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Have to say, LOVE this game. Finally finished all girls (and side girls) Main story. But I have to admit, little bummed that it takes so long between updates. I understand wanting to make sure every error or bug is fixed before releasing the new update, but as much as I like this game, would be nice to have updates at least a little sooner instead of every 3 to 6 months. And yes, I know I could contribute to possibly get earlier updates, but I am a disabled veteran on a very limited fixed income. :(
 

TheDevian

Svengali Productions
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Mar 8, 2018
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Have to say, LOVE this game. Finally finished all girls (and side girls) Main story. But I have to admit, little bummed that it takes so long between updates. I understand wanting to make sure every error or bug is fixed before releasing the new update, but as much as I like this game, would be nice to have updates at least a little sooner instead of every 3 to 6 months. And yes, I know I could contribute to possibly get earlier updates, but I am a disabled veteran on a very limited fixed income. :(
Not really possible with such large updates. There is just too much to do for one guy.
 
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ankhtar

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Have to say, LOVE this game. Finally finished all girls (and side girls) Main story. But I have to admit, little bummed that it takes so long between updates. I understand wanting to make sure every error or bug is fixed before releasing the new update, but as much as I like this game, would be nice to have updates at least a little sooner instead of every 3 to 6 months. And yes, I know I could contribute to possibly get earlier updates, but I am a disabled veteran on a very limited fixed income. :(
Unless the game is new/has very little content and is frequently throwing up updates like me after that enchilada night from hell I honestly wish I could forget, I'm afraid 3+ months is usually the norm when it comes to these bigger games. There are other games that follow the alternative method of releasing updates every week or so, which usually amount to a couple minutes of game time each week. It depends on the dev's preference really, I'm afraid all we can do is wait on this end.

Or visit Runey's house with torch and pitchfork in hand and... peacefully tell him we love the game and will continue to wait for the update like good boys and girls. The torches are just for illumination and the pitchforks for the wild brush. We ain't savages.
 

Runey

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May 17, 2018
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Unless the game is new/has very little content and is frequently throwing up updates like me after that enchilada night from hell I honestly wish I could forget, I'm afraid 3+ months is usually the norm when it comes to these bigger games. There are other games that follow the alternative method of releasing updates every week or so, which usually amount to a couple minutes of game time each week. It depends on the dev's preference really, I'm afraid all we can do is wait on this end.

Or visit Runey's house with torch and pitchfork in hand and... peacefully tell him we love the game and will continue to wait for the update like good boys and girls. The torches are just for illumination and the pitchforks for the wild brush. We ain't savages.
3 - 4 months is where I want to be right now. It's been exactly 3 months since v0.11 actually, and v0.12 should be completed in a few weeks, then released to the public once it's polished.
I don't get many complaints about the time between updates, and I get a lot of compliments each update on the content, so I'm assuming my pace is solid, especially since my Patreon is still on the rise. But I don't want to stretch it further than 4. I try to push to closer to 3 each update.

Quick updates are very prone to bugs. The average player will probably ignore a game if it gets too many updates for a while anyway so I see no point.
 

iopq

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Feb 16, 2018
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3 - 4 months is where I want to be right now. It's been exactly 3 months since v0.11 actually, and v0.12 should be completed in a few weeks, then released to the public once it's polished.
I don't get many complaints about the time between updates, and I get a lot of compliments each update on the content, so I'm assuming my pace is solid, especially since my Patreon is still on the rise. But I don't want to stretch it further than 4. I try to push to closer to 3 each update.

Quick updates are very prone to bugs. The average player will probably ignore a game if it gets too many updates for a while anyway so I see no point.
Your update timeframe is more than fine. Recently revisited HH after over a year and it's still one of the best.


Also small rapid updates are not only bad for bugs, but for a game of your size you'd need an auto extracting updater - which again is prone to bugs and not to mention the spoonfeeding little Timmy would need to get it working properly.
 
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Uhm I'm playing the game for the first time, don't get me wrong this is fun and the characters are really well written, but what the fuck is happening with the chattel slavery for elves?
 

coyotegrey

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Feb 19, 2018
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I mean I can enjoy some dark fantasy, but it's the only place where the game feels a bit inconsistent in tone
That's how slavery was in history when it was based on a group. If you're part of the dominant group your day is just a normal every day. However if, for instance, if you were black in America before the emancipation or you were in Rome and weren't a citizen of Rome things were pretty damn dark. And for most people that's just fine if it's not happening to them especially if it's happening to people they can call different to them, it's not their problem. It only feels inconsistent to us because we weren't raised in a slave society, our outlook hasn't been clouded by being raised up with "that's the way it is".


Yes this is a very. . . surface level analysis of the history, but I'm trying to make my point without a wall o' text.
 

QQP_Purple

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Dec 11, 2020
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Point is simply that we hope things don't get darker because it's a grim prospect to consider that there might not be a happy ending in a game that is otherwise very happy in its endings if not the middle.
 

Skummy Ecchi

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Kind of the point, that there is this darker undertone to the story, with everyone in the Hotel actually, you strip off the polish and see that its a building full of fundamentally wounded and vulnerable people who need your help. You can use that power to start influencing the world, and you're already doing that in showing a new light to the kingpin of the entire slave trade on a better way to treat slaves, as well as confronting the elf queen's bullshit.
 

TheDevian

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Mar 8, 2018
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Point is the dev deliberately set out to tug at our heart strings and we are saying he did a bloody good job at it.
Because he did. Would you prefer if he killed off your LIs instead to tug on your heart strings? 'Oh, sorry, you can only save one... Not only did you lose your loved ones, but it was all your fault!'
 

QQP_Purple

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Dec 11, 2020
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You do realize I am praising the guy and this game in general. Right?
Like I literally said he did a good job. How more explicit do I have to be in my praise before people stop trying to defend this game from my compliments?
 

QQP_Purple

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Dec 11, 2020
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This said, I have not reached the end of her quest line. But like if the ending is sad or depressing like she dies or is taken away or something just PM me or write a spoiler or something (yes or no, no spol details please). Because that's not something I want to walk into by surprise. The dev knows what he is doing in terms of writing enough that if such a blow is coming I want to soften it for my self.
 

TheDevian

Svengali Productions
Game Developer
Mar 8, 2018
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You do realize I am praising the guy and this game in general. Right?
Like I literally said he did a good job. How more explicit do I have to be in my praise before people stop trying to defend this game from my compliments?
Mother always said, if it wasn't worth saying sarcastically, then it wasn't worth saying at all. :p
 
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Kravchenko

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Oct 30, 2019
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I'm new with this game, so what does the code "true story" actually do? I don't understand the difference between clone and twins, and also anyone knows the riddle answer Kate gave? Something about January and February, I answered "uary" and she didn't accept my answer
 
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