"Lighthouse" early development forum

Which one to keep?

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Aristos

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Its kinda hard to understand what you are asking :D
He is asking if BL will be finished before Lighthouse is released because the story in Lighthouse happens 15 years later.

And iVik_22 is right, isn't he? You will release Bright Lord's last chapters before you release Lighthouse.
 

Menace o Santana

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I come from the Bright Lord, I keep havin’ a good time with the story,how the narrative is written and appreciate the dark atmosphere…..So would gladly keep one eyes on this one and make some music genre suggestions…..Well, not a surprise I’ll choose Dark theme of course!
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MangoMeta

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The majority of the locations in the game are custom-built, with about 70% of them being entirely unique. The other 30% might appear in other games, but they won’t be too important or recognizable, so it shouldn't be an issue. As for the graphics and rendering, some of the environments are so large that I’ll need a high-end GPU, like the 4090 or 5090, primarily for the VRAM. For example, the main location takes up nearly all of the 24GB VRAM on my current GPU. It takes about 4 minutes for the location to load and 10 minutes to render, but that’s not too bad. I also plan to optimize loading times by removing unnecessary props that aren’t in the player’s line of sight.

In terms of gameplay, I’m planning on including some mini-games, but they won’t be there just for fun—they will serve as a way to gate certain areas until you progress in the story or improve your gear. However, I don’t really enjoy mini-games myself, so I might offer a skip option for players who feel the same. If you’re fast with your hands, you can take on quick-time events that will be really tough but could speed up your progression. That’s still something I’m experimenting with.

For the main gameplay loop, once I determine which girl is the most popular, I’ll focus on her. You'll need to manage your energy, complete tasks with deadlines, progress through the story, and stop the antagonist from getting too close to your love interests (Li's). I’m thinking of limiting free roam events to the main girls to keep the game manageable, because if you had to manage 9 Li’s at once, it could get overwhelming. If you’re into NTR (netorare), the chances of seeing an event with your favorite girl could be really low, but I still want to give players the chance to influence the story with their choices. The other girls will have side quests, where your decisions will determine whether they join your harem, stay neutral, or get involved with someone else.

The idea is to create a kind of management game where you juggle tasks with deadlines while also stopping the antagonist from making moves on your main love interests. You’ll need to keep an eye on free roam events and intervene when needed—if you stop the antagonist enough times, you can prevent future advances. If you don’t, you might lose control of the situation. At no point will the main character be okay with being NTR’ed; he’ll always react to it depending on how much the girl was involved with the protagonist.

As for free roam events, there will be some small intimate scenes with random NPCs, and if one of your girls gets NTR’ed, you can either watch the scene or ignore it. I hope it doesn’t come off as forced, but I’m aware some players might be upset if certain girls start off in relationships with other characters. This is still a work-in-progress, and I plan to update and refine these ideas as I go.

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There will be around 9 endings to this game with a true ending.
wait so what happened to this game having similar fetishes to bright lord? when did this become a ntr game
 

KissKissStudio

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wait so what happened to this game having similar fetishes to bright lord? when did this become a ntr game
When I reached a certain point in Bright Lord, I realized that nothing really mattered anymore—because, in the end, the MC was going to sleep with all the girls anyway. Writing and creating harem games has become too monotonous. The player base often expects the girls to instantly fall to their knees after just a few interactions, and if a character resists or has her own values, they complain. It removes any sense of challenge or depth.

At this point, working on Bright Lord feels like a chore. I’m stuck finishing all the renders and story where the MC just moves from one conquest to the next. Honestly, I’ve outgrown the harem genre. It rarely offers a satisfying progression where you genuinely earn a character’s affection. And trying to justify why every girl is suddenly okay with sharing one protagonist always feels forced.

For The Lighthouse, harem will be an option, but not the default outcome. Some girls will be fine with sharing, while others won’t. The main love interests will have an antagonist system in place, making relationships more dynamic, realistic, and rewarding through gameplay.

One thing’s for sure—I won’t be doing another game centered around harem. Nor will I ever make a game where the MC is a weak, cuckold stereotype.
 

MangoMeta

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When I reached a certain point in Bright Lord, I realized that nothing really mattered anymore—because, in the end, the MC was going to sleep with all the girls anyway. Writing and creating harem games has become too monotonous. The player base often expects the girls to instantly fall to their knees after just a few interactions, and if a character resists or has her own values, they complain. It removes any sense of challenge or depth.

At this point, working on Bright Lord feels like a chore. I’m stuck finishing all the renders and story where the MC just moves from one conquest to the next. Honestly, I’ve outgrown the harem genre. It rarely offers a satisfying progression where you genuinely earn a character’s affection. And trying to justify why every girl is suddenly okay with sharing one protagonist always feels forced.

For The Lighthouse, harem will be an option, but not the default outcome. Some girls will be fine with sharing, while others won’t. The main love interests will have an antagonist system in place, making relationships more dynamic, realistic, and rewarding through gameplay.

One thing’s for sure—I won’t be doing another game centered around harem. Nor will I ever make a game where the MC is a weak, cuckold stereotype.
well if you think bright lord has more haters then enjoyers, and a few bad reviews demotivated you as per your patreon you are in for a bad few years with lighthouse
 

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well if you think bright lord has more haters then enjoyers, and a few bad reviews demotivated you as per your patreon you are in for a bad few years with lighthouse
Harem guys are the ones that are fucking annoying and same harem guys will come to my thread to harass the shit out of me. Either way thanks for your insight.
 
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Harem guys are the ones that are fucking annoying and same harem guys will come to my thread to harass the shit out of me. Either way thanks for your insight.
sorry for your aggravation KissKiss, I have several memberships and 99.9 percent of the time I agree with his/her decisions pertaining the game but that one time he/she doesn't do something that I'm not a fan of I just keep quiet because there's an old saying that says, if you don't have anything nice to say than don't say anything, anyway, I only came on here to give five stars on your game, women are beautiful and sexy, what more can a man want? And the dialogue is amazing, also I hope there are more women that MC can be intimate with and will there be any pregnancy in the future? thank you for such an amazing game, don't let the idiots get to you
 
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sorry for your aggravation KissKiss, I have several memberships and 99.9 percent of the time I agree with his/her decisions pertaining the game but that one time he/she doesn't do something that I'm not a fan of I just keep quiet because there's an old saying that says, if you don't have anything nice to say than don't say anything, anyway, I only came on here to give five stars on your game, women are beautiful and sexy, what more can a man want? And the dialogue is amazing, also I hope there are more women that MC can be intimate with and will there be any pregnancy in the future? thank you for such an amazing game, don't let the idiots get to you
Would be great if you give those 5 stars in the Bright Lord thread :D It helps a lot and I don't know about pregnancy, maybe. Maybe as an outcome of ending but definitely not something that would happen mid game.
 
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