Quick progress report...
The above render is barely in FmF, and doesn't really have anything significant to do with the story, but I don't want to spoil anything (else) and it shows off the derriere of 'Dee' nicely, so yeah...
Anyways, I continue to slowly pull everything into the FmF game build, and RustyV has taken what I've incorporated so far into the build for a test drive on his end and pointed out issues and such for me to address while I'm coding.
We have been discussing things back and forth more or less constantly since March, so at this point it's been more 'bug hunting' than anything at this point. And also figuring out where more renders might be needed to improve the story flow.
It's a bit more complicated than that, as RustyV has given me a couple of 'test builds' that showcase story sections that he had been working on, which I essentially am cutting and pasting into the FmF build and then tracking down inconsistencies/errors and making suggestions on how to better streamline them into the main story.
I'm still hoping for a Holiday release, but the days are winding down and we don't want to half-ass this, so knock on wood!
R.E. offers to help:
A couple of you have offered assistance regarding FmF. Note that this is a 'free' release. We may have a 'donate if you like this and want to support future art efforts' option on RustyV's end, but FmF itself is to be a 100% free release, as it's a parody of sorts.
Also, I want to have Part 1 out before we start thinking about such things. Some help might be useful for Parts 2 and 3 as real life has us both rather busy atm, and I did promise my Enthralled fans that I'd resume working on Enthralled Pt 4 after FmF Pt 1 is released, so there will be a bit of a lull before Part 2...
I might be able to use some help with the end scenes of Enthralled Pt 4, but I don't know yet... kind of hoping to have solved my 'want a new GPU' issue by then, but one thing at a time.
Anyways, for those that want to help with future installments, with the understanding that no money will be involved/it's a 100% volunteer effort, PM me after Part 1 is released, assuming that you like our silly game at that point and still want to help with stuff that might take RustyV and a while to get to... I'm thinking that there may be a handful of quick renders here and there that might be needed, and also there's one rather involved scene in particular in Part 3 where I'm fairly concerned about our current hardware limitations and how to pull those off...
Several people have requested my .duf files for 'Dee', 'Elle' and 'Jen'. I'll share these after Part 1 is released, in case anyone might want to do FmF related fanart, or use them in DMD fanart or whatever...
Other than that,
RustyV and I are pretty happy with what we've come up with so far, but of course we are biased. I will say that for people that are into games with a more serious tone, this WON'T be the game for you. It's not a 100% comedy, but it does have a number of comedic elements and silly nods to pop culture and such, and at we have included nods to at least one other game.
Anyways, life is short, and we like to spread joy when we can!
We do appreciate all of the positive comments sent our way so far, and very much appreciate your continued patience.
Back to the grind, well after some rest!