HTML Lust for Life [v0.45 Public] [MartinDrake]

[mememeandmyself]

So this latest update while not having played just killed my interest. I understand that the creator wants to make some money but just halving the video quality for the public version, sigh. Damn shame IMHO.

Plus a cheat page doesn't add anything to this game engine.


I already can change anything I want.

 

[MartinDrake]

So this latest update while not having played just killed my interest. I understand that the creator wants to make some money but just halving the video quality for the public version, sigh. Damn shame IMHO.

Plus a cheat page doesn't add anything to this game engine.
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I already can change anything I want.

I reduced the video quality due to the size of the game. It is 0.0.5 version and is already 550 mb in size. In some versions, it will exceed the free limit allowed by many upload sites. Also, considering that many users play on mobile or laptops, they won't even notice the difference. Most of the games featured here use gifs that are of extremely lower quality. The choice of video size in the settings is to better adapt it to the device used is not related to the quality of the video. I added the page with the cheats to give something more to the patrons who are already giving me their contribution.

 

[mememeandmyself]

I reduced the video quality due to the size of the game. It is 0.0.5 version and is already 550 mb in size. In some versions, it will exceed the free limit allowed by many upload sites. Also, considering that many users play on mobile or laptops, they won't even notice the difference. Most of the games featured here use gifs that are of extremely lower quality. The choice of video size in the settings is to better adapt it to the device used is not related to the quality of the video. I added the page with the cheats to give something more to the patrons who are already giving me their contribution.

I can understand where you come from but size can be dealt with in by using better compression. And the top real porn games are quit large in size with hardly any complaints. Plus the difference between 720p or 360p is quit noticeable even on a phone. Plus the 550MB was version 4. Version 5 (public) is under 300.

And off course you should provide your Patreons with something better but just give them more scenes or earlier access. I truly believe by keeping the public game the same quality as your Patreon version you will only be able to get more Patreons. Plus some of the sources are already low quality like Brandi.

Maybe I just was hoping for better quality images not lower ones. Again this is all just my opinion.

 

[Joshua Tree]

I can understand where you come from but size can be dealt with in by using better compression. And the top real porn games are quit large in size with hardly any complaints. Plus the difference between 720p or 360p is quit noticeable even on a phone. Plus the 550MB was version 4. Version 5 (public) is under 300.

And off course you should provide your Patreons with something better but just give them more scenes or earlier access. I truly believe by keeping the public game the same quality as your Patreon version you will only be able to get more Patreons. Plus some of the sources are already low quality like Brandi.

Maybe I just was hoping for better quality images not lower ones. Again this is all just my opinion.

Tbh, just do like Avengers SOB, Big Kuyash, or GirlLife. Have one full download, and then just keep have updates in addition. So if you already have the previous version, you only need a update for new content.

 

[root]

not bad, but try to reduce number of passages, you have 300 in version 0.0.5, at thousand twine becomes slow and laggy, you will not be able to develop project

 

[mememeandmyself]

Tbh, just do like Avengers SOB, Big Kuyash, or GirlLife. Have one full download, and then just keep have updates in addition. So if you already have the previous version, you only need a update for new content.

not bad, but try to reduce number of passages, you have 300 in version 0.0.5, at thousand twine becomes slow and laggy, you will not be able to develop project

For the game the developer wants the engine isn't the best one.

 

[Davox]

I reduced the video quality due to the size of the game. It is 0.0.5 version and is already 550 mb in size. In some versions, it will exceed the free limit allowed by many upload sites.

This feels like a bit of a lame excuse. Mega lets you down load 3-5gb with a free account on a bad day, on a good day you can pretty much download as much as you want. Plenty of games on here are +3gb. The key is you have to have an account with mega (which requires minimal details to set up), if you try to download without an account you hardly get anything.

Sounds like your issue is video size? there are 4 main ways other users have got round this,
1)convert to webm and or use less frames
2)When possible just supply whats changed (this is what most Devs do with large image/video folders)
3)As above but make it available as a torrent.
4)I had a fourth but can't remember what is was ... [/QUOTE]

 

[MartinDrake]

I tried to convert videos to WebM, but the result was bad, the quality was even worse. The videos I see in most other games are, on average worse. "The Company" itself has much lower video quality. In any case, nothing is definitive. If a choice is not appreciated, I can always go back or find a better one. Besides, my videos are longer than the average of the other games, so I have to lower the quality if I don't want to exceed the size of the game excessively.

 

[mememeandmyself]

I tried to convert videos to WebM, but the result was bad, the quality was even worse. The videos I see in most other games are, on average worse. "The Company" itself has much lower video quality. In any case, nothing is definitive. If a choice is not appreciated, I can always go back or find a better one. Besides, my videos are longer than the average of the other games, so I have to lower the quality if I don't want to exceed the size of the game excessively.

Good to see that your open to feedback. Again as stated don't worry about file size. You can always just release updates. And with mega/nopy/google/etc. Filesize isn't that much of an issue.

My problem with the video quality is that you went better than gifs of the games you mentioned and then went back.

 

[root]

I tried to convert videos to WebM, but the result was bad, the quality was even worse.

you must try to change video bitrate (eg.1024), unfortunately, it takes some time, don't give up, keep pushing forward, again and again

 

[MartinDrake]

Tbh, just do like Avengers SOB, Big Kuyash, or GirlLife. Have one full download, and then just keep have updates in addition. So if you already have the previous version, you only need a update for new content.

This could be an interesting solution.

The rewards that I currently intend to reserve to the patrons are early access and the page with the Cheats. And they will be activated from the first release of April. The best video quality is not an essential requirement that I want to dedicate to them. I reduced the video quality because I read in several other threads that games that are too wight are not appreciated. So much so that many create their compressed version.

 

[mememeandmyself]

This could be an interesting solution.

The rewards that I currently intend to reserve to the patrons are early access and the page with the Cheats. And they will be activated from the first release of April. The best video quality is not an essential requirement that I want to dedicate to them. I reduced the video quality because I read in several other threads that games that are too wight are not appreciated. So much so that many create their compressed version.

Yes you see that with mostly renpy games. But then players still have the option. Again I hope you will change this decision. Plus it would be easier for you .

 

[MartinDrake]

Ok, based on the advice you have given me, I try to find a better solution for the next release that does not require a reduction in video quality. If you think subsequent updates are a good idea, I could do it like this.

 

[Joshua Tree]

Ok, based on the advice you have given me, I try to find a better solution for the next release that does not require a reduction in video quality. If you think subsequent updates are a good idea, I could do it like this.

If you look at SOB (Son of a bitch), that over 12gig now. Imagine you had to download that every update...

 

[mememeandmyself]

If you look at SOB (Son of a bitch), that over 12gig now. Imagine you had to download that every update...

Before the latest compression crunch wasn't it like 20???

 

[Joshua Tree]

Before the latest compression crunch wasn't it like 20???

It was a lot bigger yeah, but it grows with like 500mb-1gb every update..

 

[mememeandmyself]

It was a lot bigger yeah, but it grows with like 500mb-1gb every update..

On a side note, so that's 500mb-1gb a year now. Just frustrated about the slow development with that game.

 

[Joshua Tree]

On a side note, so that's 500mb-1gb a year now. Just frustrated about the slow development with that game.

If he got back on track, it would been closer to twice a year. But as he now running the show solo.... not sure it would.

 

[Cndyrvr4lf]

If he got back on track, it would been closer to twice a year. But as he now running the show solo.... not sure it would.

You made it farther than me. First few days and nope, deleted. To grindy for me.

 

[Casper]

um? Is my browser messing up? What is all this discussion of SOB and QSP games? I thought this was the thread for Lust for Life, a twine game.