Java Newlife [v0.8.12] [Splendid Ostrich]

[MrCheesy]

There was mention of a "spaghettification" of code previously, but that just made me wonder the following: are there actually any custom scenes for this game? If not, is that due to a lack of interest or due to the difficulty of implementation?
I always thought text-based games usually had multiple people writing for them, or a community of people doing so, but it sounds like this game is just one person?

 

[voerman]

There are some modded scenes on the discord. If you search the thread you should find some shared here.

 

[tooka133]

am i supposed to jack off to a bunch of text???

 

[SusanooSupreme]

am i supposed to jack off to a bunch of text???

No. You find another game that suits your taste.

 

[wpsdynix]

am i supposed to jack off to a bunch of text???

What? You need directions on jacking off now?

 

[latenight]

am i supposed to jack off to a bunch of text???

 

[voerman]

What? You need directions on jacking off now?

Probably best not text based.

 

[Sharkie94]

"...Two new events..."

This being one of my favourite titles...
...it is so sad to come to the realization that it's likely never going to become more than what it is.

 

[ExcitedTengu]

Damn if they elaborated on this (don't laugh) it could have been an okay update.

 

[pizbia]

There are thousands of talented devs right now unable to get an interview while this guy gets paid to form two sentences per month

 

[Rhazes]

There are thousands of talented devs right now unable to get an interview while this guy gets paid to form two sentences per month

Like 3 years of 2 line lesbian updates.
You can now make coffee for your lesbian partner in the morning.
You can tell your lesbian partner you love her.

I'm surprised no one tried to copy the system. I think its great and would be better if you could add/mod while playing using custom videos and pictures for scenes.

 

[Taryana]

A Wife And A Mother. What now? 7 years? And she still hasn't taken a dick. Dairy farmers couldn't milk it that good. But not even that dev could rival Splendid Ostrich, dairy farmer par excellence.
Two lines of dialogue, rejoice, the advent of renting a U-Haul when you and your lesbian girlfriend breakup is now added, but only if you have the Bitchy trait. On the Discord, a new custom scene is added where if you also have the Cunning trait, and have a friend who is an Impregnator, you can trick her into being made pregnant on a .001 RNG.

Like 3 years of 2 line lesbian updates.
You can now make coffee for your lesbian partner in the morning.
You can tell your lesbian partner you love her.

I'm surprised no one tried to copy the system. I think its great and would be better if you could add/mod while playing using custom videos and pictures for scenes.

 

[retardo]

Uhh, maybe i'm missing something, but what's the point of adding a crime ridden shitty hotel neighborhood with a even scummier landlord if the game isn't allowed to have rape?

 

[Lord Ja'aM of Roland]

Uhh, maybe i'm missing something, but what's the point of adding a crime ridden shitty hotel neighborhood with a even scummier landlord if the game isn't allowed to have rape?

Splendid Ostrich plays fast & loose with the definition of rape

 

[SiggySky]

Splendid Ostrich plays fast & loose with the definition of rape

They're not alone. Forced and dubcon are kind of so mainstream that they can't be rape because rape is bad. The rule of thumb seems to be that if there's sexual tension or an opt-out/escape then it's okay even though consent was never given. Though I've seen editorials on consent state that starting a second round of sex without getting explicit consent again is rape.

It's one of the messy lines in content moderation I snark at whenever a game platform starts allowing porn.

 

[Ssato243]

so still crap okay damm

 

[Eulexia]

There was mention of a "spaghettification" of code previously, but that just made me wonder the following: are there actually any custom scenes for this game? If not, is that due to a lack of interest or due to the difficulty of implementation?
I always thought text-based games usually had multiple people writing for them, or a community of people doing so, but it sounds like this game is just one person?

The problem is just that the game allows for a lot of variation, which means that code has to include a ton of alternatives and "what ifs" that make writing laborious.

I wrote the most expansive (to my knowledge) add-on scene to the game, which has been integrated into the game (that's the Shyness Cure) scene.

It takes a ton of work to write stuff for it. And yes, this game is primarily just one person, although he will integrate custom scenes that meet quality/etc standards if they're submitted. Not a lot of people have.

But mostly it's just that if your character can be both nice or bitchy (or neither), and the guy in question might be nice or a jerk, you now have four variations you have to be able to account for, and this can happen with dozens of traits.