoints in some rooms which are never used and move stuff from the borders of the window a bit more to the center. Like puzzle pieces, navigation arrows etc.
Or centralize the movement selection and place direction arrows always on the bottom. Left Forward Right (and 180 if no other option)
Regarding the hidden images, are they really limited to single days or always? I just flew over the walktthrough and dont know exactly.
I think i would make them available all the time. Also some other games make them stand out a bit more, e.g. Lunars Chosen uses small yellow stars.
Gameplay wise its annoying for me to be able to click on all the cupboards etc. and not be able to open them.
So maybe just make them clickable if you have the item for it, and then give them a small glowing highlight if you are able to open.
Because you dont remember days or weeks later "ah now i can open this" and you dont start each day going through 20 rooms clicking on 5 possible cupboards, atleast i dont do it because its sysiphus work.
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I'd agree with this, especially with Val's potion brewing quest. And your general point does bring up an important question that I'd think any developer should address in the early stages of developing these puzzles. That question is, How hard should I make the puzzles in my adult game?
On the one hand, I'd see why a dev would not want players simply blowing through puzzles or minigames. They are there to add a little bit of grind, because having the right amount of grind is a huge boon to these games. I'd say a bit of grind--done right--can do wonders in adding to the sense of reward for the adult scenes, once the player finally obtains those scenes.
On the other hand, if the puzzles or minigames are too difficult, then the player is likely to be torn away from any sexual tension. If a puzzle forces all of our blood flow to our brains to solve a puzzle that is the equivalent of bridging Einstein's theory of relativity with quantum mechanics . . . then buildup of sexual tension will be neutered, and the player is likely to get frustrated.
Balance is key. For balancing out a grind, I'd put my basic philosophy in the following manner: "We all want what we can't have . . . but in these adult games, we expect to get rewarded soon, without having to break our brains."
Also, I do think Ace has done a good creative job coming with the idea of Val's brewing puzzles. Where a lot of other games' minigames will be random clicking challenges or whatever, Val's brewing puzzles actually reflect the story world. And because of that, Ace can use that same puzzle to expand actual story plots or themes of the game, if he ever wanted to. It's these kind of puzzles/minigames that add a greater sense of depth or character to a game. But I'd agree the final stage was too hard.
So, in summary, balance is crucial to puzzle games. And the more relevant to the game's story world and plot, the better. If I were a developer, I would try to think of the puzzles not so much as just a means to slow down players (which is important, don't get me wrong), but as a means to add depth to the story world. Moreover, I would try to think of them as plot devices that further the narrative or even permit certain types of adult scenes. Again, Val's brewing game has potential for all this. In a story where a single dude is outnumbered by dangerous succubi, does the MC eventually use all the brewing knowledge to gain the upper hand in some way? Of course, Ace doesn't have to take this plot route, but if a dev makes a puzzle that allows him to ask these kinds of questions, then the puzzle game is likely a relevant one and not wasting the player's time.
All this being said, I don't expect a guy who works part time on an adult game to perfectly master each and every minigame, nor would I expect each and every minigame to be perfectly tied into the world. (If anything, I'd say settle for ONE type of minigame, like Val's brewing challenge, and get rid of the rest to clean things up.) But yeah, I'd agree with realsmasher and say err on the side of simplicity.
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Fairly close, MAYBE end of April, but don't hold me to that.
The last scene for the next update is HUGE!
For context, most my scenes are about 30 renders. I am currently at 125 for this last scene and about Half done with it...
but I have all the renders and animations done for Val and Ivy's scenes (Val has 64 renders and 7 animations) (Ivy has 40 renders and 10 animations)
All the renders for navigations and minigames are done, I have coded and written days 13 and 14, and the first half of day 15.
Left to do:
-Finish the final scene of day 15 (about 50 more renders, another 5-7 animations, write all the dialogue).
-Add sound effects and music to all the scenes
-Make a small scene for the morning of Day 16.
-Test
I am about 85% done with the update as a whole.
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You can't do wrong imo. You actually listened to advice from players and implemented a lot of stuff in the last update already plus the animations/scenes have been absolutely top notch.
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I'm just curious, because I know nothing about rendering: how much time does it take to make a single static render? And how long for a single animation? I've always wondered how much work goes into it all.
IT really just depends. Setting up the scene initially, getting the lighting right, and the environment/props clothing. All takes a long time. But once that is set up, the shift from one pose to another doesn't take more than a few minutes (again depending on what's going on) Or the same scene but a different camera angle.
for instance, a simple shot like this can take as little as 5 minutes to set up and render.
But this, took me a few hours to set up:
And this took me about 10 hours to set up the club, then replace the screens with my custom renders:
But after the initial set up, the next 2 only took a few minutes to alter between each render:
I hope that makes sense.
The more complex the scene, the longer it takes.
Thanks for the response, although I didn't make it past the second render, because the girl in the red dress crippled my understanding of the English language. She lobotomized my brain with her hotness: "Oh, whaaa!, woa . . . oh yea, I'm supposed to be reading . . . words. Damn, that render, though . . . Hey, keep reading, Ace took time out of his day to give you a detailed answer. Okay, here we go--I'm reading . . ." *Scrolls back up to girl in red dress*
You know a guy is a talented artist when nearly every random side girl he creates is worthy of her own game. Every time I see samples of your renders, I'm like "This guy gets it."
But thanks for the response anyway
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thanks! My favorite part about this hobby is creating new models. I sometimes fear they are all a little too similar, so I try to make them unique but still “my type” if that makes sense? Lucking my type is just hot… but it is hard to do. I’m glad you think I do a good job of it.Thanks for the response, although I didn't make it past the second render, because the girl in the red dress crippled my understanding of the English language. She lobotomized my brain with her hotness: "Oh, whaaa!, woa . . . oh yea, I'm supposed to be reading . . . words. Damn, that render, though . . . Hey, keep reading, Ace took time out of his day to give you a detailed answer. Okay, here we go--I'm reading . . ." *Scrolls back up to girl in red dress*
You know a guy is a talented artist when nearly every random side girl he creates is worthy of her own game. Every time I see samples of your renders, I'm like "This guy gets it."
But thanks for the response anyway
The hardest part lately has been my lack of time available to work on things, so I focus solely now on Escape. I have not created a new model in a while, but I do have at least 50 models that I haven’t even shared with anyone… plus hundreds more that just get deleted because they didn’t have any redeeming qualities.
But I share the ones that work out best.
You're hands down one of the most underappreciated graphic artists in this industry. When I look at your work, I can tell you are passionate about making the renders. I get what you mean about worrying that the models look too similar, and I have noticed some of your models from other games, but I don't think that's a problem in the slightest, because I see you add your own sort of flair to each model--or, as you put it, make them "your type." And by doing so, I'd say you improve upon those models and breathe fresh life into them.
It's unfortunate you can't work on developing renders and the game full time, cause I know you'd come up with something awesome (Escape is great already), but yeah, if I were in your shoes and had limited time, I'd focusing solely on the game development, rather than spend an excessive amount of time making new models. Hot/sexy pictures are great, but it's when we get into a good game that the models become more than just pretty faces, because with a game comes story and character and all the psychology. And I'd wager that a decent model with attractive character/psychology will always trump insanely hot single portraits, especially for building an audience.
So, in other words, even though I've seen some of your sample renders, these other random models, and thought them pretty hot and maybe even objectively hotter in some ways than Ivy, Val, and Piper, I still find your main three girls much more attractive, because your game's story has made them more than just how they look.
I'm sure I'm probably telling you stuff you already know, but yeah, it'll always be in adult games where the real magic happens, so it'll never be a waste to devote all of your spare time to developing yours.
But.... Spoiler... Some of my other models are making it into the next update!!!
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