Hello everyone. Long day at work, I couldn't answer you earlier.
Before I start answering, I want to clarify something I didn't explain very well in my Patch Notes.
I decided to change the way I develop my game. I had made the decision, at the beginning, to advance in the scenario while adding new mechanics. This played a lot of tricks on me, and caused a lot of bugs.
So I decided to stop the (main) story progress of IMAPIAW in order to concentrate on the different points of the game that can be improved.
In the Patch Notes, I explain that the next version of IMAPIAW will not be 0.4, but 0.3.1.
I didn't make this decision because it was funny, but because it is necessary.
I want to take the time to release reliable, correct content. So a lot of things will be fixed/added to the game during this 3rd version. (Like new locations, mechanics, quests, etc.)
Then I won't argue for hours with those who don't like the tags that define IMAPIAW. It's the principle of a fucking tag, you don't like it, you ignore it.
Anyway.
so from what i see in the patches notes you dont go now to the dungeon and now to get money you have to prostiute your girls even if you dont see it ?
The dungeon was removed because... Well, it was boring. And the animations were often messed up, and not in accordance with the rest of the game... There are many reasons why I removed it.
The pimp system allows you to earn money by pimping girls, yes. The problem is that there is not much to use your money for, at the moment. That's exactly why I decided to 'split' this v0.3 to be able to bring these features properly.
No, you can't see the girls during the act, for the simple reason that there are too many animations to do and... Too repetitive. Like I said, it's the kind of thing you try once or twice and then... Well, you get the hang of it. No need to try everything.
The pimp system also has a very similar mechanic to the dungeon system. It allows you to spend time with the girls and the animations unlock as you progress through the levels. This feature is definitely not related to prostitution, though. You won't make any money from this.
...after reading the changelog on ichio there is only one question left: Can i focus on my harem if i cheat the money and ignore the whole whore buisness?
Yes, you can. The pimp system will still be the most "useful" way to earn money without cheating.
I don't particularly like how easy the LIs decide they're okay with this prostitution thing, I would have preferred to be able to directly choose whether I want a LI to prostitute or not and have the dialogue changed so they weren't so enthusiastic about it if you, as the player, decided not to even include her in the list of possible prostitutes. The truth is that the interest I have in the LIs (practically all of them) has taken a big downturn, possibly right now I only feel interest in Cheryl and Adala. Of the rest, their enthusiasm for being whores is a real turn down. In fact right now I don't feel like I want the MC to actually have a romantic (or sexual) relationship with any of the Forest LIs.
I can understand your point of view and I thank you for sharing it.
It's true that the story has been quite quick in this respect, without really taking the time to leave any choice to the player.
In the Patch Notes and even here, I talked about a multiple choice quest system. This system will incorporate different routes, sometimes leading to the departure of the industry of certain girls.
I want to give the player the choice to run their pimp adventure the way they want to, and this system will do just that.
(Little more: When I say that the player will have the choice, it's sometimes the choice to join a client with a girl, or to pass his way)
I encountered an error. Anyone else has this?
I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.
While running game code:
File "renpy/common/000statements.rpy", line 569, in execute_call_screen
store._return = renpy.call_screen(name, *args, **kwargs)
File "game/navigation.rpy", line 258, in execute
File "game/navigation.rpy", line 258, in execute
File "game/navigation.rpy", line 260, in execute
File "game/navigation.rpy", line 652, in execute
File "game/navigation.rpy", line 655, in execute
File "game/navigation.rpy", line 655, in keywords
File "game/navigation.rpy", line 656, in keywords
File "game/navigation.rpy", line 656, in <module>
NameError: name 'sirish_works' is not defined
-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------
It looks like there are some errors on the side of this variable. I'll fix it as soon as possible and send a patch as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Like the dev said, it's an animation issue. Difficult for one guy to make all the required renders for every possible combination, which I can understand. Though games like Wicked Rouge do pretty well on that front with nothing super fancy, perhaps in future releases this can be implemented here as well.
Good on the dev for finally making the game he wanted to make and actually synching the game with the title. I tried it before and was a tad baffled why was it important that the MC was a pimp if it never showed anywhere. Will check it out in a few more versions to see what's cooking here.
Of course I'm not closed to adding such a mechanism at all. But I certainly wouldn't make it a "major" mechanic in the pimp system.
I think it's a good plan to wait for some updates.
from the patch notes it seems like there's no NTR, but the entire point of the game is to be a pimp. so they work for you, fuck other people, but there's no content of this in the game so you can't see any of this?
Hehe, I think I answered your question. I'm working on the next system, which will keep up with the daily life of the industry. At that point, it will be possible to see that kind of content.
Well, well.
Look who's been working hard huh.
Very good. I have marked my review as being outdated due to v0.3 changelog convincing me that i should. (added 1 star as a bonus)
At some point the game will be replayed by me and the review will be altered then to reflect current state of affairs.
I hope this time i won't be annoyed badly enough to ditch the game partway.
Regarding the changes in 0.3:
"The industry system
will not allow you to see any interaction between a girl and her client."
And i think that this is a mistake, what's the point of whoring them out if you can't watch the show?
This should be optional, some people are into watching their sluts get fucked by other guys (or even fuck them
WITH other guys) so you should provide that option for those who wish it.
Also it is good that you got rid of that pointless dungeon.
I like some of the other changes as well, such as the map.
Nobody likes doing 9999 clicks just to find where the hell the girls are located at the moment, so you should also make their current location visible on that map, and allow direct teleportation to their location through that map.
Also looking forward to seeing how good a job your proofreaders did.
Anyway, so far it looks like you made some good changes. Good work.
Well... It was a tough pill to swallow at first, but I finally accepted the reality. A lot of what you said was true (and still is), and I thank you for making it clear without shouting from the rooftops that the themes on IMAPIAW were flawed.
Thank you for that.
To be honest, you shouldn't withdraw your review just yet. There are still errors/problems in the game, and I don't think you would feel much difference.
As I explained, there are still a lot of things that need to be changed and added to IMAPIAW. The work is far from finished, and I am working on it.
So... Do as you like. I'm just saying that I'm not done.
As mentioned above, the multiple choice quest system will allow just this kind of interaction (joining the client,...). I find a system like that much more enjoyable than a simple "Sneak Peak".
But this... It will only be available in the next update.
Thank you.
I can't trigger this scene (i'm already at the "Apologies I" questline and need to level up her to lvl 8) and i don't know why.
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There is indeed a small error in the indication for this level in Erina. It is not at her house in the afternoon but in the forest at noon. I correct, sorry.
