Trope95, this is in no way a complaint, but I have been able to level up my patience a few times while waiting. Thanks, because this has paid dividends in other areas for me recently.
I don't know what it is, but Kim just does it, for me. She's so sweet and lovable. I find myself immune to her Vitiligo as I had someone close to me with a similar condition as I grew up (my stepfather). I learned early on about the internal conflicts of people dealing with such matters. You are doing well with her reservations and personality. Thanks for not going to an extreme.
As Kim's story evolves, she definitely has my first (possibly only?) solo play though. Long term, Kim and MC's daughter could be the Oval Office occupant that was mentioned and that daughter being the *first* female leader for their country. One can dream, right?
Fuck, am I turning into a simp right before everyone's eyes?
I enjoyed all the CSIs. But, despite being pretty ACAB irl, I'm a sucker for a police procedural show. The simple format of bad guy bads, good guys catch bad guy by end of episode is soothing for my drama hating brain, so I'm probably not an objective judge of quality.
My Dorm doesn't have free roam or sandbox modes or portions. I don't like them.
You also don't need to choose between two scenes and lose one of them. I hated that. If you lose a scene is because you closed a path voluntarily (I recommend playing with the integrated walkthrough, even if most choices are self explanatory)
People who "play" AVNs this way are very very different from me. I never voluntarily repeat a scene, I don't rewatch things in the gallery. I play through the story, that's it. Once the story is over, I move on, I will most likely not return, as there are toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many stories to read and I'll never catch up!
Trope95, this is in no way a complaint, but I have been able to level up my patience a few times while waiting. Thanks, because this has paid dividends in other areas for me recently.
I don't know what it is, but Kim just does it, for me. She's so sweet and lovable. I find myself immune to her Vitiligo as I had someone close to me with a similar condition as I grew up (my stepfather). I learned early on about the internal conflicts of people dealing with such matters. You are doing well with her reservations and personality. Thanks for not going to an extreme.
As Kim's story evolves, she definitely has my first (possibly only?) solo play though. Long term, Kim and MC's daughter could be the Oval Office occupant that was mentioned and that daughter being the *first* female leader for their country. One can dream, right?
Fuck, am I turning into a simp right before everyone's eyes?
I'm sorry if I sounded rude. I was at my job and was in "concise brain mode".
I love Kim. I loved her since I decided to get her into the game when I saw her model. I've met people with vitiligo since very young (my parents had a friend with vitiligo as visible as Kim's, at least at conversation distance. He was caucasian, so at a distance it was less visible.). My reaction when I met him for the first time was the logical curiosity of a 6-7 years old kid. And he was kind (and patient) to answer all my doubts. No, it wasn't leper (I was obsesed with leper for a time after watching Ben-Hur). No, it wasn't contagious. No, it wouldn't kill him. Yes, he could lead a normal life. Etc.
Years later I met more people with vitiligo. I became friends with a couple of them. They were normal to me. One of the girls I met became a very close friend (only friend) and we talked a lot about how she felt about her condition. It was High School and some people can be cruel. I tried to tell part of her story, and how she felt, through Kim.
I love a lot of things about Kim, but what I like the most (and what makes her even more unique) is that she cares about what Martha would think if she starts dating the MC. She is starting to see Martha as a maternal figure. That makes her wanting Martha's approval to date the MC. They are "sharing" a mother at the end of the day (especially in the unpatched version, where Martha isn't the bio mother of any of them).
Kim will be the cathalizer for some interesting events we will see in the future. Stay tuned!
People who "play" AVNs this way are very very different from me. I never voluntarily repeat a scene, I don't rewatch things in the gallery. I play through the story, that's it. Once the story is over, I move on, I will most likely not return, as there are toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many stories to read and I'll never catch up!
Trope95, this is in no way a complaint, but I have been able to level up my patience a few times while waiting. Thanks, because this has paid dividends in other areas for me recently.
I don't know what it is, but Kim just does it, for me. She's so sweet and lovable. I find myself immune to her Vitiligo as I had someone close to me with a similar condition as I grew up (my stepfather). I learned early on about the internal conflicts of people dealing with such matters. You are doing well with her reservations and personality. Thanks for not going to an extreme.
As Kim's story evolves, she definitely has my first (possibly only?) solo play though. Long term, Kim and MC's daughter could be the Oval Office occupant that was mentioned and that daughter being the *first* female leader for their country. One can dream, right?
Fuck, am I turning into a simp right before everyone's eyes?
People who "play" AVNs this way are very very different from me. I never voluntarily repeat a scene, I don't rewatch things in the gallery. I play through the story, that's it. Once the story is over, I move on, I will most likely not return, as there are toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many stories to read and I'll never catch up!
I would replay things in a gallery like My Dorm's (if the game gets me engaged enough). I would like to know how my favorite scene would play out taking different choices that affects it. But there is too much to do to replay the whole game only to watch it.
Having a gallery that allows me to define my choices in every rewatch would be great. Even having a gallery where I can see the full story of a single girl at the end of the game (with different choices) would be awesome.
I always said My Dorm is the game I would like to play. And it (finally) has the gallery I would like every game to have.
Since having access to my own sources of stories (not having to rely on my parents to buy me books) I've very rarely reread/watched/played anything. There's just too much new stuff at any given time, and I'm already gonna miss out on so much of it.
Oh definitely, but novelty is a huge part of enjoyment for me, I retain too much of the story so rereading is not really enjoyable for me as soon as my brain remembers and picks up the thread again.
I'm sorry if I sounded rude. I was at my job and was in "concise brain mode".
I love Kim. I loved her since I decided to get her into the game when I saw her model. I've met people with vitiligo since very young (my parents had a friend with vitiligo as visible as Kim's, at least at conversation distance. He was caucasian, so at a distance it was less visible.). My reaction when I met him for the first time was the logical curiosity of a 6-7 years old kid. And he was kind (and patient) to answer all my doubts. No, it wasn't leper (I was obsesed with leper for a time after watching Ben-Hur). No, it wasn't contagious. No, it wouldn't kill him. Yes, he could lead a normal life. Etc.
Years later I met more people with vitiligo. I became friends with a couple of them. They were normal to me. One of the girls I met became a very close friend (only friend) and we talked a lot about how she felt about her condition. It was High School and some people can be cruel. I tried to tell part of her story, and how she felt, through Kim.
I love a lot of things about Kim, but what I like the most (and what makes her even more unique) is that she cares about what Martha would think if she starts dating the MC. She is starting to see Martha as a maternal figure. That makes her wanting Martha's approval to date the MC. They are "sharing" a mother at the end of the day (especially in the unpatched version, where Martha isn't the bio mother of any of them).
Kim will be the cathalizer for some interesting events we will see in the future. Stay tuned!
At no point did I think you had any sort of negative attitude about this.
Kim could easily prove to be a difficult write. As you have experience in this arena, it works well. Thanks for not trivializing or making her into a wounded Bitch that is angry with the world. The kitchen scene with Kim, Martha, and the MC turned out to be so heartwarming when Kim began to find the clarification she needed.
As a personal, SELFISH, request... More tango, please!
right there with you, TigerWolfe, don't normally re-consume media, though I have a few times, usually movies, a couple video games. I've watched let's plays of some games, and used that knowledge to get an advantage on the NPCs in those games, but I have also stopped watching some let's plays because the person that I'm watching did something rather stupid (imo) and just couldn't get over it
scrollwheel support in the UI is VERY nice to have
if you introduce NTR by pillows then what about dildos? those motherfuckers (literally!) have stolen the first times of many of our virgin girls here!
Seems like Solomon will be forced into a clean divorce. I'm guessing it will be a big trigger into full sex for Kiara.
Great work on Kiara's model. Very subtle hints of age were added to enhance maturity compared to Eileen, that was missing before.
Genevieve said she is married but she doesn't wear a wedding ring ?
if we accept Amanda's route, the relationship number doesn't increase ? maybe it's a minor bug ? that value is still used in this update, so it is not abandoned. or maybe it is now used as the "official" publicly know number for the harem after the Great Reveal ?
I was a little bit disappointed that we missed out on a potential truth or dare game especially with those characters that we desperately need much more story on
For me, there seemed to be some weird and inconsistent stuff during the talk with Kim.
first, she seems to really like MC a lot, even if the relationship points are low or even in the negative, even though there were several warnings before to try and keep the points decently high. like if MC was a dick about her skin and makeup, it should be a real handicap to any potential relationship, and it is not reflected there. I think there should be a check for relationship points and cut the scene short if MC is a real dick to her. same for her talk with Martha since there wouldn't be much to talk about.
Then I found it weird that Martha's opinion matters that much there. I understand that Kim really likes Martha and sees her as a maternal figure (that she might be missing in her bio family), but if Debbie and Saira are in a relationship with MC and there were no issues after the Great Reveal then Kim's worries should be almost gone. Unless there is something specific in her past that we don't know that feeds those worries and insecurities.
Also it's weird that MC suddenly wants to respect and wait for Martha's opinion on this. for every single other relationships, he didn't care about the opinion of anyone outside of the relationship before starting them. especially when incest is involved, he wait full throttle with his feelings and the girl's feelings and dismissed any need to check on the opinion of others, even when those opinions mattered to the girl, even more when those were bio-family members... and just for this one girl, he wants to pause everything and wait for her to consult someone else's opinion and get their permission ? To me, that felt really out of character and immersion breaking. I would appreciate someone explaining it in details, if you have the time.
Finally, if MC is only dating one girl, but not Martha, the flow of the conversation implies that he is dating Martha or that the one he is dating would kick Kim out of the dorm (as a joke, but it heavily implies Martha or Norah there, as they are the only ones that could) maybe there is one line of dialog missing there just for clarity's sake. maybe it's just the English translation that is lacking in that specific scene and circumstance.
I was thinking this for a while but always forgot about it here :
if Daphne and Erika are twins or clones, they should have the same nipples it always seemed weird to me that they were so different.
same for Eva. Seems she is closer to Daphne's nipples. but when she tried to deceive and fuck MC in season 1, she had Erika's nipples. (I guess it was for dev's convenience at the time) it would have been an interesting clue that her nipples would be different from Erika in that scene.
and Erika during her beach first time, seems there has been a backlash for that. but her nipples there were just low quality assets, blurry and pixelated. could have worked if they were of higher quality, honestly.
And on the blinking "debate", I'd like to push my own input here, if you'd let me, Trope95 :
first I want to say that they do add to the lively feeling of the person in the frame. it's undeniable, even for haters.
but it's also true that the blinking "animation" require less work for the posing, as it's only changing the eye lids, even though the rendering required is the same as you still have to render the full scene for each step.
but counting each step of the blinking as a separate render could be argued to be deceiving marketing, even if unintentional.
total number of static renders usually give a feel of the volume of content and duration of playtime the player will get. so including the blinking steps in those could skew that impression.
maybe you should count the blinking steps into the animation renders total that you also count separately instead ? that could be a good compromise. even if then, it could deceive people that only want lewd scenes and animations but screw them, they don't even know the story of the characters xD I bet they can't count animation frames
A solution for you could be that you would only render the eyes for each step by reframing the rendering output, if it's an available feature in your software. and then only display the eyes blinking steps as some kind of mask over the static scene. and add a loop for that. I think Atemsiel uses that kind of trick in Stormside to show the collars on girls that the player chooses to put it on. as its a choice, it would create tons of alternate renders even though it's really minor in scope, but crucial to the player choice.
you could also use it for alternate stuff like Samantha's pubes and pregnancy that will start to show in a few updates.
for you, it would also allow a huge reduction in disk space and rendering time, so quicker updates and fuller seasons, and for the players, a slight reduction in device/computer resources used and big reduction in download volumes.
Another related issue: the way you display blinking animation is really annoying for URM users the way you coded it is really clever from a programmer POV. but it really messes up exploration of choices using URM, as each blink is seen as an alternate choice. and if a real alternate path is just behind a blink instead of a text line, it won't show that forces the manipulation of variables and character options and checking the code to avoid missing paths. it's a very minor thing, though. just wanted to put it out there.
I thought that Alexia being behind the desk was obvious since the start (because we haven't seen anything ever if the MC or one of the girls isn't there, so there should be a LI there), My stepson surprised me when he was surprised Alexia was the police officer.
yes, it was very obvious to me. was waiting for the camera to switch the whole time. became super obvious once she one-sidedly declared Solomon won the fight to boost his ego
Eva's reaction has been cooking for nine updates now! Do you think they really felt sick and skipped the dinner? Both of them at the same time? Only them, taking into account they eat mostly at home and no one else felt sick?
Wow, you mean if I say NO to anyone but Emma, the entire second and third seasons will suddenly be filled with lots of content with her?
Of course not. Saying NO to all other women doesn't make more content with her, it just skips the others, and the rest will be fillers, generic talking about nothing, and maybe 3-4 scenes dedicated to Emma.
So you haven't convinced me.
why did you play a massive harem game if you were in the mood for a focused monogamy experience?
you describe what harem games are. and you know how they work. why do that to yourself knowingly and intentionally if that's not what you wanted to experience in that moment?
After the backlash of changing Erika's nipples, I won't change anything anymore. Now (since the beach scene) she uses a pubes from the same manufacturer of Daphne's. Different shape, but same textures.
latest update is on Monday. the foursome was at 2am during the night from Sunday to Monday, so technically Monday.
So results are next update on Tuesday. and MC has very little time left to spill it all to Martha if he has some info that he wants to share before. though it would be better to have the results, honestly.
actually, whatever the results of the DNA test are, there is a very important thing to tell Martha :
Edmund didn't cheat on her with that student. but he DID cheat on her for years before with the mother of his daughter, and he sent tons of money to them without Martha knowing.
so Martha's justification for starting with MC without guilt still holds, but the basis for it are very different, and go much deeper.
Today I was thinking about the guy that complained there were too many words and images.
I thought about doing My Dorm Lazy Edition Chapter 1:
Saira scene. No animations. (1 picture dessed, 1 picture optional):
Saira: Do we fuck?
MC: Yes/No
If yes:
Sai: Oh! Ah!
MC: Mpfft!
MC arrives home, meets Martha (1 picture):
MC: Do we fuck?
Martha: Not yet.
MC: OK, next scene.
Emma and Erika arrive (1 picture):
MC: Threesome?
Emma: Not yet.
Erika: Foursome in 27 updates, when Daphne is here.
MC: OK, next.
Norah and Daphne arrive (1 picture):
MC: Erika, Daphne is here! Foursome?
Norah: Not yet.
Daphne: Which one?
Erika: I said 27 upd (shortened to not be acused of having too many characters)
MC: Next.
Emma caughts MC in the shower next day and masturbates (one split picture)
Emma: Oh! Ah! Mpfft! (perhaps too many words, I know)
Pool scene (1 picture)
Daphne: My tits!
Scarlett: (His penis)
Emma: What happens?
As Kim's story evolves, she definitely has my first (possibly only?) solo play though. Long term, Kim and MC's daughter could be the Oval Office occupant that was mentioned and that daughter being the *first* female leader for their country. One can dream, right?
I would rather bet on Lisa herself, or her kids. her bio-family seems to be quite rich and influential. adding to that MC's future money and influence. and her current interest in actually stepping into politics after MC's nudge... and she is quite engaged with the idea of real change. Kim doesn't seem to have those inclinations at the moment.
I would replay things in a gallery like My Dorm's (if the game gets me engaged enough). I would like to know how my favorite scene would play out taking different choices that affects it. But there is too much to do to replay the whole game only to watch it.
Having a gallery that allows me to define my choices in every rewatch would be great. Even having a gallery where I can see the full story of a single girl at the end of the game (with different choices) would be awesome.
I always said My Dorm is the game I would like to play. And it (finally) has the gallery I would like every game to have.
My Dorm gallery since season 2 is one of the best in the industry. Especially because it allows to replay every scene, not just lewd scenes.
I wish there was a way to put all the content files of season 1 and 2 into the season 3 folders and have them be available with the new UI and features. it would be a great way to replay the game.
maybe for a steam release if they ever get past the pseudo incest ?
She is definitely interested in MC. and very much aware of him. especially when compared to her previous stale attempt. a trans guy that is still trying to find their identity might not be the best first experience.
MC might have been put off after their first few interactions, though. he is warming up to her new demeanor, recently, it seems.
Some of them have to be slow burns. Trop needs to spread them out. Plus they all have their own personalities, some will fall for him slower then others.
Went from season 1 to season 2 and transferred my save over but I don't even know what's going on. It looks like a lot of stuff was skipped by either transferring my save or it's just like that going from season 1 to season 2.
