Hjort

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Seeing as
Nicki has gone through substantial changes, is there any plans on taking her changes further? Like piercings, ass or boob implants and so on (ergo further character corruption)?
 

Acardia02

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Just a typical combination of blackmail, corruption, domination, rape, and... romance?

I kid, I kid. The overview makes it clear how these tags can work in combination depending on the route chosen by the player, but I always get a chuckle whenever I see these tags in combination. Looks intriguing and potentially unique.
Those tags are the one I love and search from this type of games, with the incest of course.
 
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The ArcKnight

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Hey folks, sorry to be radio-silent for a bit. I was on a road trip across the American midwest, stuck in my car for six hours. But, I've got a little time to answer some questions today, before I go explore Chicago.



It's hard to say. I'd initially planned to do six episodes, comprising the first season "arc," but now I think it'll likely be more like 8-10? I don't want to drag it out forever, but I've also got a lot of potential ground to explore, with the current cast. All I can say is that I'll keep doing it as long as I'm having fun, and people are enjoying it.



At present, Nicki's "submissive" route basically has two small variations. In one, you're a dick to her in chapter one, and you're a dick to her in chapter three, and then you're basically stuck being kind of a dick to her. So, you'll fuck her and call her a whore, a slut, a pig, etc.

But, if you're nice to her in chapter one, and then a dick to her in chapter three (having sex with her in the bathroom, calling her in for the night blowjob), you'll basically continue to treat her like a free-use toy, but you're nicer about it. I wanted it to kind of be the deluded nice-guy path, where Guy/MC treats her like an object, but almost feels as though she "owes" it to him, after being "friend-zoned" for a couple years. This is determined by both your relationship score, and dark/happy points.



There will definitely be a path for Brittani and Gabby together.. I think I dropped some teaser art to that effect a while back. And yeah, I see it as primarily a competitive/ego thing. I think that will likely flow from the "Gabby Gaslit" path, and her upcoming sugarbaby path. I think if she's in pure love with you, she'd just tell you to kick rocks.



As of Chapter 3's end, yes. I kinda fucked up the relationship scores initially, so I had to adjust them at the end of each character's path in Chapter 3. Right now, the scores basically go from 0-[?] based on how sexual/dark your relationship is with a girl.

  • 0 - Just friends.
  • 1 - Affection.
  • 2 - Corruption.
  • 3 - Submission.
But, one person's "2" may not be the same as another's "2," necessarily. Like, Nicki's Corruption path has her as your beleaguered assistant who puts up with your demands, whereas Viola's is a reflection of her doing the "dirty show" for you.

I always advise people not to get too hung up on the scores, though. They're really just a value to remind me how to write the path.



Hey, glad you got that working! Sorry for the trouble. I was thinking that a problem with her reaction may be due to the if/elif coding fuck-up I mentioned a few pages back, as that could cause weird reactions. As of the next version, I should have that fully ironed out.
Welcome to Chicago! Hope you have fun in our fair City.
Hit Portillo's before you go, you'll thank me.
 
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abgazil

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Hi NeonGhosts, really loving the game so far! The dark paths in particular are really well done and creative. Are we going to see any raceplay directly with Gabby? What's been hinted at is super hot so hoping it doesn't stay 'off-screen' only
NeonGhosts any chance you'd be willing to spill the beans on this? But I also understand if you haven't yet decided / prefer not to reveal what you have planned
 

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Why is the MC such a desperate creep? Ogling a married woman and her barely legal stepdaughter on the first meeting? Ugh..
When I'm writing Guy/MC, I try to keep in mind that I'm writing porn, and so he behaves like a porn protagonist. Part of that means behaving in a way that's conducive to a lot of sexual encounters.

I will say this, though - the game's still in development, and sometimes corners get cut in order to hit a reasonable serialization schedule. When the first "season" of the game concludes, I'd honestly like to go back and add some stuff to make a nice, polished final version. That'd ideally include some higher production value stuff like music, sound effects, and good animations, as well as polishing up the story here and there. One thing I'm adding with Chapter Four, is a lot more variables to let the player take control of their version of the MC.

For instance, there's a part where you can flatly reject Brittani, and rather than write one distinct reason for doing so, I give players a few options: 1) it's just not the right time/situation 2) she's too young for you 3) you're already interested/involved with someone else.

Likewise, if you're pursuing Ashe and you're on her friendship route, you can flatly tell her if you'd like to date her, or just be friends. If she's into you because you were nice to her, or dislikes you because you were kind of a jerk at your first meeting, she'll react with either happiness, sadness, relief, or apprehension.

Some of this stuff is evolving as I get a better grip on coding, too. This is my first attempt at a game, so I'm kinda building the tracks while the train's already moving.

NeonGhosts any chance you'd be willing to spill the beans on this? But I also understand if you haven't yet decided / prefer not to reveal what you have planned
Hey! Sorry, didn't mean to ignore this. I plan to approach this by allowing for variable "pet names" in the submission, sugarbaby, and gaslighting paths. You'll be able to select either a nice pet name, or a degrading one, and then set it to what you want.

As far as anything else goes, it'd probably be up to the creator of the Taboo patch to create that content.
 

soldano

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I'm sorry to say that this special Halloween update has been a bit disappointing. Nothing relevant happens, nor can you make any decisions. Honestly I felt like a waste of time.
 

PHIL101-YYouPPHard

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Someone who's rapeing Viola deserves a horse dildo lubed in Carolina Reaper Sauce shoved up their arse
Yes, hello? I'm ready for that reaper sauce appointment :oops: Hurry up before I do it again :devilish:

One thing I'm adding with Chapter Four, is a lot more variables to let the player take control of their version of the MC.

For instance, there's a part where you can flatly reject Brittani, and rather than write one distinct reason for doing so, I give players a few options: 1) it's just not the right time/situation 2) she's too young for you 3) you're already interested/involved with someone else.
That's really smart and I'm glad to hear it! I think there's only one other game I've played that I can think of that has a lot of flavor text like that, and that's Light of My Life. It's one of those things that doesn't occur to a lot of authors understandably, but it's actually brilliant! It doesn't have to affect literally anything in the game, i.e. no variables etc., it's just an opportunity for the player to immerse themselves and feel like the MC is them rather than the other way around. Makes it really efficient from a content production and player satisfaction standpoint imo.

I plan to approach this by allowing for variable "pet names" in the submission, sugarbaby, and gaslighting paths. You'll be able to select either a nice pet name, or a degrading one, and then set it to what you want.

As far as anything else goes, it'd probably be up to the creator of the Taboo patch to create that content.
I love you :love::love::love: ... and the taboo patch author, too, wherever that lil guy is :whistle::LOL:
 
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WigglyWorld84

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Maybe read the changelog first next time? :whistle::LOL:
I, personally, do not read the change logs as they often contain too many spoilers (I am not the person you are were talking to, just sharing a perspective that avoids the CL)... but I went and checked and there is nothing that would have addressed the issues they brought up, besides it being a Halloween update. Should they have connected-the-dots to assume that a Halloween update would not have any relevant story? I am confused as to how the change log would have helped them...
 

soldano

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I fucking love blackmail and throwing enough money at girls until they fuck you. Not too many games like this, only other I can think of is High-Rise Climb.
They seem quite different to me. In High-Rise Climb the blackmail feels very loose and inconsistent. In fact, it is more corruption than blackmail. Also, no matter which route you choose, the consequences are the same. The game does not change practically anything from one route to another. What it does do is close some routes based on your decisions, but that's it.

Of course, High-Rise Climb has a much more elaborate gameplay, although with quite a bit of grind. But that's another point that separates the two games quite a bit.

A game more similar to High-Rise Climb, in my opinion, is: The Regional Manager

And sorry for the offtopic, since this thread is not to talk about other games.
 
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Raoddik

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I'm sorry to say that this special Halloween update has been a bit disappointing. Nothing relevant happens, nor can you make any decisions. Honestly I felt like a waste of time.
I found it as fun little addon, the bigger event would only push back next chapter so I find it better that way.
 
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Jesus even though I'm inclined to play wholesome contents, it really takes courage to choose to be kind to Nicki in the first chapter because the premise of her stupid bf's scheme to suck you up is really nasty. I really wish there's a "send her off" choice to completely shut down her route at the first place instead of the dichotomy of kindness and humiliation.
 
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