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

[asdfasdf12341234ACSACA]

Lets say that he does brood over every word. It is my understanding that he is in his 40s or even 50s. He used to be a project manager of some sorts. He of all people should realize that this is not a healthy model to get anything done.

Being a project manager doesn't necessarily imply that you are a good project manager. Project management in particular is one area where one can very easily fall upwards and have a lot of plausible deniability ("it's not my fault, it's all we can do with the budget/it's not my fault, we got unexpected delays/so on and so forth).

Also, while I don't know his full history of employment, it is very common for project managers to be people that simply got promoted to a level that they weren't prepared for (Peter principle). I don't know if it's the case here though, I genuinely think it's some kind of attention deficit disorder.

 

[chino222]

 

[Geffe]

I think the reason he's struggling is that his premise doesn't fit the tone he settled on, nor plays to his strengths (or interests) as a writer.

Turning the agent into a bargirl in a way that makes sense given the tone and story setup is all but impossible. And if he did manage that, then he would be left writing a ton of pointless sex scenes that do nothing to advance the plot, and are lacking in the personal and psychological aspects that he seems to be both best at, and most interested in.

 

[rbx4]

I think the reason he's struggling is that his premise doesn't fit the tone he settled on, nor plays to his strengths (or interests) as a writer.

Turning the agent into a bargirl in a way that makes sense given the tone and story setup is all but impossible. And if he did manage that, then he would be left writing a ton of pointless sex scenes that do nothing to advance the plot, and are lacking in the personal and psychological aspects that he seems to be both best at, and most interested in.

I definitely understand what you're saying. I suggest that Crush has been at least a little slow since the start. Crush has been slower since going full time, and has been especially slow since FA became a visual novel (not the same as the original game, which resembled some other stat-rich games out there). It seems like some fans said, "Don't be like that game" which is unlike the original plan--which seemed to be "that game" with mild graphics and a focused theme.

 

[boobthief]

What updates will there even be to play? A couple sentences about being groped in a Thai bar? There's nothing to love here except maybe the concept, and I think Crush knows as much.
I've played through this game a total of 2 times, the first being several years ago and the second last month. It was boring as hell, and I'm a person that can usually find enjoyment in even bad h-games.

Sounds like this is just not the game for you. I have followed/supported the development of this game for years and every aspect has improved through the updates. Not always, but typically.

Truth is, putting your creative work out there is a hard thing to do. But that doesn't absolve you from criticism. You will likely be putting out crap, like the vast majority of people who make any sort of content. And even if you aren't putting out crap you will still receive criticism.
The proper response is not to run to hugboxes or lash out at the critics who may or may not be accurate in their complaints, but to put your head down and work hard to make something worthwhile.
The attitude you have is very typical in amateur content creator spaces (amateur writers will know) and it's encouraged by both the creators and their fans. They're too caught up in the awesomeness of their ideas and never bother to wonder how to properly communicate those ideas to their audience. I'm not saying you should doomscroll through all your haters' posts 24/7, but that remaining in comfortable hugboxes is often a death sentence for creativity and motivation.

Not sure I understand for sure about the whole hugboxes thing. I just see a person trying to make a game and people here shitting on them pretending they could do better. Woulda could shoulda it be easier, faster, sexier, better. That's not how the sausage is made.

Truth be told: I would love it if any of the critics here made their similar but better game because then we would have another game to play. But they don't. Because it's harder to create than it is to destroy. And you only learn that if you try to make something yourself.

 

[Sixty]

Truth be told: I would love it if any of the critics here made their similar but better game because then we would have another game to play. But they don't. Because it's harder to create than it is to destroy. And you only learn that if you try to make something yourself.

You keep saying this shit, even though you know that several of us in this thread do actually create smut.

 

[MAKE DEEPFAKES]

If you are here for game creation, then you are in the wrong thread. This is neither a game, nor is it being created.

 

[boobthief]

You keep saying this shit, even though you know that several of us in this thread do actually create smut.

Sorry, I should have qualified that by saying 'successfully'. As in people pay for your content. Anyone can post text.

I am unsurprised that in a straight female protagonist game people are not automatically interested in your "age difference" gay stories.

That's not to say you couldn't make a game like this, like Girl Spy. But you didn't. I played that. Wasn't for me but I thought it was pretty good!

Try it. If people hate on you for trying to make your game I would absolutely hate on them harder than you hate on this game.

 

[Sixty]

Sorry, I should have qualified that by saying 'successfully'. As in people pay for your content. Anyone can post text.

I am unsurprised that in a straight female protagonist game people are not automatically interested in your "age difference" gay stories.

That's not to say you couldn't make a game like this, like Girl Spy. But you didn't. I played that. Wasn't for me but I thought it was pretty good!

Try it. If people hate on you for trying to make your game I would absolutely hate on them harder than you hate on this game.

I don't hate on this game, dude. Discussing the goods and bads of a game is not hating. I used to support this game.

And who to the what now about my stories?

 

[boobthief]

I don't hate on this game, dude. Discussing the goods and bads of a game is not hating. I used to support this game.

Actually, sorry, yes, I can see that you don't. There is a negative attitude to this thread and it usually gets more toxic until a release. It's cyclical. I thought you were joining the usual malcontents, but no.

And who to the what now about my stories?

I'm saying: make your game if you have better ideas. More games for us to play! I'm also saying: it's a lot harder than you think to do that.

There's a gulf of ineptitude and inexperience (Dunning–Kruger effect) between making something and criticizing something e.g. why don't movie critics make the best films. Guess everyone is just lazy and stupid but me. Maybe they are doing their best.

 

[rbx4]

If the only thing that can be said in response to critique is irrelevant, that irrelevancy is essentially saying that the critique cannot be dismissed by the speaker. In other words--disagreeing by criticizing someone else's game creation ability is tantamount to just agreeing with them spitefully. A valid response would start with explaining how other game creators can create good games with solid text and time-consuming graphics on a much more solid schedule, but how Crush has a special situation that explains it all. The special situation is a mystery that some of us aren't quite sure we've solved yet, even though someone else pointed out some Crush statements that could explain it. To me, I want to study the psychology of this--though admittedly I will never have enough personal information to be sure of it.

I have a great deal of information that could be used to easily work it out, but the anonymity of the Internet foils it all. It's not even clear if the observations describe one individual or two, but most likely we're seeing two people who need help, both with serious issues that are distinct in nature.

 

[Sixty]

Actually, sorry, yes, I can see that you don't. There is a negative attitude to this thread and it usually gets more toxic until a release. It's cyclical. I thought you were joining the usual malcontents, but no.



I'm saying: make your game if you have better ideas. More games for us to play! I'm also saying: it's a lot harder than you think to do that.

There's a gulf of ineptitude and inexperience (Dunning–Kruger effect) between making something and criticizing something e.g. why don't movie critics make the best films. Guess everyone is just lazy and stupid but me. Maybe they are doing their best.

Tell you what, man. By your own logic, you have nothing to say to my posts. If I can't criticize this game because I don't write games, then you can't criticize what I have to say because you don't create anything at all. I write. You don't. Who are you to criticize anything I write?

If you have specific responses to specific criticisms, share them. But this bullshit of saying people can't criticize unless they've done the thing in hand has been answered right here in this thread by me and others. Repeatedly.

Please, pretty please with sugar on it, quit with this shit. We have to sort through 90000 of your posts covering page after page just to follow the entirely legitimate conversation in the thread.

 

[johnysanchez01]

If you have specific responses to specific criticisms, share them. But this bullshit of saying people can't criticize unless they've done the thing in hand has been answered right here in this thread by me and others. Repeatedly.

At this point there's probably more total words from this fella defending Crush's content than the content itself
And just like his hero he's just repeating the same boring lines over and over while wasting everyone else's time.

 

[asdfasdf12341234ACSACA]

Sorry, I should have qualified that by saying 'successfully'. As in people pay for your content. Anyone can post text.

I am unsurprised that in a straight female protagonist game people are not automatically interested in your "age difference" gay stories.

That's not to say you couldn't make a game like this, like Girl Spy. But you didn't. I played that. Wasn't for me but I thought it was pretty good!

Try it. If people hate on you for trying to make your game I would absolutely hate on them harder than you hate on this game.

You keep trying to argue and prove your point but we don't quite trust it. Please, only try to come on top of your argument if you have proof that you've done so in court or a televised debate for example. Until then, anyone can post counterarguments

 

[Blockout]

Quarterly check in

How's it going with the game?

 

[rbx4]

Quarterly check in

How's it going with the game?

There's probably something showing up next quarter. There was just a major meltdown on multiple levels, but it doesn't look like anything is queued for immediate release. I'm here eating popcorn and enjoying the situation. Also just saying--a number of other slow developers were off the radar from December until last week. Probably similar causes.

 

[Senor Smut]

There's probably something showing up next quarter. There was just a major meltdown on multiple levels, but it doesn't look like anything is queued for immediate release. I'm here eating popcorn and enjoying the situation. Also just saying--a number of other slow developers were off the radar from December until last week. Probably similar causes.

And notice how you never see Crush and those other Devs in the same room at the same time...

They're all Batman!

 

[vicaddict]

They do sleep up to 80% of the day, so that might explain the progress or the lack thereof.

 

[fortuna95]

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Hey guys! Just quickly reporting in that the writing's going much better. I pushed out a test version of the shift part of the episode yesterday and have received good feedback on it.

It feels short, so I'm going to squeeze the date with Big Mac into this episode (which is a bit shorter and lower-key than the fancy date with the Russians). That's already outlined so it should be quick to prototype – I'll get straight onto it now.
This episode has been an unexpected fucking nightmare to write. The good news is that all the struggle led to some cool and creative ideas to improve future episodes – more on that soon.

I've got more to say about this experience and what I learned, but I want to get this episode done, so I'm going to get straight into building the Big Mac date scene. Report to follow soon. Thanks so much for bearing with me and for the support while I've been creatively struggling, your confidence in the project is more motivating than you know. ❤

 

[CassieBare]

It feels short, [...] (which is a bit shorter and lower-key than the fancy date with the Russians). That's already outlined so it should be quick to prototype – I'll get straight onto it now.

It feels short because...it is. Oh, and surprise, surprise, it won't be released before the end of the month so there can be another tick over on subscriber charges.

This episode has been an unexpected fucking nightmare to write.

Aren't they all though? That's what it seems like.

The good news is that all the struggle led to some cool and creative ideas to improve future episodes – more on that soon.

Of course, struggle led to 'MFAGA' as always. Will those things ever improve the content quality, speed, or quantity? Years of research says: no.