It's called BDSM = Boy Do Some More waitingSo you can wait 10 months for an update, instead of a month or two?
Well, no kink shaming, you do you.
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Why wait when you can create your own game in the meantimeSo you can wait 10 months for an update, instead of a month or two?
Well, no kink shaming, you do you.
And yeah, Monk is the GOAT at writing.
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Talking about this VN is impossible without heavily mentioning its noteworthy writing. I am thankful for having tried this one out, having made it the first one in my recent queue of VNs to experience
As a man of fine tastes I will make an exception about female hairy armpits, since I have convinced myself that society still needs some time to be persuaded by it, but boy oh boy, the lovely Jamie sporting a full bush...no real man could resist that, I say!
That said, I do hope that the update doesn't take too long to arrive, especially with Jamie content, and then...
As a man of fine tastes I will make an exception about female hairy armpits, since I have convinced myself that society still needs some time to be persuaded by it, but boy oh boy, the lovely Jamie sporting a full bush...no real man could resist that, I say!
That said, I do hope that the update doesn't take too long to arrive, especially with Jamie content, and then...
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Talking about this VN is impossible without heavily mentioning its noteworthy writing. I am thankful for having tried this one out, having made it the first one in my recent queue of VNs to experience
As a man of fine tastes I will make an exception about female hairy armpits, since I have convinced myself that society still needs some time to be persuaded by it, but boy oh boy, the lovely Jamie sporting a full bush...no real man could resist that, I say!
That said, I do hope that the update doesn't take too long to arrive, especially with Jamie content, and then...
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I finally got around to buying this AVN on Steam ('cause Impious Monk is a dev worth supporting and every little bit counts), just finished a replay, and came away reminded how beautifully written LeavingDNA is. It really is the Chef's kiss and I cannot find fault anywhere.
I can put my hand on my heart and declare that I have not found any other AVN on F95 that compares in terms of the quality of writing and consistency of the plot and character arcs.
In replaying prosecutor Rockford's closing argument in the Valdez murder trial, it stuck me as the perfect summation had he been prosecuting Luigi Mangione instead... just to remind the jurors it doesn't matter if they think the victim was a POS.
While eagerly waiting for the release of Chapter 4, I am fretting that there are two adorable LIs in this game whose hearts I could not bear to break (since it's possible to kinda play the field and kick the consequences down the track for that later chapter when, no doubt, the emotional repercussions will come home to roost). The game has already shown the emotional trauma suffered by Vega and Aghavni because of the MC's past behavior.
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Hello everyone. With the new year approaching I hope you are all healthy, happy, and looking forward to a fresh opportunity for change and growth.
My family will be leaving town by Tuesday, so things will quiet down again for me at home. However, January is always a very busy month for me at work so one hurdle to finishing Episode Four is replaced by a bigger one.
When I first started working on this game the pandemic was going on and work was not as demanding for me (that meant something like 40 hour weeks instead of 50-60 plus hour weeks). I thought I would push hard and finish the game in two years. Well, I have pushed hard and work has gotten back to normal and it's now been three years and I still have quite a long ways to go.
After my first year of college, my brother and I hiked Mount Whitney in California, which is the highest peak in the continental U.S. Although I was an athlete in high school, I didn't do much physical activity during my first year of college, so I was pretty out of shape for that hike. Although I don't recall the distance from where we camped, it took us five to six hours to reach the summit. It is a pretty steep ascent and we walked very fast, which was challenging for me given all circumstances. Honestly, it's the hardest physical thing I can remember doing.
Just short of the summit, there's a difficult rock patch you've got to scramble up if you want to reach the top. It's the worst part of the hike because by then you're exhausted and it's tough work getting up the rocks. I considered just not doing it. Although I did eventually push myself up the summit, a friend I knew had done the entire hike and then refused to climb those last rocks because he was just too tired.
I feel a bit like I'm looking up at those rocks again, only this time the path up the rocks keeps getting longer the further I climb. This year, as summer turned to fall I worked very, very hard in September and October because I was desperate to finish Episode Four by Thanksgiving so I could have a breather over the holidays. I failed. So then I was desperate to finish it by the New Year so that I wouldn't get jammed up with what I knew would be a bad work schedule in January. Again I failed.
And still, I can't believe that no matter how much work I do on this episode, and every time I think I see the end, these scenes just get longer and longer once I'm actually making them.
This post is probably too honest, and I hope you don't take it the wrong way. I'm not thinking about stopping work on Leaving DNA. There's never been any risk of my not finishing it. But there is a real temptation to stop pushing so hard. To spend the night watching television or reading instead of sitting in front of Daz and Ren'py. To say to myself, 'You'll finish it later.' To not re-render a scene with shitty lighting, or a scene that works fine but isn't as good as I think I could make it.
But fuck temptation. What did Jesus say? 'Get me behind me, Satan.' That's right, Satan, get the fuck behind me. Me, Jesus, and my awesome supporters are going to finish this fucking game together. Because when those temptations pop up, I remember that you guys are counting on me to produce a game that is fucking amazing and I sit down and get back to work. So that's what's going to happen. I'm going to keep pushing hard and I'm going to finish this episode and it's going to be fucking amazing. And only when Episode Four is finished will I take a breather.
And then I will get to work on Episode Five.
Thank you for your support and your patience.
--Monk
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I know he said he's all right but personally after reading this I think he should take a break immediately
trust me I play a lot of visual novels well I spent the majority of my day looking for good visual novels
this is how developers get burned out and abandon their game without knowing it
at first, they think they are all right and they'll work through it but then it becomes too much and they get burnt out
and they don't even realize it
personally I think developers should take regular breaks often just doing nothing and relaxing
it ends up benefiting the game in the long run
is it good for their mental health and it will prevent burnout from even starting
An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure'
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That's a typo: "Get me behind me, Satan," should be "Get thee behind me, Satan." Fuckin' devil always tryin' to trip my ass up.
Jamie wants a stern word with you about your tardiness.That's a typo: "Get me behind me, Satan," should be "Get thee behind me, Satan." Fuckin' devil always tryin' to trip my ass up.
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Bro, I'm gonna repeat what I said to other dev:
If you feel like you need a rest, a break, or a change of pace, you should rest, take a break, or change the pace.
And don't you dare to make excuses or feel like you've failed just because you need some time to rest and clear your mind from work. I'm sure all your fans know that you are doing your best working on the game and understand that rest breaks are a necessary part of the process. Heck, even my home robot vacuum cleaner sometimes stops cleaning, says it's tired and needs to recharge.
No, of course I understand that it is incorrect to compare us, people, and a stupid machine.
But from time to time we also need to recharge..
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But seriously, if anyone is feeling a little weary, they are much better off taking a break and if you can't turn your brain off (some of us have that problem), focus it on something else. You will be quicker, happier and much more satisfied in the long run.
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Absolutely, I voted for different devs than the winners but no doubt.
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Wow, thank you to the voters! That's really a nice surprise.
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I saw that many people said before so I'm not going to repeat the same thing. But I do want to say my piece. It's okay to take a break and rest every now and then. Everyone understands that quality takes time and it cannot be rushed. Mental health and well being comes first before everything. Take care of yourself friend. We will gladly wait for episode 4 and the rest when they are ready, an extra month, two or however long it takes before they are done it's nothing when you know the end result will have such high quality and love like the previous episodes.That's a typo: "Get me behind me, Satan," should be "Get thee behind me, Satan." Fuckin' devil always tryin' to trip my ass up.
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Hey everybody.
Well, after all that bullshit last week about powering up the mountain summit, I regret to report that this past week has been my least productive in the three years I've been working on the game. Remember when I told Satan to get behind me? Well, he did get behind me. And then he bent me forward and fucked me in the ass. Yep, turns out it's not a good idea to let the devil get on your blindside. Not sure what Jesus was thinking with that one.
Along with several of my family members I got hit hard by a virus, maybe just a bad cold, but I got nauseous Tuesday and by Wednesday I had a sore throat that I still have. I don't know how you guys do with sore throats, but I can't sleep, so basically I haven't slept more than some light dozing since Tuesday.
As a result, I've had no energy let alone creative energy to work on the game. Sorry guys. A few months ago I powered through my mom's death and then I powered through Covid and I just kept working, but fuck there's just nothing in the tank right now. I can't do it. That's what happens when you taunt the devil. He fucks you in the ass. And it's not the good kind of getting fucked in the ass, if you're into that sort of thing. No, it's raw, dry, and scaly.
This week hasn't all been a wash. I've had both computers running animation renders so that does help me get closer to the finish line, although I really should be posing new still renders.
In addition, the nice folks at everybody's favorite pirate site voted me as one of their favorite developers and gave me a generous cash gift roughly the equivalent of a month's worth of Patreon/SubscribeStar support. I knew of another AVN writer who was advertising his services for hire and I'd been considering bringing him on for weeks. With the pirate site gift coming at the same time I got sick I decided it was the right move to hire him. I'm not too proud to acknowledge that I just need a little help getting this thing to the finish line.
I don't want to say who the writer is yet as we only just started talking yesterday. But at the moment he is playing through Episodes One through Three to get caught up on the game. I've got a few hundred lines of dialogue left that need to be written in Episode Four, and there are also a handful of scenes that I want a fresh set of eyes on. So he's going to help out by finishing those last lines and perhaps doing some light rewriting or making suggestions on a few other scenes. This is going to relieve a lot of the pressure I've been feeling lately and I think, once I get well again, it's going to help me push the renders out faster as I won't have to stress anymore about the missing dialogue.
That's all for this week. Thank you for your support and your patience!
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