Unity Five of a Kind [v0.6.0.3] [JorogrArt]

[JorogrArt]

Understandable. I only brought up Jastusa because another artist/game developer by the name of Boxman had a similar problem with his game The Aristocrats. He has something very similar going on with his game there and was able to get it preserved over on Jastusa as have others since then. House Chores is another that comes to mind that got gutted harder than most. But one other game that had also made it over there was Taffy Tales: Redux who had strong family values as a minor focus. Though a handful of games did get pass the purge like with Homecoming: Tales of Debauchery and some of the other stuff that got ignored.

I'll look into it after 0.6 is finally posted (again Very Soon(tm)).

There's always a brief period after an update is posted where the actual game project is frozen while I await bug reports and determine whether I need to issue a hotfix. As projects get larger, the more likely bugs will slip through testing.

I'll thoughtfully assess my monetization strategy, such that it is. Ultimately, I'm pretty sure I need to start redesigning parts of the game under the hood so I can flip a "kill switch" to sanitize the "strong family values" in case of emergency.

P.S., House Chores is one of those games I've seen on Itch.IO a lot and although I've never played it, the artwork looks gorgeous. I can't speak to the gameplay, but it doesn't deserve to be gutted like you say.

Cheers!

 

[scottwolf14]

If there ever is such a "kill switch", I would completely understand it. Though none of the whole "landlady" kind of thing that some have to use to get around censorship. With a single lore change that does very little to demolish the actual story beats: Your Dad Re-married. Only a small handful of text near the beginning has to be changed. The rest can be relatively unchanged otherwise outside of the Dad returning for 0.6 maybe needing a few adjustments should things ever go that far south.

 

[Davgord]

I'll look into it after 0.6 is finally posted (again Very Soon(tm)).

There's always a brief period after an update is posted where the actual game project is frozen while I await bug reports and determine whether I need to issue a hotfix. As projects get larger, the more likely bugs will slip through testing.

I'll thoughtfully assess my monetization strategy, such that it is. Ultimately, I'm pretty sure I need to start redesigning parts of the game under the hood so I can flip a "kill switch" to sanitize the "strong family values" in case of emergency.

P.S., House Chores is one of those games I've seen on Itch.IO a lot and although I've never played it, the artwork looks gorgeous. I can't speak to the gameplay, but it doesn't deserve to be gutted like you say.

Cheers!

I would like to add a humble observation and my personal preference.

I really think your game is the best of the genre. It isn’t an easy game but it is rewarding. Great art often covers for bad writing and poor effort put into characterization, but you have really made a unique and stimulating game with fun characters.

I know the landlady option is probably the best way to get around your problem, but I hope you can still keep the little familial flourishes to the dialogue or at least imply them in some way.

I for one hate it when a game has a mom character who doesn’t talk like a mom or mention giving birth to the MC. Every mom I’ve ever known likes to bring up the hard time they’ve had making and raising her son, it’s a point of pride for them I think. This also for me at least makes the taboo of their sexual relations more hot; being proud of making their ideal lover is weird but a hot element of this genre.

I wouldn’t want to presume to impose my ideas on your art, I just wanted to point out how hot it would be if more landlady characters would in games would incorporate more authentic dialogue..

 

[Devronman]

I really wish there was some way to still support the game even as it remained as it is.

 

[Hysni]

Cant you make Switch Version - From Mom to Landlady ....If player decides goes Full incest game

 

[HabibiX]

Release october 1?

 

[rentintin]

Cant you make Switch Version - From Mom to Landlady ....If player decides goes Full incest game

look back a couple pages. he wouldn't and he's not going to.

 

[JorogrArt]

Release october 1?

I can guarantee a public release well before October 1st. Right now, I'm just trying to get the kinks worked out of one specific scene to get it into Early Access for my subscribers. 0.6 has been in "any day now" territory for a few days and my subscribers have been incredibly patient.

If there ever is such a "kill switch", I would completely understand it. Though none of the whole "landlady" kind of thing that some have to use to get around censorship. With a single lore change that does very little to demolish the actual story beats: Your Dad Re-married. Only a small handful of text near the beginning has to be changed. The rest can be relatively unchanged otherwise outside of the Dad returning for 0.6 maybe needing a few adjustments should things ever go that far south.

Cant you make Switch Version - From Mom to Landlady ....If player decides goes Full incest game

The motivation for the "kill switch" would primarily be to keep the game's "taboo" level at a threshold that avoids future government persecution (compliance with regulations). "Strong family values" content is often presumed by normies to have "young characters" or "mind control" or some combination of both. This game has neither of those things but gets caught up in a worldwide censorship campaign to crack down on those other two things.

I don't perceive the kill switch as an immediate need, but my forecasting tells me that it could become an immediate need in as early as a year or two.

For 0.7 or 0.8, I'll pick out a character like Brooke and come up with a plan to make her story sanitizable. Her story is fairly short and she will have many of the same direct addressee types of problems that Meredith would. Ex., "Sis!" "my sister..."

I really think your game is the best of the genre. It isn’t an easy game but it is rewarding. Great art often covers for bad writing and poor effort put into characterization, but you have really made a unique and stimulating game with fun characters.

Thank you. I am of the belief that this game's dodgy artwork in places is rescued by the dialogue and fun characters and not the other way around.

Cheers!

 

[Omkar0090]

Two slow

 

[rentintin]

Two slow

you?

 

[Milfu(k3r]

Not sure if we thought of this already or not but have you ever thought of hosting your game on your own website? JorogrArt

 

[lolmia]

any news regarding new version??

 

[LovesReD]

These long update times are frightening.

 

[jvonschantz]

any news regarding new version??

These long update times are frightening.

https://f95zone.to/threads/five-of-a-kind-v0-5-0-2-jorogrart.90073/post-18187499

 

[JorogrArt]

Two slow

Too*

Not sure if we thought of this already or not but have you ever thought of hosting your game on your own website? JorogrArt

I have thought about that and it looks like a lot of work to setup and it wouldn't (imo) solve the underlying problem.

Services like Patreon, Itch.IO, and SubscribeStar were (and in some cases ARE) super convenient because they gave you a package that includes file hosting, handles monetization, and provides a blogging feature for content creators to keep their patrons abreast of what's going on.

The monetization stuff still has to go through Visa, Mastercard and PayPal, which is the underlying problem. A few years ago, I could commission VA SFX via PayPal with no questions asked. The most recent transaction I had with a VA providing SFX for the game had to be done with Amazon Gift Cards and a guy from Amazon called me to be like, "Ayyyy! What're you planning to do with those Gift Cahds?!?." That stifles cross pollination between NSFW creators and therefore creativity.

 

[Milfu(k3r]

Too*



I have thought about that and it looks like a lot of work to setup and it wouldn't (imo) solve the underlying problem.

Services like Patreon, Itch.IO, and SubscribeStar were (and in some cases ARE) super convenient because they gave you a package that includes file hosting, handles monetization, and provides a blogging feature for content creators to keep their patrons abreast of what's going on.

The monetization stuff still has to go through Visa, Mastercard and PayPal, which is the underlying problem. A few years ago, I could commission VA SFX via PayPal with no questions asked. The most recent transaction I had with a VA providing SFX for the game had to be done with Amazon Gift Cards and a guy from Amazon called me to be like, "Ayyyy! What're you planning to do with those Gift Cahds?!?." That stifles cross pollination between NSFW creators and therefore creativity.

Dang I didn't even know there's so much BS behind the scene. Holy Hell. They make you jump through loops to do your thang.

 

[scottwolf14]

Damn... did not know you had to get though so much just to get some voice work done... first I've heard payments being done in Amazon Gift cards. Either way we know for sure that 6.0 and 7.0 will be handled with great care and assurance that it'll be properly delivered.

 

[JorogrArt]

any news regarding new version??

News about when can be found in recent posts. I'll give a quick rundown of what's IN the update:

• The focus of 0.6 is advancing Meredith's story and MC's relationship up to "Third Base" privileges. That means they're not going all the way in 0.6. That is to come in 0.7.
• Two new Spank Bank scenes: Meredith Strip Poker (Minigame) and Meredith Cunnilingus (which also plays out like a minigame/puzzle somehow).
• The diner has been expanded to include two new screens (the front exterior and the men's restroom). MC can visit Meredith during her shift after the BJ scene which unlocks a quest called "Hostile Workplace?".
• Meredith's sprite has been upgraded to use a newer raster-based rig, similar to the one Brooke and Jasmine got.
• Those old Hugging animations in the kitchen have been replaced with a fully animated sensual closeup of MC and Meredith hugging.
• There's an unwanted visitor to the town who tries to weasel his way back into the family's life. This leads to two new quests: A Gathering Storm and Daddy Issues.
• An Achievements Menu has been added to the title screen, allowing you to see what you've unlocked and haven't unlocked. Seven new achievements.
• New unlockable Fast Travel Ability: Fast Exit. Adds a new icon to closed doors, allowing MC to skip the walking process to switch rooms instantly.
• The cliffhanger for this update concludes with Meredith suggesting the family go on a camping trip to get away from things for a few days.
• Of course many bug fixes and minor improvements not worth mentioning on a "topline" list.

 

[HabibiX]

News about when can be found in recent posts. I'll give a quick rundown of what's IN the update:

• The focus of 0.6 is advancing Meredith's story and MC's relationship up to "Third Base" privileges. That means they're not going all the way in 0.6. That is to come in 0.7.
• Two new Spank Bank scenes: Meredith Strip Poker (Minigame) and Meredith Cunnilingus (which also plays out like a minigame/puzzle somehow).
• The diner has been expanded to include two new screens (the front exterior and the men's restroom). MC can visit Meredith during her shift after the BJ scene which unlocks a quest called "Hostile Workplace?".
• Meredith's sprite has been upgraded to use a newer raster-based rig, similar to the one Brooke and Jasmine got.
• Those old Hugging animations in the kitchen have been replaced with a fully animated sensual closeup of MC and Meredith hugging.
• There's an unwanted visitor to the town who tries to weasel his way back into the family's life. This leads to two new quests: A Gathering Storm and Daddy Issues.
• An Achievements Menu has been added to the title screen, allowing you to see what you've unlocked and haven't unlocked. Seven new achievements.
• New unlockable Fast Travel Ability: Fast Exit. Adds a new icon to closed doors, allowing MC to skip the walking process to switch rooms instantly.
• The cliffhanger for this update concludes with Meredith suggesting the family go on a camping trip to get away from things for a few days.
• Of course many bug fixes and minor improvements not worth mentioning on a "topline" list.

What tier will the update be Available to?

 

[JorogrArt]

What tier will the update be Available to?

The 0.6 RC1 (Release Candidate) will be available to all subscribers ($1-$5) and then they get to play with it for 24-hours and then the general public will get it once the 24-hour period expires. That 24 hour period is supposed to be a last gauntlet to catch any showstopper bugs or boneheaded things like "You built it so MC starts with the Magic Wand on startup."