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Dev Talk - Post Release Bliss
The immediate first few days after a release is such a damn good feeling, as if one becomes 10lbs lighter. This is going to be a bit of a long post.
There hasn't been any bugs reported other than some old save compatibility, which I suspect the Replay Gallery is the cause of. The advised solution is to start a new game and turn on "Skip Unseen Texts".
The April Fool's day poll was clearly a joke and about 70% of you made me proud by selecting the right choice. Gary's thicc cheeks were clapping with joy. This poll served another purpose though. I wanted to see how weighted voting works and have some sample data for writing a script to automatically calculate votes by tier. I'm preparing assets for chapter 4 which means new outfits and we'll have some votes on that.
New Eyelashes/Eyebrows:
I'll also be reworking the girls a bit by attempting to create actual hair for the eyelashes and eyebrows, to replace the existing Daz ones. The existing ones are okay but at certain angles, the eyelashes can become invisible on the camera, such as the case here with the top row.
I'm also a big fan of thicker eyebrows, so creating these with Blender hair curves should bring better results as well as being less performance heavy than the current mesh eyebrows. Ma's & Selene's new pubic hair in ep3 was a product of Blender's new hair system so I'm itching to give it another go.
Dev Cycle:
Finally, I want to talk about the current development cycle. It's long as fuck (that's what she said). Ever since making the move across the world, I've actually been more productive. There's a lot less distractions and family problems to solve. However, it's made me realize that the new setup can potentially bring new issues. Moving from a big US house to a European apartment means much less space. We have family and friends already planning on visiting throughout the year, and the only available space for them to stay in will be my office. Obviously I'm not going to be working on a porn game with them sleeping nearby. That's why I've decided to cut development time in half by releasing half episodes.
The first month of each update normally involves breaking down the main events from the story outline into smaller scenes, writing out the first draft of the scenes, preparing/creating the assets to be used, then finally doing a second pass on the writing before starting renders. This takes about 3-4 weeks on average. By doing half episodes instead, I can always switch to writing the events of the second half of the episode on my laptop should we have someone staying with us that week.
This isn't set in stone. I think it will allow me to be more flexible and productive and minimize downtime. I'll give it a go for ep4 and if it does end up being a better way of doing things, I'll stick with it. If not, I'll do my best to convince the wife to let visitors stay in our bedroom and for us to sleep in the office on the air mattress so that I can continue making pussy gam-... high art! (twirls mustache)
Thanks again for the support and positive reception of episode 3,
Dom
Dom, do you have any additional girls in your plans or those 3 are more than enough for this game? I know it might be too early for this question, but I wonder how long this game is going to be?
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Yes, dad-son. Gary is besto waifu.
I liked the update, it's really progressing. Thanks especially for the Ma event (you understand your base). I am looking forward to the next episode.
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Pfo from please? and thank you
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Yes, Ma's event was good. But I'm still Aunty fan.
btw. congratulation on your's 1000 comment.
Ma, Selene and Raya are the main cast. There will be additional girls which have some specific role in the story, but they're not intended for the player to get attached to... meaning I can have some fun with them without (hopefully) triggering the NTR brigade
I'm not interested in adding random girls just for the sake of variation this time around as the story has some clear beats that I don't want to derail from over the course of development.
Next episode actually introduces the neighbor. I've already had her look planned but I'll probably let some specific features go to vote.
As long as we're not forced to view or know about the scenes, I for one, will be fine.There will be additional girls which have some specific role in the story, but they're not intended for the player to get attached to... meaning I can have some fun with them without (hopefully) triggering the NTR brigade
I can't answer for anyone but myself though.
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Yeeeeesss. SeleneMa, Selene and Raya are the main cast. There will be additional girls which have some specific role in the story, but they're not intended for the player to get attached to... meaning I can have some fun with them without (hopefully) triggering the NTR brigade
I'm not interested in adding random girls just for the sake of variation this time around as the story has some clear beats that I don't want to derail from over the course of development.
Next episode actually introduces the neighbor. I've already had her look planned but I'll probably let some specific features go to vote.
Depends on what kind of fun. Sooo what kind of fun?meaning I can have some fun with them without (hopefully) triggering the NTR brigade
Great, can't wait to see more!Ma, Selene and Raya are the main cast. There will be additional girls which have some specific role in the story, but they're not intended for the player to get attached to... meaning I can have some fun with them without (hopefully) triggering the NTR brigade
I'm not interested in adding random girls just for the sake of variation this time around as the story has some clear beats that I don't want to derail from over the course of development.
Next episode actually introduces the neighbor. I've already had her look planned but I'll probably let some specific features go to vote.
this is a bit worryingbut they're not intended for the player to get attached to... meaning I can have some fun with them without (hopefully) triggering the NTR brigade