It can work if it's done well. I'd need those to be introduced in such a way that would get me to be at least a bit intrested in them first. Refresh the MC's memory of why he is with them, so to speak.
Each character has their own situation, and will be introduced in their own way, but almost no sex scene will be mandatory, and you will be initiating almost all of them at your leisure. Some events will be part of the story/quests, others will just be there for you to do to kill time as you desire, unlocking various things as you go. (or at least that is my current plan, we will have to see how it goes when I actually try to implement this stuff). That said, I like to think what I have planned will at least be entertaining. The question is, can I get it to come across as well as it seems in my head?It can work if it's done well. I'd need those to be introduced in such a way that would get me to be at least a bit intrested in them first. Refresh the MC's memory of why he is with them, so to speak.
It really comes down to the writing skill of the dev. The usual "Honey, I'm home! Let's do our thing!" only serves to annoy me.
It's really a matter of what the story is about in the first place.
), but it'd be possible. A "dream" or "bathroom fantasy" scene is used more commonly, though inmy opinion feels even more forced than the voyeur variation.
Yep, yep. If you, for example, enjoy contemporary art, chasing girls around the Museum of Contemporary Art is not a bad idea. Though the approach needs to be a bit a different from a club. "Can I buy you a drink" wouldn't work as well. "Can I show you this fantastic piece for erotic art" might! Maybe... Or you'll need to find a different museum... or hobby...Also be aware it is a two-way street, It is not only what you want, but also what she wants. Clubs and such or other hobby related things are a good advice since you will have a good reason to spend time together, but even then you will need to make her feel good and enjoy your company. That is not the same as being manipulative though.
No no no, with the artsie people you'd put it more like "I feel this work awakens some of my deepest primal urges", no matter how explicit (or boring!) the art may be.Yep, yep. If you, for example, enjoy contemporary art, chasing girls around the Museum of Contemporary Art is not a bad idea. Though the approach needs to be a bit a different from a club. "Can I buy you a drink" wouldn't work as well. "Can I show you this fantastic piece for erotic art" might! Maybe... Or you'll need to find a different museum... or hobby...
Sounds good to me!Each character has their own situation, and will be introduced in their own way, but almost no sex scene will be mandatory, and you will be initiating almost all of them at your leisure. Some events will be part of the story/quests, others will just be there for you to do to kill time as you desire, unlocking various things as you go. (or at least that is my current plan, we will have to see how it goes when I actually try to implement this stuff). That said, I like to think what I have planned will at least be entertaining. The question is, can I get it to come across as well as it seems in my head?
I like flashbacks for story purposes. What I absolutely don't like are meaningless flashback sex scenes. That's the most boring thing. It's like..."Ok, so you had sex with her before. So what? Do you expect me to fap to that? Go polish those panels you lazy twit!"
I have to wait a while before I can have my main play through.
Yo but I bet "can I buy you the mona lise would be quite effective, at least with gold diggers or girls with a good sense of humour.Yep, yep. If you, for example, enjoy contemporary art, chasing girls around the Museum of Contemporary Art is not a bad idea. Though the approach needs to be a bit a different from a club. "Can I buy you a drink" wouldn't work as well. "Can I show you this fantastic piece for erotic art" might! Maybe... Or you'll need to find a different museum... or hobby...
That just gave me the funniest mental picture of 2 girly girls in dresses going through the Alien movies.
While I might consider working one in to at least one of them, the 20's one in particular, I actually had not considered sex in the flashbacks, but having one at the end of them is actually a good idea now that you mention it. Not as an excuse, but as a way to show the character development.Sounds good to me!
I like flashbacks for story purposes. What I absolutely don't like are meaningless flashback sex scenes. That's the most boring thing. It's like..."Ok, so you had sex with her before. So what? Do you expect me to fap to that? Go polish those panels you lazy twit!"
just a quick reply - your line of thought sounds very plausible*is. very*
I think, as much as it shocks me to say this, Huitieme is right. Or as least as right in that I agree with him (which I confess shocks me even more....)
Y'see the thing I can't quite get my head around is why H5 isn't played. And comparatively it isn't. There's a rather nasty little game that came out a couple of months ago with twice the reviews and three times the likes so make of that what you will. But tastes aside, it doesn't seem to matter how good the writing is. Oh, it's a factor for sure, but when you consider BP alone has smarter content than most releases it's obviously not an important factor to many.
Sex and pictures on the other hand are important.
Now I'm a writer first and foremost and nothing is going to change either the story or indeed the way I tell it. Nothing will change the content either. But given that the adult content is going to explode shortly there is a very real risk that the earlier graphics and the UI, to an extent, will put people off despite that- and H5 is a game to be played.
Y'see it doesn't matter that I have to spend say four times as much time to make a piccy as a super rigged dev. That's not a factor in peoples consideration. No one goes "well considering she's got an etch-a-sketch and a packet of crayons that's not bad" (well except you lot!). No, they look at other game's graphics and go "That's poo...".
So yep, once the tags are updated with all the new content - interest may well be regenerated in the game - until they open it...and it's not much use saying "yes but in Chapter Four it looks great!" because that won't I suspect cut it. People don't have patience.
I think I have to do the remaster before Four is released. Now I realise this will go down as well as Marcus offering you vitamin tablets but I feel it has to be done. You've all seen what the game could look like. Indeed should like. Imagine what you'd feel about the game if it had the graphics it could/should/can have instead of the ones it did.
I know this is will be an unpopular call. I know that. I know also it will cost me patronage and cash. I know that too. But the longer I leave the remaster not only will it take more and more time to do later down the line (and thus delay the next game - plus bore me to tears as I redo absolutely hundreds of images for an audience that's already played the game), but it also doesn't change the fundamental structural image problems we have at the start of the game. Structural problems that prevent people playing it.
So how long will it take?
I've a weeks rendering to finish off Four and I want to do that first. If only so I can get it out to playtesters. The remaster should only take two to three weeks I think as I don't have to do everything. There is a lot in One, Two and Three that are quite passable. It's mainly some of the internal Vanguard shots, the hallways, the plant room and the MC's room that are the main problems I think. The changing the menu option to that which I showed earlier won't take that long to be honest as it's just dropping a screen in and adding the correct button images.
So the end of the month looks viable. If it gets close to overrunning then I'd just pause the patron page so no one got an October charge as it would be unfair to charge people for rework I think.
*stands back and awaits thoughts....*
Thanks. Three hours seemed a bit more like it!I've just finished my playthrough of the Android version of the game (v1.2 as posted earlier) and found no issues with it.
Whoever said that you could have a quick playthrough, clearly hasn't played the game properly, I didn't skip anything and I didn't go back and do different routes, this was just a straight shot to the end of CH3. It still took me more than a couple of hours.
The first BP worked, I didn't see any after that, and RPS is locked, but I'm guessing that's just because of the version that was used to create the Android port.
EDIT: It was well over three hours to do a single playthrough on one route with no save scumming or rollbacks.
It would take a normal person playing this a lot longer to do a playthrough, especially if they had access to RPS and the other BPs!
Yeppers. You need higher tiers for the bonus stuff.
Oddly enough you can sorta see what that looks like in Four. Sorta...
So, I guess it can be put up in the OP as unofficial port.
*Has the higher tier on my proper version* and very lovely it is too!
I don't see why not, I didn't try the other version, I didn't see the point as this is a later version.So, I guess it can be put up in the OP as unofficial port.
Very, but Sarah's history with caves isn't great!
I thought it was though, thanks to our departed wing spiderVery, but Sarah's history with caves isn't great!
