Unity Midnight Sin [v0.5.0] [Faerin]

[skyward1785]

Wow I didn't expect a scene with Annabelle so soon. She seems so shy.
Delightful !

How trigger this one?

 

[TheDevian]

How trigger this one?

It is the last scene in the update, (depending on what order you do some things in), once you do the other events, you should be contacted.

 

[skyward1785]

It is the last scene in the update, (depending on what order you do some things in), once you do the other events, you should be contacted.

I had scenes with the maid and Olivia, is there anything else that I'm missing?

 

[Sycho]

I had scenes with Kate and Olivia, is there anything else that I'm missing?

There is a scene with Annabelle, if you haven't already done that one.

 

[skyward1785]

There is a scene with Annabelle, if you haven't already done that one.

I haven't been able to trigger the scene with Annabelle. How can I trigger that scene?

 

[Sycho]

I haven't been able to trigger the scene with Annabelle. How can I trigger that scene?

It's part of the MC's second blackmail event:

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[MorbidViews21]

i hope the dev actually steps it up this game. His last game, the sex scenes were mid at best, and managing that hotel was horrible. Hated the game design for that game. It was a step down from man of the house.

 

[Lewyn Collins]

i hope the dev actually steps it up this game. His last game, the sex scenes were mid at best, and managing that hotel was horrible. Hated the game design for that game. It was a step down from man of the house.

No kidding. The 3D models were better in my opinion, but managing that hotel without using the cheats was annoying. And the sex scenes... There were barely scenes, and they weren't even repeteable. Well they were in a weird way, but not the way Man of the House did.

 

[Daremo shiranai]

I actually like some game in my games, so I liked Mystwood a lot.

I'm not casting shade here, but I am curious about those who play adult games but aren't interested in the game part. Why not just watch regular porn or view CG galleries?

I felt like Mystwood was a step up from MotH, which was very good, by having a game that I would have played even without the naughty bits. It wasn't overly challenging, and some bits relied a bit too much on RNG to advance, but as a straight management game with some mystery VN, I would have felt that was well worth my time, rather than just being the strawberry topping on the cheesecake.

Some games do go too far in the other direction, mistaking grind for difficulty *cough Loser cough*, but MM had a good balance, I thought.

What would people have rather seen?

I'm holding off playing Midnight Sin for now, until there's a bit more development, but from the little I've seen, I've got high hopes.

 

[lancecomwar]

I'm not casting shade here, but I am curious about those who play adult games but aren't interested in the game part. Why not just watch regular porn or view CG galleries?

I mean, I generally like having some gameplay in my porn game (though Faerin is the only one that hits the sweet spot for me atm), but I can totally see why someone would prefer a visual novel than regular porn: It It lets you choose your path, and generally speaking, it has better plots than porn haha. Well, SOME do, anyway. So I understand why people prefer those.

Though people who just want the CG or endings? No clue, personally.

But yeah, although I personally really enjoyed Mystwood Manor despite 1. Wishing for more flexibility in progression (which I understand is a tough ask of a solo developer) and 2. Having all the sex scenes drop on you all at once when you get to levels 4 and 5 (something he has said he agrees with and is working to fix with this game), probably for the best to just make a more "basic" sandbox game like this rather than something more daring, design wise, like Mystwood was.

 

[Cartageno]

I mean, I generally like having some gameplay in my porn game (though Faerin is the only one that hits the sweet spot for me atm), but I can totally see why someone would prefer a visual novel than regular porn: It It lets you choose your path, and generally speaking, it has better plots than porn haha. Well, SOME do, anyway. So I understand why people prefer those.

Though people who just want the CG or endings? No clue, personally.

But yeah, although I personally really enjoyed Mystwood Manor despite 1. Wishing for more flexibility in progression (which I understand is a tough ask of a solo developer) and 2. Having all the sex scenes drop on you all at once when you get to levels 4 and 5 (something he has said he agrees with and is working to fix with this game), probably for the best to just make a more "basic" sandbox game like this rather than something more daring, design wise, like Mystwood was.

Probably a forum of a sandbox or management game ain't the best to speculate here, since those having the preference of "just CGs" or similar are less likely to read it and answer. But yeah, I am wondering myself.

I like VNs with decisions a lot but I failed at kinetic novels. Now, like all of my preferences and dislikes (as mentioned in the signature) are probably prone to be proven wrong by the correct game - I really enjoy a game which started of sandbox-ish (not a real one though, ever) but by now turned more or less into a kinetic with just "want a scene with this girl? yes/no" interspersed, but the writing is good for me. But yeah, if it had been that way earlier, I never would have gotten to the good story parts, since having nothing to do and just clicking - when I, as Daremo said, could just as well watch some porn. But having scenes without any context wouldn't do it for me. I like to know the characters, I like to see the progress from uninterested to interested to going all out in females, probably even more than the "all out" alone.

Some people make me wonder though, when they barge into a thread of a sandbox game and ask for a full save. Notoriously at LSSB, which not only has a truckload of decisions (This girl or that? Dom or sub or neither? Vanilla or kink? Not to mention convincing girls about (not) having tattoos or dying their hair) but more than 90% of the content, even the lewd one, is in the game - when you "complete" it, you only have one repeatable scene with each character wooed. Probably they didn't even try the game and have no clue what they're asking. And they would indeed be served better by porn or comics or just some good animation.

 

[wd1111]

I wonder how this project is going to go considering new Unity policy of charging 20 cents for each and every install, even on already released content

 

[Cartageno]

I wonder how this project is going to go considering new Unity policy of charging 20 cents for each and every install, even on already released content

As far as I understand, the 20 cents per install only start when you (a) make more than $200k a year with your game, (b) have 200,000 life time installs, and (c) use a lower tier of the engine subscription (otherwise the fee will go down and the threshold will go up to $1M and 1M installs).

(Also, it is only valid in some countries, but Faerin's is on the list)

I doubt that it will have that much of an influence on the adult gaming scene, although I still do not like this that much, albeit for different reasons. But the thresholds seem pretty high for this genre and, if reached, the income should be there to pay up.

 

[Thermophob]

I wonder how this project is going to go considering new Unity policy of charging 20 cents for each and every install, even on already released content

I am not sure how it applies here, as Patreon is subscription service. As far as I know, Faerin is not selling this game on Steam, just his other two. Either way, he is not earning 200,000 USD a year so it doesn't apply at him either way. If he reaches that threshold, he can buy Unity Pro license, which is 2000 USD a year, and which raises threshold bar up to 1,000,000 USD a year.
I see Cartageno wrote same thing as I.

 

[09110212]

I am not sure how it applies here, as Patreon is subscription service. As far as I know, Faerin is not selling this game on Steam, just his other two. Either way, he is not earning 200,000 USD a year so it doesn't apply at him either way. If he reaches that threshold, he can buy Unity Pro license, which is 2000 USD a year, and which raises threshold bar up to 1,000,000 USD a year.
I see Cartageno wrote same thing as I.

Hell yes I was worry about TONS of unity games in here but seem that we are fine now. Too bad that scummy move still affects a lot, like Cult of the Lamb devs decided to remove their game in 1st January 2024.

 

[FratBoy2019]

Ooooh, new Faerin stuff. Besides MIST, Faerin's games are probably the only adult games with any actual gameplay elements. 90% of sandbox games are just finding the right time to enter the right area to trigger the next scene in what is essentially a VN.

If you like those kind of games where there is actual mechanics, I'd recommend Astral Lust. Its got a good deck building turn based system that actually reminded me of MIST in many ways. Loved Mystwood Manor so super excited to try this one by Faerin!

 

[TheDevian]

As far as I understand, the 20 cents per install only start when you (a) make more than $200k a year with your game, (b) have 200,000 life time installs, and (c) use a lower tier of the engine subscription (otherwise the fee will go down and the threshold will go up to $1M and 1M installs).

(Also, it is only valid in some countries, but Faerin's is on the list)

I doubt that it will have that much of an influence on the adult gaming scene, although I still do not like this that much, albeit for different reasons. But the thresholds seem pretty high for this genre and, if reached, the income should be there to pay up.

There is also the legality of changing the contract after the fact. There are a lot of issues here, and likely something will have to be rolled back at some point. Some scammy shit is going on though, that is for sure.

 

[Cartageno]

There is also the legality of changing the contract after the fact. There are a lot of issues here, and likely something will have to be rolled back at some point. Some scammy shit is going on though, that is for sure.

True, but unlike with bought products, services can have changes to contracts and then you can either drop the service or continue on the new requirements. However, how willy-nilly this can be and what time frames you will have before it may take effect will depend on the contract, on what the law says in your specific country, on how essential the service is (not for you as a human being, that would be zilch, but on your business) and so forth. Lawyers may have a field day.

 

[TheDevian]

True, but unlike with bought products, services can have changes to contracts and then you can either drop the service or continue on the new requirements. However, how willy-nilly this can be and what time frames you will have before it may take effect will depend on the contract, on what the law says in your specific country, on how essential the service is (not for you as a human being, that would be zilch, but on your business) and so forth. Lawyers may have a field day.

Perhaps, but they are also talking about doing this for games that are already released, games on older versions, etc. There has to be a limit on how far you can go with that "as a service" bullshit.

 

[Cartageno]

Perhaps, but they are also talking about doing this for games that are already released, games on older versions, etc. There has to be a limit on how far you can go with that "as a service" bullshit.

I agree. Any payments by the dev need to have a contractual basis before they can be levied. Asking e.g. for "royalties" off MotH years after it was finished with no provision back then should be off.