Because that's the difference between a game and a book.
I can skip the content i'm not interested in when reading a book, too. /s
Then there is no point in arguing about linear experience.
Really, was just trying to think of a way to unrailroad what we have so far. After all, if it's a customizable story, we might want to be able to customize and decide at what point our character goes braking bad.
I, for instance, was not a huge fan of first interview with Connor, but Boss scene made sense to me. That little detail would make my playthrough unique from someone else's playthrough, which would be quite nice to me as a player.
For the love of god, make that /s BOLD and size 26.
I've given up on assuming this will ever be open world or branching out, and I think just accepting that this is a visual novel that we get some minor (mainly cosmetic) choices over but experience the story that's been laid out is a better and less frustratung way to consume it.
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Hey guys! Last week I completed the storyboard for the next episode. Weighing in at 248 slides, it’s the longest storyboard so far.
That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the longest episode to play, but it is the most thoroughly planned. Hopefully this means that production will be swift and easy, with few obstacles.
What’s included
A scene that was supposed to be sexy but minor blew up out of all planned proportions when it came to storyboarding. It’s evolved into a complex sex scene, an important milestone for the heroine’s journey to bargirl status, and a powerful emotional beat for her.
Episode 1.19 will include the buildup to this scene, the scene itself and the club shift that happens around it, and the fallout afterwards.
But White Russian is being pushed back to the next episode
I was planning to include both this shift and the side quest White Russian in this episode. But I definitely feel like this shift is strong enough to stand on its own; we can go to production, there’s no need to make you guys wait for me to add on a whole extra quest to this episode.
Next steps
With the storyboard done, I’m getting started on production for Episode 1.19. This is the exciting part, where we convert all the planning into actual working game screens! I love this part because you can actually see everything coming together.
I’ll get as much done as I can and report on progress next week. Have an awesome Monday! ❤
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Could somebody share the Random Encounters beta test? I'm curious how it's.
The only people who got it were the top two levels of Patreon, so it's unlikely any of them will be willing to share.
Another fan of that scene in here and felt the same way, that was the best scene for me in the game. I also liked the tribe ritual scene and was hoping for much more like she's spending several days in there... I too hope that a talented but hard-worker dev creates a game with similar good ideas.
I just don't find it likely that for the game to pump out good content, and it does in my view, enough where I am a Patreon sub, it has to take nearly this long
There had to be stuff that Crush can farm out to supporters or collaborators
There had to be stuff that Crush can farm out to supporters or collaborators
That's, sadly, pure naivety. Supporters and collaborators aren't any better than the developers themselves at producing content. Especially content of good or even decent quality. Most will burn out very fast and then take months to actually admit/notify you they've lost interest and haven't done shit. If they don't just disappear altogether.
I don't mean things like doing the writing, I mean stuff like scraping images from Google, or doing basic playtesting, or even working on the UI if they have that kind of skill.
But yeah in terms of quality I wouldn't count on them, definitely.
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Good morning guys! I’m currently building the storyboard in the game engine. This is the part where the visions and ideas become a working part of the game, so it’s really exciting to see it coming together.
There are 248 storyboard slides, and I wanted to get a significant chunk of that done last week. I worked Mon-Sat and was able to recreate 117 slides.
The storyboard is written to a rough first draft standard, so when I’m doing this I make improvements where I can. (Little changes to dialogue and characterisation can make a big difference here.) I’ve been able to incorporate some of the contributor feedback on the storyboard, and also deviate from the plan in one or two places to make it hotter.
I took yesterday off to recharge, and now I’m right back to it! I’m now working on the most challenging & hottest part of the storyboard. I’ll do my best, and report progress next week. ❤
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I think you're forgetting how there will be a scene that simply just isn't sexy enough and will need to be rewritten
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Here is a quick reality check.
Currently we are at 117/248 of 1.19.
I'll let you draw your own conclusion about this end of June release.
Currently we are at 117/248 of 1.19.
I'll let you draw your own conclusion about this end of June release.
I'm always amazed by your mental gymnastics (genuinely), I remember them even when you posted with your older account. Not complaining or anything, I'm honestly glad I can see this kind of thing out in the wild.
I find the game pretty amazing, I played one of the very first versions years ago, and I'm pretty impressed by how far it has come.
Story and writing wise, it was always pretty good, but playing that last version I got totally engrossed in the story.
Few things as feedback :
- the fucking CIA acting like using sex in spying is a somehow exceptional thing, or that they feel extremely hesitant about it feel ridiculous. Im honestly surprised you end up almost doing it behind their back instead of them pressuring you into it. Feel very unrealistic, and just slow the plot needlessly imo. I still want porn in my porn game. Although I will say the progressive nature of the corruption is also kinda good, superior bitching about getting great info through sexual means just feels wrong. Intelligence agencies are up to the most ridiculously vile shit in real life, I dont think theyd bat an eye.
- scattering a few more sex scenes would be good. Building up various sex skills and debasing yourself for extra infos should be more present. I want my agent to work on her BJs, her gag reflex and her anal capacity (and the stats giving you access to different people to get info from mb).
- I vaguely recall some hypno content, did that entirely disappear ?
But again, congrats to the dev, very well written, great theme, great game
Story and writing wise, it was always pretty good, but playing that last version I got totally engrossed in the story.
Few things as feedback :
- the fucking CIA acting like using sex in spying is a somehow exceptional thing, or that they feel extremely hesitant about it feel ridiculous. Im honestly surprised you end up almost doing it behind their back instead of them pressuring you into it. Feel very unrealistic, and just slow the plot needlessly imo. I still want porn in my porn game. Although I will say the progressive nature of the corruption is also kinda good, superior bitching about getting great info through sexual means just feels wrong. Intelligence agencies are up to the most ridiculously vile shit in real life, I dont think theyd bat an eye.
- scattering a few more sex scenes would be good. Building up various sex skills and debasing yourself for extra infos should be more present. I want my agent to work on her BJs, her gag reflex and her anal capacity (and the stats giving you access to different people to get info from mb).
- I vaguely recall some hypno content, did that entirely disappear ?
But again, congrats to the dev, very well written, great theme, great game
Removed to comply with patreon's stance on non-consensual content, if I remember correctly
I'm all for positivity, and I hope for it, since negativity actually can cause unfavorable things to happen. Let's reconvene at 2024 and see what happens. Until then, I remain on the watch for what I was looking for.
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