Ren'Py Harvesting Corruption [v0.05] [JuicyGenieGames]

[Nuverotic]

Hey everyone

So here’s the rough truth: while I thought it was just some hair assets crashing Daz Studio, it turns out the problem runs deeper. I can’t even get a single render to finish without my system crashing now. I’ve tested everything I can on my end, and tomorrow I’m taking my PC to a shop to have it properly diagnosed.

Best case? It’s a minor fix. Worst case? I have to send my GPU back in and be down for up to two weeks.

I hate making this kind of post. I want to be cranking out content, not scrambling just to get my tools working. But right now, I’m stuck. And I’m asking, please stick with me through this patch. I need your support now more than ever, not just to get the machine fixed, but to keep the project alive while I do.

I promise I’m not giving up. This game will get made. It’s my entire focus. But I can’t make anything until this is fixed. And right now, it feels like everything’s falling apart around me… but I’m still here. And I’m still fighting for this.

Thanks for understanding, and for sticking around. I’ll keep you updated every step of the way.

 

[Envy*]

Hey everyone

So here’s the rough truth: while I thought it was just some hair assets crashing Daz Studio, it turns out the problem runs deeper. I can’t even get a single render to finish without my system crashing now. I’ve tested everything I can on my end, and tomorrow I’m taking my PC to a shop to have it properly diagnosed.

Best case? It’s a minor fix. Worst case? I have to send my GPU back in and be down for up to two weeks.

I hate making this kind of post. I want to be cranking out content, not scrambling just to get my tools working. But right now, I’m stuck. And I’m asking, please stick with me through this patch. I need your support now more than ever, not just to get the machine fixed, but to keep the project alive while I do.

I promise I’m not giving up. This game will get made. It’s my entire focus. But I can’t make anything until this is fixed. And right now, it feels like everything’s falling apart around me… but I’m still here. And I’m still fighting for this.

Thanks for understanding, and for sticking around. I’ll keep you updated every step of the way.

It's unacceptable, you and me 1v1 on Hunt Showdown 1896 !

 

[Frankbob]

Hopefully things can get sorted out, have you tried playing any AAA games to see if your system still crashes?

 

[Nuverotic]

Hopefully things can get sorted out, have you tried playing any AAA games to see if your system still crashes?

Yea, I tried all sorts of games. It was my VRAM going bad after all. It's being RMA'd now. Will be gone a few weeks. I still have my old setup with a 2080 thank god...

 

[Nuverotic]

Hey everyone—
I’ve been keeping something big under wraps. Something that could completely change the future of Harvesting Corruption…

Today, I finally got my first characters in-engine—and not just any engine…

I’m rebuilding the game in Unreal.

That’s right. While my main PC is out for repairs and I’ve got a little unexpected time on my hands, I decided to go all in. The same game, same characters, same corruption, domination, voyeurism, pregnancy, New Game Plus, and storylines you know and love... but rebuilt from the ground up in full 3D.

What This Means:

Fully animated characters in real-time 3D

Custom character outfits and hairstyles—you’ll be able to change them in-game

Full player control & movement in classic point-and-click style

Interactive sex scenes with position switching, cum meters, and smooth animation transitions

The entire map explorable in 3D—the cabins, the Brooks House, the cornfields, the pond, the stables, the store, all of it

Sneaking, spying, peeping, and catching NPCs in the act—live

Cinematic dialogue with facial expressions that change based on how characters feel about you

The phone, inventory, map, and quest log are all back—except now they’re immersive. You’ll literally see Annika hold her phone or open her backpack from first person.

All your stat systems, choice branches, gallery rewards, store visits, and event triggers stay—just enhanced, expanded, and brought to life

This isn’t a visual novel anymore. It’s becoming something way bigger.

But I’m not making any promises. Not yet.
This is a huge shift. I’m testing things, importing characters, building materials, testing hair physics, and optimizing skin and lighting. I’ll know within the next few weeks whether this is truly possible.

If it is… we go all in.

Until then, I’ll be posting regular updates as I make progress—every day. You’ll get to see it evolve step-by-step, and you’ll be the first to know the moment I flip the switch and make this official. On my Patreon anyway. Not here.

Thanks for believing in this project. We’re about to push boundaries.

– Nuverotic

Juicy Genie Games

 

[Blauz.]

This is certainly going to be interested, and I hope that you can use all the work that you have already put into the game.

 

[Nuverotic]

This is certainly going to be interested, and I hope that you can use all the work that you have already put into the game.

The whole environment I built in Daz studio, the whole ranch, was already set up like a real 3D level. There was no trick angles, it was all really there in 3D space. Which means transferring it to Unreal is a 1:1 swap. Super simple. In fact it's already done.
And now I can fix things like grass and Tree's. Add more, and make them make more sense.
I've already brought the whole scene into Unreal
The only issue is now that I'm not on my 4090, I'm on a 2080, and I have to optimize ALL the textures and materials because Nanite is freaking out. The scene just has too much shit in it. So, I'm going to have to spend a week optimizing all those textures and materials.

Every single thing I've done for the visual novel, can be done in Unreal. But better.

I can't just copy code over... I wish. I have to translate it to Blueprints or C++ but it can be done.
All the UI will be basically the exact same, except for a couple improvements I can do in 3D that I coudn't do in Ren'Py.
Characters will be the exact same... Except Maggie and Raven MAY get new character models that are better.
All of the mechanics will still be in the game, just the way they were before, except better.

I wish I had another developer to help but other than that, we're doing it. It's going to be awesome. I would never have taken another dev on with the Ren'Py version because there was no need. But now there's a LOT more little stuff that someone else could do with me, like optimizing textures, materials, etc etc.

 

[Nuverotic]

It's weird to me that people put laugh emoji's in these threads, like they're rooting for you to fail.

Why would someone be reading the thread in the first place if they're rooting for something to fail? Why keep up with the game? Or are they just socially inept assholes that don't know how to function in society or have Asperger's so they just like to shit on everything.

People of the internet age are strange. Too much anonymity online.

 

[nema_doma]

It's weird to me that people put laugh emoji's in these threads, like they're rooting for you to fail.

Why would someone be reading the thread in the first place if they're rooting for something to fail? Why keep up with the game? Or are they just socially inept assholes that don't know how to function in society or have Asperger's so they just like to shit on everything.

People of the internet age are strange. Too much anonymity online.

I can only assume that's because Unreal engine games posted on the forum are often abandoned or get stuck at some point, so the UE tag itself has a bit of a bad rep from what I've seen. Especially when it comes to VN type games there is always a "Just use Ren`Py" comment or something in that line.

I hope it works out for you and things go smoothly.

 

[Nuverotic]

I can only assume that's because Unreal engine games posted on the forum are often abandoned or get stuck at some point, so the UE tag itself has a bit of a bad rep from what I've seen. Especially when it comes to VN type games there is always a "Just use Ren`Py" comment or something in that line.

I hope it works out for you and things go smoothly.

Oh I'm not doing a Visual Novel version of the game. I'm doing a Point And Click Adventure version. Choice Based Dialogue and branching paths, like a VN, but otherwise, nothing like a VN.
I don't know why people would abandon projects. They either didn't believe in what they were doing and decided to do something better, or got stuck, hit a wall, and instead of learning to get around it, they gave up... A lot of people give up in life. I prefer to find ways around things, and constantly improve. Which is exactly why I'm making the switch to Unreal. Plus I have more experience in Unreal than I did in Ren'Py when I started.

 

[nema_doma]

Oh I'm not doing a Visual Novel version of the game. I'm doing a Point And Click Adventure version. Choice Based Dialogue and branching paths, like a VN, but otherwise, nothing like a VN.
I don't know why people would abandon projects. They either didn't believe in what they were doing and decided to do something better, or got stuck, hit a wall, and instead of learning to get around it, they gave up... A lot of people give up in life. I prefer to find ways around things, and constantly improve. Which is exactly why I'm making the switch to Unreal. Plus I have more experience in Unreal than I did in Ren'Py when I started.

Oh that's cool! And yeah going with what you are more confident in using is generally a better option.

And for project abandonment you never know.
At one point shit hits the fan, life happens and whatever else. Maybe they meet the little white isekai truck.

 

[Nuverotic]

Oh that's cool! And yeah going with what you are more confident in using is generally a better option.

And for project abandonment you never know.
At one point shit hits the fan, life happens and whatever else. Maybe they meet the little white isekai truck.

I talked to a couple of my Adult Dev friends and they all said the same thing. "If you're going to always regret that you didn't make the switch, then make the switch. Do what keeps you happy through the process and makes you proudest. Some people will leave, but more will come when they see the new project. Best to make this switch early before you've wasted a year on the Ren'Py version." That was a wildly exaggerated quote but more or less that's what they said.

 

[Frankbob]

Hope it works, but like other people have said there aren't many unreal games on this site that have been a success. I honestly can't even think of one title that I remember being "good"


Really hope it works and doesn't end up being to much work.

I want to see this project continue, no complaints from me but tiny bit worried about all the changes.

 

[Nuverotic]

Hope it works, but like other people have said there aren't many unreal games on this site that have been a success. I honestly can't even think of one title that I remember being "good"


Really hope it works and doesn't end up being to much work.

I want to see this project continue, no complaints from me but tiny bit worried about all the changes.

Fair enough.
People give up too easily. Or don't have a good premise for an Unreal Engine game from the beginning. They just "want to make a porn game"... But you've got to have good mechanics planned, good gameplay loops, a good story, and good characters... Otherwise it's just going to be trash...
I have thought long and hard about all these things. So on one hand, I completely understand your worry. But from me to you guys, don't worry. I've got this. And it's going to kick ass.
I'm already moving characters over. I had to remake some characters because you can't bring rigged genitals from a Gen8 character into Unreal... So I had to replace them all with Gen9 Characters... I've spent the past few days trying to get them all to look the same. I'm almost done with that. Then I'll bring them into Unreal and fix all their materials, set up their hair and outfits, do the same for the environment materials and textures, then I can make the new Intro Cinematic... I think at that point, a lot more people will trust the process. I've also already started coding some of the gameplay.

 

[Frankbob]

Fair enough.
People give up too easily. Or don't have a good premise for an Unreal Engine game from the beginning. They just "want to make a porn game"... But you've got to have good mechanics planned, good gameplay loops, a good story, and good characters... Otherwise it's just going to be trash...
I have thought long and hard about all these things. So on one hand, I completely understand your worry. But from me to you guys, don't worry. I've got this. And it's going to kick ass.
I'm already moving characters over. I had to remake some characters because you can't bring rigged genitals from a Gen8 character into Unreal... So I had to replace them all with Gen9 Characters... I've spent the past few days trying to get them all to look the same. I'm almost done with that. Then I'll bring them into Unreal and fix all their materials, set up their hair and outfits, do the same for the environment materials and textures, then I can make the new Intro Cinematic... I think at that point, a lot more people will trust the process. I've also already started coding some of the gameplay.

Sounds good, you have already proven you can make good content/ game. Can't wait to try the new version!

 

[Wisconzin]

Two things:

1) I do believe you can pull out the UE stuff. Just make it more like the Last Barbarian and not the Seaside Mystery (way to linear without any proper gameplay). Proper 3D engine build shoul be utilized for more than just VN with extra steps (literaly). Like the Office Wife (thanks for the recomendation) utilized the RPGM.

2) Please, start generating content, so we can actually see the promised storylines.

 

[Nuverotic]

Two things:

1) I do believe you can pull out the UE stuff. Just make it more like the Last Barbarian and not the Seaside Mystery (way to linear without any proper gameplay). Proper 3D engine build shoul be utilized for more than just VN with extra steps (literaly). Like the Office Wife (thanks for the recomendation) utilized the RPGM.

2) Please, start generating content, so we can actually see the promised storylines.

I don't really have time to sort of, appease people with content these days. I'm really too busy building the game. Plus I learned that trying to make people happy, never works out. So I'm just doing my thing. Mostly staying off F95Zone. I have some Patreons, and I ask them for their opinion over there. And they get to see what I'm working on. But as for here. There's not a lot of point. This thread goes to the VN version of my game which will soon be taken down when I put up the new version of the game. Also, most people here just complain about this or that and really, it's just not worth my time to engage in it. That being said, here's what I've been doing. Had to remake all the characters to get them in Unreal Engine. That took a week.

 

[Envy*]

Hey everyone—
I’ve been keeping something big under wraps. Something that could completely change the future of Harvesting Corruption…

Today, I finally got my first characters in-engine—and not just any engine…

I’m rebuilding the game in Unreal.

That’s right. While my main PC is out for repairs and I’ve got a little unexpected time on my hands, I decided to go all in. The same game, same characters, same corruption, domination, voyeurism, pregnancy, New Game Plus, and storylines you know and love... but rebuilt from the ground up in full 3D.

What This Means:

Fully animated characters in real-time 3D

Custom character outfits and hairstyles—you’ll be able to change them in-game

Full player control & movement in classic point-and-click style

Interactive sex scenes with position switching, cum meters, and smooth animation transitions

The entire map explorable in 3D—the cabins, the Brooks House, the cornfields, the pond, the stables, the store, all of it

Sneaking, spying, peeping, and catching NPCs in the act—live

Cinematic dialogue with facial expressions that change based on how characters feel about you

The phone, inventory, map, and quest log are all back—except now they’re immersive. You’ll literally see Annika hold her phone or open her backpack from first person.

All your stat systems, choice branches, gallery rewards, store visits, and event triggers stay—just enhanced, expanded, and brought to life

This isn’t a visual novel anymore. It’s becoming something way bigger.

But I’m not making any promises. Not yet.
This is a huge shift. I’m testing things, importing characters, building materials, testing hair physics, and optimizing skin and lighting. I’ll know within the next few weeks whether this is truly possible.

If it is… we go all in.

Until then, I’ll be posting regular updates as I make progress—every day. You’ll get to see it evolve step-by-step, and you’ll be the first to know the moment I flip the switch and make this official. On my Patreon anyway. Not here.

Thanks for believing in this project. We’re about to push boundaries.

– Nuverotic

Juicy Genie Games

Don't push too hard.

After all, all I'm asking is that you don't fall into abusive AI like some dev'.

 

[Nuverotic]

Don't push too hard.

After all, all I'm asking is that you don't fall into abusive AI like some dev'.

Oh I must know who this dev is you speak of and what you mean by Abusive..

 

[Frankbob]

I don't really have time to sort of, appease people with content these days. I'm really too busy building the game. Plus I learned that trying to make people happy, never works out. So I'm just doing my thing. Mostly staying off F95Zone. I have some Patreons, and I ask them for their opinion over there. And they get to see what I'm working on. But as for here. There's not a lot of point. This thread goes to the VN version of my game which will soon be taken down when I put up the new version of the game. Also, most people here just complain about this or that and really, it's just not worth my time to engage in it. That being said, here's what I've been doing. Had to remake all the characters to get them in Unreal Engine. That took a week.

I have seen this many times on this site where a dev shows off a new project and jerks pick it apart, especially if it has nice renders, usually it is because it's not a harem game.

Once the dev pushes past these morons and the haters realize they can't bully the dev they leave. The rest of us that are left are usually subscribers to pateron or subscribe star.

Don't give up on this site to quickly it where I go to find new devs to support, over the years I have probably donated to 25 plus different projects, most don't work out, but many have.