HTML Female Agent [v1.20.1p] [Crushstation]

[rbx4]

Hey guys - is there even one single fan left or only haters here?

I wouldn't call it hate on my part at least. I do respect Crush's ability to write great blogs. I think he doesn't have a sense of immediacy in game development though. It's probably more an effect of human nature on his part and on his patrons' part, however. It's just what essentially guaranteed income does to a person, I think. Still, he's clearly very interested in his weekly Patreon posts and does a good job with those.

He also had a good idea with the game itself. Still, I think that if he regularly made big progress on content, he probably would not make much more in donations than what he is currently making. I'm learning a lot by watching him--people like promises, they like engaging posts and conversations, but at least the numbers do not indicate that they care much about the amount of monthly progress. They just want to see signs of life.

Crush definitely lost some money with the rollback, as charts indicate, but that's an exception--didn't look like a sign of life.

 

[KopretCZ]

Soooo... Is there any fan signature for FA and i just can´t find it?

 

[Kevin Smarts]

Soooo... Is there any fan signature for FA and i just can´t find it?

Crush is working on one. Should be ready by 2035, hopefully March, April at the latest.

 

[TheDeviant]

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Hey guys. I was hoping to be able to report that we're on target for a release by Monday 28th, but I'm still solving problems with the writing.

Where it's at
Right now our heroine does the following things in the next episode:

• Has a "morning after" scene where hostel guests/staff are curious about her loud first date with her boss
• Has a "tradecraft" scene where she meets her handler in a cool location, and gets a piece of mission equipment
• Returns to the Hard Cock Cafe to carry out a mission tasking, while also carrying out her work as a topless barmaid
• Has a new sex scene

What's the problem?
I played through it again today and frankly it's just not that sexy. ☹ I'm not happy with it, especially as a follow up to the previous episode. Frankly...it's kind of boring.
My plan to fix this is to bring forward a set-piece sex scene I'd planned for a future episode, and feature it in this one. That will inject some serious new fap material into this episode, and also has the advantage of moving the overall plot along a bit quicker.
But I'm not confident I can get it written and working with functioning artwork in 8 days, so I have to release this disappointing report because I always want to be honest and transparent, even when I suck.

Accountability
I've kept this description vague so as to avoid episode spoilers, but if anybody has a specific question you can message me on Discord (where I am Crushstation#8544 ).

Apology
I'm sorry to have to report this, guys. I hate disappointing everybody, and it's humiliating to push back deadlines that I know many people feel are much too far apart anyway. ☹ I wish I could write faster and better. All I can promise is that I'm working on it all the time and I really care about maintaining the quality and sexiness of the story.

Okay, I'm going to get started on integrating the new scene tomorrow and I'll report on the 27th how it's going.

 

[rbx4]

Hey Crush can be counted among his own detractors as we see here. I just wish that, if he really is having trouble writing, he should get help. It sounds like he is also not happy with what he is doing. If that is true, then it should also help him (and not just his fans) to seek help to get a workflow going. He might need someone to function as a coach, to tell him tough truths that he doesn't want to admit to himself, as a first step towards change. I don't like how he keeps the Patreon running for this, but as we have said, patrons had all better be adults, and ought to be able to accept responsibility for their own expenditures.

 

[Crushstation]

Hey Crush can be counted among his own detractors as we see here. I just wish that, if he really is having trouble writing, he should get help. It sounds like he is also not happy with what he is doing. If that is true, then it should also help him (and not just his fans) to seek help to get a workflow going. He might need someone to function as a coach, to tell him tough truths that he doesn't want to admit to himself, as a first step towards change. I don't like how he keeps the Patreon running for this, but as we have said, patrons had all better be adults, and ought to be able to accept responsibility for their own expenditures.

Yep, nobody here can neg me better than I can neg myself. I actually do have help with the writing from team and community members who improve every release, and to whom I've very grateful! If you yourself would like to talk to me about the game I'm Crushstation#8544 on Discord.

EDIT: actually, just read some of your other posts above. Please don't contact me.

 

[Crushstation]

I was going to try to catch up with this thread, but I'm not qualified to argue economics. I am qualified to talk Female Agent so if anybody (except rbx4) wants to talk about the game HMU on Discord. Crushstation#8544

 

[rbx4]

EDIT: actually, just read some of your other posts above. Please don't contact me.

No problem at all! I was a little surprised, but now it makes sense. I am never afraid to say what I think, nor do I go back on lines that I draw. However, I also meant what I said in #3,871, and I don't plan on being snarky with anyone who didn't have it coming (and you have not said anything to earn snark). Still, I would be one of more extreme "tough truths" people, and maybe not what you need to hear at a given moment--it's best if a baggage-free person does that and not me, but I do recommend someone who isn't afraid to say what is needed.

For what it's worth, I thought that the early releases were quite good. Things derailed since then, and I hope that they get back on track and better towards what someone likes, even if I may or may not like the direction that is eventually taken.

 

[Spawk]

• Has a "morning after" scene where hostel guests/staff are curious about her loud first date with her boss
• Has a "tradecraft" scene where she meets her handler in a cool location, and gets a piece of mission equipment
• Returns to the Hard Cock Cafe to carry out a mission tasking, while also carrying out her work as a topless barmaid
• Has a new sex scene

4 episodes in 5 months... seriously? That's less than a scene in a month. I love when the authors support me, not their fans in a dispute.

 

[Spawk]

It's a community-based effort modding a Russian original game that has IP so widely scattered that no one can claim ownership of it.

This is a game based on the Russian game ЭТО by DeGross

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[Kavalor]

4 episodes in 5 months... seriously? That's less than a scene in a month. I love when the authors support me, not their fans in a dispute.

Actually its 2 month , as the last release was Christmas.

 

[Tallyhoe]

Guess what? Another delay.

 

[yaryaryar]

Crush, is the idea that we eventually move on to becoming a full bargirl?

 

[Kavalor]

I'm not Crush , but the answer is yes .. and that is then the end of the intro as far as I know. But I think it will be 2 or 3 more updates to reach that point.

 

[KopretCZ]

Does FA even have signature?

Spoiler: Can´t find any.

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[belallo]

Every time I look at this thread it has less pages than before. Is the dev under some fucking fairy tale curse where everything he touches loses content?

 

[rbx4]

Yep, nobody here can neg me better than I can neg myself. I actually do have help with the writing from team and community members who improve every release, and to whom I've very grateful! If you yourself would like to talk to me about the game I'm Crushstation#8544 on Discord.

To me, this suggests that Crush didn't exactly get the point of what I said about a coach. I am not suggesting that he needs co-writers to improve the pace of Female Agent development. I would never be able to thrive with co-writers, and I think that they often lead to having too many cooks in the kitchen--therefore I do not advise them for a writer who is already unsatisfied with his own progress. An editor for finished product is welcome, of course, but that does not sound like what is mentioned there.

Instead, I suggest that Crush needs a coach to help analyze what is wrong with either his writing routine or approach, if he is unsatisfied with his own progress on Female Agent as he stated (if not, then the point is moot). If he is doing something else instead of writing, then he may want to change that. If he is writing in a self-defeating method, then a coach could identify that and guide him to more productive methods. Tough truths may be needed. It is not always helpful to get supportive comments. Tough truths can help people grow.

*Plus, I think it's not true that you can negative yourself better than anybody here can, or if so, then dang.

 

[bloodbus]

I think the newest version of Female Agent is better than whatever the previous version was going to be. This thread is drastically overstating the lack of content. I got more out of this version than the last one. The only thing I miss about the old version is the character's background because that gave some context for roleplaying.

 

[TheDeviant]

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Hey guys! I had a great week on writing, including a long manic session that started on Wednesday morning and finished at 4 A.M. the following day.
I'm normally disciplined in my writing hours, so it was exciting to just work long and follow the muse. After two days of sobriety, I powered myself with booze and just wrote all night, like I was trying to be Hunter S Thompson or something. It was awesome.

As reported last week: the scene that was planned felt kinda flat and boring, an anticlimax after the first shift. The scene I'm bringing in to replace it feels much faster and more exciting. It's another big set piece that will significantly advance the plot.

When will it be ready?
There's still quite a lot to write: I think I need another 2-3 weeks (depending on whether

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smiles on my efforts). That means the next episode should release in 3-4 weeks, which is roughly the same time it took to produce the last episode.
I wanted to get this episode out faster than the previous one. I'm sorry I wasn't able to do this. I'm working long hours every day to get this episode on your screens as soon as possible.

Okay, that's it for the week! I'm going to rest for the evening and hit it hard again tomorrow. I'll report back on progress next weekend.

 

[Joe Steel]

I think the newest version of Female Agent is better than whatever the previous version was going to be. This thread is drastically overstating the lack of content. I got more out of this version than the last one. The only thing I miss about the old version is the character's background because that gave some context for roleplaying.

Agreed, and I'd add that the lifepath element shouldn't be reconstructed until the main story is written in at least beta form and it is clear what the outputs of the life story need to be to feed the main story. The earlier version of the lifepath with the skrillion skills was needlessly complicated and thge player decisions were not intuitive nor rewarding.

As far as the writing goes, Crush would be well-served by hiring a writer to do the first draft of each scene. Crush seems intimidated by a blank page (I'm like that as well) but editing someone else's writing is a lot easier that writing or editing one's own writing. Lord know Crush can afford it.